Antique Dealers on Square pay $29/month — $348/year. Over three years, that's $1,168. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 9.6 months. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Antique Dealers face unique challenges: Tracking provenance and cost basis on unique one-of-a-kind items. Managing booth rent plus online sales plus show fees. Cash transactions at shows with no paper trail. Insurance valuation for high-value inventory. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Reference guides and price databases is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Square is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Square cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Square | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $29/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,168 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most antique dealers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.
Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.
You're at a weekend antique show — $200 booth fee, $40 in gas, and you brought $8,000 in inventory. By Sunday you've sold $1,400, mostly cash. On Monday you ship 3 online orders from your booth at the antique mall. Your booth rent is $500/month and you sold $1,800 from the booth last month. Are you profitable? Between the show, the booth, and your Etsy shop, you have three revenue streams and no unified tracking.
Real antique dealers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an antique dealer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every antique dealer on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Square may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Square is $29/month — that's $1,168 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $1,900/year on software — and antique dealer face their own version of that math. Missouri income tax up to 4.8%. St. Louis City imposes a 1% earnings tax on all workers. Illinois side has separate 4.95% state tax. St. Louis City and County are separate jurisdictions with different licensing. Missouri contractors need registration for projects over $5,000.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the St. Louis metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Antique Dealers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other antique dealers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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