Carpet Cleaners 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 carpet cleaner earns $33,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.1% 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.
Carpet Cleaners face unique challenges: Upselling stain treatments and protectant on-site without looking pushy. Tracking chemical costs per job for accurate pricing. Managing recurring commercial accounts vs one-off residential. Customers expecting miracles on 20-year-old carpet. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median carpet cleaner earns $33,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Truck-mount or portable carpet extractor 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 carpet cleaners 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 show up at 8am to a three-bedroom house. The homeowner didn't mention the pet stains — that's an extra treatment and an upsell conversation you hate having. Your next job is a commercial office that pays net-30. You're running hot water through the truck mount, tracking mileage, buying chemicals at the supply house, and trying to invoice yesterday's jobs between appointments. By 5pm you've cleaned four homes and one office, and only two have paid.
Real carpet cleaners near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a carpet cleaner? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every carpet cleaner 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 $2,208/year on software — and carpet cleaner face their own version of that math. MI state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Dearborn metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Carpet Cleaners run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other carpet cleaners are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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