Closet Designers 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 Closet Designer 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.
Closet Designers face unique challenges: Out-of-square walls and uneven floors that look fine until install day, when a layout drawn to nominal dimensions won't fit and shelves rack out of level. Clients who pick a render full of drawers and shoe shelves, then balk at the price the hardware and labor actually cost, expecting the showroom look at the wire-shelf budget. Measure errors or a forgotten access panel that mean a custom-cut melamine piece is wrong on install day, and a remake is days away with a client standing in an empty closet. Hang-rail and shelf loads pulling out of drywall where there were no studs, turning into a callback when the system sags or collapses under real clothing weight. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Closet Designer 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 Laser measure and a digital level for tight, out-of-square closet walls 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 closet designers 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.
A closet looks simple until you measure it, and almost none of them are square. I start with the laser and a level, recording wall lengths at top and bottom because they rarely match, noting the slope of the floor, the location of every stud, the HVAC vent, and the access panel everyone forgets. I sit with the client and design in 3D, walking them through hanging double versus long, drawer banks, shoe shelves, and a hamper, and this is where the budget conversation gets real, because the render they fall in love with is drawers and soft-close hardware, not the wire shelf their number assumed. Back at the shop I cut melamine to size, band the raw edges so they look finished, and pre-build the drawer boxes. Install day is where measurement honesty pays off: I mount the hang-rail into studs or proper anchors, scribe the panels to the out-of-square walls so the gaps don't show, and level shelves that the floor is fighting. The nightmare is a wrong cut or a missed obstruction, because a remake is days out and the client is living out of boxes. I load-test the rods, walk them through the finished system, and log the design and the hardware spec for the inevitable add-on.
Real closet designers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a closet designer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every closet designer 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 $2,592/year on software — and Closet Designer face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Pomona metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Closet Designers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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