Dryer Vent 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 Dryer Vent Cleaner earns $55,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.6% 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.
Dryer Vent Cleaners face unique challenges: The whole sale is fire risk, but if I oversell fear I lose trust, so I have to show the actual lint clog and the airflow number instead of just scaring people. Condo and apartment runs go forty feet through interior walls with no exterior access, so I'm guessing at the routing and fighting bird-screen caps. People only call after the dryer takes three cycles to dry, which means the lint is already packed solid and the job takes twice as long as the booking assumed. Property managers want a clean done across thirty units on one visit, and one tenant who won't answer the door blows up the whole route. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Dryer Vent Cleaner earns $55,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Rotary brush rod kit (Gardus or LintEater style) on a drill 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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| 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 dryer vent 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.
Most of my work is one dryer at a time, and the call almost always comes after the clothes take three cycles to dry, which tells me the lint is already packed hard before I show up. First stop is a two-story with the termination on the roof, so it's the telescoping ladder and the rotary rod on the drill, brushing from both ends to meet in the middle. I take an airflow reading at the dryer before I start and again after, because the honest version of this trade is showing the customer the number went from terrible to good, not waving a fire-safety brochure in their face. I do pull a fistful of packed lint out and set it on a paper towel, because the visual sells the next-year reminder better than anything I could say. Afternoon is a thirty-unit apartment building for a property manager, which is a route nightmare: I need a clean run order, tenant notice, and a plan for the two units that won't answer, or I'm coming back twice. I check each cap for bird screens, which are code-illegal on dryer vents and a guaranteed clog. I leave every customer with the before-and-after airflow and a note on when they're due again, because a dryer vent is the kind of thing nobody remembers until it's a problem.
Real dryer vent cleaners near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a dryer vent cleaner? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every dryer vent 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 $2,400/year on software — and Dryer Vent Cleaner face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Bakersfield metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Dryer Vent Cleaners 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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