Electrolysis Technicians 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 Electrolysis Technician earns $35,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.0% 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.
Electrolysis Technicians face unique challenges: Billing fairly for treatment time that varies wildly hair-by-hair (galvanic can take 15+ seconds per follicle while thermolysis takes 1-4), making flat session pricing tricky. Booking the long recurring series electrolysis demands since it's the only true permanent removal and clients need standing weekly or biweekly slots for a year or more. Tracking which facial or body sections have been cleared versus which still need passes across dozens of micro-sessions. Reminding no-show-prone clients who, after a few clearings, think they're 'done' and stop coming before the follicles are fully treated. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Electrolysis Technician earns $35,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Blend epilator delivering galvanic, thermolysis, and blend modalities 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 electrolysis technicians are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
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She unwraps a fresh sterile probe, positions the magnifying lamp, and pulls up the chart that maps which sections of her client's chin she cleared last week. Electrolysis is patient, deliberate work: she inserts the probe into a single follicle to the depth of the dermal papilla, taps the foot pedal to deliver a blend of galvanic and high-frequency current, then slides the dead hair out with forceps and moves to the next one. A transgender client mid-way through a multi-year beard-clearing series sits for her standing forty-five-minute slot; the tech works the upper lip today because that's the zone on the rotation. She explains, again, that the regrowth he's seeing is from follicles that were dormant last visit, not failure. After lunch a woman comes for her chin and the tech notes how much finer the hair has gotten over six months. She times the session, logs which areas got worked and how the skin responded, and books the next standing appointment. Between clients she sterilizes forceps and disposes of used probes. The work is quiet, one follicle at a time, and her whole business depends on people keeping a long rhythm of appointments.
Real electrolysis technicians near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an electrolysis technician? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every electrolysis technician 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 $2,112/year on software — and Electrolysis Technician face their own version of that math. MO state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Independence metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Electrolysis Technicians run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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