Embroidery Artists 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 embroidery artist earns $24,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.5% 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.
Embroidery Artists face unique challenges: Hand embroidery takes hours and customers compare prices to machine work. Thread and fabric cost tracking per piece is tedious. Custom text and design changes add unpaid revision time. Machine embroidery operators face thread, stabilizer, and digitizing costs. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median embroidery artist earns $24,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Embroidery hoops and frames 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 embroidery artists 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 hand-embroidering a custom pet portrait — 10 hours of work. Materials are $8. You sell it for $95 on Etsy. After fees, you net $82 for 10 hours. Your machine embroidery hats sell for $22 each and take 15 minutes plus setup. A local business wants 50 embroidered polos and needs a quote by tomorrow. You have no system for tracking per-item costs across hand work, machine work, and bulk orders.
Real embroidery artists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an embroidery artist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every embroidery artist 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 embroidery artist face their own version of that math. GA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Athens metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Embroidery Artists run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other embroidery artists 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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