Equine Dentists 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 Equine Dentist earns $32,000/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.
Equine Dentists face unique challenges: Working inside the mouth of a sedated half-ton animal whose head still has to be supported and steady. Reaching and floating the rearmost molars, where sharp points and hooks actually cause the worst problems. Coordinating with a vet for sedation, since power floating a fractious horse safely usually requires it. Driving a farm route and explaining to owners why a horse 'eating fine' still needs its teeth done yearly. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Equine Dentist earns $32,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Manual hand floats and a motorized power float for reducing sharp enamel points 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 equine dentists are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
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Like the farrier, you work out of a truck on a route, but your patient outweighs you by a thousand pounds and the work happens inside its mouth. At each barn the horse is sedated, usually with a vet's involvement, then you slip on the dental halter and rig the head to an overhead support so it's steady and at the right height. The full-mouth speculum goes in to hold the jaws open, and with a headlamp and mirror you examine all the way back, because a horse's cheek teeth grow continuously and wear into sharp enamel points and hooks that cut the cheeks and tongue. Floating is the core job, rasping those points smooth and balancing the arcades, by hand for light work or with the power float for heavier correction, and the back molars are both the most important and the hardest to reach. Sometimes there's a retained cap or a wolf tooth to elevate and remove. Throughout, you're feeling and watching a sedated animal that can still shift its weight or wake faster than expected, so safety is constant. Between farms it's windshield time and gentle education: an owner whose horse 'eats fine' often doesn't see why annual dentistry matters, and a lot of the job is explaining that quidding, weight loss, and bit resistance all start in a mouth they never look inside.
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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 $1,500/year on software — and Equine Dentist face their own version of that math. Chile requires SII electronic invoicing. IVA at 19%. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the La Serena metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Equine Dentists run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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