You're Switching from Square.
Here's Why Fleet Maintenance Choose Nexa.

Square
$29/mo
$348/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 9.6 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from Square after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified Fleet Maintenance Technician, former Square customer

The Bottom Line

Fleet Maintenance 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 Fleet Maintenance Technician earns $48,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.7% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$48,000
Median Fleet Maintenance Technician income
2.8%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
9.6 mo
Break-even vs Square
$889
3-year savings switching to Nexa

What Square Is Costing You

The Damage

Square monthly $29/mo
Annual drain $348/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation) $388
Year 3 $432
3-year total $1,168

That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.

Your Square subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.

Why Fleet Maintenance Leave Square

✗Processing fees add up (2.6-3.5% per transaction)
✗2025 price increase: in-person went from $0.10 to $0.15 per transaction
✗Online fees jumped to 3.3% on Free plan
✗Add-ons like payroll, loyalty, marketing stack up
✗Account stability risk - surprise fund holds
Fleet Maintenance are leaving Square every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Fleet Maintenance

You manage the health of a yard full of vehicles, and the day is built around keeping them on the road, not in your bay. The morning starts with the PM list, which trucks are due by mileage or engine hours, and you pull the first one in for an oil and filter service, a chassis lube, and a full safety look-over. Downtime is the enemy because every hour a truck sits is a load the owner isn't hauling, so you work fast and batch services. You're tracking which unit got what and when, because in a fleet of near-identical vans it's easy to skip one or do another twice. A driver reports a soft brake pedal, so you measure the linings, find one axle near the limit, and schedule it before it becomes a DOT problem. Midday you're doing a pre-trip-style inspection on a truck approaching its inspection deadline, checking lights, tread depth, and brake stroke, and documenting it so the paperwork holds up if it gets stopped. Your mobile van handles a unit too busy to come in, doing the service in the customer's own lot. The afternoon is parts ordering for next week's PM batch and updating each vehicle's service history. You close by mapping out which trucks are due next and confirming the owner's preferred service windows.

Fleet Maintenance face unique challenges: Keeping a whole fleet on preventive-maintenance intervals by mileage or hours so no truck falls out of service unexpectedly. Minimizing downtime because every hour a vehicle is in the bay is revenue the fleet owner is losing on the road. Tracking which truck got which service when, across a yard of similar-looking vehicles, so nothing gets double-done or skipped. Staying ahead of DOT inspection deadlines and documenting compliance so a roadside stop doesn't pull a truck out of service. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Fleet Maintenance Technician earns $48,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.

Your Heavy-duty floor jack, bottle jacks, and tall jack stands for trucks and vans 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.

Your Full Stack Cost

Square is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?

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"I was paying Square $29/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $1,168 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Fleet Maintenance Technician business owner

What You Get Instead

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

Switching Takes 1-2 Days

Most fleet maintenance are fully switched before the weekend.

1

Export your data

Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.

2

Set up Nexa

15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.

3

Parallel run

Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.

4

Cancel Square

Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.

✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel Square when you're confident. Zero risk.

What fleet maintenance actually deal with

A day in the life of a fleet maintenance technician

You manage the health of a yard full of vehicles, and the day is built around keeping them on the road, not in your bay. The morning starts with the PM list, which trucks are due by mileage or engine hours, and you pull the first one in for an oil and filter service, a chassis lube, and a full safety look-over. Downtime is the enemy because every hour a truck sits is a load the owner isn't hauling, so you work fast and batch services. You're tracking which unit got what and when, because in a fleet of near-identical vans it's easy to skip one or do another twice. A driver reports a soft brake pedal, so you measure the linings, find one axle near the limit, and schedule it before it becomes a DOT problem. Midday you're doing a pre-trip-style inspection on a truck approaching its inspection deadline, checking lights, tread depth, and brake stroke, and documenting it so the paperwork holds up if it gets stopped. Your mobile van handles a unit too busy to come in, doing the service in the customer's own lot. The afternoon is parts ordering for next week's PM batch and updating each vehicle's service history. You close by mapping out which trucks are due next and confirming the owner's preferred service windows.

The tools a working fleet maintenance technician actually owns

Local fleet maintenance on Nexa

Real fleet maintenance near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a fleet maintenance technician? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every fleet maintenance technician on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a Square replacement for fleet maintenance?

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.

$279 seems like a lot.

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.

Can I pay in installments?

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.

What if I don't like it?

30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.

Can I import my Square data?

Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.

Fleet Maintenance in Allentown

The average solo operator there spends about $2,352/year on software — and Fleet Maintenance Technician face their own version of that math. PA state licensing requirements apply.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Allentown metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Fleet Maintenance run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.

✗
Square gapNo offline payment processing
✓
NexaBuilt into Nexa’s $279 once purchase — no separate add-on.
✗
Square gapLimited inventory for retail
✓
NexaInventory tracking included for product and service businesses.
✗
Square gapHigher processing fees than interchange-plus
✓
Nexa$279 once — not $69/month forever.
"Square raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Fleet Maintenance Technician, switched from Square

Stop Losing $348/Year to Square

$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

Get Nexa — $279 Once
or 3 payments of $99
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee — save $500 or full refund

Still want Square?

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