Generator Repair 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 generator technician 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.
Generator Repair face unique challenges: Getting slammed with calls right after a storm when every standby unit that failed to start gets reported at once. Diagnosing a no-start on a home standby that only runs during outages, so problems hide until the worst moment. Tracking maintenance contracts and annual service intervals across dozens of installed units. Pricing emergency service during an outage against routine service when customers only think about generators in a crisis. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median generator technician 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 transfer switch and load-bank test equipment 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 generator repair 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.
Generator repair is a feast-or-famine trade tied to weather and to machines designed to sit idle until disaster. Most days are preventive: driving to home standby and commercial units, changing oil and filters, testing the battery, exercising the engine, checking the automatic transfer switch, and running a load bank to prove the unit will actually carry the house or business when the grid drops. The cruel part of the trade is that a standby generator hides its faults, since a dead battery, a stuck transfer switch, or a fuel problem stays invisible until the power fails and the customer discovers their backup didn't start. Then comes the storm, and the phone explodes with every owner whose unit failed at the worst possible time, all wanting service simultaneously. The technician triages no-starts, diagnoses AVR and voltage-regulator faults, tests windings with a megohmmeter, and chases propane or natural-gas pressure problems that starve the engine. The business side is built on annual service contracts, and keeping track of which units are due, which are under contract, and when each was last load-tested is what keeps customers covered before the next outage. The hardest balance is pricing: routine work is steady but unglamorous, while emergency calls during an outage are when customers finally understand what the service was worth.
Real generator repair near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a generator technician? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every generator 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 $3,100/year on software — and generator technician face their own version of that math. California's 13.3% top marginal rate hits solopreneurs hard; no local income tax but high state burden. LA City business tax registration required. Contractors need CSLB license. Street vending permits required since 2020.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Los Angeles metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Generator Repair run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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