Hair Stylists 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 hair stylist earns $35,080/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.
Hair Stylists face unique challenges: Vagaro and Booksy take booking fees on top of monthly subscription. No-shows are devastating when chair rent is $300/week. Managing color formulas and client history across apps and notebooks. Booth rent or suite rent plus software fees eating into already thin margins. Clients booking through Instagram DMs instead of the booking system. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median hair stylist earns $35,080/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Professional shears (multiple pairs, $200+ each) 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 hair stylists 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 a suite renter paying $350/week. Your 10am cancels last-minute — that's a $120 color appointment gone. You've got back-to-back clients until 7pm, but you need to reorder color and you can't remember what formula you used on your 2pm's balayage last time. You check Vagaro, your notebook, and your texts — it's in none of them. Meanwhile two new clients are trying to book through Instagram DMs and you haven't responded since yesterday.
Real hair stylists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a hair stylist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every hair stylist 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 $2,640/year on software — and hair stylist face their own version of that math. CO state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Arvada metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Hair Stylists run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other hair stylists 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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