Home Bakers 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 home baker earns $28,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.2% 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.
Home Bakers face unique challenges: Pricing baked goods when ingredient costs change monthly. Tracking ingredient costs per order for accurate profit margins. Managing custom orders with deposits, dietary restrictions, and delivery logistics. Cottage food law compliance — order limits, labeling requirements. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median home baker earns $28,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Stand mixer (KitchenAid, commercial) 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 home bakers 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 have 3 custom cake orders this weekend — a birthday cake, a baby shower cake, and two dozen cupcakes for a corporate event. The birthday cake client changed the flavor yesterday and you already bought ingredients. You need to price the corporate cupcakes but butter went up 20% since your last order. The baby shower client wants delivery 45 minutes away — did you charge a delivery fee? Your costs are tracked in a notebook, your orders come through Instagram DMs, and invoicing is Venmo requests sent manually.
Real home bakers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a home baker? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every home baker 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 $3,720/year on software — and home baker face their own version of that math. MA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Cambridge metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Home Bakers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other home bakers 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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