Hot Tub Maintenance Technicians 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 Hot Tub Maintenance Technician earns $38,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.9% 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.
Hot Tub Maintenance Technicians face unique challenges: Cloudy or foamy water the morning after a soak that the owner blames on the chemicals, when it is body oils, lotion, and a filter they never rinsed. Total dissolved solids creeping past the point where no amount of chlorine holds, so the only real fix is a full drain-and-fill the owner did not budget for. Hot, low-flow callouts where I have to decide on the spot if it is a clogged filter, an airlock, or a failing circulation pump before the heater faults out. Biofilm in the jet plumbing that re-clouds the water two days after I balance it, because the lines were never purged on the last service. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Hot Tub Maintenance Technician earns $38,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Digital titration test kit for free chlorine or bromine, pH, alkalinity, and calcium hardness 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 hot tub maintenance technicians are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
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Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.
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Most of my route is weekly and bi-weekly spas, so the day is a rhythm of lifting covers and reading water. I test free sanitizer, pH, alkalinity, and hardness at every stop, because a hot tub holds maybe 400 gallons and swings ten times faster than a pool. The first tell is the smell: that sharp 'chlorine' bite usually means chloramines and not enough sanitizer, the opposite of what owners think. I rinse cartridges on site, but every few visits they come out for a chemical soak overnight and I drop in the spare. When total dissolved solids climb, I stop fighting it and schedule a drain-and-fill, because past a certain point the water is just saturated and chlorine quits working. The heater-and-pump calls are the stressful ones. Low flow trips the heater, so I am chasing whether it is a fouled filter, an airlock in the line, or a circulation pump on its way out, with the owner standing there wanting their soak tonight. I purge the jet lines on a schedule to kill biofilm, log every chemical dose and reading, and leave a strip of what I added so the next visit starts from truth.
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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 $2,400/year on software — and Hot Tub Maintenance Technician face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lancaster metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Hot Tub Maintenance Technicians run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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