Infrared Sauna Operators 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 Infrared Sauna Operator earns $35,000/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.
Infrared Sauna Operators face unique challenges: Scheduling 40-minute sessions plus cabin cool-down and sanitation turnover across multiple rooms without overbooking a sauna that's still hot and wet. Selling and tracking monthly unlimited memberships and class-pack credits for detox and wellness regulars. Reminding clients to hydrate and pre-screen heat contraindications (pregnancy, heart conditions, certain medications) before each sweat. Handling solo and couples bookings in the same cabin so two-person sessions are priced and timed correctly. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Infrared Sauna Operator earns $35,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Full-spectrum infrared sauna cabins (near, mid, far panels) 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 infrared sauna operators 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.
She powers on the cabins early so the far-infrared panels reach temperature before the first appointment, sets the chromotherapy to a calm blue, and lays out towels and cold water. Mornings skew toward members: a woman on an unlimited plan who sweats forty minutes most days, a couple who booked the larger cabin together for a Sunday wind-down. Each session is forty minutes inside, then the cabin needs to cool and get wiped down before the next person, so she choreographs rooms like a puzzle to avoid sending someone into a wet, hot box. She reminds a first-timer to drink water and step out if she feels lightheaded, and screens a pregnant client out of the heat entirely. Between sessions she wipes benches, swaps towels, runs the air purifier, and checks the timer on each room. A walk-in wants to try a single session, so she sells a day pass and notes it. Midday she fields texts about whether someone's class pack still has credits left. She keeps water and electrolytes stocked, the cabins humming at the right temperature, and the turnover tight enough that nobody's ever waiting on a room that isn't ready.
Real infrared sauna operators near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an infrared sauna operator? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every infrared sauna operator 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 $2,280/year on software — and Infrared Sauna Operator face their own version of that math. FL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Palm Bay metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Infrared Sauna Operators run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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