Krav Maga Instructors 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 Krav Maga Instructor earns $40,000/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.
Krav Maga Instructors face unique challenges: My curriculum runs on a level system (P1 through expert) I have to track per student for advancement. Students come in scared after a real incident and need careful handling, not a standard fitness sell. Weapon-defense and stress drills carry real injury risk, so I track who's cleared for contact intensity. Corporate and women's self-defense workshops are one-off gigs I book, quote, and invoice separately from classes. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Krav Maga Instructor earns $40,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Striking pads and kick shields 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 krav maga instructors 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.
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I open the studio and lay out the gear — pads, training knives, the rubber guns, the body-armor suit for the contact drills. Morning class works the fundamentals: I teach a choke defense and a knee-to-groin combo, drilling the gross-motor moves that hold up under adrenaline, because that's the whole point of Krav. I run stress drills — eyes closed, then attack from behind — to build the panic response, watching who can handle the intensity and who needs me to dial it back. I track each student's level, P1 up through the advanced tiers, because advancement here is curriculum-based and people want to know they're progressing. A new woman came in after an incident she won't talk about; I keep an eye on her, scale the contact, and make sure the drill empowers rather than retraumatizes. Midday I'm quoting a corporate workshop — a company wants a two-hour self-defense session for their staff — so I'm pricing it, scheduling it, and that's a separate invoice from my class memberships. Afternoon I'm building a weapon-defense block for the advanced class, which means I need to know who's cleared for full-contact knife drills and who isn't. Evening class is the busy one, full intensity. I close by sorting class memberships from the workshop bookings, noting the corporate invoice I still need to send, and remembering a couple of intro students haven't rebooked since the first hard session.
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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 $2,832/year on software — and Krav Maga Instructor face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Roseville metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Krav Maga Instructors run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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