Muay Thai 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 Muay Thai 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.
Muay Thai Instructors face unique challenges: Holding Thai pads round after round is brutal on my body, and I'm the bottleneck for every clinch and combo drill. Clinch work and sparring need partner pairing by size and skill, plus injury tracking I do in my head. Fighters in camp for a smoker or a bout need ramped-up rounds and pad time that crowd out my class schedule. Newcomers love the cardio but quit when shins meet bag and elbows enter the combos. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Muay Thai 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 Thai pads and belly pad 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 muay thai 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.
Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.
I get to the gym, wrap my hands, and check the Thai pads and shin guards — pad-holding is the heart of Muay Thai instruction and the pads take a beating. Morning class drills the basics: teep, roundhouse, the long guard, and I'm on the pads round after round calling combinations and absorbing kicks into the belly pad. My shoulders and forearms are wrecked by the third group because I'm the bottleneck — every student needs pad time and clinch reps with me or a paired partner. I pair people by size and skill for clinch work, tracking in my head who's nursing a bruised shin or a tweaked knee so I don't put them in a hard round. We honor the tradition too — the gym has its mongkol, and I teach the wai kru to fighters who'll compete. Midday I work with a student prepping for a smoker in a few weeks; his rounds and conditioning are ramping up, which eats into the time I'd give the regular classes. Afternoon is private pad work at the premium rate, where I can really sharpen someone's technique. Evening class is packed, full combos with elbows and knees now, and I notice a couple of newcomers from last week didn't return — the cardio hooked them but the first hard shin-on-bag session sent them off. I close by sorting class-pack payments from the private sessions and the fighter I train cheap because he carries the gym's name into the ring.
Real muay thai instructors near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a muay thai instructor? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every muay thai instructor 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 $2,832/year on software — and Muay Thai Instructor face their own version of that math. OR state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Bend metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Muay Thai Instructors run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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