Pet Taxi Services 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 Pet Taxi Service earns $32,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.1% 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.
Pet Taxi Services face unique challenges: Trips are tightly timed to vet and groomer appointments, so one delay or a no-show owner cascades the whole day's route. Liability for a pet in transit is serious, so crash-tested restraints, vaccination checks, and documented handoffs aren't optional. Mileage, fuel, and dead-head return legs eat margin, and pricing a cross-town vet run fairly against gas is a constant calculation. Demand is unpredictable and last-minute, with emergency vet runs and one-off airport pickups breaking any planned schedule. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Pet Taxi Service earns $32,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Crash-tested travel crates and secured seat-belt harnesses 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 pet taxi services 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.
The day is built around other people's appointments, so the route is locked to a 9:15 vet drop, an 11:00 groomer, and a 2:00 pickup, with no slack, because a pet taxi lives or dies by being on time for a slot the client booked weeks ago. The morning starts with a vehicle check: crates strapped in, seat-belt harnesses ready, mats clean, water bowls filled, the cooling fan tested because a hot car is a tragedy waiting to happen. First run is a nervous shepherd to the vet, leashed carefully at the door, with a documented handoff so there's a record of who took the dog and when. Between legs there are dead-head miles back across town that don't pay but burn gas, the quiet drain on margin. Mid-day a groomer pickup runs late, and the whole afternoon route has to flex, with texts to the next client about a shifted window. An emergency call comes in, a regular's cat needs an urgent vet run, and the planned schedule bends to fit it. The vehicle gets a wipe-down and odor pass between pets. Evenings are spent logging mileage and fuel, confirming tomorrow's bookings, checking vaccination records on file, and pricing a new cross-town quote against the gas it'll cost.
Real pet taxi services near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a pet taxi service? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every pet taxi service 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 $3,240/year on software — and Pet Taxi Service face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Concord metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Pet Taxi Services 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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