Pole Barn Builders 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 pole barn builder earns $55,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.6% 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.
Pole Barn Builders face unique challenges: Getting posts plumb and on-line in holes that hit rock or run wet, then keeping them from floating before the concrete collar sets. Frost-depth and uplift-bracket code questions that vary by county and slow the permit. Metal panel and trim deliveries arriving short, mis-cut, or in the wrong color after the crew's already on site. Customers who saw a kit price online and don't budget for the dirt work, concrete, or a level pad. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median pole barn builder earns $55,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your post-hole auger on a skid-steer 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 pole barn builders 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 auger eats the first few holes fine, then catches ledge on the back corner and you're switching to a rock bit and resetting the post spacing in your head so the truss bays still land right. Posts go in next, and the whole building's accuracy lives in this hour: you string a line, check each post plumb in two directions, brace it diagonal, and pour a concrete collar at the base so it can't lift or wander before it cures. Once the posts are set you run the girts and purlins, screwing them flat so the metal lays without oil-canning. The panel truck shows up and two bundles are the wrong color and one trim piece is cut six inches short, so you're calling the supplier while the crew dry-fits what's right. Afternoon is screw-down roofing, and on a pole barn that's a lot of square footage of walking purlins with a screw gun, lining every fastener so it doesn't look like buckshot. The owner keeps comparing your number to the bare kit he found online, and you walk him through the auger time, the concrete, the pad the excavator had to bring in level. You close out screwing down loose panels so the wind doesn't peel the roof overnight.
Real pole barn builders near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a pole barn builder? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every pole barn builder 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 $2,112/year on software — and pole barn builder face their own version of that math. LA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lafayette metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Pole Barn Builders 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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