Pothole Repair 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 pothole repair contractor 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.
Pothole Repair face unique challenges: A patch that's just thrown in and tamped pops out by the next freeze-thaw, so doing it right means squaring and tack-coating the hole, which customers think is overkill until the cheap fix fails. Cold-patch is a temporary band-aid and hot-mix needs a plant load that's only economical with enough holes batched together, so single-pothole calls barely pay. Working active drive lanes and lots means traffic control and the constant risk of a car not slowing down for the crew. Customers judge the job by whether the hole's gone today, not by whether the patch holds through winter, so the durable repair and the quick one look identical on day one. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median pothole repair contractor 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 Hot or cold patch asphalt and tailgate hopper 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 pothole repair 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.
He batches his calls because a single pothole isn't worth a plant run, so this morning's route hits six lots and a private drive to make the hot-mix load pay. First stop is a shopping center where a crater by the entrance is swallowing tires and the property manager's been getting complaints. He squares the hole with the saw rather than just filling the ragged edges, because a clean vertical edge is what keeps a patch from raveling out. He sprays tack coat so the new asphalt bonds to the old, shovels in the hot-mix, and runs the plate compactor until it's tight and flush with the surface, feathering the edges so cars don't thump over it. The infrared heater comes out for a spot where he can reheat and blend the existing asphalt into a seamless patch instead of a visible scar. Traffic's the other half of the day, coning off a lane while cars edge past too close, one eye always on the road. By afternoon he's at a residential drive where the homeowner expected a quick fill and balks at the price for doing it right, comparing it to a guy who'd just dump cold-patch and tamp it with a boot. He knows that fix lasts till the first hard freeze. He logs each patch and its square footage to bill the route tonight.
Real pothole repair near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a pothole repair contractor? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every pothole repair contractor 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 pothole repair contractor face their own version of that math. AR state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Little Rock metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Pothole Repair run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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