You're Switching from Square.
Here's Why Private Label Sellers Choose Nexa.

Square
$29/mo
$348/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 9.6 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from Square after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified Private Label Seller, former Square customer

The Bottom Line

Private Label Sellers 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 Private Label Seller earns $32,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$32,000
Median Private Label Seller income
2%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
9.6 mo
Break-even vs Square
$889
3-year savings switching to Nexa

What Square Is Costing You

The Damage

Square monthly $29/mo
Annual drain $348/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation) $388
Year 3 $432
3-year total $1,168

That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.

Your Square subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.

Why Private Label Sellers Leave Square

✗Processing fees add up (2.6-3.5% per transaction)
✗2025 price increase: in-person went from $0.10 to $0.15 per transaction
✗Online fees jumped to 3.3% on Free plan
✗Add-ons like payroll, loyalty, marketing stack up
✗Account stability risk - surprise fund holds
Private Label Sellers are leaving Square every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Private Label Sellers

The morning starts in Seller Central before coffee, checking overnight sales velocity and whether any ASIN slipped on the Best Sellers Rank. A negative review on the flagship SKU needs a response, and a customer message claims the product arrived damaged, so a replacement gets authorized. Mid-morning is PPC: pulling the search-term report, adding three new converting keywords as exact-match, and negative-matching the junk that's burning ACoS. Then a call with the Alibaba supplier over the next purchase order, haggling unit price at the new MOQ and confirming the carton dimensions before the inspection. The afternoon is spreadsheet work: reconciling last week's disbursement against landed cost, freight, and ad spend to see if the hero product still clears 20 percent margin after Amazon takes its cut. A reimbursement case for units Amazon lost in the warehouse gets filed. Late in the day, the freight forwarder emails that the container cleared customs, so inventory planning shifts forward and a restock quantity gets locked in before the supplier's factory closes for the week. Everything circles one question: is the product profitable after every fee, or just busy.

Private Label Sellers face unique challenges: Cash is trapped in inventory on the water for 45 days while Amazon's 14-day payout cycle and FBA storage fees keep draining the account. A single hijacker or counterfeit listing on the ASIN can tank the Buy Box overnight and there's no fast way to prove brand ownership without Brand Registry paperwork. Reconciling Amazon's settlement reports against COGS, PPC spend, referral fees, and reimbursements is a spreadsheet nightmare that hides whether a SKU is actually profitable. Reordering at the wrong moment means either a stockout that kills organic rank or 6 months of capital frozen in excess units racking up long-term storage surcharges. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Private Label Seller 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 Amazon Seller Central account with FBA enrollment 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.

Your Full Stack Cost

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"I was paying Square $29/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $1,168 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Private Label Seller business owner

What You Get Instead

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

Switching Takes 1-2 Days

Most private label sellers are fully switched before the weekend.

1

Export your data

Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.

2

Set up Nexa

15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.

3

Parallel run

Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.

4

Cancel Square

Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.

✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel Square when you're confident. Zero risk.

What private label sellers actually deal with

A day in the life of a private label seller

The morning starts in Seller Central before coffee, checking overnight sales velocity and whether any ASIN slipped on the Best Sellers Rank. A negative review on the flagship SKU needs a response, and a customer message claims the product arrived damaged, so a replacement gets authorized. Mid-morning is PPC: pulling the search-term report, adding three new converting keywords as exact-match, and negative-matching the junk that's burning ACoS. Then a call with the Alibaba supplier over the next purchase order, haggling unit price at the new MOQ and confirming the carton dimensions before the inspection. The afternoon is spreadsheet work: reconciling last week's disbursement against landed cost, freight, and ad spend to see if the hero product still clears 20 percent margin after Amazon takes its cut. A reimbursement case for units Amazon lost in the warehouse gets filed. Late in the day, the freight forwarder emails that the container cleared customs, so inventory planning shifts forward and a restock quantity gets locked in before the supplier's factory closes for the week. Everything circles one question: is the product profitable after every fee, or just busy.

The tools a working private label seller actually owns

Local private label sellers on Nexa

Real private label sellers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a private label seller? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every private label seller on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a Square replacement for private label sellers?

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.

$279 seems like a lot.

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.

Can I pay in installments?

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.

What if I don't like it?

30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.

Can I import my Square data?

Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.

Private Label Sellers in Frisco

The average solo operator there spends about $2,520/year on software — and Private Label Seller face their own version of that math. TX state licensing requirements apply.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Frisco metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Private Label Sellers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.

✗
Square gapNo offline payment processing
✓
NexaBuilt into Nexa’s $279 once purchase — no separate add-on.
✗
Square gapLimited inventory for retail
✓
NexaInventory tracking included for product and service businesses.
✗
Square gapHigher processing fees than interchange-plus
✓
Nexa$279 once — not $69/month forever.
"Square raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Private Label Seller, switched from Square

Stop Losing $348/Year to Square

$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

Get Nexa — $279 Once
or 3 payments of $99
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee — save $500 or full refund

Still want Square?

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