Roof Cleaning 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 Roof Cleaning Technician earns $38,000/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.
Roof Cleaning face unique challenges: Customers asking for pressure washing, which strips the granules and voids the shingle warranty. Sodium hypochlorite overspray killing the client's prized shrubs if you don't tarp and rinse. Black streaks (gloeocapsa magma algae) that the customer expects gone instantly when it takes days to fully clear. Steep, slick roofs where one missed anchor point is a fall, not a callback. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Roof Cleaning Technician earns $38,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Soft-wash system with a low-pressure pump and proportioner 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 roof cleaning 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 first job is a roof streaked black with algae, and the homeowner keeps calling it 'mold' and wants me to power-wash it, so before I unload anything I explain that pressure would blast the granules off her shingles and void the warranty, and that I soft-wash instead. I tarp and pre-wet the foundation plantings because the cleaning solution will brown them if it lands, then mix the hypochlorite and surfactant in the soft-wash tank. I anchor off and work the steep north slope first where the algae and moss are thickest, applying the solution at low pressure and letting it dwell so it kills the growth rather than just rinsing it. I tell her the streaks will keep fading over the next few days, because she expects it spotless the second I climb down. The back slope has thick moss in the shade, so I clear the loose mat with a moss rake before treating. Second stop is a quote on a tile roof where the customer wants the same service but the access is brutal. After lunch I do a smaller ranch that's an easy walk, soft-washing the whole thing and rinsing the gutters and downspouts of the runoff. I rinse every plant I tarped, pack up, and remind myself to follow up in a week so the customer sees the full result and doesn't think it didn't work.
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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 $1,100/year on software — and Roof Cleaning Technician face their own version of that math. Peru requires SUNAT electronic invoicing above threshold. IGV at 18%. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Chiclayo metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Roof Cleaning run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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