Scaffolding Erectors 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 Scaffolding Erector 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.
Scaffolding Erectors face unique challenges: Tagging and the daily/weekly competent-person inspection, since an untagged or out-of-date scaffold legally can't be used and shuts the trades down. Renting out scaffold by the linear foot and week, then chasing the off-hire date so gear isn't sitting idle uncharged on a finished site. Coordinating erect and dismantle around other trades' schedules, so the scaffold is up before the masons need it and struck before the GC bills for it. Estimating a hire from a drawing, then finding ground conditions or obstructions that change the base and the component count. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Scaffolding Erector 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 System scaffold standards, ledgers, and braces (cuplock or ring-lock) plus tube-and-clamp for odd geometry 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 scaffolding erectors 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's on site at first light because the scaffold has to be up before the trades that need it arrive. The first hour is the foundation, getting base plates and jacks level on ground that's never as flat as the drawing showed, because everything above is only as true as the base. The crew builds the lift in sequence, standards and ledgers and braces, leveling and plumbing as they go and torquing the clamps. Fall protection comes with the platform: toe boards, guardrails, and netting where the public passes below. When the lift is complete and safe, a competent person inspects it and hangs the tag, because without that tag no one is legally allowed to climb it. Midday he's at a finished site to dismantle, working top-down and lowering components by gin wheel, and he flags the off-hire date so the rental stops being billed against gear that's coming back. A GC calls wanting an extra lift added on a job that's already up, which means a re-inspect and a new tag. He ends the day reconciling which sites are on hire, which inspections are due, and which scaffolds are ready to strike.
Real scaffolding erectors near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a scaffolding erector? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every scaffolding erector 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 $2,640/year on software — and Scaffolding Erector face their own version of that math. GA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Roswell metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Scaffolding Erectors 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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