Sprinkler 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 Sprinkler Repair Technician 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.
Sprinkler Repair face unique challenges: Diagnosing a zone that won't fire - tracing whether it's the solenoid, a broken wire splice underground, the controller, or a stuck valve, which can eat an hour of billable time before parts even come out. Stocking the right heads and nozzles for a dozen brands - Rain Bird, Hunter, Toro, Orbit all use different internals, and the wrong nozzle on the truck means a return trip. Locating buried valves and wire breaks on a system somebody else installed with no map - digging blind to find a valve box that got sodded over years ago. Customers calling it an 'easy fix' that turns into a full zone rebuild, then balking at the bill when a $12 head problem was really a cracked lateral and a bad valve. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Sprinkler Repair Technician 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 Wire tracker and valve locator wand 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 sprinkler 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.
First call is a 'zone three won't come on.' I run the controller manually, get nothing at the head, so I meter the solenoid - infinite resistance means a bad coil or a broken wire. I swap the solenoid, still dead, so I'm on the wire tracker following the path until the signal drops at a buried splice that corroded. Dig it up, re-splice with waterproof connectors, and zone three fires. That's the job customers think is five minutes. Second stop is a system with no map and a valve nobody can find; the homeowner remembers it being 'near the rose bush' that's now a hedge. I energize the valve and chase it with the locator until I'm standing on the box under two inches of sod. Lunch is restocking the truck from the morning's lessons - I burned my last Hunter PGP and need to reload nozzles by brand. Afternoon is a string of head replacements, adjusting arcs, and one zone that's misting because the supply pressure dropped when a neighbor's new line teed in. Last call turns into a quote: what looked like a broken head is a truck-tire-crushed lateral. I write it up, photograph the break, and book the dig for next week. End of day is invoicing four tickets and texting tomorrow's customers a window.
Real sprinkler repair near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a sprinkler repair technician? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every sprinkler repair technician 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 $2,280/year on software — and Sprinkler Repair Technician face their own version of that math. VA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Newport News metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Sprinkler Repair 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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