Tire Services 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 Tire Technician earns $48,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.7% 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.
Tire Services face unique challenges: Seasonal rushes where the first snow brings a wall of people all wanting winter tires swapped on the same week. TPMS sensors that need relearning or replacing on a swap, surprising customers who just wanted tires mounted. Stocking or sourcing the exact tire size and load rating when a customer needs it today and the warehouse is out. Comebacks for a vibration that means a wheel needs rebalancing or a road-force check the customer didn't pay for. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Tire Technician earns $48,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Tire changer (rim-clamp) machine for mounting and dismounting 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 tire services 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 day's rhythm depends on the season, and when the weather turns you're slammed with everyone wanting their winter set on at once. The first car is a set of four, so you break the beads on the tire changer, dismount the old rubber, mount and seat the new tires, and spin each one on the balancer until the weights zero it out. TPMS is the modern wrinkle, and a lot of customers don't realize that swapping wheels means relearning the sensors or that a corroded one needs replacing, so you have that conversation a few times a day. Torquing the lugs to spec with a torque stick matters because an over-torqued wheel warps a rotor and an under-torqued one comes loose. After lunch someone comes in with a slow leak, and you dismount the tire, find the nail, and decide whether it's in the repairable tread area or too close to the sidewall to safely plug. The size game is constant: a customer needs a specific load-rated tire today and the warehouse is out, so you're calling around. Late in the day a comeback rolls in with a steering-wheel shimmy, and you rebalance and check for a bent wheel. You close by ordering tires for tomorrow's appointments and confirming the seasonal swap bookings stacking up.
Real tire services near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a tire technician? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every tire 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 Tire Technician face their own version of that math. TX state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Denton metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Tire Services 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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