Zumba Instructors 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 Zumba Instructor earns $40,000/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.
Zumba Instructors face unique challenges: Renting floor time at three different gyms means three pay structures and three rosters I juggle. Keeping my ZIN license current and only using licensed tracks while members beg for the latest song. Crowds swing wild — packed on a Saturday, six people on a rainy Tuesday — and I'm paid per head. Drop-in cash and class-pack members blur together so I never know my real take from a single class. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Zumba Instructor earns $40,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Wireless headset mic and amp 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 zumba instructors 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.
I teach across three gyms, so my morning starts with checking which floor I'm on and loading the right licensed playlist onto my headset rig. The 9 a.m. is at the rec center — a big mixed-age crowd that wants merengue, salsa, and a little reggaeton, so I run my choreo from the binder and read the room for who needs the low-impact version. I'm sweating through the whole hour up front, cueing turns with my arms because the music's too loud to shout over. After class a regular asks if she has classes left on her punch card and someone else wants to pay cash for a drop-in, so I'm making change and marking cards while the next instructor sets up. Midday I'm at home reworking choreography to a new song I just got licensed, breaking it into eight-counts I can teach without stopping the music. I update my playlist, then check which gym I owe an attendance sheet to. Afternoon is a second class across town, a smaller standing group that knows my routines, so I can add the harder layers. Between gyms I'm tracking who paid which gym versus who paid me directly, because the rev splits are different at each. Evening is the packed after-work class — forty people, full energy — and I close by counting the cash drop-ins, marking punch cards, and reminding myself to renew my ZIN license before it lapses next month.
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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 $2,280/year on software — and Zumba Instructor face their own version of that math. GA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Savannah metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Zumba Instructors run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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