Private Investigators on Toggl Track pay $18/month — $216/year. Over three years, that's $725. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 15.5 months. The median private investigator earns $50,000/year, so Toggl Track's annual cost is roughly 0.4% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $725 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Private Investigators face unique challenges: Hourly billing with detailed activity logs required. Database and tool subscriptions ($200-500/month) eating margins. Case management with sensitive client information. Retainer management and billing against retainer balances. On top of all that, Toggl Track charges $18/month ($216/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median private investigator earns $50,000/year. Software at $216/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Surveillance equipment (cameras, GPS) 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.
Toggl Track is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Toggl Track cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Toggl Track | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $18/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $725 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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You're on 3 active cases. Case A: insurance fraud surveillance ($75/hour, retainer of $2,000, burned through $1,400 so far). Case B: background check for a law firm ($500 flat). Case C: missing person skip trace ($85/hour, no retainer). You sat in a parking lot for 4 hours today on Case A. Database searches for Case C cost $45 in vendor fees. The law firm wants Case B by tomorrow. Your case files are manila folders and billing is an Excel template.
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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. Toggl Track may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Toggl Track is $18/month — that's $725 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 Toggl Track as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,688/year on software — and private investigator face their own version of that math. OR state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Hillsboro metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Private Investigators run into with Toggl Track, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other private investigators are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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