Dog Breeders on Vagaro pay $50/month — $600/year. Over three years, that's $2,013. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.6 months. The median Dog Breeder earns $32,000/year, so Vagaro's annual cost is roughly 1.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $2,013 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Dog Breeders face unique challenges: Round-the-clock whelping watches and weighing newborns to catch a fading pup before it's too late. Vetting puppy buyers and managing a waitlist so dogs go to homes that won't return them. Keeping vaccination, deworming, and health-testing records straight across a whole litter plus the dams and sires. Timing breedings around a female's cycle, which doesn't care about your calendar. On top of all that, Vagaro charges $50/month ($600/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Dog Breeder earns $32,000/year. Software at $600/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Whelping box with heat lamp and a non-slip floor for newborn pups 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.
Vagaro is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Vagaro | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $50/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $2,013 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most dog breeders are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → export client list, appointment history, and sales data to CSV.
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Run both for 2 weeks. Update your booking link to Nexa. Notify existing clients.
Cancel subscription. Redirect old booking URLs to your new Nexa page.
When there's a litter, the litter runs your life. The day, and most of the night, is whelping watch: checking the box, keeping the heat lamp right, and weighing every puppy on a gram scale because a pup that isn't gaining is a pup in trouble, and catching a fader early is the whole game. You feed the dam extra, supplement any pup that's not nursing well, and worm and deworm on schedule. Around that, you're running the business of placement: answering inquiries, vetting buyers with real questions about their home and life, managing a waitlist, and being willing to tell the wrong buyer no. Breeding itself is timing, you're watching a female's cycle and progesterone, because the window doesn't move for your convenience. There's a constant paper trail, vaccinations, deworming dates, health clearances on the parents, microchip numbers, registration papers, and it has to stay straight across the litter and the adults. As pups grow you socialize them, start photos and updates for waiting families, and prep go-home packets. A good breeder is half midnight nurse and half careful gatekeeper, and the part that never lets up is the records and the responsibility for where each dog ends up.
Real dog breeders near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a dog breeder? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every dog breeder on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Vagaro may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Vagaro is $50/month — that's $2,013 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 Vagaro as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and Dog Breeder face their own version of that math. NC state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Winston-Salem metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Dog Breeders run into with Vagaro, and what Nexa does instead.
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