Pet Funeral Services on Vagaro pay $50/month — $600/year. Over three years, that's $1,800. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.6 months. The median Pet Funeral Director earns $32,000/year, so Vagaro's annual cost is roughly 1.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,800 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Pet Funeral Services face unique challenges: Coordinating a service date that works for a whole grieving family while the pet has to be preserved and held. Reading how much ceremony a family actually wants, from a quiet private viewing to a full graveside. Pricing a casket, a plot, a viewing, and a keepsake set without the whole thing feeling like a sales pitch to mourners. Holding two or three families' arrangements in the same week without anyone feeling like a number. On top of all that, Vagaro charges $50/month ($600/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Pet Funeral Director 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 Small viewing room with a draped table and soft lighting for goodbyes 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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Your exact Vagaro cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Vagaro | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | — | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | — | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $50/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,800 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most pet funeral services are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → export client list, appointment history, and sales data to CSV.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and set up your service categories.
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.
You're a director, which means you're part undertaker and part host for the worst day of someone's month. The morning might be a family coming in to choose a casket for a dog that's been with their kids since the kids were born, and you walk them through options without ever making it transactional. You preserve and hold pets until families are ready, so part of the day is checking the cold unit and confirming service times. You set up the viewing room before each goodbye, draping the table, lowering the lights, making it feel like a place to grieve and not a back office. A graveside burial means you've prepped the plot, marked it on the cemetery map, and you stand with the family as you lower the casket. Between services you make paw-print keepsakes and fur clippings, the small things people clutch for years. The phone brings new arrangements, and the hard skill is reading each family fast: some want a full ceremony, some want five quiet minutes, and you give them exactly that. You finish the day having buried or memorialized someone's best friend, and you've made the whole thing feel gentle, which is the entire point of the work.
Real pet funeral services near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a pet funeral director? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every pet funeral director 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 $1,800 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 $2,352/year on software — and Pet Funeral Director face their own version of that math. TX state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Midland metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Pet Funeral Services run into with Vagaro, and what Nexa does instead.
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