Laundry Service Operators on Wave pay $16/month — $192/year. Over three years, that's $644. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 17.4 months. The median laundry service operator earns $32,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.6% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $644 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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You're not the only one who's had enough.
Laundry Service Operators face unique challenges: Per-pound pricing means weighing and tracking every order. Pickup and delivery routing for efficiency. Supply costs per load not tracked accurately. Recurring customer schedules with occasional skips. On top of all that, Wave charges $16/month ($192/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median laundry service operator earns $32,000/year. Software at $192/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Washer and dryer (commercial grade) 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.
Wave is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Wave cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Wave | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $16/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $644 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most laundry service operators are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
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Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify bank connections and recurring invoices work.
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You have 12 pickups today and 8 deliveries from yesterday's wash. Each order is weighed, washed, dried, folded, and bagged. Your per-pound rate is $1.50. Average order is 15 lbs ($22.50). Supplies cost about $2 per load. You drive 40 miles doing pickups and deliveries. Gas is $15. By evening you've processed 200 lbs and earned $300, minus $24 in supplies and $15 in gas. Your tracking? A notebook with weights and addresses.
Real laundry service operators near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a laundry service operator? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every laundry service operator on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Wave may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Wave is $16/month — that's $644 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 Wave as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,400/year on software — and laundry service operator face their own version of that math. FL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Cape Coral metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Laundry Service Operators run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other laundry service operators are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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