Mural Artists on Wave pay $19/month — $228/year. Over three years, that's $684. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 14.7 months. The median mural artist earns $38,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.6% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $684 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.
Mural Artists face unique challenges: Estimating wall size and paint requirements remotely. Weather delays on exterior projects. Scope creep with design revisions after the wall is started. Lift and scaffolding rental costs eating into project profit. On top of all that, Wave charges $19/month ($228/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median mural artist earns $38,000/year. Software at $228/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Projector for design transfer 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $19/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $684 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most mural artists are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and bank transactions from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Re-create recurring invoices in Nexa and check your bank imports.
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A mural starts with a site visit: the wall's size, surface and condition, sun exposure, and how people will see it, from a car, across a street or up close. Then the design, which goes through rounds with the client, a business, a school or a city programme, until everyone agrees, because changing a design once it's on a two-storey wall is expensive. Wall prep is unglamorous but decides how long it lasts: cleaning, repairing cracks, and priming with the right product for brick, stucco or concrete. Transferring the design to the wall at scale uses a grid, projection at night, or a doodle grid, then blocking in colours and working up the details over days or weeks, often on scaffolding or a lift in whatever the weather is doing. Exterior murals get a protective clear coat against sun and graffiti. Public art projects involve applications, permits and community meetings before any paint is bought. I price by the square foot with complexity, access equipment and materials added, and take a deposit on design approval and payments at milestones.
Real mural artists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a mural artist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every mural artist 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 $19/month — that's $684 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 $1,500/year on software — and mural artist face their own version of that math. Colombia requires DIAN-authorized electronic invoicing. IVA applies to most transactions. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Cali metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Mural Artists run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other mural artists are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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