Standup Comedians 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 standup comedian earns $28,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.8% 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.
Standup Comedians face unique challenges: Booking across multiple venues and cities. Splitting door money. Merch tracking at shows. Tax complexity with multi-state performing. On top of all that, Wave charges $19/month ($228/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median standup comedian earns $28,000/year. Software at $228/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Microphone 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 standup comedians are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
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My morning starts with the notebook and last night's recording. I listen back to the set, mark where the laughs landed and where the room went quiet, and rewrite the tag on the airline bit because the setup is two sentences too long. Then I work on the clean version of my hour for tonight's company holiday party: 45 minutes, no swearing, nothing about the CEO, and I swap out three chunks that only work in a club. Early afternoon is emails: confirming holds with two clubs in the next state over, sending my avails and a clip to a booker, and settling the door deal for a one-nighter I'm co-headlining, where we split what's left after the venue's cut. I pack the merch bin, shirts in four sizes, stickers, a card reader, and count what's left so I know what to reorder. At the party I check the mic, find out who's introducing me and make sure they can pronounce my name. I read the room, drop the bit that isn't landing with accountants, and still come off at 45 on the dot. Afterward I shake hands, then do a late spot at the bar down the street and sell a few shirts off the back table before driving two hours to the next city. At the motel I write down the gig fee, the mileage, the merch count and the hotel receipt, because every state I work this year wants its piece at tax time.
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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. 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 $2,352/year on software — and standup comedian face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Palmdale metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Standup Comedians run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
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