Virtual Assistants 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 virtual assistant 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.
Virtual Assistants face unique challenges: Tracking hours across 5-10 clients billing at different hourly rates. Clients expecting 'always available' response times. Scope creep when 'admin support' expands to social media, bookkeeping, and personal errands. Late payments from clients who see VA work as low-priority. On top of all that, Wave charges $19/month ($228/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median virtual assistant 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 Home office setup (desk, chair, dual monitors) 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 virtual assistants 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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I support five clients, and each one has handed me a different slice of their business. For one I manage the inbox and calendar, sorting what needs her attention from what I can answer myself. For another I run the back office: invoices out, bills logged, payments chased, and a weekly summary of where money stands. A third gets social media scheduling and newsletter formatting, and a fourth has me on customer service, answering enquiries within an hour. Every client has their own tools, logins and preferences, so I keep detailed notes and checklists for each one; the job is being reliable enough that they stop thinking about the task at all. I work in time blocks, and I track every hour because most of my clients are on monthly retainers for a set number of hours, and I have to flag it when the work outgrows the retainer. Confidentiality matters: I'm inside people's email, finances and client lists. I invoice at the start of each month and spend a couple of hours a week finding the next client.
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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 $2,832/year on software — and virtual assistant face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Escondido metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Virtual Assistants run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other virtual assistants are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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