Best Invoicing for Virtual Assistants

Bottom Line

The typical virtual assistant pays $51/month for Toggl Track + FreshBooks. That's $612/year — $2,053 over 3 years with SaaS inflation. Nexa includes invoicing as a built-in module for $279 once. Break even in 5.5 months.

What Virtual Assistants Actually Pay

Toggl Track$18/mo ($216/yr)
FreshBooks$33/mo ($396/yr)
Annual software rent $612/yr
3-year total (11.4% inflation) $2,053
5-year total $3,842
Nexa — one time, own forever $279
You keep over 3 years $1,774

That's 33 hours of your work every year — just to pay for software you don't own.

Sound Familiar?

You support 7 clients today. Client A needs travel booking, Client B needs their inbox managed, Client C wants you to research vendors for their event. You switch between tasks every 30 minutes and your Toggl timer is on the wrong client again. Client D's invoice is 21 days late and they haven't responded to your follow-up. You're paying $10/month for Toggl and $17/month for FreshBooks — $324/year — and you bill at $25/hour. That's 13 hours of work just to pay for software.

Why Virtual Assistants Are Fed Up

"$10/month for a timer. When you're billing at $25/hour, that's almost half an hour of work per month just for the timer app."
— Common virtual assistant complaint about Toggl Track
"$17/month for 5 clients. Most VAs have more than 5. Next tier is $30/month — over an hour of billable work gone."
— Common virtual assistant complaint about FreshBooks

Run Your Own Numbers

Select the tools you're paying for. Watch the total climb.

Your clients pay you to own your skills. Stop renting your tools.

You own your Home office setup (desk, chair, dual monitors). You bought it once. Why are you renting your invoicing?
$51/month. Every month. Forever. That's not a tool — that's a tax.

What You Get for $279

Professional invoicing with payment tracking, reminders, and automated follow-ups. Plus scheduling, CRM, task management, and a full QuickBooks-style accounting suite. All connected. All yours. Forever.

What This Means for Virtual Assistants

The average virtual assistant pays Toggl Track ($18/mo), FreshBooks ($33/mo) — a total of $51/month or $612 per year. With SaaS prices rising 11.4% annually (five times general inflation), that stack will cost $2,053 over three years and $3,842 over five. Nexa replaces all of it for $279, paid once. You break even in 5.5 months. After that, every dollar your competitors spend on subscriptions is money you keep. At median virtual assistant earnings, $612/year in software represents 33 hours of work — time spent earning money just to hand it to SaaS companies for tools you never own.

Today's read · For your business · updated June 17, 2026

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It's not the work — it's the steps between 'done' and 'paid.' On-site invoicing, automatic generation from the job record, and same-day reminders compress 23 days to next-day. Every day you shave off is cash that's in your account instead of someone else's.

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FAQ

Is Nexa actually built for virtual assistants?

Yes. The invoicing module is designed for virtual assistants who need to professional invoicing with payment tracking, reminders, and automated follow-ups. Plus you get scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting — tools most virtual assistants end up needing anyway. $279 total for everything.

$279 seems expensive upfront. Is it worth it?

$279 spread over 3 years is $7.75/month. You're currently paying $51/month for Toggl Track + FreshBooks — that's $2,053 over 3 years. Nexa saves you $1,774 over that period. The math isn't close.

What if I don't like it?

30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund, no questions. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.

Can I switch from Toggl Track?

Yes. Export your data as CSV, import into Nexa. Most virtual assistants are fully switched in 1-2 days. Run both in parallel until you're confident — zero risk.

How does Nexa compare to what other virtual assistants spend?

The median virtual assistant earns $38,000/year. Software subscriptions at $612/year represent 1.6% of that income — every single year. Nexa at $279 once is 0.73% of annual income, paid one time. The difference compounds every year you operate.

Why One App Beats Three Subscriptions

Most virtual assistants cobble together 3-5 separate apps — one for scheduling, one for invoicing, one for bookkeeping, maybe another for client management. Each one charges monthly. None of them talk to each other. So you end up copying client info between apps, manually reconciling invoices with your books, and losing track of details that fall through the cracks.

For the way a virtual assistant actually works, Nexa keeps one record instead of five logins. You finish the job and the invoice generates from that same record — no retyping into a second app between calls. The hours feed your P&L automatically, a client who books online lands in your CRM with their history, and the Home office setup (desk, chair, dual monitors) you bought once is finally matched by software you buy once. The "tracking hours across 5-10 clients billing at different hourly rates" problem goes away. No Zapier, no CSV exports. $279 once — or $99 today and two more — and the whole integrated system is yours, break-even in 5.5 months. 30-day money-back guarantee. And because there's nothing to renew, a virtual assistant who switches keeps paying $0/month while competitors keep paying $51/month — that gap compounds every year you own it.

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Pricing verified March 2026. SaaS inflation rate: 11.4% YoY (5x general inflation).

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