The verdict for bookkeepers: Harvest is solid software, but at $13/month it costs $523 over 3 years. Nexa does most of what Harvest does for $279 once. For solo bookkeepers and small teams, Nexa is the better deal.
Nexa: $279. Once. You keep $244. And you own it — no more "we're updating our pricing" emails.
| Feature | Harvest | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $13/mo | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Total | $523 | $279 |
| You own it? | No — stop paying, lose access | Yes — forever |
Harvest plus whatever else you're paying for:
Email yourself this comparison?
The math doesn't lie.
Bookkeepers deal with unique challenges that generic software was not built for: Tracking hours across 15-25 monthly clients. QuickBooks Online costs you pay on behalf of clients (or eat yourself). Clients dumping a shoebox of receipts on you at tax time. Scope creep when 'just bookkeeping' becomes payroll, tax prep, and advisory. Harvest charges $13/month on top of these daily realities. The median bookkeeper earns $45,000/year — $156/year in software subscriptions is a significant percentage of that income, paid every year, forever.
Nexa is $279 once. Invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, accounting — all connected, built for bookkeepers. You own it like you own your Accounting software licenses (for client work).
You manage books for 20 clients. Today you're reconciling three bank accounts, categorizing 200 transactions, and chasing two clients for missing receipts. One client wants to add payroll — that wasn't in your agreement. You need to invoice 8 monthly clients and track your hours because some are hourly and some are flat-rate retainers. You pay for QBO to do their books and FreshBooks to do your own invoicing. That's $55 + $17 = $72/month just for software stacking.
Real bookkeepers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a bookkeeper? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every bookkeeper on Nexa →
For solo bookkeepers and small teams, yes. invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting — all for $279 once. Harvest may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
Harvest has features like Clean, simple interface and Automatic invoice generation from time that some businesses rely on. For most solo bookkeepers, these aren't dealbreakers.
At $13/month, Nexa pays for itself in 21.5 months. After that: $156 saved every year.
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.
Own your tools. Stop renting your software.
Get Nexa — $279 Once