The verdict for video editors: 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 video editors 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.
Video Editors deal with unique challenges that generic software was not built for: Tracking editing hours when you work in long, uninterrupted blocks. Render time — is it billable? Clients say no, editors say yes. Revision rounds spiraling beyond the original scope. Late payments from clients who already published the video. Harvest charges $13/month on top of these daily realities. The median video editor earns $48,000/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 video editors. You own it like you own your Editing workstation (high-spec CPU/GPU, 64GB+ RAM).
You're in hour 6 of editing a YouTube creator's 20-minute video. You step away for lunch and forget to pause the timer. Your other client's corporate training video needs 14 cuts that 'should be quick' — each one requires re-rendering. Tonight you need to invoice the podcast client whose last payment was 40 days late. Your Toggl bill and FreshBooks bill just auto-renewed — $27/month for time tracking and invoicing that don't talk to each other.
Real video editors near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a video editor? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every video editor on Nexa →
For solo video editors 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 video editors, 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