FreshBooks costs $33/month ($396/year). Here's why bookkeepers are leaving.
That's $1,328 gone in 3 years. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
That's 18 hours of a bookkeeper's work every year — just to pay for FreshBooks.
Now add $33/month to FreshBooks on top of that. At median bookkeeper earnings ($45,000/year), that is 18 hours of work annually — just for software that does not solve half these problems.
Bookkeepers need these. FreshBooks doesn't include them — you'd pay for another subscription.
Nexa includes all of this for $279 once.
FreshBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
Most bookkeepers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Export Data. Download clients, invoices, expenses, and time entries.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and expense categories from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify invoice history and recurring invoices.
Cancel subscription. Download a final data export for your records.
Here's the math: FreshBooks at $33/month costs $396 in year one, $441 in year two (11.4% SaaS inflation), and $491 in year three. That's $1,328 gone in 3 years — and you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access to your data, your clients, your history. Everything.
Nexa is $279 once. Invoicing, scheduling, CRM, accounting, time tracking — all connected, all offline-capable, all yours. You break even in 8.5 months. After that, FreshBooks users keep paying $33 every month while you keep $1,049 over 3 years. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk: if Nexa doesn't work for your bookkeeper business, full refund.
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 (1-5 people), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. FreshBooks lacks Client caps on lower tiers and Limited inventory management — Nexa includes both. FreshBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
Four steps: export your data, set up helix, parallel run, cancel freshbooks. Most bookkeepers are fully switched in 1-2 days. You can run both in parallel until you're confident — cancel FreshBooks only when you're ready.
Export everything before canceling. Nexa imports client lists, invoices, and expenses from CSV. Your data stays yours — unlike FreshBooks, where losing access means losing everything.
The median bookkeeper earns $45,000/year. FreshBooks at $396/year represents 18 hours of work annually — just for software. Nexa at $279 once is 0.6% of annual income, paid one time. After that, it's free forever.
FreshBooks is a subscription — you pay every month, the price goes up every year, and if you stop paying, you lose access to everything. Your client list, your invoices, your financial history. Gone. That is not ownership. That is renting your own business data.
Nexa is $279 once — or $99 today and two more payments. Your data lives on your device. Everything is integrated: scheduling connects to CRM, jobs auto-generate invoices, time tracking feeds your accounting. No Zapier. No copying between apps. One purchase, own it forever. 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk.
Full comparison, break-even math, and 30-day money-back guarantee.
Pricing verified March 2026. SaaS inflation rate: 11.4% YoY.