QuickBooks costs $55/month ($660/year). Here's why locksmiths are leaving.
That's $2,214 gone in 3 years. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
That's 31 hours of a locksmith's work every year — just to pay for QuickBooks.
Now add $55/month to QuickBooks on top of that. At median locksmith earnings ($45,000/year), that is 31 hours of work annually — just for software that does not solve half these problems.
Locksmiths need these. QuickBooks doesn't include them — you'd pay for another subscription.
Nexa includes all of this for $279 once.
See the full history of QuickBooks price changes in the SaaS Graveyard →
QuickBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
Most locksmiths are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → export to CSV. Download clients, invoices, expenses.
15-minute setup. Import your clients and expense categories.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify everything transferred.
Cancel subscription. Download final backup. You're done.
Here's the math: QuickBooks at $55/month costs $660 in year one, $735 in year two (11.4% SaaS inflation), and $819 in year three. That's $2,214 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 5.1 months. After that, QuickBooks users keep paying $55 every month while you keep $1,935 over 3 years. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk: if Nexa doesn't work for your locksmith business, full refund.
Real locksmiths near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a locksmith? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every locksmith on Nexa →
For solo locksmiths and small teams (1-5 people), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. QuickBooks lacks No scheduling/booking and No CRM functionality — Nexa includes both. QuickBooks 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 quickbooks. Most locksmiths are fully switched in 1-2 days. You can run both in parallel until you're confident — cancel QuickBooks only when you're ready.
Export everything before canceling. Nexa imports client lists, invoices, and expenses from CSV. Your data stays yours — unlike QuickBooks, where losing access means losing everything.
The median locksmith earns $45,000/year. QuickBooks at $660/year represents 31 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.
QuickBooks 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.
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Pricing verified March 2026. SaaS inflation rate: 11.4% YoY.