Wave costs $16/month ($192/year). Here's why woodworkers are leaving.
That's $644 gone in 3 years. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
That's 10 hours of a woodworker's work every year — just to pay for Wave.
Now add $16/month to Wave on top of that. At median woodworker earnings ($42,000/year), that is 10 hours of work annually — just for software that does not solve half these problems.
Woodworkers need these. Wave doesn't include them — you'd pay for another subscription.
Nexa includes all of this for $279 once.
See the full history of Wave price changes in the SaaS Graveyard →
Wave is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
Most woodworkers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and chart of accounts from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify bank connections and recurring invoices work.
Cancel paid features. Your free account data stays accessible for records.
Here's the math: Wave at $16/month costs $192 in year one, $214 in year two (11.4% SaaS inflation), and $238 in year three. That's $644 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 17.4 months. After that, Wave users keep paying $16 every month while you keep $365 over 3 years. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk: if Nexa doesn't work for your woodworker business, full refund.
Real woodworkers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a woodworker? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every woodworker on Nexa →
For solo woodworkers and small teams (1-5 people), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Wave lacks Scheduling and CRM — Nexa includes both. Wave 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 wave. Most woodworkers are fully switched in 1-2 days. You can run both in parallel until you're confident — cancel Wave only when you're ready.
Export everything before canceling. Nexa imports client lists, invoices, and expenses from CSV. Your data stays yours — unlike Wave, where losing access means losing everything.
The median woodworker earns $42,000/year. Wave at $192/year represents 10 hours of work annually — just for software. Nexa at $279 once is 0.7% of annual income, paid one time. After that, it's free forever.
Wave 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.