Glaziers on QuickBooks pay $38/month — $456/year. Over three years, that's $1,368. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 7.3 months. The median glazier earns $45,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,368 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Glaziers face unique challenges: Custom glass orders have 1-2 week lead times between measure and install. Emergency board-up calls at all hours. Material costs vary by glass type (tempered, insulated, low-E). Liability concerns on every job — one broken pane is expensive. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median glazier earns $45,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Glass cutting tools and suction cups is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
QuickBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | QuickBooks | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | — | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✓ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $38/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,368 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most glaziers are fully switched before the weekend.
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Glass is heavy, sharp and unforgiving, and my days are split between installing new work and fixing what's broken. Storefronts are commercial jobs with aluminium frames, tempered or laminated glass and doors that have to meet code, installed from drawings and often measured twice before anything is ordered, because custom glass takes weeks. Residential work is shower enclosures, mirrors, table tops and replacement panes, including foggy double-glazed units where the seal has failed. Emergency calls are broken storefront windows after a break-in or an accident, where I board up the opening the same night and replace the glass once it's made. Every piece of glass has to be the right type for where it goes; safety glazing is required near doors, floors and in bathrooms. Handling is its own skill: suction cups, the right gloves and two people for anything large. I measure on site, order to size, and install with the correct setting blocks, glazing tape and sealant so it doesn't leak or stress the glass. Quotes list glass, frames and labour separately.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. QuickBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. QuickBooks is $38/month — that's $1,368 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
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.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from QuickBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,496/year on software — and glazier face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Stockton metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Glaziers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
Recent threads from Reddit and Hacker News mentioning QuickBooks. Sentiment scored automatically — click through to read the full thread.
If you want to compare notes or see how other glaziers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
$1,368 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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