Pipefitters on QuickBooks pay $55/month — $660/year. Over three years, that's $2,214. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.1 months. The median Pipefitter earns $55,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
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Pipefitters face unique challenges: Reading isometric drawings and getting spool pieces fabricated to fit, because a quarter-inch off on a rolling offset means cutting it again. Passing the pressure test and the inspector's sign-off, since a single weep at a joint fails the test and holds up the whole system. Billing prevailing-wage and certified-payroll hours on commercial jobs, where the paperwork has to match the labor exactly. Coordinating with welders, the GC, and inspectors so fit-ups are ready when the welder arrives and tests happen on schedule. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Pipefitter earns $55,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Pipe threaders, a reamer, and dies for cutting and threading black iron and galvanized 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.
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| Feature | QuickBooks | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $55/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $2,214 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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He starts the day at the iso drawings, because a pipefitter lives or dies by reading a print and turning flat lines into spool pieces that fit in three dimensions. He measures center-to-center, accounts for fitting takeout, and marks his cuts, knowing a rolling offset that's a quarter-inch long won't land. He cuts, reams, threads or bevels depending on whether it's threaded or welded pipe, then fits up joints with clamps and tacks them for the welder, checking plumb and square as he goes. He's constantly coordinating: the welder needs fit-ups staged, the GC wants to know which runs are ready, the inspector needs the system pressure-tested on a certain day. Midday he hangs and supports a run, getting the slope right on a drain line because water doesn't care about good intentions. The afternoon is the moment of truth, charging the system with a hydrostatic pump and walking every joint looking for a weep, because one bead of water means cutting it open and starting that joint over. On commercial work he logs certified-payroll hours that have to match exactly. He ends the day reconciling which spools are fabbed, which runs are tested, and what the inspector needs next.
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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 $55/month — that's $2,214 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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,640/year on software — and Pipefitter face their own version of that math. FL state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Sarasota metro. Your situation will vary.
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