Videographers 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 videographer earns $48,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 0.9% 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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Videographers face unique challenges: Managing contracts, deposits, and payment schedules for $3-10K packages. HoneyBook taking payment processing fees on large invoices. Scope creep — clients wanting 'one more edit' after final delivery. Tracking hours across filming, editing, and revision rounds. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $38/month ($456/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median videographer earns $48,000/year. Software at $456/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Camera bodies (Sony FX3/FX6, Canon C70, Blackmagic) 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 videographers are fully switched before the weekend.
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A two-minute brand film is two days of shooting and a week of editing. Pre-production is where it's won: a call to understand what the client wants people to feel, a script or at least an outline, a shot list, locations and permissions, and a schedule that fits the light. Shoot days mean hauling cameras, lenses, lights, stands, audio recorders, lav mics and batteries, and setting up every scene so the sound is clean, because bad audio can't be fixed later. Then the edit: syncing audio, selecting takes, building the story, colour grading, sound mixing, music licensing, captions, and exporting versions for the web, Instagram and a fifteen-second cut. The client gets two rounds of revisions in my contract, and the third one is billed, which I have to point out politely every time. Weddings follow the same pattern with a harder deadline. Money comes as a deposit to book, a payment on the shoot day and the balance on delivery. I'm backing up footage to two drives the same night, because losing a card means losing the job.
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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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $3,800/year on software — and videographer face their own version of that math. California 13.3% top rate plus SF Gross Receipts Tax. Among the highest total tax burdens for self-employed in the US. San Francisco requires a Business Registration Certificate and may require additional permits. Oakland has separate business tax requirements.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the San Francisco metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Videographers 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 videographers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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