Toggl costs $18/month ($216/year). Here's why calligraphers are leaving.
That's $725 gone in 3 years. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
That's 10 hours of a Calligrapher's work every year — just to pay for Toggl.
Now add $18/month to Toggl on top of that. At median Calligrapher earnings ($45,000/year), that is 10 hours of work annually — just for software that does not solve half these problems.
Calligraphers need these. Toggl doesn't include them — you'd pay for another subscription.
Nexa includes all of this for $279 once.
Toggl is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
Most calligraphers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → Detailed → Export as CSV. Download your full time entry history.
10-minute setup. Import your project and client structure.
Use Nexa time tracker for new entries. Import historical data if needed.
Cancel subscription. Download a final export for your records.
Here's the math: Toggl at $18/month costs $216 in year one, $241 in year two (11.4% SaaS inflation), and $268 in year three. That's $725 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 15.5 months. After that, Toggl users keep paying $18 every month while you keep $446 over 3 years. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk: if Nexa doesn't work for your Calligrapher business, full refund.
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For solo calligraphers and small teams (1-5 people), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Toggl lacks Invoicing and Scheduling — Nexa includes both. Toggl may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
Four steps: export your data, set up helix, start tracking in helix, cancel toggl. Most calligraphers are fully switched in 1-2 days. You can run both in parallel until you're confident — cancel Toggl only when you're ready.
Export everything before canceling. Nexa imports client lists, invoices, and expenses from CSV. Your data stays yours — unlike Toggl, where losing access means losing everything.
The median Calligrapher earns $45,000/year. Toggl at $216/year represents 10 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.
Toggl 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.