Rentastic vs Stessa

Rentastic is rental accounting and property-management software for small landlords and rental-property investors, with Android, iOS, and web access. Users connect bank and credit-card accounts through Plaid to import transactions, categorize them by property, or split them by amount or percentage across properties and categories. Its dashboard brings together income, expenses, cash flow, property values, debt, and performance per property. Profit-and-loss reporting is available, while the Unlimited plan adds Schedule E and Schedule C reports, AI transaction classification, custom categories, a calendar, and tenant communications. Core includes receipt scanning, mileage tracking, a deal analyzer, and balance-sheet reporting. Core allows two properties and two bank accounts; Unlimited removes those limits. The free tier includes the mobile apps. A seven-day Unlimited trial requires no card and does not auto-charge, and a seven-day money-back guarantee is advertised. Core costs $5 a month billed annually at $60/yr or $7/mo monthly; Unlimited costs $19.83 a month billed annually at $238/yr or $29/mo monthly.

Stessa helps real estate investors manage property portfolios with bookkeeping, financial reporting, rent collection, leasing and tenant screening. It imports, categorizes and indexes rental transactions, and supports single-entry bookkeeping. Dashboards and reports include an Income Statement, Net Cash Flow, Schedule of Real Estate Owned and Tenant Ledger. Landlords can collect rent online with automated reminders and late fees; tenants can pay by ACH, credit card or debit card. Leasing includes state-compliant agreements, legal forms, templates and e-signatures, with limits depending on plan. RentPrep integration supports background and credit checks. Stessa says it connects with banks, lenders, credit cards and property managers to consolidate financial data. Web access is joined by iOS and Android apps for receipt scanning and transaction management. Essentials is free and includes unlimited properties, one portfolio and five receipt scans per month; state-compliant leases cost $15 each. Manage is $12 per month billed annually or $15 per month billed monthly. Pro is $28 per month billed annually or $35 per month billed monthly. Stessa describes encryption, optional multi-factor authentication, backups, fraud monitoring and role-based access control.