LandlordPro vs Stessa: Which is Right for You?
TL;DR: Stessa is a finance-first tool — excellent free bookkeeping, bank feeds, and investor reporting. LandlordPro is an operations-first suite: screening, e-signature leases, legal notices, an eviction toolkit, native inspections, and AI receipt scanning, plus the landlord-grade financial reports. If your pain is bookkeeping only, Stessa is solid. If your pain is running rentals end to end, LandlordPro covers far more.
How this comparison is written. Stessa (owned by Roofstock) is genuinely good at what it set out to do. This isn't a hit piece — it's a fit guide. The two products overlap less than their marketing suggests.
What Stessa does well
Stessa built its reputation on free, automated bookkeeping for rental investors: connect your bank accounts, transactions flow in, and you get clean income/expense tracking, a performance dashboard, and tax-ready reports (Schedule E export) without paying a monthly fee. The interest-bearing cash management account is a real perk, and the free tier supports unlimited properties. Paid plans (Manage at roughly $12–15/mo, Pro at roughly $28–35/mo as of mid-2026) add faster rent payments, more e-signatures, and deeper reporting.
Where Stessa fits:
- Investors who mainly want automated bookkeeping and a portfolio dashboard
- Landlords happy to run leasing, notices, and maintenance elsewhere
- Anyone who wants a genuinely useful free tier for financial tracking
- Portfolio owners who value the cash account APY
Where Stessa falls short for hands-on landlords
Stessa tracks the money; it doesn't really run the tenancy. Day-to-day landlord operations are thin or absent:
- No eviction tooling. No notice generation, no deadline timeline, no court-ready records bundle.
- No native inspections. Move-in/move-out condition documentation isn't a first-class feature.
- Leasing workflow is light. E-signatures are quota-limited by plan; lease drafting and amendments are minimal.
- Maintenance is basic. No vendor management, work-order SLA tracking, or vendor marketplace.
Where LandlordPro wins
Built for the self-managing landlord
- Free tier up to 4 units — no credit card
- $19/mo Starter plan is lower than most competitors' minimum
- Every feature is reachable in 2 clicks, not 5
- Mobile-first PWA — works great on the jobsite
Features no other tool ships
- Eviction timeline tracker with per-state deadlines
- Tenant records bundle PDF with plain-English records summary
- AI receipt scanning with category suggestions
- Native property inspections (7 types)
- Geo-matched vendor ad marketplace
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | LandlordPro | Stessa |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free (up to 4 units); paid from $19/mo | Free (Essentials); Manage ~$12–15/mo, Pro ~$28–35/mo |
| Automated bookkeeping / bank feeds | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Online rent collection (ACH) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Tenant screening (FCRA-compliant) Stessa screening runs through a partner flow; LandlordPro is built in with adverse-action letters. | ✓ Yes | Partial |
| E-signature leases built in Stessa meters e-signatures by plan; LandlordPro includes them. | ✓ Yes | Partial |
| Legal notices + eviction timeline | ✓ Yes | × No |
| Tenant records bundle PDF with AI summary | ✓ Yes | × No |
| Native property inspections | ✓ Yes | × No |
| AI receipt scanning Stessa has receipt capture on paid tiers; LandlordPro scans with AI categorization (1 credit/scan). | ✓ Yes | Partial |
| Maintenance & vendor management | ✓ Yes | × No |
| Zillow syndication | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Interest-bearing cash account A real Stessa advantage if you want banking bundled in. | × No | ✓ Yes |
| QuickBooks integration | × No | × No |
| Native mobile apps (iOS/Android) LandlordPro is a mobile-first PWA — no App Store app yet. | × No | ✓ Yes |
Pricing comparison
Pricing below is LandlordPro's published SaaS pricing and Stessa's widely advertised pricing as of June 2026. Both vendors offer discounts and may run promotions — confirm current numbers on each vendor's pricing page before committing.
| Scenario | LandlordPro (monthly) | Stessa (monthly, estimated) |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 units (DIY landlord) | Free | Free (Essentials) |
| 5–20 units, full ops suite | $19 (Starter) | $12–35/mo, but ops features aren’t there at any tier |
| 21–100 units (growing) | $49 (Pro) | ~$28–35 (Pro) — finance features only |
| Bookkeeping only, zero budget | Stessa’s free tier is hard to beat | Free (Essentials) |
Who should pick which?
Pick Stessa if…
- Your only pain point is bookkeeping and portfolio performance tracking
- You want an interest-bearing cash account bundled with your software
- You already have separate tools (or an attorney) for leases, notices, and screening
Pick LandlordPro if…
- You self-manage and want screening, leases, rent collection, and maintenance in one login
- You want legal notices, an eviction timeline, and a court-ready records bundle if things go sideways
- You want AI receipt scanning plus landlord-grade reports without managing a chart of accounts
- You want a free tier that covers actual operations, not just finances
Try LandlordPro free — up to 4 units, no credit card
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