Stessa alternatives
Stessa alternatives, including staying.
Every price on this page was read from the vendor's own pricing page, each entry links its source, and rents.ai is not at the top of the list. That is not modesty. It is what makes the rest of the page usable.
Short answer
The closest alternatives to Stessa are Baselane, whose free Core plan includes Schedule E reports that Stessa places on its paid Manage plan, and Landlord Studio, which is free to three units then $12/mo plus $1 per extra unit. Azibo has no monthly fee at all, and RentRedi is $12/mo billed annually for unlimited units. Most people searching this do not actually need to leave: Stessa Essentials is free and already includes bank feeds, rent collection, screening and listings.
First question
Should you actually leave Stessa?
Often not. Switching accounting products mid-year costs real hours, so it is worth being specific about what is wrong before reading a list of replacements.
Reasons to stay
- Essentials is genuinely free and includes bank feeds, rent collection, screening, listings and a tenant portal. Very little else in this category matches that at $0.
- If your only gap is the Schedule E report, Manage at $12/mo billed annually is cheaper than most alternatives' entry plans.
- Moving accounting products mid-year means re-importing a partial year of transactions, which is real work for a small gain.
Reasons people leave
- The Schedule E report sits on the paid Manage plan at $12/mo billed annually, not on the free Essentials plan.
- Stessa's pricing page does not state that it computes a residential depreciation schedule.
- You would rather not connect a bank login, which is most of what the free plan is built around.
- You want per-unit pricing for a very small portfolio rather than a plan tier.
Stessa figures read from stessa.com/pricing on August 10, 2026. Products change. If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
The field
6 alternatives to Stessa.
Ordered by fit for a self-managing landlord with one to ten units, not by what we would prefer you clicked.
1Baselane
Free, or $20/mo
Best for landlords who want landlord banking and the books in one account.
Also free at the entry plan, so the choice against Stessa is about what each $0 tier includes rather than cost. It states schedule e report where Stessa puts a condition on it. Worth a look if you are someone who want landlord banking and the books in one account.
Verified August 10, 2026 from baselane.com/pricing
2Landlord Studio
Free for 3 units, or $12/mo
Best for landlords with a handful of units who want per-unit pricing.
Also free at the entry plan, so the choice against Stessa is about what each $0 tier includes rather than cost. It states schedule e report where Stessa puts a condition on it. Worth a look if you are a landlord with a handful of units who want per-unit pricing.
Verified August 10, 2026 from landlordstudio.com/pricing
3Azibo
Free, with paid add-ons
Best for landlords who want rent collection with no monthly fee at all.
Also free at the entry plan, so the choice against Stessa is about what each $0 tier includes rather than cost. It states schedule e report where Stessa puts a condition on it. Worth a look if you are someone who want rent collection with no monthly fee at all.
Verified August 10, 2026 from azibo.com/pricing
4RentRedi
$12 to $29.95/mo
Best for landlords who want unlimited units on one flat annual price.
$12/mo, so it costs more than staying on Stessa's free plan and has to earn that. It gives up free plan, which Stessa includes. Worth a look if you are someone who want unlimited units on one flat annual price.
Verified August 10, 2026 from rentredi.com/pricing
5rents.ai
$10/mo one property, $18/mo unlimited
Best for landlords whose actual gap is the tax return.
Cheaper than Stessa on the entry plan and much narrower. Not a general replacement, and it does less. It is the answer only if the specific thing you want is residential depreciation computed from cost basis on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule, and a per-property Schedule E kept current all year, without a bank login.
Our own product. Listed here at its real position, not at the top.
6Hemlane
$0 to $58 per unit/mo
Best for remote landlords who want a local person on the ground.
Also free at the entry plan, so the choice against Stessa is about what each $0 tier includes rather than cost. The published feature sets are close, so price and fit decide it rather than any single capability. Worth a look if you are remote landlords who want a local person on the ground.
Verified August 10, 2026 from hemlane.com/pricing
Side by side
Stessa and its alternatives, priced.
| Product | Published price | Free plan | Rent collection | Schedule E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stessaverified August 10, 2026 | Free, or $12 to $35/mo | Essentials is $0/mo | included on every plan | Manage and Pro; Essentials gets a basic tax package |
| Baselaneverified August 10, 2026 | Free, or $20/mo | Core is $0/mo | automated rent payments on Core | accountant tax package and Schedule E reports on Core |
| Landlord Studioverified August 10, 2026 | Free for 3 units, or $12/mo | Go is $0/mo for 3 units | included on every plan | tax export included on every plan |
| Aziboverified August 10, 2026 | Free, with paid add-ons | no monthly fee for property owners | free, described as the core of the product | Schedule E tax form on the free platform |
| RentRediverified August 10, 2026 | $12 to $29.95/mo | no free plan; 30-day money-back guarantee | ACH, card, or cash payments | one-click Schedule E generation |
| rents.ai | $10 to $18/mo | paid only, after a 7-day trial | records rent you receive elsewhere | per-property rollup by year, print view, CSV export |
| Hemlaneverified August 10, 2026 | $0 to $58 per unit/mo | Starter is $0/mo, free forever | Basic and above; not on the free Starter tier | accounting and tax reports listed; Schedule E is not |
How to read this
- Yes / nothe source page states it, in those words
- Partialincluded, with a real condition: a higher plan, or a separate fee
- Not publishedthe pricing page does not say. It is a fact about the source, never a mark against the product
Questions
What people ask before switching.
What is the best free alternative to Stessa?
Baselane's Core plan, on published August 2026 pricing. It is $0/mo and includes an accountant tax package with Schedule E reports, which Stessa places on its paid Manage plan, along with banking, rent collection, transaction import and a tenant portal. Landlord Studio's free Go plan is a good alternative if you have three units or fewer, since it includes a tax export at $0.
Why would anyone pay to leave a free product?
Usually for one specific thing the free plan does not do. The most common one here is depreciation: Stessa's pricing page does not state that it computes a 27.5-year residential schedule, and that is typically the largest deduction on a residential return. If you already get that figure from a CPA, paying to leave Stessa is hard to justify.
Is switching from Stessa difficult?
The friction is the partial year. Most products import a CSV of transactions, so the mechanics are straightforward, but you will be reconciling two sources for the year you switch in. Switching at a year boundary avoids nearly all of that.
If the gap is the tax return, look at ours.
If it is anything else on this page, one of the products above is the better answer and you have lost nothing by reading. The public demo opens a fully worked portfolio with no signup and no card.
- Live demo: no signup or card
- No bank connection. Nothing changes for your tenants
- Trial: 7 days, card required, $0 today
- Then $10/mo for one or $18/mo for unlimited
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