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Trust accounting and bookkeeping built for short-term rental managers
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Updated 2026-04-25Specialist bookkeeping for STR managers who actually need trust accounting
Best for: Short-term rental managers running 10-300+ units who need automated trust accounting and owner statements layered over an existing PMS
Pricing
From $25 • No free trial
Clearing is a vertical bookkeeping and trust-accounting platform built specifically for short-term rental property managers. It layers on top of an existing PMS to automate month-end reconciliation, owner statements, and segregated fund handling — pitched at managers running 10 to 300+ units who want to avoid hiring a dedicated finance role.
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1–5 listings
If you're at 5-10 listings you'll pay the $25/mo floor and get automated bookkeeping, but you may not yet need the trust-accounting workflows that justify the platform.
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5–20 listings
This is Clearing's core target — 10-50 unit managers who need trust accounting and owner statements without hiring a finance lead.
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20–100 listings
Vendor case studies cite operators with 300+ properties, and per-unit pricing drops to $8.50/unit at 100+, making the math defensible at scale.
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Airbnb primary
Clearing reads Airbnb data via your PMS or directly, but it's a bookkeeping layer — not an Airbnb-specific tool.
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Vrbo primary
Vrbo coverage comes through the PMS layer (Hostaway, Guesty, etc.) rather than a direct Vrbo integration.
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3+ channels
Multi-channel operators who already run a PMS and several payment processors are exactly who Clearing is built for.
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Same category, different fits. Each pick has a direct comparison reason.
Pick Hostfully Bookkeeper if you're already on or buying Hostfully as your PMS and want accounting bundled in — owner statements, Extended Data Reports, and a QuickBooks handoff at a published fixed-price from $15/property/mo on Growth (1–50 listings), before a platform fee whose amount Hostfully does not publish.
From $129 • No free trial
View alternativesPick Avalara MyLodgeTax if your real pain is multi-jurisdiction lodging tax registration, calculation, filing, and remittance across 5+ properties.
From $27/listing • No free trial
View alternativesPick Ximplifi if you'd rather hand the books to US-based STR-specialized accountants as a managed service and don't need to operate the software yourself.
Contact sales • No free trial
View alternativesPick Stessa if you're a self-managing real estate investor who wants free, unlimited property tracking with Schedule E-ready tax reports for your own buy-and-hold portfolio.
From $0/mo • No free trial
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