Great for
Property managers running 10-300+ short-term rental units who need automated trust accounting, owner statements, and reconciliation across multiple OTAs and PMSes.
Clearing Review: Is It Worth It?
Our independent take on Clearing from an STR operator lens. No sponsored placements. From $25 • No free trial.
Our verdict
Specialist bookkeeping for STR managers who actually need trust accounting
What Clearing actually is
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.
What we like
Broad PMS and payment-processor integration coverage
The integrations page lists Hostaway, Guesty, Hospitable, Lodgify, OwnerRez, Stripe, and others — unusually wide for a bookkeeping-layer product, which reduces lock-in if you switch PMSes.
Trust accounting is the headline feature, not a bolt-on
The homepage title is 'Trust accounting for Property Managers' and the platform supports virtual bank accounts to keep owner funds segregated — a compliance step generalist tools push back to the operator.
Vendor case studies cite quantified time savings
Named customers on the customer-story page report cuts like 'up to 70%' fewer month-end hours across 300+ properties and one operator saving 50+ hours monthly.
Where it falls short
Plan tier pricing requires a sales call
Both Pro and Ultimate plans show 'Talk with Sales' on the pricing page, and a third-party directory notes a demo is required before purchase. Apples-to-apples comparison requires booking a call.
Trust accounting is priced separately from the bookkeeping base
It's $2.50 per unit per month plus a one-time implementation fee scaling from $199 to $499 by portfolio size — meaningful budget for a 50-listing operator.
Very limited independent review signal
shorttermrentalsoftware.com lists '0 reviews currently listed' and Capterra/G2 don't surface a populated page, so buyers lean heavily on vendor-published case studies.
Is Clearing right for you?
OK for
Smaller hosts with 5-10 listings who'll pay the $25/mo floor for automated bookkeeping but don't yet need full trust accounting or ACH disbursement.
Skip if
You're a single-listing host, you need a PMS replacement (Clearing layers on top of one), or you require self-serve plan-tier pricing without a sales call.
Pricing in one line
From $25 • No free trial
Per-listing pricing scales by portfolio size: $25/mo for up to 5 listings, $92.50/mo at 10 listings, $9.25 per unit at 11-20, down to $8.50 per unit at 100+. Pro and Ultimate plan tiers are gated behind a sales call. Trust-accounting add-on is $2.50 per unit/month plus a one-time implementation fee ($199-$499). Annual commitment is -20% off monthly. Sourced from getclearing.co/pricing on 2026-04-25.
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