Ratings Breakdown
User Reviews Overview
Feature Ratings
Ease-of-use
4.5 / 5
Value for Money
5.0 / 5
Customer Support
5.0 / 5
Functionality
4.5 / 5
Pros
"It is easy to set up and use. Very user friendly."
"I love the ease of use and ability to connect to my business checking account as well as my business credit card. "
"The software is perfect for my rental properties. The best I’ve used in 13 years of owning rentals "
Cons
"This was a little confusing setting up the initial property details, but once I got used to where things were in the program and how to add the information it was alot more friendly for me. "
"I do not have any cons at the moment with this software."
"New product that is still missing some features. Have to jump through some hoops to account for sold properties."
Stessa Reviews
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January 2021

Eric from Silk City Apartrments
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2021
Stessa is a game changer for the independent rental owner.
Pros
Stessa offers the most intuitive, purpose-built rental property financial software that I’ve come across. Far too many colleagues of mine are still either using overly complicated general accounting software, or worse, tracking everything manually in Excel. Stessa not only allows me to automate the majority of my bookkeeping, but the real time reporting functionality allows me to monitor the performance of my assets and catch anamolys much quicker. While other property management software may offer expense tracking or basic accounting features, Stessa’s exclusive focus on the financial aspect of rental property ownership allows them to offer a far more robust feature set and innovate at a faster clip.
Cons
As a single-entry accounting system, it comes with all the drawbacks associated with that method of accounting (no cross-checking, greater potential for error, no tracking of real accounts, etc.). This was an intentional design decision, however, as this software is geared to be more user friendly for the average rental owner. While it lacks the sophistication of a double-entry system, Stessa has come up with innovative ways to simulate certain aspects of a double-entry system through features like a derived Balance Sheet report using user provided asset values and debt information.
May 2019
Daniel from Proverbs 21:5 Investments
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
Really helpful for portfolio analysis and organization
This has helped me categorize and organize without me having to "reinvent the wheel" trying to set up a spreadsheet in line with the tax code.
Pros
This software takes all the input and then collates it and calculates it giving you an analysis of individual properties as well as the portfolio in general. It helps me as a newer investor to categorize my transactions which I suspect will be very helpful when it comes to tax season. I like the mileage tab as well as I was bad about recording my mileage and this tab serves as a reminder for me. I'm very excited to see how helpful and effective the software is when it comes to tax time!
Cons
So far I have no complaints at all about this software.
Reasons for Choosing Stessa
I have used both Stessa and Quicken for comparison for the last 6 months. I'll be dropping my Quicken subscription when the time for renewal comes. Stessa is more intuitive, easier and convenient
January 2019
Nancy from Nancy Anderson Design
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Design
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Customer support
1.0
Functionality
1.0
January 2019
Nope. Not gonna do it.
See above
Pros
None- I never got that far. Maybe it's good, but I won't give out sensitive into to a stranger
Cons
As a landlord with multiple properties, I thought this might be a handy tool, so I began the sign up process. Until they asked for my banking info. What?? What do they need that for? Not happening. I'm out.

Response from Stessa
Replied January 2019
Hi Nancy - Linking a bank account to Stessa is safe and completely optional, and this is clearly explained during the sign up process. While secure bank connections are the most seamless way to automatically track rental property income and expenses, Stessa also allows users to create transactions manually or via data file uploads. For users who do choose to link accounts, Stessa uses technology similar to sites such as Mint and Personal Capital to link up with thousands of US based banks and credit unions. In any event, we're sorry to hear that Stessa isn't for you and wish you luck finding an alternative that meets your needs.
January 2021
Stephen from ASHPEE Holdings
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2021
Perfect for Rental Owners
My accountant loves it and it saves me hours of manual entry. As an added bonus, I have critical information in real time that can help me make good decisions for the future. Haven't really even scratched the surface on this part but it's all there.
Pros
I have used QuickBooks for years but got tired of the barrage of come-ons and sticky marketing techniques they use on customers. It seemed every time I opened the program, there would be new hoops to jump through if I wanted to do any actual work. Stessa is designed from the ground up for rental property owners. You enter income and expense items, that's it. All items fall under one of the carefully considered categories they provide. Multiple locations and units are also accounted for. You can add or sell buildings, add or replace tenants, run targeted reports including exporting the year end to your accountant and graphically view your performance which is generated by your data. Even more powerful, you can auto import entries from bank account, credit accounts, whatever. Once you're up and running, all your data is entered for you to edit or delete as needed. Saves a ton of time. Oh, did I mention it's free??? Don't know what the long range plan is, but this software won't cost you a dime. It makes QB look tired and cumbersome, not to mention annoying, which it really has become over the years.
Cons
This is not a property management platform in the sense that you can schedule maintenance and track hours. However, you can capture and import invoices so your records are all in one place.
November 2019
Sarah from Regency
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
November 2019
Easy to use and fantastic customer service!
Stessa helped me keep track of the accounting side of our real estate so we can easily give all the information to our accountant at the end of the year. It also makes it possible to quickly see a snapshot of our portfolio performance - no more waiting until the end of the year to see how we did!
Pros
Stessa makes it easy to look at the performance of my real estate portfolio.No more manual math in Excel for me!
Cons
Nada. They continue to update and improve the functionality!
Reasons for Switching to Stessa
Mint is not intended for real estate and was always clunky and lacked much-needed features for a real estate investor.
August 2019
Todd from Proverbs Properties
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
August 2019
Amazing App For New Real Estate Investors
This has really helped me start organized as I start up our real estate investing portfolio.
Pros
I love the ease of use and ability to connect to my business checking account as well as my business credit card.
Cons
Inability to do split transactions and didn’t know how to pull reports until recently.
Reasons for Choosing Stessa
It was real estate specific so way easier to categorize expenses and income.
July 2019
Ritchie from Dwelling Doctor LLC
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
July 2019
Love this site
Pros
This site has really helped me manage my rental properties much more easily and efficiently.... all of my accounting and info about interest rates/insurance/etc are all easily accessible in one spot. And their reports make it all easy to quickly review. Also great for doing my taxes.
Cons
Doesn't yet integrate with enough small banks, so I have to manually upload my transactions ever month via Excel.
Reasons for Switching to Stessa
Stessa is way better for rental property management... exactly the sort of software I had been looking for
November 2020
Zachary from Metler Real Estate
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
November 2020
Game Changer
The product is consistently getting better and more robust. The creators listen to feedback and implement new features all the time. Loving it!
Pros
It is easy to set up and use. Very user friendly.
Cons
Issues with data sources disconnecting.
Reasons for Choosing Stessa
Endorsed by Bigger Pockets and bought by JLL so seemed credible. Free for small owner like myself. Tailored for real estate investors, by real estate investors!
Reasons for Switching to Stessa
I found quickbooks to be cumbersome.
February 2021
Lucas from Nelsen Properties
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2021
Makes my life so much easier!
Pros
The easy expense and income tracking and that it's linked directly to our bank accounts.
Cons
Mileage and depreciation tracking would be nice but not necessary. CPA's do that.

Response from Stessa
Replied February 2021
Thank you so much Lucas! We do offer mileage tracking and one-click reports to make depreciation easy for your CPA; feel free to reach out to Support for help with this.
February 2021
Bryan from KT Capitals
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Public Safety
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2021
Incredible value
Stessa makes tracking all aspects of owning rentals easy. Incredible
Pros
This platform nails real estate management basics and is ever evolving to include new useful features like tad preparation documents.
Cons
No cons! Great team and product! Continual development of new features. The dev team is open to customer requests and acts on feedback.
Reasons for Switching to Stessa
Stessa is a superior product in every way and only getting better
October 2019
Benjamin from BMMH Capital Management LLC
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
October 2019
Great Product
I purchased a group of 8 properties as my first investment deal. One loan, one insurance bill, multiple taxes in escrow complicated the property setup and accounting. This was easy to address with the software and when I asked for help on the "help me" message board, I got a complete, useful answer the next day. A few more questions and support called me "to chat" and were happy to do a WebEx type session to see what I was doing and offered tools and techniques that were very helpful. It was not long that I was doing all of the imports, and reporting on my own and felt confident that I was doing it right (or at least not wrong).
Pros
There is nothing to install as it is in the cloud. Setup the first few properties was a easy and quick. Back filling data was relatively easy and they could pull data from my bank even with two factor authentication, and could get the data from my property managers software which is little more than a zip file with receipts and PDF owner report.
Cons
I found that I have some duplicate items from different data sources that I set aside in a "For Audit" bucket (like a company entity). So while this gets ignored by the real company buckets it is included in the 'all companies reports".
Reasons for Choosing Stessa
It was easy to add data and update. Mistakes were easy to 'correct' and I had confidence that I could recover from doing something stupid reasonably easily. I got from data entry to actionable intelligence in two sessions. (total of about 6 hours). I had sketched out the 'perfect software' and all of the key features were included 'right out of the box', or cloud as it were.
January 2019

Patrick from Renewables & Environment
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
Two thumbs up for Stessa: What-gets-tracked-gets-improved made easy.
Awesome. Well worth the time inputting the data.
Pros
Ease of use: It works the way it should. Automation: Once set up, the transactions of the download from owner each owner portal (when you own several properties), and bank accounts. User experience is similar to mint.com. Visibility: it creates a consolidated dashboard for the portfolio, and derivative clean graphs, giving perspective and showing trends. Amazing Customer support: hats-off to the reps, who have answered 10+ "hard questions". I only ask "hard questions" since the FAQ is also excellent. - Insightful newsletter.
Cons
No Cons per se. Just two humble recommendations. Users of Stessa would benefit tremendously if it: - it offered a function for marketing the property (i.e. find tenants or buyers). Stessa being a repository of information (location, yr built, sq footage, pictures), a few clicks should allow spreading the good news throughout the specialized sites (Craigslist Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, local websites...) - kept historical records of the tenant roll. Currently, it only offers a picture at the present time.
April 2020

Cami from Keller WIlliams Realty
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
5.0
April 2020
A must have software program for Landlords
Overall, I can not imagine my life without Stessa now. My partner and I currently have 9 rental properties with a goal to grow to 15 properties in the next year.
Pros
Stessa software is the easiest program to manage my rental properties I love that once I set up a property profile and connect my bank account that manages that specific property, Stessa automatically uploads my transactions and sends me a notice to review transactions. Then monthly I get an update about whether I had positive cash flow. I love this program and can easily move between seeing all of my properties collectively or individually if I need to drill down even deeper. This program is a no brainer for anyone owning or managing multiple properties.
Cons
This was a little confusing setting up the initial property details, but once I got used to where things were in the program and how to add the information it was alot more friendly for me.
December 2019
Janea from Automolbile
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
4.0
December 2019
Perfect for Investors just getting started
I just bought my second property. I’ve been tracking transactions on my first property for about a year and half now with Stessa. I’m in the process of setting up my second investment property now. It’s super easy for a beginner. The last thing I need to be worrying about is how to navigate accounting software. I need one place to store and track all the transactions on my real estate property. I know I can access them anytime and run a quick report for my accountant at the end of the year. It’s su0per easy to use this platform as a way to analyze whether or not a property is profitable by running a quick report. Looking forward to growing with Stessa as I add more properties to my portfolio!
Pros
This is super easy to use and set up. The software walks you through property set up one question at a time. You don’t have to know a lot about accounting or accounting software, but it is evident the software is setting up a structure for you to monitor and track the transactions of your real estate investment(s) and be able to pull financial reports at the end of the year for your accountant. I use it once a month. It takes me less than 5 minutes to enter the transactions and I’m done!
Cons
There are no options for assigning HOA fees in the “money going out” category. I lump them under the Management fees section. It would be nice to be able to categorize HOA fees in their own world.
October 2020
Jose from HSI
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: E-Learning
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
October 2020
Incredible product for managing my rental properties
This is the ultimate tool for managing my rental properties. It allows me to see the performance of my overall portfolio and individual properties. Its also a must come tax season.
Pros
Love the ability to track all of my transactions associated with each property in my portfolio. They also have some great little features like splitting a transaction into the appropriate categories, such as mortgage payments being split into the principal, interest, and escrow, etc. New reporting packages are a great addition.
Cons
Would love to see the ability to copy transactions or have an autofill function (like google search) for common transactions. Could also use some tweaking for comparing long-term vs short-term rental properties on the main dashboards.
April 2019
KENDRICK from Fanniel Signature Investments
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
April 2019
Just what the doctor ordered. No-one is doing this!
My overall experience with Stessa has been great. There is nothing like this anywhere that focuses on Real Estate Investors. This is definitely an untouched niche. I have already shared with my real estate investor associates.
Pros
1. Having everything update directly from the source saves me alot of time. I previously spent countless hours updating spreadsheets. Now I have time to drill down on property managers, analyze expenses and make decisions. 2. Can provide key performance indicators used to provide a high-level overview of the state of the business
Cons
1. Investors are not starting from scratch. Need a way to input previous year's earnings. 2. This is more gear to cash-flow. Would like to show the effects of flippers.
May 2019
Michael from Pharmaceuticals
Company Size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Biotechnology
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
Infinite ROI
Eliminates the need for having a checking account for each investment
Pros
Fantastically organizes and maintains the ledgers on each of your RE investments. It's Quicken for real estate investors. Eliminates the need for having a checking account for each investment. At tax time, Stessa provides invaluable year-end reports. The ideal location to store relevant lease information - including a digital copy of the lease, move-in/out date, name of tenant, rent, market rent, etc...AND it's free!
Cons
Would like the ability to link outside banking accounts to get a better estimate of net worth. There's really nothing about the software that I dislike
March 2019
William from RB Ventures
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
3.0
March 2019
Property Management Software
Holistic view of the property valuation and cash flow. Tracking expenses and providing required profit and loss for accounting.
Pros
Quick and ease setup. Interface is designed for property managers - provides accounting and bookkeeping using the terms familiar to property managers and owners. Easy to track the expenses and capture everything for expense allocation and audits.
Cons
A few additional features requested: - historical view of the property instead of just point in time - enable leveraging for audits if needed - enable capturing receipt before the transaction comes through the CC to Stessa - store the image until matching available - integration w/ OWA from RentManager
January 2019

Nicholas from Corsair
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2019
Great service that continues to improve
Fantastic! They have been responsive and very helpful with every question I've had. Highly recommend to everyone!
Pros
Easily track and update my rental portfolio. They help me track expenses and made tax time a breeze
Cons
New product that is still missing some features. Have to jump through some hoops to account for sold properties.
February 2019
Nicole from Management Consulting
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
February 2019
Stellar Platform with Amazing Customer Service and Great Regular Content
Phenomenal. I've working in management consulting implementing technology systems for years and know what a pain it can be to transition data to a new system - and this experience has been nothing short of awesome. I am thrilled not to be using my Excel pivot table reports or having to manipulate Xero, Wave, QBO, Netsuite, etc. to fit my needs as a real estate investor. Really, incredible strategic move on Stessa's part and we are thrilled end-users.
Pros
Ease of use, integration with current banking systems, and focus on real estate investors. I was planning to drastically manipulate Quickbooks to make it work like Stessa - Stessa basically eliminated all of that work AND has a gorgeous user interface compared to QBO or my rigid Excel sheets!
Cons
Some features are still in the works (e.g. they just implemented new functionality to demonstrate sale proceeds from a flip, and are working to integrate to reporting) - but that's it. Really, it is INCREDIBLY simple to use, and any time I've had a question I've gotten a detailed answer within 24 hours.
February 2019
Gwynne from Wharton properties
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Best rental management program I’ve found
I have looked for over 10 years for a program that would work for my husband and I to manage our own rental properties. We now own 15 long term and short term rentals and as much as I wanted to replace our customized excel spreadsheet, it still worked best for our needs after trying other programs specifically for investment properties or general accounting. I always gave up because it just didn’t quite work well enough. Stessa has been the only program that I have found that is easy, seamless and still tailored to every property we own. I can finally get rid of the old spreadsheet. I can’t wait for tax season next year where I have a full year of management with Stessa. It has made attaching receipts, invoices and cash flow so easy. I am so thankful and excited to have stumbled across this program. It works.
Pros
Ease of use, categories, seamless and it just works effortlessly
Cons
At the moment any slight potential tweak I find it seems the staff quickly tries to resolve and fix so that it works even better
March 2019
John from Packsize
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Machinery
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2019
Amazing Tracking and Reporting
I just started using it today so I haven't yet reaped the full rewards.
Pros
What I like most is the ability to track everything in a neat and professional looking software that automatically creates reports and tax prep documents. I had been keeping all of my records in a spreadsheet which made it very manual. This software has a lot of automated features that save a lot of time.
Cons
It makes me a little bit nervous connecting my financial institutions to the website in light of all the hacking going on these days. However, it's what allows a lot of the automation and I'm putting my trust in Stessa to keep myinformation safe.
June 2019
Jason from Sunflower Management
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
June 2019
Great looking tool
I'm pretty satisfied with it. How can you complain about something with no cost to it?
Pros
It's pretty simple to use. If you can't see what to do, there isn't much to search around for to figure it out.
Cons
The upload CSV feature doesn't make any sense. It needs more columns, that way I don't have to go and massage every upload to get the item into its proper subcategory. Interestingly though when you download the CSV, all the columns are there.
May 2019
Heather from Real Estate
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
Best income property software on the market!
I submitted the 2018 reports to our accountant and he loved them. So much easier than the Excel spreadsheet and shoebox of receipts!
Pros
This software is easy to use and comprehensively tracks everything related to our rental properties. I especially love that each property is tracked separately and together in various reports.
Cons
It would be nice if a Rent Roll report was available, by property and by portfolio.
May 2019
Glenn from Self-Employed
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
Now and invaluable tool for my real estate investing business
Pros
First of all, it's free to use, and by inputting all your property data it gives you a number of different metrics and can sync transactions with your back account. I can also invite other investors and partners to view certain properties, which makes my reporting requirements a lot more seamless.
Cons
Only con for me is that I can't get the mobile app in Canada.
June 2019
Roger from Paradigm Homes East
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
June 2019
Making life easier
Stessa has made the monitoring and managing of my multi-family rentals very easy. It gives you a nice snapshot of your properties performance at any time.
Pros
The software allows me to easily manage my multi-family rentals. Transactions can be automated and or easily entered manually.
Cons
I do not have any cons at the moment with this software.
January 2019
Deanna from Self employed
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
Huge TIMESAVER!!
Positive, I have already recommended it to my colleagues. Customer Service getting back to me so quick. So I didn’t get overly frustrated and give up.
Pros
The customer service! [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] always got back to me within 24 hours. Great n very patient w all my questions. Didn’t make me feel dumb. Taxes will be much easier this year. You’ve given my accountant hope and his sanity back, lol. Love the reports the app gives you from transactions info!!
Cons
Wish the transactions could show on my laptop. It would be much easier for setting up reports. With my vision getting worse as I get older, it’s hard to read the numbers. I have to enlarge the numbers to read it. A lot of scrolling.
May 2019
JEFFERY from Schafer Home Services
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
Excellent Product and Customer Support
Pros
This free software from Stessa works wonderfully for tracking expenses. When I had an issue, it was resolved immediately so customer service is top notch as well. Will definitely recommend Stessa to other investors.
Cons
There is no app for Stessa which makes it difficult to manage on the go.
January 2019
David from Education
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
Very nice platform
Really like it. I had built my own excel sheets but this combines all properties together which is really nice for broad view of my portfolio.
Pros
Ease of use. I was able to link my bank accounts and it sends all the transactions through which I can then categorize. Also nice that they have a phone app so I can quickly categorize items on the go. They are also very responsive with any questions and helped me retroactively add my own excel sheets to capture the full year
Cons
There is a little bit of front end work but that’s going to be the case no matter what... I would like to program certain monthly items to auto categorize which I think is an option but have not looked into as of yet.
February 2019
Michael from Pivotal Properties LLC
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Great solution to start with, added benefits keep growing
Enables a snapshot view of the performance of my company that I didn't have in one place. Free solution and it's getting better every week.
Pros
It allowed me to get out of Excel manual entries for multiple properties for transaction reporting. The dashboards and added functionality such as better reporting, blogs, and downloads are a great plus. Owners respond directly to your questions. Great work!
Cons
I joined 2H of last year and the backlogged entries only went back a couple weeks (at the time). I had to manually enter all 1H transactions, which wasn't too bad. If I started near the beginning of the year it wouldn't have been an issue.
February 2020
Miguel H from MM2 K LLC
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2020
The easys way for handling my rental apartments
i came from a excell table , the experience with with stessa have been great in many ways, 2-3 hours a month. I only have 2 apartments , but now i planning to buy another.
Pros
The easy of easy and the tax packages is increible
Cons
Sometime i need to check the same expenses several time before came on automatic
May 2019
Patrick from Real Estate
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
May 2019
Stessa for the small business
Pros
The value you get out of the free version is immense. I have eliminated 4 or 5 spreadsheets with stessa. Would recommend 10/10
Cons
They are still working through some features that currently need a work around
May 2020
Dan from Bear Proof Investments LLC
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2020
Best free real estate landlord software
This software allows you to move from amateur to professional overnight.
Pros
Cash flow tracking Balance sheet Document storage and retrieval Dashboard of KPIs
Cons
Not much, they are always added new features
June 2019

Scott from Construction
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
June 2019
Amazing Dashboard and Accounting Software for Investors
Stessa is allowing me to stay on top of my rental property business by seeing the numbers in a intuitive way. It makes my life easier and also excites me to see all the properties performance.
Pros
The dashboard allows me to quickly see my equity, cashflow, vacancy, debt, expenses etc for all my portfolios. Great software! I also am excited to have my accounting integrated all in one place.
Cons
Things that I know the Stessa developers are working on: Android App, Email Receipt functionality and other features. I think this product will just get better and better!
February 2019
Collin from CDS & Associates
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
February 2019
So far so good!
Just like the title suggests - so far so good. The customer support has been surprisingly quick and helpful. I had a few questions about future iterations and CSR was very quick to get back to me confirming that several suggestions would be available on the next release.
Pros
I am relatively new to using this tool and I appreciate the visibility that this tool offers me for my rental property(s) to look at different performance metrics. It kind of reminds me a hybrid of Mint and Personal Capital for Rental Properties. I see the potential of this tool platform and look forward to seeing where it goes!
Cons
I like how this tool allows for me to export different financial reports for different time periods, I just wish that it would give me all of the details of the summary data in the spreadsheet? Also, the data exported is appears to be just text data? If I want to modify any of the tables, I can't because there are no formulas?
October 2019

Luciano from Five Star
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Insurance
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
5.0
October 2019
Very happy with it
Pros
Keeps all info in one place and easier to use and track than excel
Cons
Takes time to initially enter all data but worth it after you do it
January 2019
Eduardo from Real Estate
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Commercial Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
Great tool for anyone serious about their real estate investments
Great product filling the void for small yet sophisticated investors to be able to track performance. Overall I'm very glad I found this product and plan to continue using it for future investments.
Pros
The interface is very easy to use and very powerful. Linking up the dedicated accounts to track expenses is a huge time saver for me. I can create professional statements and reports for my partners super easily.
Cons
I wish there was a more robust mobile app that was more than the expense inputs. Perhaps there will be one in the future.
April 2019
Sean from Still Water REI LLC
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
April 2019
Mint for Real Estate
Moved from excel sheets to a completly automated tracking system online with Stessa. Basically an online accountant with minimal user input required. Ability to see problems, and access overall Real Estate Portfolio performance, as well as track expenses, taxes, and cashflow.
Pros
Dashboard look and feel, incorporation of multiple online data sources, tracking for cashflow, equity, taxes, etc.
Cons
Some connections to small banks not available yet.
December 2018
Brittany from Real Estate
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Functionality
3.0
December 2018
Has much potential
Pros
I came across this because I am a landlord of 6 properties and thought it would be extremely helpful to keep me organized. The idea behind it is perfect. It is fairly easy to use so I can stay organized.
Cons
What I did not care for is the fact that there isn’t a tool bar for me to change out other properties or add more properties. There maybe a glitch in the system. Once this is fixed, I can tell you I will be using this 100% of the time to keep my income and expenses organized.

Response from Stessa
Replied December 2018
Hi Brittany - Thanks for your comments. With Stessa's free tier, you can add an unlimited number of properties and portfolios. It's easy to do once logged in on the web platform. You just click "Properties" in the top navigation bar and then select "+ Add Property."
June 2019
Jeb from PPC
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
June 2019
Best tool for tracking RE expenses
Stessa has saved me time and their customer service is amazing.
Pros
Stessa has changed how I track my real estate related expenses and boy is life better. I have been able to put more time into investing and less into worrying about tracking expenses.
Cons
I would like more granular control of what I can share with investors.
February 2019
Jake from University
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Great product all around
closely tracking my expenses to observe areas that can be optimized tracking transactions for tax purposes
Pros
pulls in financial transactions allows receipts to be attached to transactions provides strong visuals of expenses and cash flows
Cons
there are return metrics I'd be interested in seeing in addition to cap rate expense categories aren't customizable.
February 2019
Joe from Real Estate
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
High quality and easy to use
Pros
Easy to use. Have reached out several times to customer support with questions and received quick helpful responses. Really is helping me stay organized with my small but growing portfolio of rentals.
Cons
I would love to see this integrated with a mileage log. Also really looking forward to the Android app.
January 2019
David from Information Technology
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2019
No more spreadsheets - Stessa provides the financial tracking and reporting I need
Pros
They automatically import financial transactions from data sources you link. They provide the ability to track by property and category. The reporting at the end of year (for tax purposes) is simple and thorough. I can't believe it's free.
Cons
They are adding more functionality to improve the reporting. Right now, I get a good summary but, in the future, would like to get some recommendations such as: a) this is the best mortgage to pay off b) you should consider getting a home warranty for this property. I'm sure that will come as they develop. I'd love to see Stessa integrate with other rental management companies like Avail, TenantCloud, Cozy, etc.
March 2020
Umesh from Consult Realty Inc
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
2.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2020
Issue with bank integration
Pros
Very intuitive user interface. Free. Logically thought workflow.
Cons
I agree with a few other reviews about opening up the financials of the company to this software. It does not allow to filter rent if you have connected personal accounts for personal properties. Also, it lacks seamless integration with the bank on a daily basis. You have to pull data manually every time you use it. Two-step authentication via text message would have been a better option rather than an authenticator. Reports generation is not enough. Needs more integration of property management tasks.
February 2019
Paula from Frame Designs
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Consumer Goods
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Amazing software for staying organized!
Stessa software has simplified my life by consolidating all my rental properties and their transactions into one place.
Pros
Stessa has helped me organize my rental properties transactions and has simplified my data management tremendously. If you have any questions or problems customer service goes above and beyond to help. I was having a hard time getting all my transactions to transfer from my bank to Stessa. I contacted the help desk and CSR was able to get my final transactions uploaded. I highly recommend Stessa software for managing your rental properties.
Cons
I can't think of one thing that I don't like about the software.
May 2019
Richard from Defense & Space
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
May 2019
Great software to manage and review properties
Less spreadsheet use required. Great overall look/ charts
Pros
Online web based. Pulls in as much info that is available
Cons
Little hard to link all accounts with consistent imports
March 2019
Dwayne from Sfs mgt
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2019
Software
It’s been great with every aspect
Pros
The software is perfect for my rental properties. The best I’ve used in 13 years of owning rentals
Cons
There is. Nothing that I do not like about this company
January 2019
Cesar from CFA Properties, LLC
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
5.0
January 2019
An actual valuable service
Very professional site and responsive / knowledgeable support staff Refreshing!
Pros
Attractive, intuitive and usable service
Cons
Confusion about actual vs proforma expenses - needed to contact support
May 2019
Brooke from Husqvarna
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Consumer Goods
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
5.0
May 2019
If you value your time; sign up for Stessa.
Pros
1 Stop Shop. It helps keep me more organized.
Cons
Platform is pretty intuitive overall. Only downside is that it is not available on Google phones.
May 2019

Rhett from Education Management
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Education Management
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
3.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
3.0
May 2019
Stessa for Real Estate Owners/Investors
Pros
Stessa is an intuitive software that streamlines information for real estate investors and owners.
Cons
The interface could be more aesthetically pleasing