Roxby vs Baselane
Keep your existing bank accounts. Get dedicated STR books.
Baselane requires opening proprietary bank accounts to unlock automated bookkeeping. Roxby is bank-agnostic, connecting supported accounts through Plaid.
No need to move business operating accounts, change cards, or route funds through a third party.
Side-by-side comparison
Roxby vs Baselane comparison matrix.
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| Capability | Roxby | Baselane | Why it matters for hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking Freedom | Connect supported existing checking, savings, and credit-card accounts through Plaid | Requires moving your deposits and opening proprietary checking accounts for full features | Roxby does not require funds to be moved into a Roxby bank account. |
| STR Statement Parsing | Imports supported official Airbnb CSV and Vrbo XLSX reports to separate available source components | Relies primarily on bank transaction descriptions without OTA statement ingestion | Bank feeds show net deposits; supported platform statements can provide available fee, tax, and adjustment components for review. |
| Mortgage Debt Service Allocation | Supports reviewed separation of principal, interest, and escrow components from available lender records | Treats entire mortgage payment as single line or requires manual split entry each month | Principal, interest, and escrow components can receive different book and tax treatment and require review. |
| Accounting-First Design | Independent double-entry ledger focused on monthly books and closes | Banking and card-issuing company where accounting is an auxiliary hook | Separates the accounting workflow from deposit custody. |
| Accountant Viewer Access | Read-only CPA portal included in every plan without sharing banking login credentials | Sharing access often requires granting user credentials to your banking portal | Uses customer-authorized professional access with explicit client and entity scope. |
Key architectural differences
The hidden costs of generic tools.
Keep Existing Banking Relationships
Connect supported accounts through Plaid without opening a Roxby bank account or moving funds to Roxby.
Switching banks requires notifying platforms, updating turnover cleaner payment routing, and changing utility auto-pay accounts.
Source-Linked Report Drilldown
Supported report amounts drill down to posted lines and linked available source records.
Transaction histories are tied to proprietary banking records that are difficult to export cleanly if you ever switch services.
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