Roxby vs Stessa
Built for short-term rentals, not just long-term leases.
Stessa was designed for traditional long-term rentals with predictable once-a-month rent checks. It lacks native payout deconstruction, multi-channel support, and verified monthly close workflows.
Roxby includes double-entry accounting controls and signed monthly close receipts.
Side-by-side comparison
Roxby vs Stessa comparison matrix.
See how purpose-built short-term rental accounting compares against generic alternatives.
| Capability | Roxby | Stessa | Why it matters for hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Frequency Payout Handling | Reviews supported payout statements across supported channels with source-component breakdowns | Designed for single monthly tenant rent payments; high transaction frequency clutters review | STR portfolios can generate frequent transactions that benefit from source-aware grouping and review. |
| Cleaning Fee Deconstruction | Preserves available guest cleaning fee components separately from reviewed operating expenses | Lumps cleaning collections into general rental income without turnover matching | Keeps available cleaning-fee components separate from reviewed operating expenses; contractor filing decisions remain with the customer and accountant. |
| Double-Entry Ledger Integrity | Strict double-entry bookkeeping with source-linked review history and balanced debits/credits | Single-entry cash tracking that CPAs often must rebuild in their own software | Double-entry validation checks debit and credit equality; reconciliation and tax-return conclusions remain separate reviews. |
| Verified Monthly Close | Four-step close records reconciliation status and a versioned Close Receipt with governed reopening | No formal closing process; historical periods can be modified retrospectively | Restricts ordinary changes while retaining authorized correction and revised-close history. |
| Multi-Platform Support | Supported official Airbnb and Vrbo statement imports, customer-recorded direct-booking facts, and mixed-use expense review | Basic bank rule classification with no direct platform statement parsing | Retains available source components across supported booking sources for review. |
Key architectural differences
The hidden costs of generic tools.
Operating Margins vs Cash Inflow
Roxby tracks available gross-booking, channel-fee, cleaning, utility, and debt-service records separately by property for operating-result review.
Stessa provides high-level cash tracking that obscures platform fees and variable turnover costs, masking underperforming listings.
Source-Linked Accountant Workpapers
Export source-linked accountant packages that disclose source coverage and unresolved reconciliation differences for accountant review.
CPAs often reject single-entry exports, forcing hosts to pay for manual bookkeeping reconciliation at year-end.
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