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Stessa: pricing, fees and AI features

Checked Oct 24, 2026Stessa is rental property software for real estate investors and landlords, with bookkeeping, rent collection, screening and leases. Every plan covers unlimited properties, starting with a free Essentials plan. It has a free plan; tenants or applicants pay fees instead.

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Stessa at a glance

Company
Stessa, Inc.1
Headquarters
San Francisco area.2
Made for
Real estate investors and landlords. Unlimited properties on every plan.3
Free plan
Essentials is free: unlimited properties, bank feeds, basic reports, rent collection, screening. Leases cost $15 each.4
Rent payments
No-fee ACH for landlords; cards also supported. Accelerated rent payments on Manage and Pro.5
Tenant screening
Through RentPrep: credit or background check $29 each, complete package $49, income verification add-on $10.6
Leases and e-sign
Attorney-drafted state leases. Essentials $15 each; Manage: unlimited leases, 1 e-signature/month; Pro: 7/month.7
Maintenance
Maintenance requests and tracking are included free on Essentials.8
Accounting
Bank feeds on all plans; Schedule E on Manage; advanced reports, budgeting, pro-forma on Pro.9
Banking
Banking services come from Thread Bank, Member FDIC. Stessa is not a bank.10
Listings
Vacancy ads syndicate to Zillow's family of sites on all plans.11
AI features
Stessa doesn't describe any feature as AI. Its pricing lists smart receipt scanning: 5 a month on Essentials and Manage, unlimited on Pro.12
App Store rating
4.8 average from 5,267 ratings on the Apple App Store.13
Stessa website
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Captured Oct 24, 2026.

What Stessa costs at your unit count

Monthly cost by plan, worked out from the pricing rules Stessa publishes. Tenant-paid fees aren't included.

PlanBilling5 units20 units50 units200 units
Essentials4free$0$0$0$0
Manage14annual$12$12$12$12
Pro15annual$28$28$28$28

"—" means the plan isn't offered at that many units. "≥" means the vendor adds a minimum spend it doesn't publish. Compare every tool on the pricing page.

Stessa's published prices

Prices as published, checked Oct 24, 2026. Each price links to its source; if a figure comes from a reseller or third party instead of Stessa, the details say so. "—" means there is no public price.

PlanPriceDetails
Essentials$04Free, covering all properties.
Manage (annual)$1214$12 per month, billed annually, for all properties.
Manage (monthly)$1514$15 per month, billed monthly, for all properties.
Pro (annual)$2815$28 per month, billed annually, for all properties.
Pro (monthly)$3515$35 per month, billed monthly, for all properties.

What Stessa doesn't publish

Founding year, tenant payment fee amounts and deposit speed are not published. Ask the vendor before you sign.

Last checked Oct 24, 2026. Every figure links to the page it came from (see Sources). Found something out of date? Tell us. How we pick and rank: methodology.

Sources 15 sources from 2 sites, including stessa.com, itunes.apple.comShow

Every fact on this page comes from one of these.

  1. © 2026 Stessa, Inc. All rights reserved.stessa.com/pricing
  2. Stessa was founded by seasoned technology executives based out of San Franciscostessa.com/company
  3. All plans include an unlimited number of properties.stessa.com/pricing
  4. Essentials Free For newer investors looking to get organized and accomplish key tasks efficiently.stessa.com/pricing
  5. With a no-fee ACH option for landlords and additional payment methods like credit cards and debit cards also supportedstessa.com/rent-collection
  6. Complete Screening Package $ 49 Order Nowstessa.com/tenant-screening
  7. generate a lease built on attorney-drafted state specific templates, send it for e-signaturestessa.com/tenant-screening
  8. Maintenance requests (new!) Maintenance trackingstessa.com/pricing
  9. Get everything in Essentials plus: One (1) eSignature/month Schedule E reportstessa.com/pricing
  10. Banking services provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC.stessa.com/pricing
  11. syndicate your listing out to Zillowstessa.com/tenant-screening
  12. Smart receipt scanning 5 / month 5 / month Unlimitedstessa.com/pricing
  13. "averageUserRating": 4.79514, "userRatingCount": 5267itunes.apple.com/search
  14. Manage $12 /month, paid annually $15 /month, paid monthlystessa.com/pricing
  15. Pro $28 /month, paid annually $35 /month, paid monthlystessa.com/pricing