Stessa is a financial tracking tool for rental investors. Shuk is a full property management platform built for landlords who actually run their rentals. This page covers where they overlap, where they differ, and why running both tools often costs more than one.
The 30-second view on which platform fits which landlord.
You treat each rental as a financial instrument. Schedule E, depreciation tracking, and portfolio dashboards matter more to you than tenant messaging or maintenance workflows.
You manage 1 to 100 units, deal with tenants directly, and want one platform that handles both your books and your day-to-day operations.
Stessa is the best free product for investor-mindset landlords focused on tax tracking. But Stessa users routinely pair it with a second tool for operations, paying $300-$1,500 per year between the two. Shuk's $5 per unit replaces both with one platform: financial reporting plus operational management in a single base plan.
Pricing, fees, features, and the things landlords ask about most.
Product features that exist on Shuk's platform today and have no equivalent on Avail.
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Landlord pricing, tenant fees, and included features across both platforms.
Stessa's free tier
Most users pair this with a separate PM tool for operational needs.
Stessa's top tier
$35/mo monthly billing. Adds Cash Management, 7 eSigs/mo, capital expense tracking.
All-in flat pricing
Replaces Stessa plus your PM tool. Volume discount at 5+ units.
"Shuk Rentals has helped me receive tenant payments faster than competing platforms. The built-in service provider feature also gives landlords access to reliable, high-quality professionals, making maintenance and repairs easier and more efficient."
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Dan M.
"Shuk allowed me to secure trustworthy tenants more than 60 days prior to lease end date. Tenants searched for my property based on lease dates. For a small property owner, any vacancy is a huge hit, so this feature gave me incredible peace of mind."
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David B.
"Recently started using Shuk and it makes my experience as a renter so smooth and easy! Easy to get set up and super convenient to have access to everything in one place."
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Amanda S.
"I love the lease renewal indicator tool. That is super cool."
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Lori G.
"The Lease Indication Tool is a standout-it helps me predict which tenants are likely to renew, so I can plan ahead, avoid vacancies, and keep providing great places to live. It's smart, intuitive, and makes property management easier and more rewarding than ever!"
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Leule A.
Our founding team includes landlords with 15+ years of experience managing their own properties. Shuk was built to solve the problems we lived every day.
Find answers to common questions about our products and services
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What landlords typically ask when comparing Shuk to this platform.
You may not need to fully switch. Stessa's bookkeeping depth (bank feeds, depreciation, Schedule E) is genuinely strong. The question to ask: are you also paying for a second tool to handle maintenance, messaging, e-sign, and lease management? If yes, you're running two systems and likely two tenant-facing surfaces. Shuk consolidates both into one platform at $5 per unit per month. Many Stessa users keep Stessa Cash Management for banking and move everything else to Shuk.
Stessa Free covers basic transaction tracking and rent collection. The moment you need maintenance tickets, eSign, capital expense tracking, or richer reporting, you're on Manage ($12 per month) or Pro ($28 per month). And most Stessa Free users still pair it with a separate PM tool for tenant communication and operations. So the real comparison isn't Stessa Free vs Shuk; it's Stessa plus your other tool vs Shuk alone. At every portfolio size from 1 to 15+ units, Shuk beats the Stessa plus second tool combination on total cost.
Not yet. Stessa's Yodlee-powered bank feeds are a real advantage if your workflow is 'import every transaction and categorize for taxes.' Shuk's Financial Reporting and Expense Management cover the operational P&L use case (track income and expenses, generate Schedule E categorization, export reports) but without bank-feed integration. If you live in QuickBooks or your CPA insists on Stessa's exact tax package, keep Stessa for the books. Shuk handles everything else.
A fair question. Roofstock (Stessa's parent since 2021) went through two rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023 totaling about 42% of staff. They merged with Mynd in June 2024 and sold 1,700 properties in November 2025 as portfolio cleanup. Stessa itself is still operating but the parent company is restructuring. Shuk's parent company is just Shuk, focused on landlords, and we're growing rather than restructuring.
That's a real Stessa advantage. Thread Bank powers Stessa Cash Management with up to 3.24% APY on Pro and 1.1% cashback on the debit card. Shuk does not offer landlord banking or a debit card. If Cash Management is part of why you stay on Stessa, keep that account. Shuk's pitch is everything else: the operational side at a lower total cost.
Many landlords do. The typical setup: Stessa stays for bank feeds, Schedule E reports, and Cash Management; Shuk handles tenant management, leases, maintenance, messaging, and rent collection. You export Shuk's financial reports to your accountant or use them to reconcile against Stessa's records. Eventually Shuk's reporting may cover everything you need, but for now the two tools can coexist cleanly.
Book a free 20-minute call with Oliver. He's managed rentals for 15 years. Whatever you're dealing with, he's probably dealt with it too.
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