No other tool does what Lodgic does
for short-term rental hosts.
Generic accounting software. Long-term rental tools. Disconnected spreadsheets. See exactly how Lodgic compares to the alternatives you’re probably using right now.
Built for STR hosts. Not adapted for them.
Every tool you’ve tried was built for someone else: landlords, retailers, accountants. Lodgic is the only platform built from scratch around how short-term rental hosts actually operate.
STR-specific IRS categories
Schedule E line items pre-loaded. Not a generic chart of accounts you have to customize. The right categories from the moment you sign up.
AI receipt scanning
Snap a photo, AI reads it in seconds. No other STR-focused tool at this price point offers mobile receipt scanning with automatic IRS categorization.
Books + back-office in one
Bookkeeping and property operations under one roof. Competitors do one or the other. Lodgic does both, and connects them so your expenses flow automatically.
Guided monthly book closing
A step-by-step checklist walks you through closing your books each month. No other STR tool has this. Most hosts skip it and pay the price at tax time.
How Lodgic stacks up.
A direct comparison against the tools STR hosts are actually using right now.
| Feature | ✦ Lodgic | Stessa | REI Hub | QuickBooks | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | |||||
| STR-specific IRS Schedule E | ✓ Built in | General rental | General rental | Manual setup | ✕ Manual |
| Per-property P&L reports | ✓ Automatic | ✓ | ✓ | Setup required | ✕ Manual |
| AI receipt scanning | ✓ Included | Basic only | ✕ No app | Add-on cost | ✕ |
| Monthly book closing checklist | ✓ Guided | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Transaction auto-categorization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| CPA-ready reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Manual |
| Schedule E tax worksheet | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Property Operations | |||||
| Property hub & details | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Service & maintenance tracking | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Contractor management | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Document storage with alerts | ✓ | ✕ | Basic | ✕ | ✕ |
| Loan & mortgage tracking | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | Manual | ✕ |
| Inventory & furnishings log | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Knowledge base per property | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Pricing & Access | |||||
| Free plan | ✓ Forever | Limited | ✓ | Trial only | ✓ |
| Starting paid price | $8/mo | $12/mo | $15/mo | $30+/mo | $0 |
| Built specifically for STR hosts | ✓ 100% | General rental | General rental | ✕ General | ✕ |
| No credit card to start | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
Why hosts switch to Lodgic.
The specific reasons hosts leave each of these tools, and what they find when they get here.
- Stessa tracks finances but has no property operations: no contractor management, no maintenance logs, no document storage
- Third-party receipt scanning (Veryfi). No built-in STR-specific AI categorization./li>
- No guided monthly book closing. Hosts fall behind and scramble at tax time
- Built for buy-and-hold landlords, not STR operators managing turnovers
- REI Hub has a mobile app for basic receipt capture. Reviewers consistently flag the lack of receipt scanning on the go as a major gap
- No property operations features. Purely a bookkeeping tool
- Built for all rental types, not optimized for the STR workflow
- No knowledge base, no contractor management, no document alerts
- QuickBooks requires hours of setup to configure for STR: wrong categories, no rental-specific workflows
- Costs $30+/mo alone. STR-specific add-ons like BnbTally can add $25+/mo more
- No property operations features whatsoever
- Steep learning curve. Built for accountants, not hosts
- Spreadsheets have no receipt scanning. Every expense is typed in manually
- No IRS categories built in. You recategorize everything at tax time
- Formula errors compound over time and cause real tax problems
- No property operations, no alerts, no contractor tracking. Just rows and columns
The features that make the real difference.
Not everything shows up in a comparison table. Here’s what hosts actually notice after switching.
The only STR bookkeeping tool with a mobile receipt scanner.
REI Hub has a mobile app for receipt capture. Lodgic’s AI goes further by automatically suggesting a suggested Schedule E category and logging the expense in one step. Lodgic’s AI receipt scanning works from your phone camera in seconds. Snap a receipt at Home Depot, at the hardware store, anywhere, and it’s logged, categorized, and organized for tax time.
- ✓Scan from your phone, works on any device, no download required
- ✓AI reads vendor, amount, date, and IRS category automatically
- ✓Digital archive, every receipt always searchable
Books and back-office connected. No double entry.
Every other tool forces you to choose: bookkeeping or property management. With Lodgic, when you log a maintenance expense in Manage it will flow directly into Books (coming soon). One entry, both places. Your P&L is always accurate and your property records are always current.
- ✓Expenses logged in Manage will appear in Books automatically (coming soon)
- ✓Contractor costs tied to properties and IRS categories
- ✓One platform, one login, zero duplication
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