Accounting & Tax
Clearing
Trust accounting and bookkeeping built for short-term rental managers
Solid Option
Specialist bookkeeping for STR managers who actually need trust accounting
From $25 • No free trial
Comparison
Clearing vs Hostfully Bookkeeper
Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.
Accounting & Tax
Hostfully Bookkeeper
Accounting and financial reporting built into Hostfully's property management platform
Solid Option
Solid accounting layer if you're already on Hostfully's PMS
From $129 • No free trial
✓Editorial verdict
Which Should You Pick: Clearing or Hostfully Bookkeeper?
Pick Clearing if you need real trust accounting with segregated owner funds and ACH disbursement, or if you're not on Hostfully and want a PMS-agnostic bookkeeping layer that works with 15+ PMSs. Pick Hostfully Bookkeeper if you're already on or buying Hostfully as your PMS and want accounting bundled in — owner statements, Extended Data Reports, and a QuickBooks handoff at a published fixed-price from $15/property/mo on Growth (1–50 listings), before a platform fee whose amount Hostfully does not publish.
Editorial perspective from the Clearing side; factual claims about Hostfully Bookkeeper are drawn from its review.
Pricing Side-by-Side
Clearing
Full pricing →From $25 • No free trial
Up to 5 listings
$25/mo
- Bookkeeping baseline
- PMS, Stripe, and Airbnb data ingestion
11-20 listings
$9.25 per unit/mo
- Bookkeeping baseline
- Per-unit pricing kicks in
100+ listings
$8.50 per unit/mo
- Bookkeeping baseline at lowest published per-unit rate
- Suitable for portfolios at scale
Trust accounting add-on
$2.50 per unit/mo + $199-$499 setup
- Virtual bank accounts to segregate rental funds
- ACH disbursement to homeowners
Hostfully Bookkeeper
Full pricing →From $129 • No free trial
Starter
$129/mo
~$117/mo billed annually (~9% discount)
Up to 4 listings
- Extended Data Report with flexible owner/property columns
- Automated CSV and HTML report exports
- Clearing integration for trust accounting
- QuickBooks Online connector
- 120+ integrations included
Pro
$229/mo
Annual billing discount available
Up to 11 listings
- Everything in Starter
- Enhanced owner statement customization
- Zapier and API workflows for custom accounting exports
- Multi-user access with role permissions
Pro Plus
$285/mo
Annual billing discount available
Up to 19 listings
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced reporting with per-property tax holding rules
- Priority customer support
Premium
Custom quote
20+ listings
- Everything in Pro Plus
- Dedicated account management
- Custom onboarding and training sessions
- Volume-based pricing negotiation
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What Clearing does well
Broad PMS and payment-processor integration coverage
The integrations page lists Hostaway, Guesty, Hospitable, Lodgify, OwnerRez, Stripe, and others — unusually wide for a bookkeeping-layer product, which reduces lock-in if you switch PMSes.
Trust accounting is the headline feature, not a bolt-on
The homepage title is 'Trust accounting for Property Managers' and the platform supports virtual bank accounts to keep owner funds segregated — a compliance step generalist tools push back to the operator.
Vendor case studies cite quantified time savings
Named customers on the customer-story page report cuts like 'up to 70%' fewer month-end hours across 300+ properties and one operator saving 50+ hours monthly.
What Hostfully Bookkeeper does well
120+ integrations included in all plans with specialized accounting partners
All Hostfully packages include access to 120+ integrations, including Clearing for AI-powered trust accounting and QuickBooks Online for automated bookkeeping workflows.
Industry-leading flexible reporting via Extended Data Report
Any data collected from listing sites, OTAs, or direct booking sites can be placed into custom columns, enabling calculations for owner fees, per-property exceptions, and tax holdings with CSV or HTML export.
Consistently praised customer support and onboarding
Reviewers describe onboarding as smooth with helpful training sessions. The team is described as attentive, quick to resolve issues, and consistently improving the platform according to Capterra reviews.
Where Clearing falls short
Plan tier pricing requires a sales call
Both Pro and Ultimate plans show 'Talk with Sales' on the pricing page, and a third-party directory notes a demo is required before purchase. Apples-to-apples comparison requires booking a call.
Trust accounting is priced separately from the bookkeeping base
It's $2.50 per unit per month plus a one-time implementation fee scaling from $199 to $499 by portfolio size — meaningful budget for a 50-listing operator.
Very limited independent review signal
shorttermrentalsoftware.com lists '0 reviews currently listed' and Capterra/G2 don't surface a populated page, so buyers lean heavily on vendor-published case studies.
Where Hostfully Bookkeeper falls short
Requires full PMS subscription — no standalone accounting option
There is no way to purchase Hostfully's accounting features separately. The minimum entry point is the $129/mo Starter plan, which may be excessive for operators who only need bookkeeping.
Reported performance issues with slow page loads
Multiple reviewers report certain features taking 5-10 seconds to load, with navigation requiring multiple steps and lacking mobile optimization.
Limited customization and mobile app restrictions
Users report limited flexibility in customizing guidebook layouts and the inability to edit existing templates from the mobile app, with a learning curve for advanced automation setup.
Which Should You Pick
Pick Clearing if
Property managers running 10-300+ short-term rental units who need automated trust accounting, owner statements, and reconciliation across multiple OTAs and PMSes.
Skip Clearing if
You're a single-listing host, you need a PMS replacement (Clearing layers on top of one), or you require self-serve plan-tier pricing without a sales call.
Pick Hostfully Bookkeeper if
Property managers running 4-20+ short-term rental listings who need centralized booking management with integrated accounting workflows through Clearing and QuickBooks Online.
Skip Hostfully Bookkeeper if
You need standalone accounting software only, or you manage fewer than 4 properties where the $129/month base cost exceeds per-listing value.
Where Clearing and Hostfully Bookkeeper actually differ
- Clearing is PMS-agnostic with per-listing pricing — $25/mo floor up to 5 listings, $9.25/unit at 11–20, down to $8.50/unit at 100+; Hostfully Bookkeeper is sold only as part of the Hostfully PMS at $15/property/mo (4 listings), $25/property/mo (11), or $25/property/mo (19).
- Clearing's headline feature is trust accounting with virtual bank accounts and ACH disbursement to homeowners as a $2.50/unit/mo add-on plus $199–$499 setup; Hostfully Bookkeeper has no native trust accounting and integrates with Clearing for that capability.
- Clearing layers on top of 15+ PMSs including Hostaway, Guesty, Hospitable, Lodgify, and OwnerRez; Hostfully is a full PMS with direct Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com channel connections plus 120+ integrations but is not PMS-agnostic.
- Hostfully publishes fixed plan pricing across all PMS plans; Clearing's Pro and Ultimate bundles are gated behind 'Talk with Sales,' though the per-listing baseline is public.
- Hostfully has a deep public review footprint and visible support reputation; Clearing has thin independent review signal — Capterra and G2 don't surface populated pages and shorttermrentalsoftware.com lists 0 reviews.
Common objections
- If Hostfully integrates with Clearing anyway, why not just use Clearing on top of Hostfully?
- Many operators do exactly that — Hostfully Bookkeeper handles reports, owner statements, and the QuickBooks export, while Clearing handles segregated trust accounts and ACH disbursement to owners. If your state requires trust accounting or you're moving outside owners' funds, the Clearing add-on is the right call. If you only need reports and a QuickBooks handoff, Hostfully Bookkeeper alone is sufficient.
- Clearing starts at $25/mo while Hostfully's minimum is $15/property/mo — isn't Clearing cheaper?
- Only if you're comparing accounting alone. Hostfully's $15/property/mo includes a full PMS with channel management across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com plus 120+ integrations — accounting is just one layer. Clearing's $25/mo floor buys bookkeeping only and assumes you already pay for a separate PMS underneath. Stack the PMS cost on top and the gap narrows or reverses.
- I'm not on Hostfully and don't want to switch PMSes. Is Hostfully Bookkeeper even an option?
- No. Hostfully Bookkeeper is not sold standalone — it requires the full Hostfully PMS subscription. If you're committed to your current PMS, Clearing is the practical choice because it integrates with 15+ PMSs including Hostaway, Guesty, Hospitable, Lodgify, and OwnerRez. Hostfully Bookkeeper is only on the table if you're willing to migrate booking platforms.
Keep Digging
Clearing
Specialist bookkeeping for STR managers who actually need trust accounting
Hostfully Bookkeeper
Solid accounting layer if you're already on Hostfully's PMS