Comparison

Clearing vs QuickBooks

General accounting software, adapted for short-term rentals — but not built for it.

How they compare

Clearing vs QuickBooks, feature by feature

QuickBooks is capable general-ledger software, but short-term rental managers have to bolt on the STR-specific pieces themselves. Clearing handles them natively.

30 criteria 30 Clearing 20 QuickBooks
Clearing
QuickBooks
Integrations
Connects with STR property management software
Yes
No
Connects with OTAs & payment processors
Yes
No
Connects with cleaning & turnover tools
Yes
No
Connects with guest-experience upsell tools
Yes
No
Link external bank accounts
Yes
Yes
Link external credit cards
Yes
Yes
Additional accounting integrations
Yes
No
Payments
Manage & store frequent recipients
Yes
Yes
Pay homeowners & vendors (in-app ACH)
Yes
Yes
Banking & funds
Virtual bank accounts
Yes
No
In-app trust accounting & fund routing
Yes
No
General accounting
Automated bookkeeping rules & workflows
Yes
Yes
Markups, recurring charges & booking management
Yes
Yes
Receipt upload, AI parsing & auto-allocation
Yes
Yes
Categorize by property, account, owner & billing
Yes
Yes
Custom & configurable chart of accounts
Yes
Yes
In-app cash flow & P&L statements
Yes
Yes
Reconciliation (trust & operating accounts)
Yes
Yes
Automate tax, commission & owner-payment calculations
Yes
Yes
In-app invoicing
Yes
Yes
Owner management
Homeowner & management-company statements
Yes
Yes
Owner payouts (cash or accrual basis)
Yes
Yes
Workspace
Mobile application
Yes
Yes
Multi-entity business support
Yes
Yes
Multiple roles & configurable permissions
Yes
Yes
Accountant & bookkeeper access
Yes
Yes
Homeowner portal
Yes
No
Support
Guided onboarding
Yes
No
Dedicated customer support
Yes
No
Bookkeeping & accounting service partnerships
Yes
Yes

QuickBooks can handle many of these in a general-accounting context with manual setup and add-ons. Clearing is built for short-term rentals from the ground up, so they work automatically.

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Loved by operators

Why teams switch to Clearing

“Matching bookings and deposit amounts used to take hours. Clearing eliminated our need for a third-party bookkeeping service and cut our internal accounting workload from 40+ hours a month to under 20. It automatically matches transactions, flags issues, and makes sure nothing gets missed.”

Ashley
80+ listings

“Once I found Clearing, I completely replaced my home-grown solution and finally got the time savings and accuracy I needed in bookkeeping and reconciliation.”

Pat
15 listings

“Clearing is a game changer for managing properties. Revenue and expenses are automatically allocated by unit and save me hours of manual bookkeeping every month.”

Ron
10 units
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