Jose Correia Agrela, 29, of no fixed address, is accused of killing Colin Evans, 39, whose body was found at a flat in Broomfield Road, Chelmsford on Tuesday.
He had been stabbed multiple times.
Mr Agrela appeared before Chelmsford magistrates and was remanded in custody. He is due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on 6 October.
A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Essex.