Avalara vs Taxually

Avalara (AF Score 77) and Taxually (AF Score 69) are two of the most cross-shopped sales tax and VAT platforms in our directory. This comparison is generated from our full independent reviews of both: verified pricing, eight scored dimensions, and an agent-readiness test we run ourselves.

What each costs

Avalara
Price
$69 to $79/state/mo (published)
How it's priced
Per-state plans under $50M revenue; quote above that
Taxually
Price
Quote only
How it's priced
Quote only: 12-month plans by country, filing and volume

The verdict at a glance

Avalara scores higher overall (77 to 69), but the right pick depends on what you weight.

Avalara is a sales and use tax platform (AvaTax calculation, Managed Returns filing and exemption certificate management) for growing and mid-market companies that collect tax in many U.S. states, with VAT, 1099 and property tax sold as separate products.

Taxually is a Budapest-based indirect tax compliance service that registers, files and pays VAT, GST and US sales tax for cross-border sellers, enterprises and accounting firms, with EPR reporting and an e-invoicing API that reaches 32 countries.

Quick facts

  • Avalara AF score. 77/100
  • Avalara implementation. Medium
  • Avalara best fit. Sellers filing in 5 to 25 states
  • Taxually AF score. 69/100
  • Taxually implementation. Medium
  • Taxually best fit. Cross-border sellers filing EU VAT

Dimension by dimension

  • Compliance depth. Avalara 84, Taxually 68. Edge: Avalara.
  • Scalability. Avalara 86, Taxually 70. Edge: Avalara.
  • AI / agent readiness. Avalara 87, Taxually 66. Edge: Avalara.
  • Support. Avalara 62, Taxually 62. Edge: Even.
  • Implementation. Avalara 72, Taxually 74. Edge: Taxually.
  • Pricing transparency. Avalara 69, Taxually 59. Edge: Avalara.
  • Tax content & coverage. Avalara 89, Taxually 76. Edge: Avalara.
  • Integrations & data flow. Avalara 91, Taxually 64. Edge: Avalara.

Pick Avalara if

  • U.S. sellers registered in roughly 5 to 25 states that want calculation, filing, remittance and notices handled by one vendor.
  • Companies on NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Business Central, SAP, Oracle or Workday that need an Avalara connector and a SOC 1 report for their auditors.
  • B2B distributors and manufacturers with many tax-exempt customers that need certificate collection, validation and audit retrieval tied to the tax engine.

Pick Taxually if

  • Amazon, Shopify and marketplace sellers that need VAT numbers, fiscal representation and monthly filings in several EU countries from one provider
  • SaaS and digital sellers on Stripe Tax that want returns filed across the long tail of countries where Stripe calculates the tax
  • Accounting firms that want a white-label VAT and US sales tax filing back office for cross-border clients

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