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Avalara

avalara.com
Accounting Software
Few Days

Agentic Tax and Compliance™, trusted and built to scale

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Overview

Avalara automates tax compliance tasks including sales tax returns, VAT, GST, customs duties, and import taxes calculations. The platform uses agentic AI to handle tax work across multiple jurisdictions, enabling businesses to maintain compliance while scaling globally. It serves 43,000+ customers across 75+ countries with pre-built integrations and open APIs.

Features

20 features across 8 categories

AI(1)

Agentic AI Tax AutomationAIPremium

AI-powered automation that performs tax compliance tasks including calculations, returns, and reporting

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Calculation(3)

Customs Duties and Import Tax CalculationsPremium

Automated calculation of customs duties and import taxes for cross-border transactions

Sales Tax Calculations

Automated calculation of sales and use tax across multiple states and jurisdictions

VAT and GST Calculations

Calculates Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax for international compliance

Also in: TurboTax, Lacerte Tax Software, Corvee

Compliance(7)

Audit Preparation

Tools and automation to prepare for sales tax audits and maintain audit-ready documentation

Exemption Certificate Management

Streamlines the management and tracking of sales tax exemption certificates

International Tax SolutionsPremium

Comprehensive solutions for cross-border and international tax compliance

License Guidance

Identifies appropriate business licenses required for operations

Multi-State Tax Compliance

Enables compliance across multiple states with automatic calculation and filing

Sales Tax Registration

Automated registration of business for sales tax collection in required jurisdictions

Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Program Support

Support for businesses enrolled in the Streamlined Sales Tax program

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Document Management(1)

Document Management

Streamlined management and storage of tax compliance documents

Also in: Litify, Mitratech, Kissflow

Integration(5)

E-commerce Platform Integrations

Pre-built integrations with leading e-commerce platforms

Marketplace Integrations

Integrations with major marketplace platforms for multi-channel tax compliance

Open API

Open API to connect with virtually any system not already prebuilt

Point-of-Sale Integrations

Integrations with point-of-sale systems for retail tax compliance

Pre-built ERP Integrations

Over 1,400 signed partner integrations with leading ERP systems

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Reporting(1)

Sales Tax Returns Management

Automation to manage and streamline sales tax return filing and reporting

Also in: monday.com, Smartsheet, 1Password

Research(1)

Tax ResearchAI

Automated tax research capabilities to identify tax obligations and changes

Also in: Justinmind, MarketMuse, InVision

Tax Calculation(1)

AvaTax

Core tax calculation and compliance platform that handles sales tax, VAT, GST, customs duties and import taxes

Pricing

License Guidance

Starting at $119
  • ✓Business license guidance

Sales Tax Registration

$403 per location
  • ✓Sales tax registration per business location

New Businesses

Custom
  • ✓Returns & Reporting
  • ✓Business licenses

Small Businesses

Custom
  • ✓Returns & Reporting
  • ✓Business licenses
  • ✓Calculations
  • ✓Exempt sales management

Midsize Businesses

Custom
  • ✓Returns & Reporting
  • ✓Business licenses
  • ✓Calculations
  • ✓Exempt sales management
  • ✓International tax solutions

Enterprise Businesses

Custom
  • ✓Returns & Reporting
  • ✓Business licenses
  • ✓Calculations
  • ✓Exempt sales management
  • ✓International tax solutions
  • ✓Streamlined Sales Tax (SST)

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Avalara alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 20 features.

Buy Avalara

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Avalara saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 20 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

5 known integrations

E-commerce PlatformsERP SystemsFinancial SystemsMarketplace PlatformsPoint-of-Sale Systems