How to Build Your Own Avalara
Replace Avalara with a custom build. Agentic Tax and Compliance™, trusted and built to scale
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 20 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 20 features
Compliance(7 features)
Tools and automation to prepare for sales tax audits and maintain audit-ready documentation
Streamlines the management and tracking of sales tax exemption certificates
Comprehensive solutions for cross-border and international tax compliance
Identifies appropriate business licenses required for operations
Enables compliance across multiple states with automatic calculation and filing
+2 more in this category
Integration(5 features)
Pre-built integrations with leading e-commerce platforms
Integrations with major marketplace platforms for multi-channel tax compliance
Open API to connect with virtually any system not already prebuilt
Integrations with point-of-sale systems for retail tax compliance
Over 1,400 signed partner integrations with leading ERP systems
Calculation(3 features)
Automated calculation of customs duties and import taxes for cross-border transactions
Automated calculation of sales and use tax across multiple states and jurisdictions
Calculates Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax for international compliance
AI(1 features)
AI-powered automation that performs tax compliance tasks including calculations, returns, and reporting
Document Management(1 features)
Streamlined management and storage of tax compliance documents
Reporting(1 features)
Automation to manage and streamline sales tax return filing and reporting
Research(1 features)
Automated tax research capabilities to identify tax obligations and changes
Tax Calculation(1 features)
Core tax calculation and compliance platform that handles sales tax, VAT, GST, customs duties and import taxes
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