Avalara Alternatives & Competitors: 8 Tools (2026)

Quick answer: the best Avalara alternatives in 2026 are GoodVat for online businesses selling in several states or countries, TaxJar for US-only stores, Stripe Tax for Stripe-only businesses, Quaderno for invoicing-first creators, Anrok for B2B SaaS, Kintsugi and Numeral for free US nexus monitoring, and Vertex for enterprises on SAP or Oracle.

Avalara changed its pricing in August 2026, so most “Avalara alternatives” lists you’ll find are out of date. This one uses Avalara’s new published prices and each competitor’s own pricing page, checked on 12 November 2026.

Disclosure: GoodVat publishes this comparison and is one of the tools on it. Competitor prices are the plan prices each vendor publishes, at face value. Where a vendor is the better choice, we say so.

Avalara alternatives at a glance

What changed at Avalara in 2026

On 19 August 2026 Avalara launched Avalara Select, its first published per-state prices, for businesses with up to $50 million in revenue:

Avalara Select plan	Price	Minimum	What’s included
Core Compliance	$79 per state per month, or $799 per state per year	3 states	AvaTax calculation, nexus monitoring, managed US returns
Core Compliance + SST Services	$69 per state per month, or $699 per state per year	None	The same, with Streamlined Sales Tax states at no charge

Both plans cap US volume at 200,000 transactions. Above $50 million in revenue, with several legal entities, or for VAT and GST, Avalara still quotes. Registrations and guided implementation are sold separately.

Published prices make Avalara easier to compare, but the model hasn’t changed: you pay for every state, so the bill grows each time you cross a new nexus threshold.

Why businesses look for an Avalara alternative

• Per-state pricing. Every new state adds to the monthly bill, and a three-state minimum applies on Core Compliance.
• VAT and GST are quote-only. Selling to the EU, UK, Canada or Australia means a second sales conversation.
• Automatic renewals. Subscriptions renew under Avalara’s service terms. Complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau most often concern renewals charged after customers asked to cancel. Avalara holds an A+ BBB rating and disputes many of them.
• Setup time. Reviewers report onboarding taking weeks, and ERP deployments usually need an implementation partner.
• More than you need. Exemption certificate management, customs and 1,400+ integrations matter to enterprises, less to a Shopify store.

Pick by why you’re leaving

If you’re leaving Avalara because…	Look at
The bill grows with every state	GoodVat (flat plans, every jurisdiction), Stripe Tax (percentage, every jurisdiction)
You need VAT and GST without a quote	GoodVat, Quaderno, Stripe Tax
You only sell in the US and file a few states	TaxJar, Kintsugi, Numeral
You want someone else to register and file	GoodVat, Anrok, Kintsugi (filing)
You take every payment through Stripe	Stripe Tax
You sell B2B SaaS subscriptions	Anrok, GoodVat
You need deeper ERP integration, not less	Vertex
You sell across stores, marketplaces and payment processors	GoodVat

1. GoodVat: best overall Avalara alternative

• Best for: online businesses selling across stores, marketplaces and payment processors, in several US states or countries; also marketplaces and payment processors
• Price: free to start, then $20, $50 or $100 a month by transaction volume. Every state and country is included, never a percentage of sales, no annual contract
• Coverage: sales tax, VAT and GST in 140+ countries and 14,000+ US jurisdictions
• Filing: ready-to-file returns for every jurisdiction on every plan, even Free. Or our local accountants handle registration, deregistration and filing (filing prices)
• Compare: GoodVat vs Avalara

GoodVat covers the same cycle as Avalara (monitoring, registration, calculation, invoicing and filing), with flat pricing that doesn’t grow per state. It counts Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, Stripe and PayPal sales together against every threshold, and treats marketplace-collected orders correctly so they’re never taxed twice.

Choose Avalara instead if you need SAP or Oracle connectors, exemption certificate management or customs classification.

2. Stripe Tax: if every sale goes through Stripe

• Best for: businesses that take every payment through Stripe and file their own returns
• Price: 0.5% of each transaction where you’re registered. Filing costs extra: $90 to $1,500 a month on a one-year plan, with returns filed through Taxually (TaxJar in the US)
• Coverage: US sales tax, VAT and GST in 100+ countries (digital products only in some)
• Compare: Avalara vs Stripe Tax

It takes minutes to switch on. Watch out for: it only sees Stripe payments, so Amazon, Etsy or PayPal sales don’t count towards your thresholds.

3. TaxJar: US-only stores

• Best for: US-only online stores filing in a few states
• Price: Starter $39 a month (up to 200 orders), Professional $99 a month. AutoFile is charged per return
• Coverage: US sales tax only
• Compare: Avalara vs TaxJar

TaxJar, owned by Stripe since 2021, has connectors for most US marketplaces and carts. Watch out for: it doubled Starter from $19 to $39 in 2026, WooCommerce needs Professional, and there’s no VAT or GST. More in our TaxJar alternatives post.

4. Quaderno: invoicing-first creators

• Best for: creators and small digital businesses that mainly want compliant invoices
• Price: $29 to $149 a month
• Coverage: US sales tax, VAT and GST
• Compare: Avalara vs Quaderno

Watch out for: the $29 plan covers one jurisdiction and 25 transactions, and filing is a separate service through partners.

5. Anrok: B2B SaaS

• Best for: B2B SaaS companies with a finance team
• Price: from $100 per market per month; most plans are custom
• Coverage: US sales tax, VAT and GST, built around billing systems
• Compare: Anrok vs Avalara

Watch out for: like Avalara, you pay per market, and each US state, Canadian province and the EU OSS counts as one.

6. Kintsugi: free US and Canada monitoring

• Best for: US and Canadian sellers who want free nexus monitoring and pay-as-you-go filing
• Price: free plan to start; paid plans aren’t clearly published
• Coverage: US and Canada; VAT and GST on custom plans
• Compare: Avalara vs Kintsugi

7. Numeral: free US monitoring

• Best for: US e-commerce and SaaS sellers who want monitoring free and filing priced per return
• Price: free monitoring; filing priced per return
• Coverage: US sales tax; VAT and GST on the Enterprise plan
• Compare: Avalara vs Numeral

8. Vertex: enterprises on SAP or Oracle

• Best for: large companies running SAP, Oracle or another ERP, with an in-house tax team
• Price: not published; quote-based
• Coverage: sales tax, VAT and GST in 190+ countries; returns, certificates and e-invoicing are separate modules
• Compare: Avalara vs Vertex

Vertex is the alternative when Avalara is too small, not too big. See Vertex alternatives if you’re weighing the two.

Also worth a look

• Zamp: managed US and Canada sales tax. No published prices.
• TaxCloud: US only, strongest in Streamlined Sales Tax states.
• Taxually: EU and UK VAT registrations and filing, quote-based.

When to stay with Avalara

Avalara is still the safer choice if you:

• run SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics and need a native connector;
• sell B2B in the US and rely on its exemption certificate management;
• need customs and HS code classification alongside sales tax;
• now qualify for Avalara Select and only sell in a handful of Streamlined Sales Tax states.

How to switch from Avalara

1. Check your renewal date and notice period in your Avalara agreement. Subscriptions renew automatically.
2. Export your data: transaction history, exemption certificates, product tax codes and your filing calendar.
3. Connect your stores and payment processors to the new tool, and map your products to its tax categories.
4. Run both for one filing period and compare the tax calculated on the same orders.
5. Switch off Avalara’s calculation at checkout, then let the new tool (or its accountants) take over your next returns.

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Avalara?

For online businesses selling in several US states or countries, GoodVat is the best overall Avalara alternative: one flat monthly plan covers sales tax, VAT and GST in 140+ countries, it’s free to start, and its local accountants can handle registration and filing. TaxJar suits US-only stores filing a few states, Stripe Tax suits businesses that take every payment through Stripe, and Vertex suits enterprises running SAP or Oracle.

Who are Avalara’s main competitors?

In enterprise tax, Vertex, Sovos and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE. For small and mid-sized businesses, TaxJar (owned by Stripe), Stripe Tax, Quaderno, Anrok, Kintsugi, Numeral, Zamp, TaxCloud and GoodVat.

How much does Avalara cost in 2026?

Since August 2026, Avalara Select publishes prices for businesses with up to $50 million in revenue: Core Compliance is $79 per state per month ($799 per state per year) with a three-state minimum, and Core Compliance + SST Services is $69 per state per month, with Streamlined Sales Tax states at no charge. Larger businesses, VAT and GST are quoted.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Avalara?

It depends on how many states and countries you sell into. Avalara charges per state, so the bill grows with every registration. GoodVat is free to start, then flat monthly plans that cover every state and country. TaxJar starts at $39 a month for US sales tax, Stripe Tax charges 0.5% per transaction, and Kintsugi has a free plan.

Is there a free alternative to Avalara?

GoodVat has a free plan that includes calculation, threshold monitoring and ready-to-file returns for every jurisdiction. Kintsugi and Numeral monitor nexus for free and charge for filing. Avalara has no free plan.

Which Avalara alternatives cover VAT and GST?

GoodVat, Stripe Tax, Quaderno and Anrok cover US sales tax, VAT and GST. TaxJar and TaxCloud are US only, Zamp covers the US and Canada, and Kintsugi and Numeral offer international coverage only on custom or Enterprise plans.

How do I switch from Avalara?

Check your renewal date first, because Avalara subscriptions renew automatically. Then export your transaction history, exemption certificates and filing calendar, connect your stores to the new tool, run both side by side for one filing period, and switch off Avalara’s calculation before your next renewal.

Sources

• Avalara Select: sales tax pricing for small businesses, Avalara, August 2026
• Compare sales tax and compliance plans, Avalara
• TaxJar pricing changes FAQ, TaxJar
• Pricing pages of Stripe Tax, Quaderno, Anrok, Kintsugi and Numeral, checked 12 November 2026
• Compare any two of these tools side by side with our tax software comparison tool