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Avalara AvaTax vs Stripe Tax

How Avalara and Stripe Tax compare on price, filing, country coverage, e-invoicing and integrations, built from each vendor’s own pages. Pick any two tools to compare them.

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Avalara and Stripe Tax at a glance

Avalara AvaTax

Enterprise tax suite

Avalara sells AvaTax calculation with managed US sales tax filing at published per-state prices for businesses under $50M in revenue, and quote-based plans above that. VAT returns, e-invoicing and cross-border coverage are separate products on custom plans.

Starting price
$69 per state a month
Countries covered
190+ countries
Files returns
Yes

Choose Avalara if you’re one of these:

  • US sellers who want managed sales tax filing
  • mid-market and enterprise teams on an ERP
  • businesses with many exempt customers

Stripe Tax

Tax inside a payment platform

Stripe Tax calculates and collects sales tax, VAT and GST on Stripe transactions. Registration and filing need Tax Complete, a one-year plan, and are done by Stripe in some countries and by partners elsewhere.

Starting price
0.5% per transaction
Countries covered
100+ countries
Files returns
Yes*

Choose Stripe Tax if you’re one of these:

  • SaaS and online businesses that take payments through Stripe
  • platforms on Stripe Connect

Key differences between Avalara and Stripe Tax

  • Stripe Tax charges one price for every state and country; Avalara charges for each state or market you add.
  • Stripe Tax includes EU VAT; with Avalara it’s an add-on.
  • Stripe Tax offers UK VAT; Avalara doesn’t say whether it does.

Avalara starts at $69 per state a month (Streamlined Sales Tax plan; $79 per state otherwise, minimum 3 states). Avalara charges for each state or country, so the bill grows with every one you add. Stripe Tax charges 0.5% per transaction (Tax Basic; Tax Complete from $90 a month on a one-year contract). That price covers every state and country you sell into. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $79 a month with Avalara. Filing is optional with Stripe Tax: one US state filed for you costs $430 a month.

Avalara vs Stripe Tax: full comparison

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Avalara AvaTax compared with Stripe Tax on pricing, coverage, features, integrations and support, checked November 6, 2026.
CriterionAvalara AvaTaxStripe Tax
Overview
Type of toolEnterprise tax suiteBroad tax platform with per-state US filing plansTax inside a payment platformTax calculation built into Stripe payments
Built for
  • Small businesses
  • Mid-market
  • Enterprise
  • Ecommerce
  • SaaS
  • Ecommerce
  • Small businesses
  • Mid-market
  • Payment platforms
Countries covered190+ countriesCalculation; 12,000+ US jurisdictions100+ countriesCalculation and collection; digital products only in some
Head officeUnited StatesUnited States
Founded2004Private, owned by Vista Equity Partners since 20222021Part of Stripe (private)
Pricing
Starting price$69 per state a monthStreamlined Sales Tax plan; $79 per state otherwise, minimum 3 states0.5% per transactionTax Basic; Tax Complete from $90 a month on a one-year contract
Pricing modelMonthly fee per state or countryFee per transaction
One price covers every state and countryNoPriced per stateYesTax Basic: a fee per transaction
Free planNoNo
Free trialNot statedNot stated
Month to monthNot statedNo
Prices publishedPartialYes
Filing: one US state$79 a monthCalculation, exemptions and unlimited returns; minimum 3 states$430 a monthCheapest Tax Complete tier with 12 filings a year
Filing: one countryQuote onlyVAT returns are quoted on a custom planQuote onlyTax Complete, with partner fees outside the US
Registration: one US stateIncluded for Streamlined Sales Tax statesIncluded in Tax Complete
Registration: one countryQuote onlyIncluded in Tax Complete
Tax coverage
US sales taxYesCalculation, nexus tracking and managed filingYesFiling needs Tax Complete
EU VATYes*VAT reporting on a custom planYesReverse charge and VAT ID checks
EU One Stop Shop (OSS)Not statedYesUnion OSS filed through partners
EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS)Not statedPartialApplied at checkout; return filed by a partner
UK VATNot statedYesFiling through partners
Canada GST/HSTYesGST/HST, PST and QST returnsYes
Australia and New Zealand GSTPartialCalculation; filing not statedYesFiling through partners
Rest of the worldYesCalculation; returns are a separate productPartialDigital products only in many countries
Compliance features
Nexus and threshold monitoringYesEconomic and physical nexusYesThreshold alerts, including OSS
Real-time tax calculationYesYesOther processors through the API
Tax registrationYes*Paid service outside SST statesYes*Tax Complete only
Return filing and paymentYesUS returns and remittance, no per-return feeYes*Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS
Invoices and credit notesNot statedPartialTax shown on Stripe invoices
E-invoicingYes*Separate e-invoicing productNot stated
VAT number validationNot statedYesEU VAT IDs and Australian ABNs
Exemption certificatesYesExemption management includedPartialCustomers marked exempt; no certificate storage
Marketplace facilitator salesYesMarketplace sales importedNot stated
Developers and platforms
Public APIYesYesTax Calculation API
MCP server for AI assistantsYesMCP servers for the AvaTax APIsPartialStripe’s MCP server; nothing tax-specific
White-label for platformsNot statedPartialThrough Stripe Connect only
Integrations
ShopifyYesPartialPreview app
WooCommerceYesYes
BigCommerceYesNot stated
Adobe Commerce (Magento)YesAdobe CommerceNot stated
AmazonYesNot stated
EtsyNot statedNot stated
StripeYesYesNative in Payments, Billing and Invoicing
PayPalNot statedPartialThrough the API
ChargebeeNot statedNot stated
QuickBooksYesNot stated
XeroNot statedNot stated
NetSuiteYes*On custom plansYes
Integration library1,400+ partner integrations on custom plansNative across Stripe; other apps in the Stripe App Marketplace
Setup and support
SetupGuided onboardingGuided implementation; ERP projects take longerSelf-serveA setting for Stripe users; API work otherwise
Support channelsNot statedPremium support on custom plansemail and chatStandard Stripe support

Yes*: offered as an add-on or on a higher plan; the note under it says how. Via partners: done by a third party. Partial: limited, see the note. Not stated: the vendor doesn’t say publicly.

Strengths and watch-outs

Avalara AvaTax

Strengths

  • Published per-state US prices with unlimited returns
  • Calculation in 190+ countries and a very large connector library
  • Exemption certificate management built in

Watch-outs

  • VAT, e-invoicing and international filing are quoted separately
  • The $79 per-state plan needs at least three states
  • Premium support and ERP connectors sit on custom plans

Stripe Tax

Strengths

  • Turns on in minutes for businesses already on Stripe
  • Pay per transaction with no monthly fee on Tax Basic
  • Stripe files directly in the US, Canada and non-Union OSS

Watch-outs

  • Filing needs Tax Complete on a one-year contract
  • Extra fees for filing outside the US and above plan limits
  • Built around Stripe; other channels need the API or imports

Avalara vs Stripe Tax: FAQ

Answers built from the same facts as the table above.

Is Avalara cheaper than Stripe Tax?

Avalara starts at $69 per state a month (Streamlined Sales Tax plan; $79 per state otherwise, minimum 3 states). Avalara charges for each state or country, so the bill grows with every one you add. Stripe Tax charges 0.5% per transaction (Tax Basic; Tax Complete from $90 a month on a one-year contract). That price covers every state and country you sell into. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $79 a month with Avalara. Filing is optional with Stripe Tax: one US state filed for you costs $430 a month.

Do Avalara and Stripe Tax file tax returns for you?

Avalara offers return filing (US returns and remittance, no per-return fee). Stripe Tax offers return filing as an add-on (Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS). Avalara offers tax registration as an add-on (Paid service outside SST states). Stripe Tax offers tax registration as an add-on (Tax Complete only).

Which covers more countries, Avalara or Stripe Tax?

Avalara calculates tax in 190+ countries. Stripe Tax calculates tax in 100+ countries. Avalara offers EU VAT as an add-on (VAT reporting on a custom plan). Stripe Tax offers EU VAT (Reverse charge and VAT ID checks).

Do Avalara and Stripe Tax support e-invoicing?

Avalara offers e-invoicing as an add-on (Separate e-invoicing product). Stripe Tax doesn’t say publicly whether it offers e-invoicing.

Which integrations do Avalara and Stripe Tax have in common?

Both connect to WooCommerce and Stripe. Only Avalara lists Shopify, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce (Magento), Amazon and QuickBooks. Only Stripe Tax lists NetSuite.

Who should choose Avalara, and who should choose Stripe Tax?

Avalara suits US sellers who want managed sales tax filing, mid-market and enterprise teams on an ERP and businesses with many exempt customers. Stripe Tax suits SaaS and online businesses that take payments through Stripe and platforms on Stripe Connect.

Sources and method

Every fact comes from the vendor’s own pages, checked November 6, 2026. Where a vendor doesn’t say, we write “Not stated”. GoodVat publishes this comparison and is one of the tools in it. Spotted an error? Email hello@goodvat.com.

Independently reviewed and signed off by accountants in 4 jurisdictions on November 6, 2026, to keep it objective.

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