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GoodVat vs Kintsugi

How GoodVat and Kintsugi 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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GoodVat and Kintsugi at a glance

GoodVat

End-to-end compliance platform

GoodVat monitors your thresholds, calculates sales tax, VAT and GST at checkout, issues invoices and e-invoices, and has local accountants register you and file your returns. It starts free, and paid plans are one flat monthly price for every state and country, with filing as an optional add-on at published prices.

Starting price
$0 a month
Countries covered
140+ countries
Files returns
Yes*

Choose GoodVat if you’re one of these:

  • small and mid-sized SaaS, digital asset and product companies
  • online businesses selling in several countries
  • teams that want returns filed at a known price
  • platforms that need white-label tax

Kintsugi

Pay-per-filing sales tax

Kintsugi monitors nexus for free and, on its Starter plan, charges per registration or filing in the US and Canada. Custom monthly plans add EU, UK and other VAT and GST, real-time calculation and the API.

Starting price
$0 a month
Countries covered
100+ countries
Files returns
Yes

Choose Kintsugi if you’re one of these:

  • small US sellers filing a few returns a year
  • Shopify or Stripe merchants who want to start with free monitoring

Key differences between GoodVat and Kintsugi

  • GoodVat charges one price for every state and country; Kintsugi charges for each registration and filing.
  • GoodVat includes EU VAT; with Kintsugi it’s an add-on.
  • GoodVat includes UK VAT; with Kintsugi it’s an add-on.
  • GoodVat includes Australian and New Zealand GST; with Kintsugi it’s an add-on.
  • GoodVat includes real-time tax calculation; with Kintsugi it’s an add-on.
  • GoodVat includes a public API; with Kintsugi it’s an add-on.

GoodVat starts at $0 a month with a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 a month. That price covers every state and country you sell into. Kintsugi is free to start and charges per filing (Free monitoring; Starter is $75 per registration or filing). Kintsugi charges for each registration and return, so the bill grows with every state and filing. Filing is optional with GoodVat: one US state filed for you costs $69 a month. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $75 per filing with Kintsugi.

GoodVat vs Kintsugi: full comparison

Every row comes from the vendor’s own pricing page, help centre or docs. “Not stated” means the vendor doesn’t say publicly, not that the feature is missing.

GoodVat compared with Kintsugi on pricing, coverage, features, integrations and support, checked November 6, 2026.
CriterionGoodVatKintsugi
Overview
Type of toolEnd-to-end compliance platformAPI-first sales tax, VAT and GST compliancePay-per-filing sales taxFree nexus monitoring, then pay per filing
Built for
  • Small businesses
  • Mid-market
  • SaaS
  • Digital products
  • Ecommerce
  • Marketplaces
  • Payment platforms
  • Small businesses
  • Ecommerce
  • SaaS
  • Mid-market
Countries covered140+ countries100+ countriesMonitoring on every plan; filing on custom plans
Head officeUnited KingdomUnited States
Founded20252022Independent, venture-backed (Vertex is an investor)
Pricing
Starting price$0 a monthPaid plans from $20 a month$0 a monthFree monitoring; Starter is $75 per registration or filing
Pricing modelFlat monthly planFee per filing
One price covers every state and countryYesOne plan for every state and countryNoPriced per filing
Free planYesYes
Free trialFree plan insteadFree plan instead
Month to monthYesYes
Prices publishedYesPartial
Filing: one US state$69 a monthOptional add-on: every return due in that state, no registration fee$75 per filingStarter plan, no monthly fee
Filing: one country$99 a monthOptional add-on: UK, EU, Canada, Australia and New ZealandQuote onlyCustom plans only
Registration: one US stateFree$75 one-offUS and Canada, on Starter
Registration: one country$599 one-offUK, EU, Canada, Australia and New ZealandCustom plans only
Tax coverage
US sales taxYesEvery state and local jurisdictionYes
EU VATYesYes*Custom plans
EU One Stop Shop (OSS)YesYes*Custom plans
EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS)YesCalculation and returnsNot stated
UK VATYesYes*Custom plans
Canada GST/HSTYesGST/HST, QST and PSTYesGST/HST, PST and QST
Australia and New Zealand GSTYesYes*Custom plans
Rest of the worldYesNorway, Switzerland, Singapore, India and moreYes*Custom plans
Compliance features
Nexus and threshold monitoringYesUS nexus and VAT/GST thresholdsYesFree plan
Real-time tax calculationYesYes*Scale plan and up
Tax registrationYes*By local accountants, priced per countryYesPaid per registration on Starter
Return filing and paymentYes*By local accountants, at published pricesYesPaid per filing on Starter
Invoices and credit notesYesInvoices and credit notes in the customer’s languageNot stated
E-invoicingYesPeppol, EN 16931, France and SpainNot stated
VAT number validationYesVIES and HMRC checksYes
Exemption certificatesYesExemption management includedYes
Marketplace facilitator salesYesNot stated
Developers and platforms
Public APIYesYes*Premium plan
MCP server for AI assistantsYesMCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and CursorYesMCP server
White-label for platformsYesFor marketplaces, PSPs and MoR platformsNot stated
Integrations
ShopifyYesYes
WooCommerceYesYes
BigCommerceYesYes
Adobe Commerce (Magento)Coming soonNot stated
AmazonYesYes
EtsyYesNot stated
StripeYesYes
PayPalYesNot stated
ChargebeeComing soonYes
QuickBooksYesYes
XeroYesNot stated
NetSuiteYesYes
Integration libraryStores, payment processors, billing and accounting toolsIntegrations included at no extra cost
Setup and support
SetupGuided onboardingOur team sets you up, free on every planGuided onboardingFree onboarding
Support channelsemailHuman support from tax expertsemail, chat and phoneAlso Slack

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

GoodVat

Strengths

  • Registration, calculation, e-invoicing and filing from one provider
  • Filing prices published per US state and per country
  • Free plan, then flat monthly plans with no annual contract
  • 32 live integrations across stores, marketplaces, payments, accounting and AI assistants

Watch-outs

  • A young company compared with Avalara or Vertex
  • Filing outside the US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and NZ is quoted on request

Kintsugi

Strengths

  • Free nexus monitoring across the US and 100+ countries
  • Month to month, with no monthly fee on Starter
  • An MCP server for AI assistants

Watch-outs

  • International VAT and GST prices aren’t published
  • Real-time calculation starts on the Scale plan
  • Per-filing fees add up for monthly filers in many states

GoodVat vs Kintsugi: FAQ

Answers built from the same facts as the table above.

Is GoodVat cheaper than Kintsugi?

GoodVat starts at $0 a month with a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 a month. That price covers every state and country you sell into. Kintsugi is free to start and charges per filing (Free monitoring; Starter is $75 per registration or filing). Kintsugi charges for each registration and return, so the bill grows with every state and filing. Filing is optional with GoodVat: one US state filed for you costs $69 a month. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $75 per filing with Kintsugi.

Do GoodVat and Kintsugi file tax returns for you?

GoodVat offers return filing as an add-on (By local accountants, at published prices). Kintsugi offers return filing (Paid per filing on Starter). GoodVat offers tax registration as an add-on (By local accountants, priced per country). Kintsugi offers tax registration (Paid per registration on Starter).

Which covers more countries, GoodVat or Kintsugi?

GoodVat calculates tax in 140+ countries. Kintsugi calculates tax in 100+ countries. GoodVat offers EU VAT. Kintsugi offers EU VAT as an add-on (Custom plans).

Do GoodVat and Kintsugi support e-invoicing?

GoodVat offers e-invoicing (Peppol, EN 16931, France and Spain). Kintsugi doesn’t say publicly whether it offers e-invoicing.

Which integrations do GoodVat and Kintsugi have in common?

Both connect to Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Amazon, Stripe, QuickBooks and NetSuite. Only GoodVat lists Etsy, PayPal and Xero. Only Kintsugi lists Chargebee.

Who should choose GoodVat, and who should choose Kintsugi?

GoodVat suits small and mid-sized SaaS, digital asset and product companies, online businesses selling in several countries, teams that want returns filed at a known price and platforms that need white-label tax. Kintsugi suits small US sellers filing a few returns a year and Shopify or Stripe merchants who want to start with free monitoring.

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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Want returns filed at a known price?

GoodVat registers you, calculates tax at checkout, sends invoices and files your returns, with filing prices published per US state and per country. Tell us where you sell and we’ll map what you need.

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