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How Kintsugi and Vertex 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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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.
Choose Kintsugi if you’re one of these:
Enterprise ERP tax engine
Vertex is a listed tax technology company selling sales and use tax, VAT, e-invoicing and returns software, mostly embedded in ERPs such as SAP and Oracle. Pricing is by quote, and returns, certificates and e-invoicing are separate modules.
Choose Vertex if you’re one of these:
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. Vertex doesn’t publish prices: you ask for a quote. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $75 per filing with Kintsugi. Vertex doesn’t publish a price for US filing.
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.
| Criterion | Kintsugi | Vertex |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type of tool | Pay-per-filing sales taxFree nexus monitoring, then pay per filing | Enterprise ERP tax engineEnterprise indirect tax engine built into ERPs |
| Built for | ||
| Countries covered | 100+ countriesMonitoring on every plan; filing on custom plans | 195+ countriesTax determination; 20,000+ jurisdictions |
| Head office | United States | United States |
| Founded | 2022Independent, venture-backed (Vertex is an investor) | 1978Public company (Nasdaq: VERX) |
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price | $0 a monthFree monitoring; Starter is $75 per registration or filing | Quote onlyNo published prices |
| Pricing model | Fee per filing | Custom quote |
| One price covers every state and country | NoPriced per filing | Not stated |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Free plan instead | Not stated |
| Month to month | Yes | Not stated |
| Prices published | Partial | No |
| Filing: one US state | $75 per filingStarter plan, no monthly fee | Quote onlyReturns module, quoted |
| Filing: one country | Quote onlyCustom plans only | Quote onlyVAT compliance service, quoted |
| Registration: one US state | $75 one-offUS and Canada, on Starter | Quote only |
| Registration: one country | Custom plans only | Quote only |
| Tax coverage | ||
| US sales tax | Yes | YesSales and use tax |
| EU VAT | Yes*Custom plans | Yes*VAT compliance module |
| EU One Stop Shop (OSS) | Yes*Custom plans | PartialCalculated in the marketplaces product |
| EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) | Not stated | PartialCalculated in the marketplaces product |
| UK VAT | Yes*Custom plans | Yes*Making Tax Digital compatible |
| Canada GST/HST | YesGST/HST, PST and QST | Yes*GST/HST, PST and QST returns |
| Australia and New Zealand GST | Yes*Custom plans | Not stated |
| Rest of the world | Yes*Custom plans | YesTax determination |
| Compliance features | ||
| Nexus and threshold monitoring | YesFree plan | Not stated |
| Real-time tax calculation | Yes*Scale plan and up | YesReal-time, inside the ERP |
| Tax registration | YesPaid per registration on Starter | Yes*Through its VAT compliance service |
| Return filing and payment | YesPaid per filing on Starter | Yes*Returns modules sold separately |
| Invoices and credit notes | Not stated | Yes* |
| E-invoicing | Not stated | Yes*Separate product (ecosio, acquired 2024) |
| VAT number validation | Yes | YesVIES and other registries |
| Exemption certificates | Yes | Yes*Separate module |
| Marketplace facilitator sales | Not stated | Not stated |
| Developers and platforms | ||
| Public API | Yes*Premium plan | Yes |
| MCP server for AI assistants | YesMCP server | Not stated |
| White-label for platforms | Not stated | Not stated |
| Integrations | ||
| Shopify | Yes | YesNeeds a Vertex contract |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Not stated |
| BigCommerce | Yes | YesUS and Canadian merchants |
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Amazon | Yes | Not stated |
| Etsy | Not stated | Not stated |
| Stripe | Yes | Not stated |
| PayPal | Not stated | Not stated |
| Chargebee | Yes | Not stated |
| QuickBooks | Yes | Not stated |
| Xero | Not stated | Not stated |
| NetSuite | Yes | Yes |
| Integration library | Integrations included at no extra cost | Built for SAP, Oracle and other ERPs |
| Setup and support | ||
| Setup | Guided onboardingFree onboarding | Implementation projectERP project, often with a partner |
| Support channels | email, chat and phoneAlso Slack | phoneSupport tiers not published |
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.
Answers built from the same facts as the table above.
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. Vertex doesn’t publish prices: you ask for a quote. Having one US state’s returns filed costs $75 per filing with Kintsugi. Vertex doesn’t publish a price for US filing.
Kintsugi offers return filing (Paid per filing on Starter). Vertex offers return filing as an add-on (Returns modules sold separately). Kintsugi offers tax registration (Paid per registration on Starter). Vertex offers tax registration as an add-on (Through its VAT compliance service).
Kintsugi calculates tax in 100+ countries. Vertex calculates tax in 195+ countries. Kintsugi offers EU VAT as an add-on (Custom plans). Vertex offers EU VAT as an add-on (VAT compliance module).
Kintsugi doesn’t say publicly whether it offers e-invoicing. Vertex offers e-invoicing as an add-on (Separate product (ecosio, acquired 2024)).
Both connect to Shopify, BigCommerce and NetSuite. Only Kintsugi lists WooCommerce, Amazon, Stripe, Chargebee and QuickBooks.
Kintsugi suits small US sellers filing a few returns a year and Shopify or Stripe merchants who want to start with free monitoring. Vertex suits enterprises running SAP or Oracle, tax teams that also manage purchase-side use tax and large multi-entity VAT reporting.
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.
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.
