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How Quaderno 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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Tax automation for small businesses
Quaderno calculates sales tax, VAT and GST, issues invoices and tracks thresholds across stores and payment processors. Registration and filing are sold separately through local partners, at fees listed in its help centre.
Choose Quaderno if you’re one of these:
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.
Choose Stripe Tax if you’re one of these:
Quaderno starts at $29 a month (Hobby: 25 transactions a month, one jurisdiction). 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 $70 a month with Quaderno. Filing is optional with Stripe Tax: one US state filed for you costs $430 a month.
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 | Quaderno | Stripe Tax |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type of tool | Tax automation for small businessesTax calculation and invoicing for small online businesses | Tax inside a payment platformTax calculation built into Stripe payments |
| Built for | ||
| Countries covered | Not stated12,000+ tax jurisdictions | 100+ countriesCalculation and collection; digital products only in some |
| Head office | Spain | United States |
| Founded | 2014Part of Visma since 2023 | 2021Part of Stripe (private) |
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price | $29 a monthHobby: 25 transactions a month, one jurisdiction | 0.5% per transactionTax Basic; Tax Complete from $90 a month on a one-year contract |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly plan | Fee per transaction |
| One price covers every state and country | PartialThe Hobby plan covers one jurisdiction | YesTax Basic: a fee per transaction |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Not stated |
| Month to month | Yes | No |
| Prices published | Yes | Yes |
| Filing: one US state | $70 a monthNo setup fee | $430 a monthCheapest Tax Complete tier with 12 filings a year |
| Filing: one country | €100 a monthUK, EU OSS, Canada, Australia and NZ | Quote onlyTax Complete, with partner fees outside the US |
| Registration: one US state | Quote only | Included in Tax Complete |
| Registration: one country | €600 one-off€300 to take over an existing registration | Included in Tax Complete |
| Tax coverage | ||
| US sales tax | YesEvery state | YesFiling needs Tax Complete |
| EU VAT | Yes | YesReverse charge and VAT ID checks |
| EU One Stop Shop (OSS) | YesFiling through partners | YesUnion OSS filed through partners |
| EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) | PartialCalculated and reported | PartialApplied at checkout; return filed by a partner |
| UK VAT | YesFiling through partners | YesFiling through partners |
| Canada GST/HST | YesGST/HST, QST and PST | Yes |
| Australia and New Zealand GST | Yes | YesFiling through partners |
| Rest of the world | Yes*Filing in about 35 more countries, higher fees | PartialDigital products only in many countries |
| Compliance features | ||
| Nexus and threshold monitoring | YesOn every plan | YesThreshold alerts, including OSS |
| Real-time tax calculation | Yes | YesOther processors through the API |
| Tax registration | Yes*Through local partners, fee per country | Yes*Tax Complete only |
| Return filing and payment | Yes*Through local partners, monthly fee | Yes*Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS |
| Invoices and credit notes | YesBranded, localised invoices and credit notes | PartialTax shown on Stripe invoices |
| E-invoicing | Yes | Not stated |
| VAT number validation | Not stated | YesEU VAT IDs and Australian ABNs |
| Exemption certificates | Not stated | PartialCustomers marked exempt; no certificate storage |
| Marketplace facilitator sales | Not stated | Not stated |
| Developers and platforms | ||
| Public API | Yes | YesTax Calculation API |
| MCP server for AI assistants | No | PartialStripe’s MCP server; nothing tax-specific |
| White-label for platforms | PartialQuaderno Connect for platforms | PartialThrough Stripe Connect only |
| Integrations | ||
| Shopify | Yes | PartialPreview app |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| BigCommerce | No | Not stated |
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | No | Not stated |
| Amazon | Yes | Not stated |
| Etsy | No | Not stated |
| Stripe | Yes | YesNative in Payments, Billing and Invoicing |
| PayPal | Yes | PartialThrough the API |
| Chargebee | No | Not stated |
| QuickBooks | No | Not stated |
| Xero | Yes | Not stated |
| NetSuite | No | Yes |
| Integration library | 22 listed integrations, plus Zapier | Native across Stripe; other apps in the Stripe App Marketplace |
| Setup and support | ||
| Setup | Self-serveSign up yourself; an onboarding call is included | Self-serveA setting for Stripe users; API work otherwise |
| Support channels | emailHuman support on every plan | email 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.
Answers built from the same facts as the table above.
Quaderno starts at $29 a month (Hobby: 25 transactions a month, one jurisdiction). 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 $70 a month with Quaderno. Filing is optional with Stripe Tax: one US state filed for you costs $430 a month.
Quaderno offers return filing as an add-on (Through local partners, monthly fee). Stripe Tax offers return filing as an add-on (Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS). Quaderno offers tax registration as an add-on (Through local partners, fee per country). Stripe Tax offers tax registration as an add-on (Tax Complete only).
Quaderno doesn’t publish how many countries it covers. Stripe Tax calculates tax in 100+ countries. Quaderno offers EU VAT. Stripe Tax offers EU VAT (Reverse charge and VAT ID checks).
Quaderno offers e-invoicing. Stripe Tax doesn’t say publicly whether it offers e-invoicing.
Both connect to WooCommerce and Stripe. Only Quaderno lists Shopify, Amazon, PayPal and Xero. Only Stripe Tax lists NetSuite.
Quaderno suits creators and course sellers, small SaaS businesses and EU-based online sellers. Stripe Tax suits SaaS and online businesses that take payments through Stripe and platforms on Stripe Connect.
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.
