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Stripe Tax vs Vertex

How Stripe Tax 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.

Facts checked on November 6, 2026 against each vendor’s public pages.

Stripe Tax and Vertex at a glance

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

Vertex

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.

Starting price: Quote only
Countries covered: 195+ countries
Files returns: Yes*

Choose Vertex if you’re one of these:

enterprises running SAP or Oracle
tax teams that also manage purchase-side use tax
large multi-entity VAT reporting

Key differences between Stripe Tax and Vertex

Stripe Tax includes EU VAT; with Vertex it’s an add-on.
Stripe Tax includes UK VAT; with Vertex it’s an add-on.
Stripe Tax includes Canadian GST/HST; with Vertex it’s an add-on.

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. Vertex doesn’t publish prices: you ask for a quote. Filing is optional with Stripe Tax: one US state filed for you costs $430 a month. Vertex doesn’t publish a price for US filing.

Stripe Tax vs Vertex: full comparison

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Stripe Tax compared with Vertex on pricing, coverage, features, integrations and support, checked November 6, 2026.
Criterion	Stripe Tax	Vertex
Overview
Type of tool	Tax inside a payment platformTax calculation built into Stripe payments	Enterprise ERP tax engineEnterprise indirect tax engine built into ERPs
Built for	SaaS Ecommerce Small businesses Mid-market Payment platforms	Enterprise Mid-market
Countries covered	100+ countriesCalculation and collection; digital products only in some	195+ countriesTax determination; 20,000+ jurisdictions
Head office	United States	United States
Founded	2021Part of Stripe (private)	1978Public company (Nasdaq: VERX)
Pricing
Starting price	0.5% per transactionTax Basic; Tax Complete from $90 a month on a one-year contract	Quote onlyNo published prices
Pricing model	Fee per transaction	Custom quote
One price covers every state and country	YesTax Basic: a fee per transaction	Not stated
Free plan	No	No
Free trial	Not stated	Not stated
Month to month	No	Not stated
Prices published	Yes	No
Filing: one US state	$430 a monthCheapest Tax Complete tier with 12 filings a year	Quote onlyReturns module, quoted
Filing: one country	Quote onlyTax Complete, with partner fees outside the US	Quote onlyVAT compliance service, quoted
Registration: one US state	Included in Tax Complete	Quote only
Registration: one country	Included in Tax Complete	Quote only
Tax coverage
US sales tax	YesFiling needs Tax Complete	YesSales and use tax
EU VAT	YesReverse charge and VAT ID checks	Yes*VAT compliance module
EU One Stop Shop (OSS)	YesUnion OSS filed through partners	PartialCalculated in the marketplaces product
EU Import One Stop Shop (IOSS)	PartialApplied at checkout; return filed by a partner	PartialCalculated in the marketplaces product
UK VAT	YesFiling through partners	Yes*Making Tax Digital compatible
Canada GST/HST	Yes	Yes*GST/HST, PST and QST returns
Australia and New Zealand GST	YesFiling through partners	Not stated
Rest of the world	PartialDigital products only in many countries	YesTax determination
Compliance features
Nexus and threshold monitoring	YesThreshold alerts, including OSS	Not stated
Real-time tax calculation	YesOther processors through the API	YesReal-time, inside the ERP
Tax registration	Yes*Tax Complete only	Yes*Through its VAT compliance service
Return filing and payment	Yes*Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS	Yes*Returns modules sold separately
Invoices and credit notes	PartialTax shown on Stripe invoices	Yes*
E-invoicing	Not stated	Yes*Separate product (ecosio, acquired 2024)
VAT number validation	YesEU VAT IDs and Australian ABNs	YesVIES and other registries
Exemption certificates	PartialCustomers marked exempt; no certificate storage	Yes*Separate module
Marketplace facilitator sales	Not stated	Not stated
Developers and platforms
Public API	YesTax Calculation API	Yes
MCP server for AI assistants	PartialStripe’s MCP server; nothing tax-specific	Not stated
White-label for platforms	PartialThrough Stripe Connect only	Not stated
Integrations
Shopify	PartialPreview app	YesNeeds a Vertex contract
WooCommerce	Yes	Not stated
BigCommerce	Not stated	YesUS and Canadian merchants
Adobe Commerce (Magento)	Not stated	Not stated
Amazon	Not stated	Not stated
Etsy	Not stated	Not stated
Stripe	YesNative in Payments, Billing and Invoicing	Not stated
PayPal	PartialThrough the API	Not stated
Chargebee	Not stated	Not stated
QuickBooks	Not stated	Not stated
Xero	Not stated	Not stated
NetSuite	Yes	Yes
Integration library	Native across Stripe; other apps in the Stripe App Marketplace	Built for SAP, Oracle and other ERPs
Setup and support
Setup	Self-serveA setting for Stripe users; API work otherwise	Implementation projectERP project, often with a partner
Support channels	email and chatStandard Stripe support	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.

Strengths and watch-outs

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

Vertex

Strengths

Tax determination in 195 countries
Deep ERP integrations, including SAP and Oracle
Long track record with large enterprises

Watch-outs

No published prices
Returns, certificates and e-invoicing are separate modules
Implementation is a project, not a self-serve setup

Stripe Tax vs Vertex: FAQ

Answers built from the same facts as the table above.

Is Stripe Tax cheaper than Vertex?

Do Stripe Tax and Vertex file tax returns for you?

Stripe Tax offers return filing as an add-on (Tax Complete only; partners outside the US, Canada and EU OSS). Vertex offers return filing as an add-on (Returns modules sold separately). Stripe Tax offers tax registration as an add-on (Tax Complete only). Vertex offers tax registration as an add-on (Through its VAT compliance service).

Which covers more countries, Stripe Tax or Vertex?

Stripe Tax calculates tax in 100+ countries. Vertex calculates tax in 195+ countries. Stripe Tax offers EU VAT (Reverse charge and VAT ID checks). Vertex offers EU VAT as an add-on (VAT compliance module).

Do Stripe Tax and Vertex support e-invoicing?

Stripe Tax doesn’t say publicly whether it offers e-invoicing. Vertex offers e-invoicing as an add-on (Separate product (ecosio, acquired 2024)).

Which integrations do Stripe Tax and Vertex have in common?

Both connect to NetSuite. Only Stripe Tax lists WooCommerce and Stripe. Only Vertex lists Shopify and BigCommerce.

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

Stripe Tax suits SaaS and online businesses that take payments through Stripe and platforms on Stripe Connect. Vertex suits enterprises running SAP or Oracle, tax teams that also manage purchase-side use tax and large multi-entity VAT reporting.

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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