TaxJar vs. Avalara

Avalara sets the benchmark for modern tax compliance

Turns compliance into opportunity

Avalara empowers tax and finance teams to turn compliance into opportunity — simplifying filings, improving accuracy, and driving outcomes.

Delivers reliable, highly accurate results

The Avalara database has content for more than 190 countries, so every action is backed by comprehensive, regularly updated, expert-verified tax content.

Integrates with more business systems

AI agents connect natively to your existing systems — including ERPs, marketplaces, POS platforms, e-invoicing applications, and collaboration tools like email.

Over 43,000 customers across 75+ countries trust Avalara to simplify their tax compliance.

Recognized as a 2024 IDC MarketScape Leader, Avalara delivers reliable compliance solutions to help ensure accuracy, enhance agility, and prepare businesses for what’s next.

4/5

G2 rating (700+ reviews, as of 2025)

8.6/10

TrustRadius score (800+ reviews and ratings, as of 2025)

Why businesses choose Avalara over TaxJar

1. Accuracy and reliability

With regularly updated tax content for 190+ countries, businesses can maintain accuracy, reduce compliance risk, and stay audit-ready across jurisdictions.

Capability	Avalara	TaxJar
Real-time tax determination		Limited
Comprehensive tax content (U.S. + international)	Regularly updated across 190+ countries	Limited
Management of unique jurisdictional rules
Built-in tax research tools
Always-on, multiregional, multicloud infrastructure		Unknown
Audit-ready accuracy		Limited
Global tax content professionals	113 experts (as of 2/15/2021)	Unknown
U.S. tax content professionals	56 experts (as of 2/15/2021)	Unknown
AI + expert-verified tax content	AI-structured data, expert-verified rules	Unknown
Trusted by governments to power official rate portals
Certified SST provider
Verified tax data from trusted sources		Unknown
Enterprise-grade security controls		SOC 2 certified only

2. End-to-end compliance and tax type coverage

Support every stage of compliance — including calculation, exemption certificate validation, returns, remittance, and cross-border. Connected workflows reduce manual work, improve control, and scale with your business.

Capability	Avalara	TaxJar
Returns filing and remittance automation		Limited
Exemption certificate management		Limited (Repository only)
1099 and W-9 reporting
Registrations and licensing management
Managed VAT reporting	53 countries	Limited
Use tax management
Customs duties calculations and tariff code classification
E-invoicing and live reporting
Product-level unique tax codes	3,000+	Limited
Global compliance support		Limited
Scalability across businesses of all sizes		SMB and ecommerce only

3. Easy integration with business systems

With one the largest network of integrations, Avalara compliance solutions connect seamlessly across systems and workflows, enabling real-time visibility and scalability without the need for complex development.

Capability	Avalara	TaxJar
All-in-one compliance platform		Limited
Signed partner integrations	1,400+	~100
ERP integrations		Limited
Marketplace integrations		Unknown
POS integrations		Unknown
E-invoicing platform integrations		Unknown

4. Powered by agentic AI

Avalara Agentic Tax and Compliance™ doesn’t just support tax management tasks; it actually does the work, providing efficiency and productivity on a whole new level.

Capability	Avalara	TaxJar
Tax automation that learns and adapts
AI-driven insights that deliver instant answers
MCP servers automating complex workflows		Limited
AI-powered rules that reduce manual effort
Natural language APIs that simplify integration
AI-guided onboarding for faster go-live and configuration
AI-enabled support that delivers faster, more accurate answers

What customers say about Avalara

“Avalara is a game changer. With Avalara’s wide range of product offerings, they take the everyday pain points of doing business and make them simplified, streamlined, and most importantly, manageable.”

Jacob Swager
Tax Director, Sweetwater

“Avalara has significantly reduced manual tasks, errors, and custom complex regulations for us, minimizing the time our team spends maintaining data workflows.”

Ricardo Rodriguez
Senior Manager of Indirect Tax, Snowflake

“Incorporating Avalara AvaTax with our ERP has proven to be a truly monumental achievement, as it empowers us to seamlessly and effortlessly obtain sales tax information, ensuring multijurisdictional compliance with remarkable efficiency.”

Andre Johnson
Senior Business Analyst, NEFCO

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Avalara vs. TaxJar