Avalara vs. Wolters Kluwer

Automating your tax compliance? See why Avalara is the better choice. 

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Avalara sets the benchmark for modern tax compliance

Embeds intelligent compliance into every workflow

Avalara AI agents monitor data and behavior, provide compliance insights and risk guidance, and automate key tax tasks, including calculation, filing, and classification. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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G2 rating (700+ reviews, as of 2025)

8.6/10

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

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Why businesses choose Avalara over Wolters Kluwer

1. 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 

Wolters Kluwer 

Tax automation that learns and adapts

AI-driven insights that deliver instant answers 

MCP servers automating complex workflows 

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

2. Accuracy and reliability

Automated workflows and regularly updated tax content support efficient, reliable global compliance and help maintain accuracy as regulations evolve. 

Capability 

Avalara 

Wolters Kluwer

Real-time tax determination 

Superior 

Standard 

Comprehensive tax content (U.S. + international) 

Regularly updated across 190+ countries

Built-in tax research tools 

Superior 

Standard 

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 certifications

Unknown 

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

Unifying the stages of compliance under a single platform, Avalara turns disconnected processes into one seamless flow, helping businesses stay in control at every step. 

Capability 

Avalara 

Wolters Kluwer 

Returns filing and remittance automation 

Exemption certificate management 

Superior 

Standard 

1099 and W-9 reporting 

Registrations and licensing management 

Superior 

Standard 

Managed VAT reporting 

Use tax management 

Customs duties calculations and tariff code classification 

E-invoicing and live reporting 

Product-level unique tax codes 

3,000+ 

Unknown

Global compliance support 

Scalability across businesses of all sizes 

Mid-market and enterprise only 

4. Easy integration with business systems

Connecting directly with the systems businesses use every day, Avalara integrates seamlessly with ERPs, accounting platforms, and ecommerce channels to keep tax compliance running smoothly. 

Capability 

Avalara 

Wolters Kluwer 

All-in-one compliance platform 

Limited 

Signed partner integrations 

1,400+ 

Limited 

ERP integrations 

Limited

Marketplace integrations 

Limited 

POS integrations 

Unknown 

E-invoicing platform integrations 

Unknown 

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 
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
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“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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