Pricing for every sales tax compliance platform, in one place.
Compare pricing for all of the top sales tax compliance platforms in one place. Pricing data compiled from vendor pricing pages and documentation, third-party review sites, and online forum discussions.
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How much does sales tax compliance software cost?
For a mid-market ecommerce brand (250K orders · 200 filings · 20 states · 10 SST · Shopify), sales tax compliance software costs between $6,998 and $35,779 per year across the eight platforms tracked here, a 5.1x spread for the same work. TaxCloud is cheapest at $6,998 and TaxJar is most expensive at $35,779.
Both profiles assume Shopify, monthly filing cadence, and annual billing. Returns in SST member states are excluded from the bill where the seller qualifies. Every figure below traces to a public source. Run your own numbers, or read what drives the difference.
| Provider | SMB50K orders · 120 filings · 10 states · 5 SST · Shopify | Mid-Market250K orders · 200 filings · 20 states · 10 SST · Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| TaxCloud | $4,298/yr | $6,998/yr |
| Anrok | $6,000/yr | $12,000/yr |
| Zamp | $4,730–$10,194/yr | $8,633–$14,878/yr |
| Avalara | From $7,490/yr | From $14,980/yr |
| Numeral | $9,000/yr | $15,000/yr |
| Kintsugi | $9,000/yr | $15,000/yr |
| Sphere | From $12,000/yr | From $24,000/yr |
| TaxJar | $22,379/yr | $35,779/yr |
Zamp is quote-only and shown as an observed range from buyer data. Avalara publishes per-state list pricing below $50M in revenue on a limited set of non-ERP integrations, shown here as a floor; above that, or on any ERP, it is quote-only and shown as an observed range. Methodology · Last updated based on each provider's most recently verified source.
The questions before you pick a vendor
How much does it cost?
The category range across both profiles, and the four pricing models behind the spread
Which is cheapest?
Ranked across 7 buyer profiles, including the ones where the answer changes
What are the hidden fees?
Nine fee categories, and which vendors charge something without publishing a number
What does switching cost?
Run-rate difference, exit terms, and what we refuse to put a number on
Two of the eight are Certified Service Providers in the Streamlined Sales Tax Program, which means member states pay them directly for filing on behalf of qualifying sellers. What CSP status is worth.
All tracked providers
8 providers · sourced pricing
Anrok
partial
Originally SaaS-only; as of the 2026 reprice Anrok sells a separate ecommerce line at half the per-market rate. No ARR thresholds are published for any tier. Strongest fit remains digital businesses with multi-jurisdiction footprints, where the per-market unit is small and predictable.
Avalara
partial
Mid-market to enterprise; broad horizontal coverage across ecommerce, manufacturing, retail, SaaS
Kintsugi
partial
Mid-market ecommerce and SaaS; AI-first positioning attracts technically-oriented finance teams; strong fit for Shopify, Stripe, Chargebee, QuickBooks, BigCommerce
Numeral
partial
Mid-market ecommerce and SaaS; strong fit for Shopify, Stripe, Chargebee native businesses; international expansion via 70+ country VAT/GST coverage
Sphere
partial
Fast-growing SaaS and digital businesses with global customers; strong fit for AI-native companies like Lovable, Replit, ElevenLabs, Runway AI
TaxCloud
transparent
Mid-market ecommerce, $10M–$100M in revenue. Especially fit for Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and Adobe Commerce merchants whose multi-state filing footprint is growing. Pricing structure scales predictably with order volume and filing count, designed so compliance cost grows with the business, not against it.
TaxJar
transparent
SMB to mid-market ecommerce; strong fit for Stripe-native businesses
Zamp
opaque
Mid-market ecommerce and SaaS that want a fully managed ("done-for-you") sales tax service instead of self-serve software
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Kintsugi vs Numeral
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TaxJar vs TaxCloud
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TaxCloud vs Zamp
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All pairwise comparisons
- Anrok vs Avalara
- Anrok vs Kintsugi
- Anrok vs Numeral
- Anrok vs Sphere
- Anrok vs TaxCloud
- Anrok vs TaxJar
- Anrok vs Zamp
- Avalara vs Kintsugi
- Avalara vs Numeral
- Avalara vs Sphere
- Avalara vs TaxCloud
- Avalara vs TaxJar
- Avalara vs Zamp
- Kintsugi vs Numeral
- Kintsugi vs Sphere
- Kintsugi vs TaxCloud
- Kintsugi vs TaxJar
- Kintsugi vs Zamp
- Numeral vs Sphere
- Numeral vs TaxCloud
- Numeral vs TaxJar
- Numeral vs Zamp
- Sphere vs TaxCloud
- Sphere vs TaxJar
- Sphere vs Zamp
- TaxCloud vs TaxJar
- TaxCloud vs Zamp
- TaxJar vs Zamp