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Avalara vs TaxJar

Updated January 21, 2026

Avalara vs TaxJar: Which is best for you?

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$19.00

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Top Rated
  Features
Alerts/Notifications
3.90
Audit Trail
3.78
Address Validation
3.72
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Tax Filing
3.67
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Pros / Cons
  • Avalara easily handles all the sales tax calculations for transactions, and is especially great since it integrates with our ERP system.
  • The installed package contains locked-down flows, Apex classes, and process builders that have errors, but cannot be modified by admins.
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  • They do a good job of handling sales tax issues.
  • more than you collect and not send any kind of alert or make any kind of contact informing you of this atrocity. When you discover a major issue (like overpayment), they remind you the service is not managed, the onus is on you to check everything, and offer fee based services to refile returns once you've corrected data they used to over remit sales taxes to states with a wait time of *6 to 8* weeks.
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Ease-of-Use
3.8/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Value for Money
3.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Customer Support
3.4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Functionality
3.9/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
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Ideal Customer Size
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Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad