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Avalara

Avalara is a cloud tax compliance platform whose AvaTax engine calculates sales and use tax, VAT and other indirect taxes in real time inside ERP, billing and commerce systems, with returns, exemption certificates and e-invoicing as connected products. It is sold to small businesses through to enterprise tax departments, largely through prebuilt partner integrations.

55 facts on record3 sourcesverified September 20266 modules

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01Profile

Categories
Tax complianceverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
5–100,000 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
Cloudverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United Statesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAMverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
avalara.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Customers claimed
41,000 (vendor figure, as of 2026-09-07)[3]verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Tieredverified 2026-09-07
Published list price
$699 per state per year (starting price), as published 2026-09-07[2]verified 2026-09-07

03Functional depth

How deeply each module is covered, as recorded against the sources below. Core and moderate are native; partner means a certified add-on carries it; none is a recorded absence.

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3COVERAGE MAP · ERP AND FINANCE SYSTEMS · 2026-Q3AI featuresAsset managementBusiness intelligenceCRMEcommerceField serviceFinancial managementHR and payrollInventory managementLocalizationsManufacturing managementProcurementProject managementQuality managementSupply chain managementWarehouse managementAvalara 1Avalara · AI features: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Avalara · Asset management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Business intelligence: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Avalara · CRM: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Ecommerce: Partner. Partner — delivered through a certified add-on or partner product. Footnote 1.Avalara · Field service: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Financial management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Avalara · HR and payroll: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Inventory management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Localizations: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Avalara · Manufacturing management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Procurement: Partner. Partner — delivered through a certified add-on or partner product. Footnote 1.Avalara · Project management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Quality management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Supply chain management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Avalara · Warehouse management: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1Avalara — depth stated from 3 sources, verified 2026-09-07

04Vertical focus

Industries the vendor names in its own positioning. Absence from this list is not a statement that the system is unsuitable, only that the vendor does not lead with it.

  • Software
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • AvaTax calculates tax in real time across 12,000+ US sales and use tax jurisdictions, matching addresses to tax regions with geospatial data rather than ZIP codes.[2]
  • 1,400+ signed partner integrations, including prebuilt connectors for Shopify, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle and Salesforce, plus a REST API for custom work.[2]
  • One platform covers sales and use tax, consumer use tax, VAT and GST, cross-border duties, communications, property, lodging and excise taxes.[1]
  • Avalara Returns and Managed Returns share AvaTax's platform and transaction data, so filing and remittance can be added without a new integration; 6.6 million returns were filed in 2025.[2]
  • Multi-company, multi-entity and parent/child structures run in a single account, each with its own tax profile, nexus settings and filing configuration.[2]
  • Exemption certificate management, e-invoicing, business licence management and 1099/W-9 filing sit alongside calculation and returns in the same product family.[1]

Watch-outs

  • Pricing is based on annual tax-calculation transaction volume in annual tiers, and the published starting price is per state per year, so cost rises with both volume and the number of states registered.[2]
  • Self-serve setup through a prebuilt connector has a median of 26 days, but enterprise ERP environments such as SAP or Oracle use managed implementation with a typical 4–6 month timeline.[2]
  • Returns preparation, filing and remittance are separate products (Avalara Returns, Managed Returns) added to an AvaTax subscription rather than included in it.[2]
  • Delivered only as a cloud service running active-active across AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI; the vendor pages read document no on-premise deployment.[2]
  • Distribution relies heavily on partner integrations and embedded partnerships; a business on a platform without a connector depends on the REST API or a custom build.[1]
  • State-funded compliance through the Streamlined Sales Tax programme applies only to qualifying businesses and only in SST member states, cited as up to 24 or 25 states.[1]

06Consider when

  • Consider Avalara when you sell into many US states and want calculation, exemption certificates and returns from one provider that already connects to your ERP or commerce platform.[2]

  • Consider Avalara when your obligations span several tax types, such as VAT, communications, lodging or excise, in addition to sales tax.[1]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
1–6 months[2]verified 2026-09-07

08Evaluated alongside

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09Module notes

One note per module the system offers: the recorded depth, what to ask in a demonstration, and which other tracked systems carry the module natively.

10Questions buyers ask

How is Avalara priced?
AvaTax is priced on annual tax-calculation transactions in annual tiers, where one invoice equals one transaction regardless of lines. Published plans start at $699 per state per year; the vendor states there are no per-jurisdiction surcharges.[2]
How long does implementation take?
With a prebuilt connector, self-serve customers go live in days, with a median of 26 days including registrations. Enterprise ERPs such as SAP or Oracle use a managed implementation of roughly 4–6 months.[2]
Does Avalara file returns as well as calculate tax?
Yes, through Avalara Returns or Managed Returns, which share AvaTax's platform and data and can be added to a subscription at any time.[2]
Does Avalara handle VAT and international tax?
Yes. The platform applies country-specific VAT rules, files VAT returns, supports real-time invoice reporting and e-invoicing mandates, and calculates cross-border duties; the vendor cites tax content for 190+ countries.[1]
Can Avalara migrate us from another tax engine?
The vendor states it supports migrations from TaxJar, Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, Anrok and native ERP tax modules, handling tax code mapping, nexus configuration and data validation.[2]
What size of business does Avalara serve?
The vendor addresses small businesses, midmarket finance teams and enterprise tax departments, and states the same platform serves a startup on QuickBooks and a manufacturer on SAP. It reports 41,000+ customers.[3]
Does Avalara run on-premise?
No on-premise option is documented. AvaTax is a cloud service running across four public clouds, with a sandbox environment provided for testing before go-live.[2]

11Sources

Every fact in this profile was taken from the pages below, on the date shown. Footnote markers on the page point here. The positioning statement is Stackmark’s own.

  1. [1]Tax Compliance Software | Avalarahttps://www.avalara.com/us/en/index.html · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]AvaTax: Sales tax calculation software | Avalarahttps://www.avalara.com/us/en/products/sales-and-use-tax/avatax.html · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]Why Avalara | Avalarahttps://www.avalara.com/us/en/about.html · retrieved 2026-09-07