TaxJar Alternatives for Sales Tax Filing and Compliance

TaxJar automates US sales tax: it tracks where you have nexus, calculates tax at checkout and files returns through AutoFile. Stripe agreed to buy it on April 27, 2021, and it is still sold as its own product. The TaxJar pricing page lists Starter at $39 a month and Professional at $99 a month for up to 200 orders, with two and four AutoFile credits a year and a 30-day trial.

The search for alternatives picked up after the 2026 price update. A TaxCloud analysis from April 2026, written by a competitor, says customers were notified in late February and early March 2026, and the new prices took effect in early March. It adds that extra AutoFile filings rose to $50 on Starter and $55 on Professional, and that month-to-month customers on legacy pricing moved over on October 1, 2026. At 1,000 orders a month, Starter costs $99 and Professional $499, according to Zamp. The eight tools below price filing in very different ways, so the right one depends on how many states you file in.

Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Stripe Tax

Stripe Tax is the product TaxJar's owner builds into its own platform, and the TaxJar pricing page itself suggests it to Stripe customers. It calculates tax on Billing, Checkout, Invoicing and Payment Links with no extra code, covers 700+ product and service types, and collects in 100+ countries.

There are two ways to pay. Tax Basic is usage-based: 0.5% per transaction on the no-code products, or 50 cents per transaction through the API, charged only where you are registered. Tax Complete adds registrations and filings on a monthly subscription with a one-year contract, starting at $90 a month for 200 transactions and four filings a year.

Best for: SaaS and online businesses whose revenue already runs through Stripe.

Pricing:

• Tax Basic: 0.5% per transaction (no-code) or 50 cents per API transaction, 10 API calls included, 5 cents per extra call
• Tax Complete: $90 a month (200 transactions, 4 filings a year), $430, $1,000 and $1,500 tiers
• Billed monthly on a one-year contract

Watch out for:

• Tax Basic does not include registrations or filings, so you still need Tax Complete or another filer. The Stripe Tax pricing page also says extra fees may apply outside the US.

Official site: Stripe Tax.

Avalara

Avalara is the long-established name in sales tax software, and it now publishes a flat rate for growing sellers under the Avalara Select name. The Avalara pricing page lists Core Compliance at $79 per state a month, or $799 per state a year, with unlimited returns, no per-return fees and marketplace extractors included.

A second option adds SST services for states in the multistate SST agreement. Participating SST states cost nothing, other states are $69 per state a month, and there is no state minimum. Businesses above $50 million in revenue or with multi-entity ERP setups go to a custom plan.

Best for: Sellers filing in several states who want a predictable per-state bill.

Pricing:

• Core Compliance: $79 per state a month or $799 per state a year, 3-state minimum
• Core Compliance + SST: $69 per state a month, SST states $0
• Annual billing saves 15%; Custom plan price on request

Watch out for:

• The three-state minimum means Core Compliance costs at least $237 a month even if you file in one state.

Official site: Avalara.

Numeral

Numeral removes the subscription. Its Monitoring plan is free and includes a nexus study once you connect your stores or billing system, ongoing physical and economic nexus tracking, and alerts when you cross a threshold.

When you need to file, Professional charges $75 per filing and $150 per state registration, with autofile, a virtual mailbox and exemption certificate management. Standard accounts are month to month and can cancel any time, per the Numeral pricing page.

Best for: Businesses registered in a few states that file quarterly or yearly.

Pricing:

• Monitoring: free
• Professional: $75 per filing, $150 per registration
• Enterprise (90+ countries, API): price on request
• Month to month; annual contracts optional

Watch out for:

• A monthly filer pays $75 twelve times a year for each state, so per-filing pricing gets expensive fast once states ask for monthly returns.

Official site: Numeral.

Kintsugi

Kintsugi looks like Numeral on paper but reaches further on the free tier. The free plan monitors exposure in the US and 100+ countries, categorizes products, validates addresses and connects through CSV or no-code integrations, with no card required.

Starter charges $75 per action for registrations, filings, back filings, amended returns and deregistrations in the US and Canada. Scale and Premium switch to a flat monthly price and add EU, UK and wider global compliance, real-time calculation and notice handling.

Best for: Startups that sell into Canada as well as the US and want to start for free.

Pricing:

• Free: $0, monitoring only
• Starter: $75 per action, US and Canada
• Scale and Premium: flat monthly, price on request
• No onboarding or transaction fees

Watch out for:

• The Kintsugi pricing page publishes no price for Scale or Premium, so EU and UK filing needs a quote.

Official site: Kintsugi.

TaxCloud

TaxCloud uses order tiers like TaxJar, which makes it the easiest cost comparison. Starter targets Shopify and Stripe sellers who need reporting and filing, and Premium adds real-time calculation, ERP integrations and API access. Yearly plans pool the order allowance across 12 months, so a busy December does not push you into a higher tier.

Filing and remittance start at $39 a month, and the company claims rates as low as $20 per filing. A 30-day trial gives Premium access without a card, though it excludes filing and registration.

Best for: Seasonal online stores that want yearly order allowances.

Pricing:

• Filing and remittance: from $39 a month
• Audit support: from $99 a month
• Yearly billing saves up to 16%
• 30-day trial, no card

Watch out for:

• Paying by credit card adds a 7% convenience fee, and unused filings do not roll over, per the TaxCloud pricing page.

Official site: TaxCloud.

Anrok

Anrok is built around subscription revenue, where the first tax question is if software is taxable at all in a given state or country. It monitors global exposure, and its packages include support from experts in SaaS taxability.

The Anrok pricing page lists Starter at $499 a month plus 0.40% per taxable transaction for companies under $5 million ARR, and Core at $999 a month plus 0.30% for up to $20 million in sales, with filing and remittance included. Those platform tiers are billed monthly. Risk management and expert support come as separate premium packages billed yearly: Pro at $500 a month for companies with $1 million to $10 million ARR, and Enterprise at $1,000 a month.

Best for: SaaS companies selling abroad that need help with digital-services taxability.

Pricing:

• Starter: $499 a month plus 0.40% per taxable transaction, billed monthly
• Core: $999 a month plus 0.30% per taxable transaction, billed monthly
• Growth: price on request; physical nexus add-on $300 a month billed yearly
• Premium packages for risk management and expert support, billed yearly: Pro $500 a month, Enterprise $1,000 a month

Watch out for:

• The percentage fee sits on top of the base price, so $2 million of taxable sales on Starter adds $8,000 a year.

Official site: Anrok.

Quaderno

Quaderno suits small sellers whose tax problem is not only US sales tax. Every plan calculates sales tax, VAT and GST, tracks thresholds, issues invoices and produces multichannel tax reports, and it handles e-invoicing rules as well.

Plans are priced by transactions, in euros or dollars at the same number. Billed monthly, Hobby costs 29 a month for 25 transactions, Startup 49 for 250 and Business 99 for 1,000. Billed yearly, they work out to 24, 41 and 83 a month, and there is a 7-day trial with no card. There are no overage fees; the Quaderno pricing page says you are moved to the next tier instead.

Best for: Course creators, SaaS founders and small stores selling to customers in many countries.

Pricing:

• Hobby: €/$29 a month (€/$24 a month billed yearly), 25 transactions, 1 jurisdiction
• Startup: €/$49 a month (€/$41 billed yearly), 250 transactions
• Business: €/$99 a month (€/$83 billed yearly), 1,000 transactions; Growth: €/$149 a month (€/$124 billed yearly), 2,500
• Priced in € or $; 7-day trial, no card

Watch out for:

• Quaderno can register and file for you, but that service is priced on a call rather than in the plans.

Official site: Quaderno.

Zamp

Zamp is the hands-off option. Its team handles state registrations, nexus monitoring with alerts at 80% of a threshold, filing, remittance and notices, and a U.S. + Canada plan adds GST, HST, PST and QST.

Pricing comes as one quoted figure after a 15-minute call, with no per-transaction fees and no surprise invoices when you add a state, according to the Zamp pricing page. A free plan covers a one-time nexus analysis and a 30-minute expert consultation.

Best for: Companies that want someone else to own sales tax filing entirely.

Pricing:

• Free: one-time nexus analysis and consultation
• U.S. and U.S. + Canada plans: price on request
• No per-transaction fees

Watch out for:

• You cannot compare Zamp with TaxJar on paper before booking a call, since no plan price is published.

Official site: Zamp.

How to choose

When to stay with TaxJar

Stay with TaxJar if you are under 200 orders a month and file in one or two states, because Starter at $39 a month with two AutoFile credits is still cheaper than most options here. It also fits sellers who rely on its data import integrations and do not want to rebuild them. Check your renewal date first, since annual subscribers move to the new rates at renewal, according to TaxCloud.

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