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Avalara and Numeral

The same fields for both, from each vendor's own pages and the SEC, read on the dates shown. This table does not say which to choose: that depends on your requirements, and the guide's checklist is how to test them.

Published 29 October 2026; vendor pages read 29 October 2026.

FieldAvalaraNumeral
Described as (our words)Sales tax calculation, returns and exemption certificate software. Published plans start with a monthly figure per state.A managed sales tax, VAT and GST service with registrations and filings done for the customer. Per-filing and per-registration fees are published.
In its own wordsAutomate your sales tax compliance with Avalara. (avalara.com, read 29 October 2026)Sales tax, VAT and GST compliance in 90+ countries. (numeral.com, read 29 October 2026)
Lists on its siteAvaTax; Returns (avalara.com)Nexus monitoring; Filings & remittance; Registrations; Exemption certificate management (numeral.com)
PricingThe pricing page states Sales tax and returns plans starting at $69/mo (avalara.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)The pricing page states Numeral charges a simple $75 per return filed plus a one-time $150 registration fee per state (numeral.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)
Integrations it namesShopify; Microsoft; NetSuite; QuickBooks; Sage; Salesforce (avalara.com pricing)Stripe; Shopify; QuickBooks; NetSuite; Chargebee; Rippling; Sage Intacct; Zoho Books (numeral.com integrations)
Public companyNo company named “Avalara” in the SEC's list of companies with tickers, read 29 October 2026. A listing elsewhere, or a parent company, is not checked here.No company named “Numeral” in the SEC's list of companies with tickers, read 29 October 2026. A listing elsewhere, or a parent company, is not checked here.
Guides it appears inTax complianceTax compliance

Ask both of them

From the Tax compliance guide. Put the same questions to each vendor and compare the answers against your checklist.

  • Load our last twelve months of sales and show where we have crossed a threshold.
  • Calculate tax on three of our products shipped to three places, and show the tax codes used.
  • Which returns do you file and pay for us, and which do you only prepare?
  • If a return you filed is wrong, what does the contract say you cover?
  • Show an exemption certificate collected, validated and applied to an invoice.
  • What do we export if we leave, and for how many years can we access it?

Sources

  1. Avalara. avalara.com/us/en/index.html, read 29 October 2026.
  2. Avalara. avalara.com/us/en/products/pricing.html, read 29 October 2026.
  3. SEC EDGAR. sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json, read 29 October 2026.
  4. Numeral. numeral.com/, read 29 October 2026.
  5. Numeral. numeral.com/pricing, read 29 October 2026.
  6. Numeral. numeral.com/integrations, read 29 October 2026.