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Avalara and Zamp
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.
| Field | Avalara | Zamp |
|---|---|---|
| Described as (our words) | Sales tax calculation, returns and exemption certificate software. Published plans start with a monthly figure per state. | Managed sales tax compliance for the US and Canada, covering registrations, calculation, filing and remittance. The pricing page asks buyers to contact sales. |
| In its own words | Automate your sales tax compliance with Avalara.(avalara.com, read 29 October 2026) | Zamp is sales tax compliance software backed by real tax experts(zamp.com, read 29 October 2026) |
| Lists on its site | AvaTax; Returns (avalara.com) | U.S. Sales Tax; Canada Sales Tax; Exemption Cert Management (zamp.com) |
| Pricing | The pricing page states Sales tax and returns plans starting at $69/mo(avalara.com pricing, read 29 October 2026) | Not published on the pages we read (including zamp.com pricing), 29 October 2026. Ask for a quote. |
| Integrations it names | Shopify; Microsoft; NetSuite; QuickBooks; Sage; Salesforce (avalara.com pricing) | Adobe Commerce; BigCommerce; MS Business Central; NetSuite; QuickBooks Online; Shopify; Stripe; Xero (zamp.com integrations) |
| Public company | No 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 “Zamp” 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 in | Tax compliance | Tax 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
- Avalara. avalara.com/
us/ en/ index.html, read 29 October 2026. - Avalara. avalara.com/
us/ en/ products/ pricing.html, read 29 October 2026. - SEC EDGAR. sec.gov/
files/ company_tickers.json, read 29 October 2026. - Zamp. zamp.com/, read 29 October 2026.
- Zamp. zamp.com/
pricing, read 29 October 2026. - Zamp. zamp.com/
integrations, read 29 October 2026.