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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avalara

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAvalara AvaTax connects to the software that businesses already have and delivers sales tax decisions based on precise geo-location in more than 12,000 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S.N/A

    Canopy

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACanopy is tax practice management software from Canopy, Inc., with accounting functionality designed for tax professionals and their customers. It includes tax resolution analytics, automatic IRS form population, client management, transcript delivery and reporting, custom service workflows, penalty abatement, casework/client engagement tracking, client portals, and billing and invoicing capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    AvalaraCanopy
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    AvalaraCanopy
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    AvalaraCanopy
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    Avalara
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    Canopy, Inc.
    Chose Canopy

    It is a slightly smaller scale version of Avalara.

    Cheaper to implement but not as good functionally. It totally depends on your company size and budget.

    Avalara is well known and well studied while Canopy seems to be an up-and-comer. Avalara is much more flexible but again that …

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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    AvalaraCanopy
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Avalara and Canopy
    Feature
    Avalara
    7.4
    339 Ratings
    Canopy
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    Sales and Use Taxes9.1332 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes7.471 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes5.960 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes7.426 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Avalara and Canopy
    Feature
    Avalara
    8.5
    317 Ratings
    Canopy
    8.1
    8 Ratings
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment9.3191 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations7.6253 Ratings2.06 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting8.7283 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management9.2216 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing8.4229 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Tax Document Management8.1219 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management8.3151 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AvalaraCanopy
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (451 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (443 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.1
    (21 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (198 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)