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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

    Tipalti

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Tipalti automates critical financial processes to drive efficiency, including accounts payable, mass payments, procurement, and expenses, all on one global finance automation platform that grows with the organization, automating, de-risking and simplifying finance.

    $129

    per month

    Pricing
    AvalaraTipalti
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AvalaraTipalti
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional Details—Pricing starts at $149 per month for the platform fee. Users can upgrade to Tipalti's more advanced capabilities as their businesses gets more complex. The Tipalti pricing model is designed to grow with the user's company. Advanced features such as W-8 tax forms, international tax IDs, or multi-entity payables are available as needed.
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    AvalaraTipalti
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    Avalara
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    Tipalti
    Chose Tipalti
    The AP element of Tipalti was in place when I started, so I was not involved in the selection of the tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tipalti
    Paper checks and the occasional wire transfer for urgent payments, Tipalti is 1000% better!

    We did evaluate Bill.com, Beanworks, Quickbooks, Avid XChange, and Mineral Tree when searching for an AP software, but found these solutions were not as advanced or did not offer all of …
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    Features
    AvalaraTipalti
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Avalara and Tipalti
    Feature
    Avalara
    7.4
    339 Ratings
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    Sales and Use Taxes9.1332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes7.471 Ratings00 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes5.960 Ratings00 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes7.426 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Avalara and Tipalti
    Feature
    Avalara
    8.5
    317 Ratings
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment9.3191 Ratings00 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations7.6253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting8.7283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management9.2216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing8.4229 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Document Management8.1219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management8.3151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Avalara and Tipalti
    Feature
    Avalara
    -
    Ratings
    Tipalti
    9.1
    58 Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings9.146 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings9.455 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings9.049 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.942 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings9.344 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Avalara and Tipalti
    Feature
    Avalara
    -
    Ratings
    Tipalti
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.849 Ratings
    Vendor Management00 Ratings9.349 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings6.629 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AvalaraTipalti
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (451 ratings)
    8.8
    (97 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (30 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (443 ratings)
    8.9
    (73 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.1
    (21 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (198 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)