Avalara
Avalara is a Tax and e-invoicing tool. It describes itself as "Automated sales tax and tax compliance software".
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $8.4B, 2022, and taken private. No longer publicly traded.
Key facts
- Category
- Tax and e-invoicing
- Describes itself as
- Automated sales tax and tax compliance software
- Headquarters
- Durham, NC, United States
- Founded
- 2004
- Pricing
- Contact sales
- Funding
- Acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $8.4B, 2022, taken private; formerly public (NYSE: AVLR)
- Website
- avalara.com
- Others in this category
- 4
Identity confirmed
On 2026-09-12 the address above was checked against a primary source and does belong to Avalara. Evidence.
Frameworks Avalara claims
Read from https://www.avalara.com/ on 2026-09-18. This records what the vendor states, not a certification and not an assessment.
Claims coverage
None of the twelve frameworks tracked here. That page was read and names none of them, which is common: plenty of compliance work, from the EU Cyber Resilience Act to e-invoicing mandates, sits outside this list.
Does not claim
SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF / 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC, EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2. That means the page above does not claim these, not that the product cannot handle them. Ask.
Best fit for
Businesses of any size needing automated sales tax calculation, reporting, and filing across multiple jurisdictions
What stands out
One of the largest and most established players in the category, with broad e-commerce and ERP integration coverage built up over two decades
Worth knowing
G2 and Capterra reviewers repeatedly cite slow support response times, frequent account-rep turnover, and billing that lands well above the initial quote once returns filing, reporting, and item classification are added as separate line items.
About Tax and e-invoicing
Handles sales tax, VAT and the country-by-country e-invoicing mandates now coming into force. See all 5 in this category.
Questions
- What does Avalara do?
- Avalara is a Tax and e-invoicing tool. It describes itself as "Automated sales tax and tax compliance software". Handles sales tax, VAT and the country-by-country e-invoicing mandates now coming into force.
- Who is Avalara best suited for?
- Businesses of any size needing automated sales tax calculation, reporting, and filing across multiple jurisdictions
- What are the alternatives to Avalara?
- This directory lists 4 other Tax and e-invoicing tools, including Complyance, Invopop, Numeral.
Alternatives to Avalara
Sources
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