# Avalara VAT Returns and Reporting / Managed VAT Reporting: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/avalara-vat-returns-and-reporting-managed-vat-reporting

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Global e-invoicing compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/global-e-invoicing-compliance/index.md) | 2% | 19 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Avalara is positioned as the overall best sales / VAT software for businesses of all sizes and is called out for mid-size businesses specifically." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Global e-invoicing compl)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Avalara VAT Returns and Reporting / Managed VAT Reporting, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- avalara.com: 2 (its own site)
- g2.com: 2
- getsphere.com: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2
- sovos.com: 2
- taxcloud.com: 2
- avask.com: 1
- axiobench.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- commenda.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://avalara.com/us/en/products/vat-returns-and-reporting.html: 2
- https://getsphere.com/blog/vat-compliance-software: 2
- https://sovos.com/taxapedia/vs: 2
- https://taxcloud.com/blog/avalara-alternatives: 2
- https://avalara.com/us/en/index.html: 1
- https://avalara.com/us/en/products/midsize.html: 1
- https://avalara.com/us/en/products/vat-solutions.html: 1
- https://avask.com/blog/best-vat-compliance-software: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.