# Avalara: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 28 judge labels across 4 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/avalara

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Corporate tax provision](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision/index.md) | 5% | 6 | 21% | 19 |
| [Merchants of record](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/receivables/merchants-of-record/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 14% | 7 |
| [Business bill pay](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/business-bill-pay/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |
| [Transfer pricing](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/transfer-pricing/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I recommend Avalara as the top choice for comprehensive income tax compliance and related regulatory needs" (Grok 4.20, Corporate tax provision)
- "Avalara would be my primary recommendation because it specifically addresses B2B compliance needs" (MiniMax M2.5, Corporate tax provision)
- "Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Tax Provision and Avalara are the top choices" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Corporate tax provision)
- "Vertex O Series and Avalara are the two top-rated tax compliance software products according to end-user feedback" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Corporate tax provision)

## And against it

- "Avalara should generally not be treated as a primary ASC 740 provision tool" (Perplexity Sonar, Corporate tax provision)
- "it's not primarily a corporate income tax compliance tool... it shouldn't be your primary income tax compliance system" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Corporate tax provision)
- "it's a tax software, not a reseller. You'd need to pair it with a payment processor" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Merchants of record)
- "Cons: Primarily focused on indirect tax, not corporate income tax." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Corporate tax provision)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Avalara, from 68 of the 78 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- axiobench.com: 26
- getapp.com: 21
- softwareadvice.com: 21
- sourceforge.net: 19
- gane.ai/index: 18
- tax.thomsonreuters.com: 18
- avalara.com: 17 (its own site)
- g2.com: 16
- capterra.com: 13
- forbes.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://axiobench.com/best/corporate-tax-provision-software: 19
- https://avalara.com/us/en/index.html: 12
- https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision/smb: 10
- https://getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/corporate-tax: 10
- https://softwareadvice.com/corporate-tax: 10
- https://forbes.com/advisor/taxes/best-tax-software-small-business: 8
- https://getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/corporate-tax/org/mid-size-business: 8
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-business-tax-software: 8

## In its own words

What Avalara's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automate your sales tax compliance with Avalara. Our automated tax compliance software helps your business streamline sales tax reporting and filing. (https://avalara.com/)
- For: businesses of all sizes (https://avalara.com/)
- Price stated: Sales tax and returns plans starting at $69/mo (https://avalara.com/)
- Starting price: 69 (https://avalara.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 1400 (https://avalara.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, TISAX
- Hosting: Worldwide, North America, United States
- Customers named: Zillow, Comcast, Therabody, Shopify

## What it publishes

Every page avalara.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12187 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1876 pages, 63 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- case study: 411 pages, 79 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-21
- webinar or virtual event: 367 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-01
- conference or event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-01
- report or ebook: 188 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-28
- comparison: 61 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-01
- template or tool: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-12-01
- glossary or explainer: 2362 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-01
- podcast or video: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Short term rental lodging tax who collects and files https://www.avalara.com/mylodgetax/en/blog/2026/09/short-term-rental-lodging-tax-who-collects-and-files.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Clark county str regulations for airbnb and vrbo https://www.avalara.com/mylodgetax/en/blog/2026/09/clark-county-str-regulations-for-airbnb-and-vrbo.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Test e invoicing france mandate https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/europe/2026/09/test-e-invoicing-france-mandate.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Retail e invoicing france readiness guide https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/europe/2026/09/retail-e-invoicing-france-readiness-guide.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Saas e invoicing france vat compliance https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/europe/2026/09/saas-e-invoicing-france-vat-compliance.html
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: E rechnungspflicht warum internationale unternehmen auf eine globale api setzen sollten https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/europe/2026/09/e-rechnungspflicht-warum-internationale-unternehmen-auf-eine-globale-api-setzen-sollten.html

## 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.