# Kintsugi alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Kintsugi holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/kintsugi/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Avalara AvaTax: 58
- Vertex: 39
- TaxJar: 26
- TaxCloud: 24
- Taxwire: 13
- Anrok: 6

## Sales tax automation

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Kintsugi (Kintsugi is #3 of 13 at 12%).

- TaxJar: first choice in 22 of those 61
- TaxCloud: first choice in 13 of those 61
- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Anrok: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Stripe Tax: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Zamp: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Numeral: first choice in 1 of those 61
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Kintsugi (Kintsugi is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 24 of those 72
- TaxCloud: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Taxwire: first choice in 11 of those 72
- TaxJar: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Anrok: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Numeral: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Quaderno: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Kintsugi.

- Vertex: first choice in 39 of those 81
- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 30 of those 81
- Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Sphere: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Taxwire: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Zamp: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 81

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