# Kintsugi: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/kintsugi

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Sales tax automation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/sales-tax-automation/index.md) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 14 |
| [Global e-invoicing compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/global-e-invoicing-compliance/index.md) | 0% | 45 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Safer Alternatives Worth Considering ... Kintsugi (4.8/5 rating, free tier available)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Sales tax automation)
- "Specifically praised for bridging the gap between automation and human expertise" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Sales tax automation)
- "Kintsugi (if free is essential)" (MiniMax M2.5, Sales tax automation)
- "For teams specifically looking for budget-friendly sales tax software for small business, Kintsugi is worth a look" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Sales tax automation)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kintsugi, from 52 of the 52 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- taxcloud.com: 36
- softwareadvice.com: 35
- capterra.com: 32
- zamp.com: 31
- g2.com: 23
- numeral.com: 20
- sourceforge.net: 20
- trykintsugi.com: 18 (its own site)
- taxjar.com: 17
- taxwire.com: 16

### Pages cited

- https://taxcloud.com/blog/best-sales-tax-software-ecommerce: 29
- https://capterra.com/sales-tax-software: 27
- https://softwareadvice.com/sales-tax/small-business: 25
- https://zamp.com/blog/best-sales-tax-software-and-how-to-choose: 22
- https://numeral.com/blog/best-sales-tax-software: 18
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-sales-tax-software: 16
- https://softwareadvice.com/sales-tax: 15
- https://zamp.com/blog/sales-tax-compliance-software: 15

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: AI Sales Tax Software: Monitor, Collect, File (https://trykintsugi.com/)
- For: For ecommerce, SaaS, and finance teams (https://trykintsugi.com/)
- Price stated: Flat-rate pricing, no lock-ins; Month-to-month, no per-transaction fees, implementation cost, or year-end overage. (https://trykintsugi.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://trykintsugi.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get started for free (https://trykintsugi.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: 100+ Countries
- Customers named: Costco, &Collar, Kavuru Group Holdings LLC, JMXi, Plufl, EngagedMD, InspiredResults, Karma and Luck

## What it publishes

Every page trykintsugi.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1112 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 322 pages, 34 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 68 pages, 23 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- comparison: 29 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- template or tool: 77 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-06
- glossary or explainer: 18 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Sales tax due dates https://trykintsugi.com/sales-tax-due-dates
- Recent: 2026-09-29 report or ebook: Product categories https://docs.trykintsugi.com/docs/guides/product-categories
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: State of sales tax 2026 https://trykintsugi.com/state-of-sales-tax-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-26 comparison: Page No Longer Available https://trykintsugi.com/blog/anrok-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-26 comparison: Avalara alternatives https://trykintsugi.com/blog/avalara-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-26 blog: California saas sales tax https://trykintsugi.com/blog/california-saas-sales-tax

## 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.