Avalara pricing and plans
Avalara publishes per-state prices for businesses under $50M in revenue: Core Compliance is $79 per state per month or $799 per state per year, and Core Compliance + SST Services is $69 per state per month or $699 per state per year. Businesses over $50M get a custom quote.
Prices checked on 25 Sep 2026 on the Avalara sales tax pricing page (avalara.com/us/en/products/sales-and-use-tax/pricing.html). No free trial is listed on the pricing page.
Avalara publishes a price for 2 of the 3 plans below, so you can build a budget before you talk to sales. What you have to add yourself are the fees charged per transaction and per add-on, because those are what move the yearly total once volume grows.
If the number comes back above budget, the cheaper options are on Avalara alternatives, or start from the best Tax Software.
Avalara pricing and plans
Avalara publishes these prices. Taxes and payment fees are extra unless a row says otherwise. Prices in USD, checked on 25 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What's included | Source |
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| Core CompliancePer state | $79 per state/month, or $799 per state/year | Monthly or annual (annual saves 15%) |
| Avalara sales tax pricing page |
| Core Compliance + SST ServicesPer state | $69 per state/month, or $699 per state/year | Monthly or annual (annual saves 15%) |
| Avalara sales tax pricing page |
| Custom | Quote-based | Custom contract |
| Avalara sales tax pricing page |
Prices checked on 25 Sep 2026 on the Avalara sales tax pricing page. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm the current figure before you budget. No free trial is listed on the pricing page.
Published per-state pricing is unusual in tax software, which makes this page a benchmark: Avalara next to Vertex shows what a quote-only vendor has to beat, and tax software covers the rest of the category.
What pushes Avalara cost up
The published plans are priced per state where you collect tax, so cost grows with your nexus footprint. A seller registered in 8 states on Core Compliance pays about $632 a month billed monthly, or $6,392 a year billed annually (15% less).
Avalara's FAQ lists what moves the price: products and services purchased, number of business applications integrated, sales transactions per month, number of states or jurisdictions, and whether you enrol in the Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) program.
Avalara add-ons and extra fees
Extra costs and add-ons listed by Avalara:
- Sales Tax Registration: $403 per location.
- Business License Guidance: from $119.
- Custom plan for $50M+ revenue: full product range, multi-entity management, 1-hour response SLA.
Implementation: No implementation fee is published for the Core plans. Custom plans are quoted.
What to confirm before you sign
Check SST eligibility first
If you sell remotely into SST states without a significant physical presence, the SST plan is cheaper and the states fund calculation and filing in up to 25 states.
Model the state count for next year
Per-state pricing means each new nexus state adds $69 to $79 a month. Use Avalara's nexus monitoring to plan for it.
Confirm your transaction volume fits
Transaction volume is one of Avalara's pricing factors. Ask what volume the published plans assume.
Model your nexus footprint before you sign, because each new state adds $69 to $79 a month. The tax compliance ROI calculator prices the registration and filing work against the subscription, and the software renewal tracker keeps the per-state count under review each year.
Avalara pricing FAQ
How much does Avalara cost?
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For businesses under $50M revenue, Avalara's Core Compliance plan is $79 per state per month or $799 per state per year, and Core Compliance + SST Services is $69 per state per month or $699 per state per year (checked 25 Sep 2026). Larger businesses get a custom quote.
Does Avalara charge per state?
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Yes. The published plans are priced per state where you collect and remit sales tax. Registration is $403 per location on top.
How much does Avalara cost per month?
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Core Compliance is $79 per state per month and Core Compliance plus SST Services is $69 per state per month, checked 25 September 2026 on Avalara's sales tax pricing page. A seller registered in eight states on Core Compliance pays about $632 a month.
Is Avalara free to use?
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No. There is no free plan, and no free trial is listed on the sales tax pricing page. The cheapest published entry point is Core Compliance plus SST Services at $69 per state per month, or $699 per state per year for qualifying sellers.
Does Avalara do use taxes?
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Yes. The published plans cover sales and use tax: AvaTax calculation across more than 12,000 US jurisdictions, managed returns with filing, remittance and notices, nexus monitoring in all 50 states, and exemption handling for exempt customers.
How much does tax software cost?
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Published sales tax pricing is rare, which makes Avalara a useful reference point at $69 to $79 per state per month for businesses under $50M in revenue. Vertex, the other enterprise option we track, publishes nothing and quotes after a demo.
Who competes with Avalara?
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Vertex is the main enterprise alternative we track. Avalara publishes per-state prices below $50M in revenue; Vertex quotes every contract from the tax types, jurisdictions and connected systems you need covered. Above $50M, Avalara is quoted too.
Sources we used
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Referenced source: official source, verified September 25, 2026.
Evidence used on this page
- Avalara sales tax pricing page
- Checked on 25 Sep 2026. Every plan name, price and inclusion on this page comes from here.
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- What Avalara does well, where it falls short, and how it deploys. Read it against the price.