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# Avalara vs Fonoa Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Avalara** [

4.1/5(926)

](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews#reviews)

**Fonoa** [

4.6/5(43)

](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Avalara**
Free Trial

**$69.00** 1 State Per Month · Core Compliance + SST Services

**Fonoa**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Avalara**
3 monthsFaster

Based on 127 responses

**Fonoa**
4 months

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**Avalara**
15 months

Based on 112 responses

**Fonoa**
6 months9 months sooner

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**Avalara**
$$$$$

**Fonoa**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Avalara**
7%

**Fonoa**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Avalara**
[
Ease of Use (109)
](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1178915&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Tax Automation (55)
](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1179420&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Improvement Needed (66)
](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1179390&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (52)
](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1179251&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Fonoa**
[
Customer Support (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2176673&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Helpful (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2176837&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Improvement Needed (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2176485&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Tax Issues (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2176527&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Avalara**
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Abas

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Accounting Seed

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Acumatica

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**Fonoa**
[

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Salesforce Sales Cloud

](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-sales-formerly-salesforce-sales-cloud/reviews)[

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SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

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Screenshots

**Avalara**
 ![Avalara screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1559796/image-_77_.png)

**Fonoa**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Avalara**

8.1

8.1501

**Fonoa**

8.9

8.943

Ease of Use

**Avalara**

8.1

8.1739

**Fonoa**

8.9

8.942

Ease of Setup

**Avalara**

7.3

7.3559

**Fonoa**

8.6

8.641

Ease of Admin

**Avalara**

7.5

7.5293

**Fonoa**

8.8

8.819

Quality of Support

**Avalara**

6.7

6.7499

**Fonoa**

9.5

9.543

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Avalara**

7.1

7.1299

**Fonoa**

9.7

9.721

Product Direction (% positive)

**Avalara**

7.6

7.6497

**Fonoa**

10.0

10.042

Features

Sales Tax and VAT Compliance[Hide 44 FeaturesShow 44 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.1

347

7.8

39

Tracking

Sales Tax

8.6(won by 0.8)

259

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.8

26

VAT

6.5

141

8.6(won by 2.1)

33

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

GST

6.9

141

7.8(won by 0.9)

27

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Exemptions

7.9(won by 0.3)

206

7.6

25

Adjustments

7.3

162

7.4(won by 0.1)

26

Localization

7.8

182

8.8(won by 1.0)

30

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Consumer Use Tax

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrations

Integrations

7.3

213

8.5(won by 1.2)

32

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Remittance

Returns

8.1(won by 0.3)

230

7.8

22

Notifications

7.1

168

7.6(won by 0.5)

23

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Global/Cross Borders

6.2

142

7.1(won by 0.9)

23

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Analytics

7.2

164

7.7(won by 0.5)

22

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Agentic AI - Sales Tax and VAT Compliance

Autonomous Task Execution

7.4(won by 0.7)

36

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.7

14

Natural Language Interaction

6.6(won by 1.0)

29

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

5.6

14

Additional Functionality

API

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

5

Exemption Management

9.4(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Tax Calculation

10.0(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Tax Compliance

9.6(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Tax Filing

9.5(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

10.0(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Address Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

For eCommerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Client Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Taxability Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross Border E-Commerce[Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features](javascript:void(0);)

6.8

17

Not enough data

Global Shipping

Integration

8.0(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Reporting

7.3(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Labels

6.7(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Returns

7.1(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Payments and Pricing

Global Tax

6.9(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Currency

6.6(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Payment Methods

7.2(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Cost

6.7(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Pricing

6.2(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Global ecommerce management

Compliance

7.3(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Delivery Tracking

7.0(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Risk

7.3(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Documents

7.1(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Portals

Marketplaces

7.0(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Branding

6.3(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Omnichannel

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Corporate Tax[Hide 73 FeaturesShow 73 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

20

Not enough data

Tax Planning

Strategies

8.7(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Exemptions

8.8(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Credits

9.0(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Estimations

8.9(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Tax Filing

Calculations

9.2(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Rules & Regulations

8.9(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

9.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Historical Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

K-1 Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflows

Integrations

8.8(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Importing

9.0(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Tax Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple User Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Filing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Client Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Filing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Corporate/Business

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Client Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deadline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Exception Notification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Nonprofits

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Submission

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll & Employer Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bank Reconciliation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Taxation & Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Property Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time & Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

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SAP Store[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - SAP Store

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Avalara](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1539724680/avalara.svg "Avalara")](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews)

Avalara

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

38.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

48.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

13.0%

[![Fonoa](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3874020c5a8d2e3e3c444fbe5d30c249/fonoa.svg "Fonoa")](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews)

Fonoa

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

2.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

20.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

76.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

38.5%

2.3%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

48.5%

20.9%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

13.0%

76.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Avalara](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1539724680/avalara.svg "Avalara")](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews)
Avalara

Computer Software

11.4%

Retail

11.1%

Accounting

10.3%

Manufacturing

9.5%

Wholesale

6.5%

Other

51.2%

[![Fonoa](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3874020c5a8d2e3e3c444fbe5d30c249/fonoa.svg "Fonoa")](https://www.g2.com/products/fonoa/reviews)
Fonoa

Information Technology and Services

20.9%

Computer Software

14.0%

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

11.6%

Human Resources

9.3%

Higher Education

9.3%

Other

34.9%

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