Avalara Reviews & Product Details

Avalara handles our sales tax calculations for our eCommerce store and also manages our tax returns, so our accountant doesn’t have to. This saves us many hours of work each month. As an admin, I find the platform very straightforward to manage and navigate. I also really like the Nexus tracking heat map, which shows when we’re getting close to needing to collect taxes in a specific region based on our sales. Their support is also very responsive. I have the option to open a case or chat/call directly with a representative that can help me navigate the complications of taxes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel that Avalara can be complicated just because it's dealing with taxes, which is what they are there to make easier. Taxes are just daunting. I will say that it is a very expensive service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Avalara filed some of our taxes correctly but missed several filings. They did nothing to help the situation. There was a bug with the shopify connector (their product) and we were stuck with the late fees. We made the decision to cancel due to their increasing fees, poor customer service, dated user experience and faulty product. In February,

when I canceled our contract with Avalara, they ignored me and continued to bill our account. They even withdrew ACH funds ($15,913.79) on April 14th. The most recent withdrawal is not confirmed to be paid to the states for our taxes. It appears they have kept the money. They have been unresponsive via email since February 20th (it's April 23rd today). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Their communication is incredibly poor. I requested an update to our contract and they neglected to send it to me. I canceled our service and they continued to bill me. I've resorted to charging back with Amex (won) and now reversing an ACH with our bank. Avalara doesn't give you access to remove your ACH payment info, avoid them completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate how Avalara streamlines our sales tax filing, making the entire process much more efficient by saving a tremendous amount of labor. The system allows us to file our tax returns accurately and quickly across numerous jurisdictions, which is incredibly valuable for our business operations. This efficiency in managing sales tax responsibilities has had a positive impact on our business workflow. Additionally, I am pleased with how Avalara assists us in accurately billing our clients for sales tax and supports the preparation and filing of our sales tax returns in multiple jurisdictions. Given its excellent performance, I would easily give Avalara a top score of 10 out of 10, as it has proven to be the best product on the market for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I appreciate that Avalara meets all my sales tax needs as a full solution that includes integration with my ERP, accurate tax calculations, exemption management, and handling returns filing and remittance. It's great that I never again have to file a state sales tax return manually; it just happens now, saving me many days of work. The people at Avalara are fun, which adds a nice touch to the experience. I find it easy to use, thanks to my prior experience, and I’m glad it's integrated with Epicor Kinetic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with most software/services, front line support is hit or miss. Sometimes good, and sometimes poor. Having a process for experienced users to bypass front line support and immediately go to higher level support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that Avalara has experts to know all the state laws when it comes to sales tax. With the addition of economic nexus, our state collection requirements more than doubled and Avalara helped us to get compliant in all the states we needed to. They had a nice tracker and dashboard to make it easy and clear where and when we needed to get registered.

Don't forget about the ever changing tax rules like the retail delivery fees some states have added (with more along the way) and all the juristictional tax rate updates...they are on it and have the rules implemented for clean collection and filing. They have just saved us so much headache and hours of trying to keep up with all of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Customer support could use some work. I understand there are thousands, if not more, of clients probably constantly reaching out for help so do understand the delays that can be had, but some of the responses we get are just the canned, "out of the handbook", responses that do not really offer any help. Yes, I can go to the Help Center and get the same response, but I went to support for a more personal touch, if you will. I do still get my answers, for the most part, but sometimes it takes a little while to get there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how Avalara makes tax management easy by providing timely updates on recent tax rule changes. The automated calculations save time and reduce errors, allowing me to focus more on my core work rather than worrying about tax changes and calculations. Avalara supports us in maintaining ECM with our ECM Pro subscription, significantly saving time in tax calculation and return filing processes. I appreciate that taxes can be calculated with a single click, and once an invoice is prepared, the tax is automatically calculated. This eliminates the need to worry about tax rates, which is incredibly convenient. Also, it helps in obtaining SST in any new state where we cross the threshold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user experience can sometimes feel complex, and faster support responses would be helpful. Improving these areas would make Avalara even more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Avalara takes the stress out of compliance and is a reasonably priced options for small companies. So far I like the Ai dashboard options that were recently added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The calculations shown in the reports don’t always match the calculations on the returns. This is especially true for Texas, where the tax amount for the state-rate portion is almost always incorrect or doesn’t line up with what the return shows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that Avalara is easy to set up and let run on its own, without needing constant monitoring, plus it notifies me of any issues. It also provides report status updates to keep everything on track. The automated notifications and having a dedicated guide for setup make it truly effective, eliminating problems from the start. I enjoy using Avalara with Xero, which is great for small to medium-sized businesses. Avalara simplifies the process of managing sales tax across different regions, making sure everything is in compliance, from GST in Australia or the UK to VAT in the EU. Everything is properly registered, in compliance, and filings are done on time, ensuring peace of mind. Avalara has grown into a better and easier system, making it straightforward for my small business staff to learn and utilize it effectively, which is fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the only thing that I've found in working with ecommerce businesses is there is sometimes a glitch between the sales/ecommerce platform which may not be Avalara's fault, mind you. When utilizing Amazon and Shopify, sometimes there are connection issues that you do have to monitor or make sure stay established. And that again is probably because of the marketplace provider has either done an update thus causing the connection to disconnect. However, from my experience, it does need some improvement with additional support in some countries because being able to register on your own for smaller third world countries is a little bit tricky. And being able to have that extra guidance or direction to make sure it's done properly. I personally speak only three languages. And if I don't understand the language I'm definitely not gonna understand the complicated structure of those applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All my taxes are in one place, and the research is already done for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the support experience has felt a bit clunky, with some miscommunication—especially when I’m dealing with new integrations. I’ve also noticed there are a lot of add-on services required to get everything I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to use and once setup and understand it is something that only needs to be review for accuracy no need to worry about any tax changes and anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The customer service, when we have had to reach out to them multiple times it has taken days to get anyone to answer us and then multiple follow ups with them to be able to get an answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.