Accounting & Finance · head to head
Avalara vs Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy
Accounting & Finance
The all-in-one platform for software businesses
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Avalara plans start at $699 per state per year, so multi-state sellers multiply that figure rather than paying one subscription; Lemon Squeezy acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Avalara and Lemon Squeezy actually diverge.
| Attribute | Avalara | Lemon Squeezy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | transaction |
| Platforms | Web, Api | Web |
| Founded | 2004 | Unknown |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Avalara
- Tax calculation
- Returns filing
- Exemption management
- Document management
- Real-time rates
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Shopify
Only in Lemon Squeezy
Nothing recorded that Avalara does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Avalara
- Real-time sales tax calculation at checkoutnot Lemon Squeezy
- Multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax determinationnot Lemon Squeezy
- VAT, lodging, communications and excise tax calculationnot Lemon Squeezy
- Feeding tax results into an ERP or ecommerce platform through the APInot Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy
No use cases recorded yet. See the Lemon Squeezy review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Avalara
- Plans start at $699 per state per year, so multi-state sellers multiply that figure rather than paying one subscription
- Billed by transaction, where one API call is one transaction, so cost tracks invoice volume
- The free option is limited to the Streamlined Sales Tax programme, in up to 25 states and only for qualifying businesses
Lemon Squeezy
- Acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription
Pricing, plan by plan
Avalara
$29/month- AvaTax$50/month
- Tax calculation
- Exemption certificates
- Returns filing
Lemon Squeezy
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lemon Squeezy review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Avalara if
- You need tax calculation.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want returns filing.
Choose Lemon Squeezy if
Nothing in the data separates Lemon Squeezy from Avalara on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Avalara or Lemon Squeezy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Avalara starts at $29/month and Lemon Squeezy at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Avalara or Lemon Squeezy?
- Avalara starts at $29/month and Lemon Squeezy at On request.
- Does Avalara or Lemon Squeezy run on more platforms?
- Avalara runs on Web, Api. Lemon Squeezy runs on Web.
- What is Avalara best used for?
- Avalara is most often used for real-time sales tax calculation at checkout, multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax determination, vat, lodging, communications and excise tax calculation, feeding tax results into an erp or ecommerce platform through the api. Of those, real-time sales tax calculation at checkout and multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax determination are not what Lemon Squeezy is typically brought in for.
- What can Avalara do that Lemon Squeezy cannot?
- Avalara covers Tax calculation, Returns filing, Exemption management, Document management.
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