Software · head to head
Avalara vs Loox
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; Loox beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Avalara and Loox actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Loox
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 Loox
- Multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax determinationnot Loox
- VAT, lodging, communications and excise tax calculationnot Loox
- Feeding tax results into an ERP or ecommerce platform through the APInot Loox
Loox
No use cases recorded yet. See the Loox 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
Loox
- Beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed
Pricing, plan by plan
Avalara
$29/month- AvaTax$50/month
- Tax calculation
- Exemption certificates
- Returns filing
Loox
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Loox review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Avalara if
- You need tax calculation.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want returns filing.
Choose Loox if
Nothing in the data separates Loox from Avalara on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Avalara or Loox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Avalara starts at $29/month and Loox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Avalara or Loox?
- Avalara starts at $29/month and Loox at On request.
- Does Avalara or Loox run on more platforms?
- Avalara runs on Web, Api. Loox 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 Loox is typically brought in for.
- What can Avalara do that Loox cannot?
- Avalara covers Tax calculation, Returns filing, Exemption management, Document management.
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