Software · head to head
Lexware vs Avalara
Lexware
Software
Accounting and invoicing software for German small businesses and freelancers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lexware prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR); Avalara plans start at $699 per state per year, so multi-state sellers multiply that figure rather than paying one subscription
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lexware and Avalara actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Lexware
Nothing recorded that Avalara does not also cover.
Only in Avalara
- Tax calculation
- Returns filing
- Exemption management
- Document management
- Real-time rates
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Shopify
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lexware
No use cases recorded yet. See the Lexware review.
Avalara
- Real-time sales tax calculation at checkoutnot Lexware
- Multi-state and multi-jurisdiction tax determinationnot Lexware
- VAT, lodging, communications and excise tax calculationnot Lexware
- Feeding tax results into an ERP or ecommerce platform through the APInot Lexware
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lexware
- Prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR)
- Base plans range from EUR 7.90 to EUR 32.90 per month before VAT, with the introductory 50% discount lasting only 3 months
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Lexware
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lexware review.
Avalara
$29/month- AvaTax$50/month
- Tax calculation
- Exemption certificates
- Returns filing
Which should you pick?
Choose Lexware if
Nothing in the data separates Lexware from Avalara on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Avalara if
- You need tax calculation.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want returns filing.
Questions people ask
- Is Lexware or Avalara better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lexware starts at On request and Avalara at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lexware or Avalara?
- Lexware starts at On request and Avalara at $29/month.
- Does Lexware or Avalara run on more platforms?
- Lexware runs on Web. Avalara runs on Web, Api.
- What can Lexware do that Avalara cannot?
- Avalara covers Tax calculation, Returns filing, Exemption management, Document management.