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Soldo vs Vertex

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Soldo

Accounting

Prepaid company card and spend control platform for European businesses

From
£21/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Vertex

Accounting

Enterprise tax determination, compliance, and e-invoicing software

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Soldo cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.; Vertex pricing is entirely custom and not published, requiring a sales engagement to get a quote.
  • They diverge on capability: Soldo covers Prepaid company cards, Vertex covers Real-time tax determination.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Soldo and Vertex actually diverge.

Attributes where Soldo and Vertex differ
AttributeSoldoVertex
Starting price£21/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer user per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Androidweb, api
FoundedUnknown1978

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).

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 Soldo

  • Prepaid company cards
  • Card-level budgets
  • Receipt capture
  • Accounting export
  • Multi-currency wallets
  • Approval workflows

Only in Vertex

  • Real-time tax determination
  • Global e-invoicing compliance
  • Compliance reporting and filing
  • Exemption certificate management
  • AI-powered compliance workflows
  • ERP integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Soldo

  • A construction firm giving site managers fuel and materials cards with hard per-card limitsnot Vertex
  • A marketing team issuing virtual cards per subscription so a cancelled tool cannot keep billingnot Vertex
  • A UK company that cannot get approved for a credit-based corporate card programmenot Vertex
  • A multi-entity European business needing EUR and GBP wallets without conversion on every purchasenot Vertex

Vertex

  • Automating indirect tax calculation for large multinational enterprisesnot Soldo
  • Managing global e-invoicing compliance mandatesnot Soldo
  • Handling exemption certificates for B2B salesnot Soldo
  • Embedding tax logic directly into ERP and e-commerce checkout flowsnot Soldo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Soldo

  • Cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.
  • The plan fee covers only three users, and per-user charges plus physical card fees mean the real monthly cost is several times the advertised headline for a team of twenty.
  • It does not extend credit, so it gives no working capital benefit and no card rewards of the kind US charge card issuers use to offset their cost.
  • Sole traders and some business types are not accepted, which catches out small consultancies expecting to sign up online.
  • Coverage is European; a company with US or Asian subsidiaries will need a second card programme and a second expense workflow for them.

Vertex

  • Pricing is entirely custom and not published, requiring a sales engagement to get a quote.
  • The platform is built for enterprise-scale tax complexity, which can be more than small businesses need.
  • Implementation typically requires integration work with existing ERP systems, adding setup time and cost.
  • Documentation on self-serve plan tiers or limits is not publicly available, unlike simpler tax tools.

Pricing, plan by plan

Soldo

£21/month
  • Standard$21/month
    • Three users included
    • Around £7 per additional user per month
    • Physical card issuance fee around £5, virtual around £1
  • Plus$33/month
    • Three users included
    • Around £11 per additional user per month
    • Advanced approval and multi-currency features
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Quoted pricing
    • Custom card volumes and entity structures
    • Dedicated account management

Vertex

On request
  • Vertex Cloud$undefined/mo
    • Custom pricing based on business needs
    • Tax determination, e-invoicing, and reporting
    • ERP and e-commerce integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Soldo if

  • You need prepaid company cards.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want card-level budgets.
Soldo review

Choose Vertex if

  • You need real-time tax determination.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want global e-invoicing compliance.
Vertex review

Questions people ask

Is Soldo or Vertex better?
Neither clearly leads. Soldo starts at £21/month and Vertex at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Soldo or Vertex?
Soldo starts at £21/month and Vertex at On request.
Does Soldo or Vertex run on more platforms?
Soldo runs on Web, iOS, Android. Vertex runs on web, api.
What is Soldo best used for?
Soldo is most often used for a construction firm giving site managers fuel and materials cards with hard per-card limits, a marketing team issuing virtual cards per subscription so a cancelled tool cannot keep billing, a uk company that cannot get approved for a credit-based corporate card programme, a multi-entity european business needing eur and gbp wallets without conversion on every purchase. Of those, a construction firm giving site managers fuel and materials cards with hard per-card limits and a marketing team issuing virtual cards per subscription so a cancelled tool cannot keep billing are not what Vertex is typically brought in for.
What can Soldo do that Vertex cannot?
Soldo covers Prepaid company cards, Card-level budgets, Receipt capture, Accounting export. Vertex covers Real-time tax determination, Global e-invoicing compliance, Compliance reporting and filing, Exemption certificate management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Soldo: Is Soldo a credit card?

No. It is prepaid electronic money. You fund a wallet and cards spend from it, so there is no credit line and no interest-free period.

Vertex: Is Vertex's tax software pricing publicly available?

No. Vertex does not publish pricing for its Vertex Cloud or enterprise tax platform; costs are determined through a custom quote based on modules, transaction volume, and deployment scope.

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Soldo: What licence does Soldo hold?

Soldo is authorised as an electronic money institution, including UK, Irish and Italian entities, which is why it can issue cards without a sponsor bank in those markets.

Vertex: Roughly what do businesses pay for Vertex?

As reported by third-party buyer guides, not Vertex itself, mid-market companies processing 10,000-50,000 monthly transactions often pay in the $40,000-$100,000 per year range including platform and transaction fees.

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Soldo: What does it really cost for twenty users?

Take the plan fee, add the per-user rate for the seventeen users beyond the included three, then add card issuance fees per physical card.

Vertex: Who manages Vertex Cloud after it's set up?

With the Vertex Cloud deployment option, ongoing operations such as monitoring, configuration, and state tax correspondence remain the responsibility of the customer's internal team rather than Vertex.

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Vertex: What systems does Vertex integrate with?

Vertex integrates with major ERP and e-commerce platforms including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Shopify, Workday, and NetSuite to embed real-time indirect tax calculation into existing business systems.

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Vertex: How many jurisdictions does Vertex support for tax determination?

Vertex calculates real-time indirect tax rates across 195 countries and more than 20,000 tax jurisdictions worldwide.

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