blue dot VATBOX vs. TaxJar

TaxJar

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
blue dot VATBOX	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Blue dot VATBox identifies and calculates any eligible and qualified VAT spend. Blue dot VATBox optimizes, manages, and analyzes a company’s global and local VAT recovery processes while identifying unclaimed returns and avoidable costs.	N/A
TaxJar	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	TaxJar offers automated sales tax reporting and filing. According to the vendor, capabilities include: Accurate, Detailed Sales Tax Reports: TaxJar’s local jurisdiction reports show sales and sales tax collected not only for each state, but for local jurisdiction (counties, cities, special jurisdictions, etc). Users can also sort data by any date range. Estimated Sales Tax Reports: Users can see a comparison of what they actually collected versus what…	$19 for up to 200 orders/month

Pricing

blue dot VATBOX

TaxJar

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Starter: $19
for up to 200 orders/month
Professional: $99
for up to 200 orders/month
Premium: Custom

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
blue dot VATBOX	TaxJar
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

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30 day free trial. No obligation, no activation fees. Upgrade, downgrade or cancel anytime. Pricing based on order volume. Transactions are equal to -Orders imported into TaxJar with one or more line items -SmartCalcs API pushed sales tax calculation If you go over your transaction limit during a single month, we will charge you the difference between the plan you’re on and the next highest plan. The next month you’ll start back on the original plan that you subscribed to, and the process will repeat itself again. This is all done automatically. Your plan will never be interrupted and you will not have to speak with a salesperson.

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Community Pulse
	blue dot VATBOX	TaxJar

Features

blue dot VATBOX

TaxJar

Type of tax

Comparison of Type of tax features of Product A and Product B
	blue dot VATBOX - Ratings	TaxJar 9.3 6 Ratings 17% above category average
Sales and Use Taxes	00 Ratings	9.76 Ratings
Cross-border Taxes	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Tax Reporting & Compliance

Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Product A and Product B
	blue dot VATBOX - Ratings	TaxJar 9.6 6 Ratings 20% above category average
Geolocation for Tax Assessment	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
3rd-Party Software Integrations	00 Ratings	8.76 Ratings
Tax Data Reporting	00 Ratings	9.85 Ratings
Compliance Administration Management	00 Ratings	9.54 Ratings
Tax Exemption Processing	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Tax Document Management	00 Ratings	9.54 Ratings
Complex Tax Scenario Management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

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	blue dot VATBOX	TaxJar
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User Ratings
	blue dot VATBOX	TaxJar
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (13 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.5 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	blue dot VATBOX	TaxJar
Likelihood to Recommend	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe If you aren't a tax professional, this is a must. Trying to manually calculate which county/city/state sales tax is owed will break your brain. Actually, even if you were a tax professional, why would you want to manually do it when you could just have a tool like this to calculate it for you. I wish it was also affordable to have it file for you and there are some crunchy bits, but its pros definitely outweigh the cons. Incentivized Jessica Meadows Rich Owner Read full review
Pros	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe The CSV upload for clients that do not have or want to connect directly is very good. It allows us to get a lot of the information done quickly. The cost is very competitive. According to our clients, the integration is relatively easy. For the most part, the reports are accurate. Incentivized GS George Sleeman Owner Read full review
Cons	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe Continually increase its native integration features with BigCommerce, which recently just opened up more Checkout APIs and Sales Tax APIs. The Amazon integration is confusing only because Amazon (sometimes?) calculates and collects sales tax on your behalf. It's not clear what's best-- to let Amazon do it for you or for TaxJar to handle it. Onboarding could be a bit easier and guided. Incentivized Stephen Steinberg Founder Read full review
Support Rating	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe We had a few questions about integrations & onboarding, and support answered quickly and in-depth. They understood our questions - which were a bit technical in nature - and were able to provide an explanation in a timely and specific manner that allowed us to get the system up and running quickly. Incentivized Stephen Steinberg Founder Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe TaxJar is less expensive, simpler to integrate and their billing is straightforward so that you don't have to worry about huge surprises at the end of a month or quarter. They spend a lot less time on sales/marketing but their support is excellent and overall we have had a much better experience with TaxJar. Incentivized Jeff McRitchie Vice President of Ecommerce Read full review
Return on Investment	Blue dot VATBox Ltd No answers on this topic	Stripe With regards to ROI, it definitely saves time. And time, as they say, is money. It may be hard to put a particular dollar sign on this, but it definitely has provided a positive return. It keeps me aware of where I have sales tax nexus that I might not know about otherwise. This is important. Even if I have to check it manually, at least I am made aware of where I need to file. It allows me to track how much in sales tax we've paid year over year, which is a good indication of how our sales are doing. Incentivized Daniel Shatzkes Founder/CEO Read full review
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