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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lappa

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ALappa (formerly LOVAT) is tax software for VAT/sales tax filing. The platform collects all tax data across any sales channel and files VAT returns.

    $44

    per month

    WooCommerce

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AWooCommerce is an eCommerce plugin for WordPress, developed by WooThemes (recently acquired by Automattic). Like WordPress, it is designed to be an extendable, adaptable, open-sourced platform. WooCommerce allows merchants to sell physical products, downloadables, or services.

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    Pricing
    LappaWooCommerce
    Editions & Modules
    Start-Up
    $44
    per month
    Standard
    $87
    per month
    Premium
    $545
    per month
    Woo Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LappaWooCommerce
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.WooCommerce is a free and open-source plugin for WordPress. Merchants can host their WooCommerce store on any private hosting service, or with Automattic directly via WordPress.com. Some added features or services from the WooCommerce Official Marketplace may have one time or subscription pricing.
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    Features
    LappaWooCommerce
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    9.8
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    WooCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    Sales and Use Taxes9.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    10.0
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    WooCommerce
    -
    Ratings
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Document Management10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    8.0
    96 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings7.278 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings9.388 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings8.088 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings9.596 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings7.392 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings7.974 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    6.1
    91 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings5.359 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings6.991 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    8.5
    85 Ratings
    2% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings8.585 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    6.4
    94 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings7.591 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings5.374 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings6.583 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Lappa and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Lappa
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    7.9
    93 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings6.747 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings8.491 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings8.584 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings7.786 Ratings
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    LappaWooCommerce
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    Intuit Lacerte
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Avalara
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Vertex
    Score8.8 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LappaWooCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    8.9
    (95 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LappaWooCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lappa
    You need a way to calculate VAT on your remote sales and store tax documents electronically. As part of your evaluation, I would include LOVAT as an option. With LOVAT, we can also avoid asking clients to provide additional information at check out, which keeps our conversion rate higher. It's so easy to upload tax data, calculate VAT, and submit VAT forms
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    Automattic
    WooCommerce is best suited to customers whose website is built on the WordPress platform, and whose development team has a good understanding of plug-in implementation. If your website is not built on WordPress, but on Laravel or React (or any other non WordPress technology), then WooCommerce is not for you. WooCommerce is also great for customers who just need a simple online shopping experience. If your needs involve more complex or immersive features such as timed discounts, pick up locations, delivery reminders, or post shopping feedback surveys, know that you will need to purchase additional add-ons to make to get these features using WooCommerce set up on WordPress.
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    Pros
    Lappa
    • Variety of subscription plans which are flexible thanks to possibilities of purchasing various add-ons.
    • Tax audit reports which are available for download is a great feature that allows us to have a deeper look to our transactions from different sales channels of ours.
    • The support team in always helped us with difficulties or questions that we had on different stages while working with LOVAT
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    Automattic
    • Free base package means I can use it when I need to and not pay for it when I'm not using it
    • I can customize the e-commerce options and integrate the calendar booking
    • Payment processing is quick and easy and I can choose my provider
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Lappa
    • Some processes take extra time
    • It will take some time and preferably a demo call with the support team to learn how to use the software yourself
    • Unfortunately, consultation on really difficult questions can be obtained only for an additional fee
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    Automattic
    • Because of how the Wordpress database is structured, WooCommerce isn't great for large or complex e-commerce sites.
    • More out-of-the-box options would be nice within the base software.
    • Because add-on plugins are developed by 3rd parties, sometimes you get conflicts that break things.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lappa
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    Despite very rare glitches, more connected to an excessive number of plugins, that affect the speed of the site, we are extremely satisfied with the platform, the ability to import and export products, even though we just export them, as we have our proprietary system for updating inventories. We love the ease of upgrading, enhancing, innovating, and the freedom we have to do whatever we want, which is a plus, when you consider Shopify can take down your whole store as they please, if they think you aren't abiding to their TOS or their ever changing set of rules.
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    Usability
    Lappa
    The functionality is very powerful, and everything works as promised. But the interface needs improvement in places - sometimes you have to search for something longer than you would like.
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    Automattic
    It is built on the Wordpress platform, so there are some quirks compared to a dedicated e-commerce product, but it is very intuitive and easy to use, especially for anyone with Wordpress experience. There are numerous great support articles and learning resources available. Significant customization can be achieved with plugins vs other eCommerce platforms, which may require more custom code and have fewer plugin options.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Lappa
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    not muh support
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lappa
    Lovat is a product which is favorable in terms of cost, unlike the many tax software which are expensive and not affordable.Also, Lovat has some flexibility, where different procedures based on the companies demands can be personalized to suit its needs. Lastly, Lovat works in hand with the many programs that are in the accounting area.
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    Automattic
    We were pretty sure we wanted a WordPress site so that we had more control over the site itself, having been burned by third-party vendor sites before. The fact that WooCommerce integrates so well with WordPress was a big selling point for us. Magento would have been too heavy of a lift for our small dev team and we didn't want to rely on Shopify or BigCommerce (though all of those products could have their merits for other projects or clients).
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    Return on Investment
    Lappa
    • Good functionality and regular update of the services.
    • This software is a good value for money especially taking into account a not very high price.
    • The support team is professional but available only at weekdays.
    • For the moment the support language is only English that may cause some inconvenience.
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    Automattic
    • Positive: low cost to start up, and allowed us to start selling right away.
    • Negative: better plug-ins have a high cost of entry. For example if you want to do subscriptions you need a paid plugin for it.
    • Positive: easily integrates with PayPal and Stripe.
    Incentivized
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