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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Vanta

    Score1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Vanta is an automated security and compliance platform. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by continuously monitoring people, systems and tools to improve security posture.N/A

    Vertex

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVertex is global indirect tax compliance software for enterprise tax and finance teams. Indirect tax covers transaction-based obligations, such as sales and use tax, value-added tax (VAT), and goods and services tax (GST). Vertex supports tax determination, electronic invoicing (e-invoicing), reporting, filing, and audit-readiness workflows. Vertex’s official website Key Capabilities Tax determination: Calculates applicable indirect taxes…N/A
    Pricing
    VantaVertex
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    VantaVertex
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    VantaVertex
    Governance, Risk & Compliance
    Comparison of Governance, Risk & Compliance features of Vanta and Vertex
    Feature
    Vanta
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Vertex
    -
    Ratings
    Common repository of GRC items1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    GRC policy management1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident management1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Vanta and Vertex
    Feature
    Vanta
    -
    Ratings
    Vertex
    8.2
    142 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings9.3139 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes00 Ratings7.945 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Vanta and Vertex
    Feature
    Vanta
    -
    Ratings
    Vertex
    8.6
    136 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings8.795 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings8.7122 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings8.786 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings8.7100 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings8.783 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    VantaVertex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (167 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (57 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (20 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    VantaVertex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vanta
    Vanta seems excellent for startups, but I expect that they would be even more useful at bigger companies. I think it really helps people that haven't done SOC2 before. I also think it would help in monitoring compliance across teams with many users. If the budget is extremely tight, I think it would be possible to save money by not using it.
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    Vertex Inc.
    I have used Vertex since the very beginning of my career. I have always found the information clear, and easy to use. The documentation to use the product was thorough. We file returns in all 45 states that have sales / use taxes and having the ability to import data, key additional data in and print out a signature ready return has made life easy. I've never wanted to look at any other return preparation software as none of them come close to the product that Vertex created.
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    Pros
    Vanta
    • API driven capabilities offer a very easy way to connect your systems to their application.
    • It was mostly intuitive to figure out what needed to be configured.
    • I like how responsive they have been and how they have been able to outline the entire process for us from the start to the end.
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    Vertex Inc.
    • Vertex does a great job of building in-house industry expertise (leasing in our case) so they truly understand the tax technical and compliance obstacles we face day to day.
    • Vertex actively solicits for and responds to customer feedback on development and product roadmap suggestions. The Leasing users group is an example where Vertex takes an active role in communicating with and taking feedback from our industry.
    • Vertex tax updates are very timely and thorough, which makes the compliance process less stressful for our team.
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    Cons
    Vanta
    • In my opinion, they make it very hard to contact them when you need something.
    • In my experience, they write their contracts to make it difficult to cancel service.
    • In my experience, they have no policy for refunds in addition to their [...] contacts.
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    Vertex Inc.
    • Reporting: Vertex VAT Compliance is not fully ready to support all EU country's requirements.
    • Data storage.
    • Online reporting in VVC: many countries require to report VAT Declaration in an electronic way. This function is still missing for some of the countries from VVC.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Vanta
    Great to maintain for our SOC2 compliance and further compliance evolutions
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    Vertex Inc.
    We are satisfied with the overall performance of Vertex. The software has provided my company with many efficiencies. We have shorted our audits and found that many audits are happy that we are using Vertex to calculate our taxes. We no longer need to worry about updating our rates each month since Vertex sends us a file to upload
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    Usability
    Vanta
    In my experience, the sheer volume of tasks and to do items is a bit inundating.
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    Vertex Inc.
    Vertex itself is very good software. Its tax calculation is very accurate, and there should be no doubt whether Vertex is calculating the tax. Customer support is also good, and the response is quick. The updates are also good and easy to understand, making this an excellent application.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Vanta
    Always available
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    Vertex Inc.
    I have always felt VERTEX support was available when needed, and I have felt comfortable calling in some heavy hitters when needed
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    Performance
    Vanta
    Fast although the agent may take some time to reping on checks
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    Vertex Inc.
    Our Vertex performance is good, although we are now experiencing Error 502 when adding additional data points to our transaction tester single tests. At Exchange, I was told to reach out to support....that most likely the On Demand system needed some additional CPU resource added. I have a currently open ticket, that has not yet been fixed on this matter
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    Support Rating
    Vanta
    Direct support and replies in a timely manner to tickets submitted
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    Vertex Inc.
    Level 1 support has always been kind and understanding but times they do not always provided the technical help sometimes their response or protocol is not related. I feel that I have to beg for a developer to look over my issue. On the other hand, there have been times a Level 1 support person has taken the time to research my issue and provide valid feedback & solution
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    In-Person Training
    Vanta
    Pretty straight forward
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    Vertex Inc.
    By training I'm referring to our engagement with Vertex Consulting's professional services group. Each person on the engagement had prior leasing industry tax experience and most if not all used O Series before joining Vertex. Consultants with industry specific tax experience provide so much more than just "training". They are able to engage in deep tax technical discussions with actual experience while in private practice. This coupled with having visibility to how numerous other leasing peers approach similar tax issues is a huge plus on top of the standard training.
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    Online Training
    Vanta
    Straight Forward
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    Vertex Inc.
    Vertex has offered multiple webinars for the products we have purchased that are informative and helpful. I've also attended a few of the Vertex annual conferences where I was able to strength my knowledge of Vertex. I also found that their online library and videos can be helpful in resolving issues and answering questions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Vanta
    Pretty seemless and did it almost entirely myself
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    Vertex Inc.
    The implementation is challenging, make no mistake but will provide much value over time. Make sure you have full support of IT and your major stakeholders in your company. I found that while many people claimed to understand tax was important, they had no idea how deep tax in entrenched throughout the lease life cycle.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Vanta
    Vanta's reporting was far superior, the price was competitive but my engineers running the project said that working with vanta would save them significant amount of time. Secondly vanta had more integrations so they could plug directly into the systems we use!
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    Vertex Inc.
    In comparison specifically with Avalara, Vertex is better in every way. It is much more customizable and allows us to change the way our tax software is set up for our business needs. Avalara is much more constricted, and is using the SST system which can allow for simplified returns, but in our case was causing more problems. Avalara is also much more expensive than Vertex, for less capabilities. Vertex' customer support is much stronger than Avalara's, as they are focused on obtaining and retaining customers whereas Avalara was continually trying to find ways to get money from us
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    Scalability
    Vanta
    Works as intended
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    Vertex Inc.
    There needs to be a time-consuming setup both in the Enterprise Resource Platform and in Vertex and the related tools as well but once this is all established, Vertex is very proficient at calculating Sales and Use Tax in the USA and in Canada with GST/HST, as well as several of the provinces where we are located. As we added plants in different jurisdictions via greenfield expansion and aquisition, Vertex was able to integrate those as long as the tax department is fully informed of the system.
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    Return on Investment
    Vanta
    • We were able to close contracts because we had our SOCII compliance in place
    • SOCII certification process was reduced by at least 80%
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    Vertex Inc.
    • We use Vertex on a monthly basis to see if tax has been over-accrued or over-charged on invoices. We do save tax every month using the tool. Not at liberty to share too much more - the technology does assist the human efforts.
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    ScreenShots

    Vanta Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vanta's task management, used to monitor a control system and take action on outstanding configuration issues, security issues, and required compliance tasks.Screenshot of the results of a risk assessment and identified risks to a business.Screenshot of policy that can be generated from templates or by uploading a company's existing policies that describe the business' internal and external commitments to security and compliance.Screenshot of vendor assessments.Screenshot of employee and contractor task completion status monitoring. Take action to flag ex-employee accounts to be deprovisioned or service accounts that are not included in onboarding processes.Screenshot of Vanta's monitoring, used to take action to remediate package vulnerabilities that have been detected on a company servers.

    Vertex Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vertex dashboard