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Avalara vs Numeral pricing

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How does Avalara pricing compare to Numeral? Avalara's Core Compliance + SST Services is $69/month ($699/year); Numeral's Professional has no monthly subscription fee. At the entry tier, Numeral is the cheaper option. Both charge per-state filing fees: $48 for Avalara, $75 for Numeral.

Avalara vs Numeral: typical pricing

Annual cost for two common ecommerce profiles. Both assume Shopify, monthly filing cadence, annual billing, and a typical $120 AOV. Run the calculator to plug in your own numbers.

SMB

50K orders · 120 filings · 10 states · 5 SST · Shopify

Avalara

Core Compliance + SST Services

From $7,490

This is Avalara's published list price, shown as a floor rather than an exact figure. Avalara publishes the per-state rate but not the transaction limits, included return counts, or overage rates behind it, and its own pricing-page FAQ still says cost factors include transaction volume and integration footprint. +7 more

Numeral

Professional

$9,000

Numeral is not an SST CSP. full $75/return applies in all states including SST members. +1 more

Mid-Market

250K orders · 200 filings · 20 states · 10 SST · Shopify

Avalara

Core Compliance + SST Services

From $14,980

This is Avalara's published list price, shown as a floor rather than an exact figure. Avalara publishes the per-state rate but not the transaction limits, included return counts, or overage rates behind it, and its own pricing-page FAQ still says cost factors include transaction volume and integration footprint. +7 more

Numeral

Professional

$15,000

Numeral is not an SST CSP. full $75/return applies in all states including SST members. +1 more

Side by side

DimensionAvalaraNumeral
Entry-tier subscriptionCore Compliance + SST Services: $69/mo · $699/yr[A] ↗Professional: no monthly fee (per-event pricing)[A] ↗
Per-state filing fee$48 / filing[C] ↗$75 / filing[A] ↗
Per-state registration fee$403 / registration[A] ↗$150 / registration[A] ↗
Per-transaction feeCharged, rate not publishedNone
Pricing transparencyPartialPartial
SST Certified Service ProviderYesNo
International VAT / GSTYesYes

Source confidence: A = vendor pricing page, B = help center, C = third-party aggregator, G = estimated. Per-transaction, transparency, and SST rows are structural, not dollar figures.

About

Avalara

Mid-market to enterprise; broad horizontal coverage across ecommerce, manufacturing, retail, SaaS

Full Avalara pricing breakdown →

About

Numeral

Mid-market ecommerce and SaaS; strong fit for Shopify, Stripe, Chargebee native businesses; international expansion via 70+ country VAT/GST coverage

Full Numeral pricing breakdown →

Frequently asked questions

How does Avalara pricing compare to Numeral?
Avalara's Core Compliance + SST Services is $69/month ($699/year); Numeral's Professional has no monthly subscription fee. At the entry tier, Numeral is the cheaper option. Both charge per-state filing fees: $48 for Avalara, $75 for Numeral.
Which is cheaper, Avalara or Numeral?
Numeral at the entry tier, $0/mo vs. $69/mo. But the entry-tier price isn't the whole picture: per-filing fees, transaction fees, and registration costs all shift the math. Run the calculator with your real numbers to see which adds up to less for your business.
Is Avalara or Numeral SST certified?
Avalara is. Numeral isn't. SST certification means free filings in SST member states for customers who qualify (no physical nexus in those states), which materially shifts the math against Numeral for high-volume sellers.
Do Avalara and Numeral both support international VAT and GST?
Yes. Both extend beyond US sales tax. Avalara covers multiple countries; Numeral covers 70.
Does Avalara or Numeral charge per filing?
Yes. Both charge per-state filing fees on top of subscription. Avalara ($48/filing), Numeral ($75/filing). That cost compounds across every state you file in.
Who is each one built for?
Avalara targets Mid-market to enterprise; broad horizontal coverage across ecommerce, manufacturing, retail, SaaS. Numeral targets Mid-market ecommerce and SaaS; strong fit for Shopify, Stripe, Chargebee native businesses; international expansion via 70+ country VAT/GST coverage. The fit question matters more than the price one. Buy the product that actually covers your situation.

Sources

Every Avalara and Numeral figure on this page traces back to one of the sources below. Confidence ratings are explained on the methodology page.

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    Avalara Pricing, G2Accessed August 18, 2026
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    Avalara Pricing, TrustRadiusAccessed August 18, 2026
  4. [4]A
    Streamlined Sales Tax, AvalaraAccessed August 18, 2026
  5. [5]A
    Avalara Pricing InformationAccessed May 11, 2026
  6. [6]C
  7. [7]C
  8. [8]D
  9. [9]D
  10. [10]A
  11. [11]D
  12. [12]C

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