DAVO Sales Tax vs ShipVAT

DAVO Sales Tax automates sales-tax collection, filing, and payment from a connected point-of-sale system. Each day it moves the exact tax collected into a separate holding account, then files state returns and pays the amount due. Listed integrations include Clover, Square, Toast, Lightspeed, SkyTab, SpotOn, TouchBistro, Revel, Payanywhere, QuickBooks, and other POS systems. Users receive daily sales and tax report emails and can view sales information, tax details, and payment confirmations online. Reports, returns, and historical data have unlimited storage. The web service provides live setup help, continuing chat and technical support, and scheduled onboarding calls. DAVO says setup takes about five minutes after connecting a POS and entering business, tax, and bank information. It is designed for small brick-and-mortar businesses such as restaurants, salons, spas, and retail shops. The first monthly filing is free through the activation month; a paid subscription begins automatically the following month unless canceled. No plan price is listed, and there is no free plan.

ShipVAT provides an API for calculating VAT, sales tax, and GST across 93 jurisdictions. The maker lists the EU, UK, US, Canada, and Australia among supported regions, and describes economic nexus threshold intelligence for all 50 US states and beyond. API functions include tax calculations, rate and threshold lookup, transaction and customer management, VAT validation, compliance reports, webhooks, and address validation. ShipVAT says rates include a source URL, verification timestamp, and effective dates, with tax data curated from official sources. Developers can use a TypeScript SDK, OpenAPI 3.0, Swagger UI, and curl examples. Endpoints use Bearer-token authentication with test and live key formats. The API is described as working with Paddle, LemonSqueezy, PayPal, or any payment stack. The Free plan costs nothing and allows 100 API calls per month. Pro costs $49 a month for 50,000 calls; Enterprise pricing is custom and its listed call limit is unlimited.