LOVAT vs ONESOURCE Certificate Manager

LOVAT provides tax and compliance tools for businesses selling across borders. Its products cover VAT, sales tax, EPR, tax registration, marketplace tax and e-invoicing. The platform calculates VAT and sales tax across 111 countries and supports 123 currencies. It can calculate VAT in more than 100 countries and submit returns to tax authorities; its sales-tax product calculates and files returns online for 37 US states. EPR tools automate compliance checks in Germany, France, Spain, the UK and other countries. The e-invoicing service generates compliant invoices in more than 30 countries and is a certified Peppol provider. Integrations include marketplaces, commerce platforms and accounting services, including Amazon, Shopify, WooCommerce, Sage, SAP and Xero. Android and iOS apps can collect sales-channel data, prepare and file returns, track thresholds, send deadline notifications and show ten years of sales and return data. LOVAT runs on Android, iOS and web, and offers API access. It requires an internet connection and stores software data in the cloud. Plans include a free option, paid plans from €27/mo and a 14-day trial.

ONESOURCE Certificate Manager automates the collection, validation, storage and renewal of sales tax exemption certificates. It checks certificates against state-specific rules and tracks expiration dates. Customers can submit certificates through a self-service portal; tax teams can use reminders, customizable email templates and audit-ready reports to produce documentation on demand. Integration with ONESOURCE Determination links exemption documentation to tax calculation. Described use cases include manufacturing and distribution, government, education, nonprofits, retail and sellers operating across multiple jurisdictions. Deployment uses an application server or web container, with downloads from the ONESOURCE Customer Center. The installation guide requires Determination 5.6.2.4 or higher. Customers planning bulk uploads of customer and certificate data should also download Data File Integrator. In-application Help is available after installation and configuration, and documentation is available through the Knowledge Base. The listed platforms are API, self-hosted, web and Windows. Pricing is on request, and there is no free plan; a free demo can be requested.