LOVAT vs Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax

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.

Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is a web and API platform for managing indirect tax compliance, from transaction calculations to audit defense. Its tax engine automates sales, use, and VAT calculations on sales and purchase transactions, and supports automated return filing. Listed tax types include Sales and Use Tax, Consumer Use Tax, Value Added Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Harmonized Sales Tax, Provincial Sales Tax, and Quebec Sales Tax. Vertex says the platform applies tax logic across more than 20,000 jurisdictions and over 1 billion governed rules. Other compliance tools include e-invoicing, digital reporting, VAT returns, and secure archiving. Governed AI workflows can support research, transaction anomaly detection, and tax rule creation under human oversight. Integrations span ERP, e-commerce, procurement, billing, CRM, POS, and accounting, including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, Workday, and NetSuite. O Series supports cloud, on-premises, and hybrid edge deployment, including container deployment at the transaction point. Its analytics dashboards cover sales and use tax and consumer use tax transactions only. Vertex lists SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA badges in its Trust Center. Pricing is available on request.