# Drake Tax vs Stripe Tax

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Stripe Tax

| Attribute | Drake Tax | Stripe Tax |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.6 (55% (medium)) | 61.9 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A professional tax return preparation platform that provides automated calculations, compliance checks, multi-state filing, and electronic filing capabilities. Includes practice management features and optional add-ons for document management, workflow tracking, e-signatures, and client communication. | A tax administration platform offering two service tiers: one provides end-to-end automation for business registration, tax calculation, collection, and filing in numerous countries, while the other handles calculation and collection only for businesses in limited regions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","automated_return_filing_and_payment":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 7 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Drake Portals"},{"name":"Drake Workflow"},{"name":"Drake E-Sign"},{"name":"Drake Pay"},{"name":"Drake Accounting"},{"name":"Kotapay"},{"name":"Rightworks"}]` | `[{"name":"TaxJar"},{"name":"Taxually"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB","US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Drake Tax Pro 250","summary":"250 returns included; additional individual returns $49.99 each, business returns $74.99 each","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional individual return","amount":49.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional business return","amount":74.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Up to 250 total individual and business returns","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"returns":"250 combined individual/business"}},{"free":false,"name":"Drake Tax Pro Unlimited","summary":"Unlimited returns","commitment":"annual","description":"Unlimited individual and business returns","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"returns":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Drake Tax 1040","summary":"Unlimited individual returns; business returns $74.99 each","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"business return","amount":74.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited individual returns with pay-per-return business returns","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"business_returns":"pay-per-return","individual_returns":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Drake Tax Pay-Per-Return","summary":"10 individual returns included; $49.99 per additional individual return, $74.99 per business return","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional individual return","amount":49.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"business return","amount":74.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Base price includes 10 individual returns; additional returns as needed","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"individual_returns":"10 included"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Drake Portals"},{"name":"Drake Workflow"},{"name":"Drake E-Sign"},{"name":"Drake Pay"},{"name":"Drake Accounting"},{"name":"Secure cloud hosting (Rightworks)"}],"summary":"Annual subscription with multiple tiers: unlimited returns, 250 returns, unlimited 1040s, or pay-per-return model. Additional returns $49.99 (individual) or $74.99 (business) each. Optional add-ons available. Free trial available; no monthly billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.drakesoftware.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T10:20:11.965Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"additional individual return","amount":49.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Tax Complete - £70/month","summary":"£70/month","features":["Tax obligation monitoring and alerts","Tax registrations in 90+ countries","Tax calculation on 600+ product and service types","Tax collection in 100+ countries","Tax filings in 90+ countries","TaxJar integration (select US states)","Taxually integration (93 countries)","No-code integration","CSV export"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Starter tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"filings":"4/year","api_calls":"2000/month","transactions":"200/month","registrations":"2/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Tax Complete - £340/month","summary":"£340/month","features":["Tax obligation monitoring and alerts","Tax registrations in 90+ countries","Tax calculation on 600+ product and service types","Tax collection in 100+ countries","Tax filings in 90+ countries","TaxJar integration (select US states)","Taxually integration (93 countries)","No-code integration","CSV export"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":340,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Growth tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"filings":"12/year","api_calls":"10000/month","transactions":"1000/month","registrations":"4/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Tax Complete - £800/month","summary":"£800/month","features":["Tax obligation monitoring and alerts","Tax registrations in 90+ countries","Tax calculation on 600+ product and service types","Tax collection in 100+ countries","Tax filings in 90+ countries","TaxJar integration (select US states)","Taxually integration (93 countries)","No-code integration","CSV export"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":800,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Professional tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"filings":"20/year","api_calls":"25000/month","transactions":"2500/month","registrations":"6/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Tax Complete - £1200/month","summary":"£1200/month","features":["Tax obligation monitoring and alerts","Tax registrations in 90+ countries","Tax calculation on 600+ product and service types","Tax collection in 100+ countries","Tax filings in 90+ countries","TaxJar integration (select US states)","Taxually integration (93 countries)","No-code integration","CSV export"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1200,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Enterprise tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"filings":"32/year","api_calls":"50000/month","transactions":"5000/month","registrations":"10/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Tax Basic","summary":"0.5% per transaction (no-code) or £0.40 per transaction (API)","features":["Tax calculation and collection","Sales tax, VAT, and GST rate application","Localized tax details display","Override rules, ship-from addresses, reverse charges","No-code and API integration"],"components":[{"of":"transaction","kind":"percentage","rate":0.5},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.4,"period":"transaction","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Usage-based plan for businesses in limited regions","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From £70/month for Tax Complete subscription or usage-based pricing for Tax Basic. Custom pricing available.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://stripe.com/gb/tax/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:33:34.020Z","startingPrice":{"amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":49.99,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":70,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.999 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Tax Software)

| Capability | Drake Tax | Stripe Tax |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Real time checkout calculation API | - | - |
| Economic nexus jurisdiction tracking | - | - |
| Automated return filing and payment | ✓ | - |
| Exemption certificate management B2B | - | - |
| US sales tax address validation | - | - |
| EU vat cross border calculation | - | - |
| Digital goods software tax rules | - | - |
| ERP netsuite sap integration | - | - |
| Shopify stripe native integration | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Flat subscription | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:50:11.472Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*