# Quaderno vs Vatstack

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Vatstack

| Attribute | Quaderno | Vatstack |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.8 (39% (low)) | 71.6 (55% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Worldwide tax compliance platform that automates sales tax, VAT, and GST calculations, invoicing, and tax return filing for online businesses. | Automatically calculates applicable VAT rates for cross-border digital sales, validates customer VAT numbers, stores transaction evidence, and generates compliance reports for VAT and GST filings. |
| features.capabilities | `{"gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","pricing_model":"flat_subscription","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Tiered subscription with transaction-based limits","usage_metering":"basic","subscription_billing":true,"eu_vat_cross_border_calculation":true,"us_sales_tax_address_validation":true,"digital_goods_software_tax_rules":true,"real_time_checkout_calculation_api":true,"automated_return_filing_and_payment":true,"economic_nexus_jurisdiction_tracking":true,"exemption_certificate_management_b2b":true}` | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","erp_netsuite_sap_integration":false,"eu_vat_cross_border_calculation":true,"us_sales_tax_address_validation":false,"digital_goods_software_tax_rules":true,"shopify_stripe_native_integration":true,"real_time_checkout_calculation_api":true,"automated_return_filing_and_payment":true,"economic_nexus_jurisdiction_tracking":false,"exemption_certificate_management_b2b":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"GoCardless"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"Braintree"},{"name":"Hotmart"},{"name":"PEPPOL"},{"name":"TicketBAI"},{"name":"Facturae"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"Amazon"},{"name":"WooCommerce"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"ES","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Hobby","summary":"$29/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"1","integrations":"1","transactions":"25/month","jurisdictions":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"$49/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"250/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$99/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"1,000/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$149/month","features":["International tax calculations","Nexus & threshold alerts","Unlimited users","Automatic invoices","Quaderno Checkout","Five-star support","Multichannel tax reports","Unlimited integrations","Onboarding assistance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","integrations":"Unlimited","transactions":"2,500/month","jurisdictions":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","description":"For 2,500+ transactions per month","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $29/month. 7-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://quaderno.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:23:20.173Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free forever, no credit card required","features":["Full rates list","EU (27) rates","Digital product rates","Geolocation technology (MaxMind GeoIP2)","Cached quote history (3 days)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free plan for building and testing, includes unlimited dummy validations and supplies","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"supplies":"unlimited (dummy)","validations":"unlimited (dummy)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Launch","summary":"$0/mo + usage overages","features":["Unlimited VAT Rates","VAT Validations with overage pricing","VAT Sales tracking","99.95% SLA","EU data center","Event webhooks"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"validation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.09,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"sale"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.45,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Starting point for small businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sales":"20/mo","validations":"100/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small Business","summary":"$15/mo + usage overages","features":["Unlimited VAT Rates","VAT Validations with overage pricing","VAT Sales tracking","99.95% SLA","EU data center","Event webhooks"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"validation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"sale"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing digital businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sales":"3,000/mo","validations":"500/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$150/mo + usage overages","features":["Unlimited VAT Rates","VAT Validations with overage pricing","VAT Sales tracking","99.95% SLA","EU data center","Event webhooks"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"validation"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"sale"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For large-scale operations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"sales":"3,000/mo","validations":"15,000/mo"}}],"summary":"Free Developer plan; Launch starts at $0/mo; Small Business $15/mo; Enterprise $150/mo, all with usage overages","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vatstack.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T21:03:32.930Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.95 |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Tax Software)

| Capability | Quaderno | Vatstack |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Flat subscription |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:21:06.339Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*