Drake Tax
Tax preparation software for accounting professionals
- Vendor
- Drake Software
- Also known as
- drake-tax
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Drake Tax?
A cloud and desktop tax return preparation platform with integrated tools for client communications, document management, and workflow tracking.
Drake Tax pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
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.
Drake Tax Pro 250
Up to 250 total individual and business returns
- returns
- 250 combined individual/business
Drake Tax Pro Unlimited
Unlimited individual and business returns
- returns
- unlimited
Drake Tax 1040
Unlimited individual returns with pay-per-return business returns
- business_returns
- pay-per-return
- individual_returns
- unlimited
Drake Tax Pay-Per-Return
Base price includes 10 individual returns; additional returns as needed
- individual_returns
- 10 included
Add-ons
- Drake Portals
- Drake Workflow
- Drake E-Sign
- Drake Pay
- Drake Accounting
- Secure cloud hosting (Rightworks)
What Drake Tax does
The capabilities that matter for tax software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (13)
Independently observed- Drake Portals
- Drake Workflow
- Drake E-Sign
- Drake Pay
- Drake Accounting
- Kotapay
- Rightworks
- Drake Tax Online
- Portals
- E-Sign
- Documents
- Drake Audit Defense
- Bank Products
Drake Tax FAQ
Common questions about Drake Tax, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Drake Tax?
Software that helps tax professionals prepare returns, manage workflows, collaborate with clients, handle documents, and process payments from return preparation through post-filing support. It is indexed under Tax Software.
Source: https://www.drakesoftware.com
How much does Drake Tax cost?
Drake Tax is a paid product; published pricing starts at $49.99 per additional individual return per year. It is sold across 4 plans (Drake Tax Pro 250, Drake Tax Pro Unlimited, Drake Tax 1040 and Drake Tax Pay-Per-Return). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Drake Tax support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Drake Tax. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Can Drake Tax be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Drake Tax, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Drake Tax integrate with?
We have confirmed 11 integrations for Drake Tax, including Drake Portals, Drake Workflow, Drake E-Sign, Drake Pay, Drake Accounting, Kotapay, Rightworks and Drake Tax Online, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.drakesoftware.com
What security certifications does Drake Tax have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Drake Tax. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Drake Tax not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Drake Tax available?
Drake Tax is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Drake Tax alternatives
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- TaxCloudAutomated sales tax management with human support for growing businesseslow · 36%
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Compare Drake Tax
Side by side against other tax software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 40 | 0.07 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.05 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 20 | 0.08 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.04 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 59% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Soc2 type ii: Yes · Pricing model: flat_subscription · Automated return filing and payment: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-10-05 · 50% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soc2 | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60% |
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