Anrok is built for SaaS companies, and most teams that look for an Anrok alternative are SaaS businesses whose market count has grown. Anrok bills every state and country as a separate market, so each new registration adds to the monthly bill. This guide covers why teams switch, six alternatives with published pricing, who each one fits, and how moving off Anrok works.
Kintsugi publishes this guide. Every competitor figure comes from that vendor's public pages, checked on September 26, 2026. Where a vendor doesn't publish a number, we say so. For the head-to-head view, see Kintsugi vs. Anrok.
Why Kintsugi is the #1 Anrok alternative
Kintsugi charges per filing instead of $100 per market, per month, starts with a free plan Anrok doesn't offer, and backs its work with a guarantee Anrok doesn't publish.
- Pricing you can see. A free plan, then paid plans from $75 per filing or registration. No per-state subscription, no onboarding fees, no transaction fees, and no long-term contract lock-in.
- The whole workflow in one place. Exposure monitoring, AI product categorization, registration, filing and remittance, refunds and amendments, deregistration, exemption certificates, and a virtual mailbox for state notices.
- Support that's included. Onboarding assistance and 24/7 live chat with same-day human responses on Starter; dedicated onboarding and account teams with SLA-backed support on Premium.
- Backed by the Kintsugi Guarantee. If our calculation or filing error leads to penalties or interest, we pay it.
- Room to grow. 60+ integrations, 13,000+ US jurisdictions, and Canada, the EU, the UK, and 100+ countries on Premium, with 7,000+ customers.
| Kintsugi | Anrok | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ✓ | ✗ |
| No per-market subscription | ✓ | ✗ $100 per market, per month |
| No volume-based fees | ✓ | ✗ May apply to high-volume Starter customers |
| Yearly cost to stay in one state | ✓ From $300 (four quarterly filings at $75) | ✗ $1,200 ($100 per market, per month) |
| Error guarantee | ✓ Kintsugi Guarantee | ✗ None published |
Kintsugi's international coverage and the Kintsugi Guarantee are on Premium. Competitor details come from each vendor's public pages, checked September 26, 2026.
Switch to Kintsugi: start free, see pricing, or book a demo to plan your move from Anrok.
Why SaaS teams look for Anrok alternatives
Kintsugi charges per filing or registration rather than per market, and starts with a free plan for exposure monitoring. Here's where Anrok's published plans draw the line.
Every market is a monthly fee. Anrok's Starter plan costs $100 per market, per month. A market is any single jurisdiction where you register and file: each US state, the EU through One Stop Shop, and Canada's federal GST/HST as one market, with British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec each counted separately. Ten markets cost $12,000 a year on Starter.
Custom pricing past 10 markets. Anrok positions its Custom plan, priced per market by quote, for teams scaling to 10+ markets. Multi-entity management, e-invoicing, audit-ready reporting, and priority support are on Custom only.
Extra fees at high volume. Anrok says Starter customers with high transaction volumes may be subject to additional fees to cover third-party costs. Kintsugi has no transaction fees.
No free plan. Anrok doesn't list a free tier. Kintsugi's free plan includes global exposure monitoring, historical liability auditing, nexus threshold alerts, and AI product categorization.
No published error guarantee. Anrok doesn't publish a guarantee covering penalties or interest. Kintsugi's Premium plan includes the Kintsugi Guarantee: if our calculation or filing error leads to penalties or interest, we pay it.
What Anrok costs as you add markets
Kintsugi has no per-market subscription, so a state where you file quarterly costs four filings a year. These are starting prices from each company's published pricing:
| Markets (US states) | Anrok Starter | Kintsugi, quarterly filer | Kintsugi, monthly filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $6,000/yr (5 × $100 × 12) | From $1,500/yr (20 filings) | From $4,500/yr (60 filings) |
| 10 | $12,000/yr (10 × $100 × 12) | From $3,000/yr (40 filings) | From $9,000/yr (120 filings) |
Anrok includes registration and filing in its $100 per market, per month fee. Kintsugi bills registration separately at $75 per state, so the first year in 10 states adds $750: $3,750 for a quarterly filer and $9,750 for a monthly filer, still below Anrok's $12,000 subscription. After that, the registration cost is gone and Anrok's $12,000 repeats every year. Beyond 10 markets, both Anrok's Custom plan and Kintsugi's Premium plan are quoted.
Anrok alternatives at a glance
| Option | Published pricing (Sept 2026) | Coverage | Registration and filing | Error guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintsugi | Free plan; from $75 per filing or registration; Premium custom | US; Canada, EU, UK, and 100+ countries on Premium | ✓ Included (auto-register, auto-file, remittance) | ✓ Kintsugi Guarantee |
| Stripe Tax | 0.5% per transaction (no-code) or 50¢ per API transaction; filing bundles from $90/month | 100+ countries | Filing through partners | None published |
| Avalara | From $79 per state/month (under $50M revenue); custom above; Priority and 24/7 support sold separately | US and 190+ countries | Filing included per state; registration $403 per location | None published |
| Numeral | Free monitoring; from $75 per filing plus $150 per registration | US; 90+ countries on Enterprise only | Included on Professional | Late filings only |
| Zamp | Free one-time nexus analysis; paid plans quote only | US; Canada on its U.S. + Canada plan | Included in managed plans | API accuracy capped at 12 months of fees; late filings |
| TaxJar | From $39/month (up to 200 orders); extra filings $50–$55 each | US only | AutoFile credits; registration $299 per state (paid plans only) | Capped at 2x fees paid; late AutoFile filings only |
| Anrok (for reference) | From $100 per market, per month; custom plans | US and 150+ countries | Registration and filing included in the per-market fee | None published |
Kintsugi's international coverage and the Kintsugi Guarantee are on Premium.
The 6 best Anrok alternatives
1. Kintsugi
Kintsugi is an AI-native sales tax, VAT, and GST platform for growing SaaS and ecommerce companies.
- Pricing: A free plan includes global exposure monitoring, historical liability auditing, nexus threshold alerts, AI product categorization, and address validation. Starter begins at $75 per filing or registration and adds automated registrations, filings, remittance, refunds and amendments, deregistration, and a virtual mailbox for state notices. Premium is custom, with volume discounts. See pricing.
- Coverage: 13,000+ US jurisdictions, plus Canada, the EU, the UK, and 100+ countries on Premium.
- Integrations: 60+, including no-code Stripe and Chargebee connections for subscription billing, and invoice-level calculation for QuickBooks, NetSuite, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 on Premium. API, SDK, and SSO are on Premium.
- Support: Onboarding assistance on Starter, 24/7 live chat with same-day human responses, and a dedicated account team on Premium.
Best for: SaaS companies registered in several states that want pricing tied to filings rather than markets, plus ecommerce and SaaS businesses that sell through more than one channel.
2. Stripe Tax
Watch for: Stripe Tax charges 0.5% per transaction on no-code integrations, so cost grows with revenue. Sales billed outside Stripe aren't covered, and filing is delivered through partners in bundles starting at $90 a month.
Stripe Tax calculates and collects tax inside Stripe Billing, Invoicing, and Checkout in 100+ countries.
Best for: Businesses that bill only through Stripe and accept a per-transaction fee that grows with revenue, with filing through partners.
3. Avalara
Watch for: Avalara also prices per state, from $79 per state per month ($799 per year), and only for companies under $50M in revenue. Registration costs $403 per location, and VAT or GST moves you to a custom quote. Avalara lists 1,400+ integrations, but fewer than 80 are built by Avalara; the rest are built and maintained by third-party partners. Avalara sells live chat, phone support, and faster responses as separate Priority and Enterprise Support plans, and sells hands-on Guided Implementation separately too. See our Avalara alternatives guide.
Best for: Companies above $50M in revenue that need several tax types from one vendor and will negotiate a custom quote, per-state pricing, and separately sold implementation and support.
4. Numeral
Watch for: Registration costs $150 per state, twice Kintsugi's starting price. Global VAT and GST and the tax engine API are on the custom Enterprise plan. Numeral's guarantee covers late filings only.
Numeral charges $75 per filing plus $150 per registration on Professional, with free monitoring, autofile, and a virtual mailbox. It lists 40+ integrations, including Stripe.
Best for: US-focused sellers that can pay $150 per registration and don't need global coverage outside an Enterprise contract or a guarantee beyond late filings.
5. Zamp
Watch for: Zamp doesn't publish prices for its paid plans, covers only the US and Canada, and its free plan is a one-time nexus analysis.
Zamp is a managed service that pairs software with tax experts for registrations, filing, and notices.
Best for: US and Canadian sellers willing to buy on a quote with no published prices and no coverage beyond North America.
6. TaxJar
Watch for: TaxJar covers US sales tax only, and its plans are built around order volume and a small number of AutoFile credits a year. TaxJar's Starter plan has doubled from $19 to $39 a month since early 2025, and TaxJar no longer supports new NetSuite integrations. See our TaxJar alternatives guide.
Best for: US-only ecommerce sellers under 200 orders a month that file in only a few states and handle their own registrations.
Which Anrok alternative fits?
| If you are... | Compare |
|---|---|
| A SaaS company registered in 5 to 15 states | Kintsugi, Numeral |
| Selling SaaS internationally and need VAT and GST | Kintsugi (Premium), Avalara |
| Billing only through Stripe | Kintsugi, Stripe Tax |
| Selling SaaS and physical products across channels | Kintsugi |
| Looking for a managed service in the US and Canada | Kintsugi, Zamp |
How to switch from Anrok to Kintsugi
- Connect your billing system on the free plan. Kintsugi connects to Stripe, Chargebee, and other billing and commerce tools with no-code integrations, or you can import transactions by CSV.
- Confirm your exposure. Exposure monitoring and historical liability auditing show where you have nexus, and AI product categorization maps your SaaS products for taxability.
- Review registrations and contract terms. Your registrations belong to your business, so they carry over. Our team reviews your filing calendar and Anrok contract dates and plans the switch around them.
- Choose a handover period for each state and country, so nothing is filed twice.
- Connect state accounts and notices. Kintsugi files and remits, and its virtual mailbox collects state notices.
- Add new registrations from $75 each, and use back filing with voluntary disclosure agreement (VDA) options on Premium for any past-due exposure.
Starter includes onboarding assistance, and Premium adds a dedicated onboarding manager.
Anrok alternatives FAQs
What is the best alternative to Anrok?
For SaaS companies registered in several states, Kintsugi charges from $75 per filing or registration with no per-market subscription, starts with a free monitoring plan, and covers 100+ countries on Premium. SaaS companies that bill only through Stripe may prefer Stripe Tax.
How much does Anrok cost?
Anrok's Starter plan costs $100 per market, per month, where each US state, Canada's GST/HST, each of British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, or the EU through OSS counts as one market. Ten markets cost $12,000 a year. Custom plans are quoted, and high-volume Starter customers may pay additional fees.
Is Kintsugi cheaper than Anrok?
At published starting prices, yes. In 10 states, Anrok Starter costs $12,000 a year. Kintsugi starts at $3,000 a year for a quarterly filer and $9,000 for a monthly filer, plus registrations from $75 per state.
Does Anrok offer a guarantee?
Anrok doesn't publish one. Kintsugi's Premium plan includes the Kintsugi Guarantee: if our calculation or filing error leads to penalties or interest, we pay it.
Does Anrok cover countries outside the US?
Yes. Anrok says it covers 150+ countries, with each country billed as a separate market. Kintsugi covers Canada, the EU, the UK, and 100+ countries on Premium.
For more tools, see our guide to the best sales tax software and sales tax software for SaaS. Ready to compare your own numbers? Start free, see pricing, or book a demo.
