Avalara - review from a long-term user
October 26, 2022

Avalara - review from a long-term user

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • AvaTax

Overall Satisfaction with Avalara

We use Avalara for sales tax determination, and we utilize the tax law research functionality. We have multiple ledgers that roll up into one legal entity and Avalara was easy to implement across the various ledgers and product offerings. We enjoy the accuracy of the research tool and ease of use. It's become our go to research tool for sales and uses tax research.

Pros

  • Easy implementation
  • Allows the use of GPS coordinates
  • Provides quick solutions to meet tax law requirements - i.e. the CO transportation fee.

Cons

  • Communication, communication, communication -room for improvement on getting help with resolutions.
  • Helping customers with TLS issues.
  • The first level of support is not very helpful. We are often referred to our technical account manager for further research. Have the TAM train the first level support staff.
  • We pay to get responses within 24 hours, but a response of "this has been escalated to your TAM" should not count as a solution response.

Do you think Avalara delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Avalara's feature set?

Yes

Did Avalara live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Avalara go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Avalara again?

Yes

  • Streamlined the report consolidation process.
  • Saved our ledger owners approximately 16 hours per month due to report features.
  • Reduced total number of days required to compile data and file tax returns.
It's very easy to use and the console is easy to get around in.
Avalara is well suited to help customers of various sizes and can assist with quick implementations. The report output from the console allows for easy tax compliance workpapers and great for pulling historical data for audit purposes.

Avalara Feature Ratings

Sales and Use Taxes
10
VAT / GST Taxes
6
Geolocation for Tax Assessment
10
3rd-Party Software Integrations
7
Tax Data Reporting
10
Compliance Administration Management
10

Comments

  • Bobby Sands | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We work hard to deliver our customers a reliable and easy-to-use solution, and we’re happy our products have benefited your team. We'd like to expand on your comments regarding support and responsiveness so we can improve the customer experience. If you're open, please share more with us at customercare@avalara.com. We look forward to continuing to serve you!

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