# TaxJar alternative for rate lookups: when all you need is the rate

Source: https://veriport.io/alternatives/taxjar (published 2026-10-24)

If all you need is the sales-tax rate for a ZIP code, you do not need a $39-a-month engine: public state data gives the state rate everywhere and a combined average per ZIP where the state publishes a file, which Veriport serves from a free tier with the coverage stated on each answer. For address-exact rates, product taxability or filing, keep an engine. TaxJar is a full sales-tax engine: address-exact rates, product taxability, nexus tracking, filing. Its 2026 price change moved the Starter plan from $19 to $39 a month, with AutoFile at $50–55 per filing. Many small SaaS and shops call it for one thing: the rate for a ZIP at checkout or in a quote. This page compares that one job. Prices as published on 2026-10-24; check the vendors’ pages before deciding.

- TaxJar: Starter $39 a month (was $19; legacy pricing ending 1 October 2026), AutoFile $50–55 per filing; address-level rates, taxability, nexus, filing.
- Zip.tax: Starter free (100 calls), Growth $29 a month, Pro $39 a month; ZIP and address rate lookups.
- Veriport: 20 lookups a day without a key, 100 a month free with a key, then $9 for 2,000 calls (12 months) or $15 a month for 5,000; the same budget covers EU VAT validation and rates, IBAN checks, OSS returns and French company data.
- What Veriport does not do: address-level jurisdiction assignment, product taxability, nexus, filing. Coverage at ZIP level: Ohio and Washington today; state rate plus statewide local averages elsewhere.

## Price for the rate-lookup job

Published monthly prices, for a business that only needs rates.

| Offer | Price | What it covers | Rate precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| TaxJar Starter | $39 / month | Rates, taxability, nexus, reports; filing extra | Address-level |
| TaxJar AutoFile | $50–55 / filing | Filing per state and period | — |
| Zip.tax Starter | Free | 100 calls | ZIP / address |
| Zip.tax Growth / Pro | $29 / $39 a month | Rate lookups | ZIP / address |
| Veriport free | $0 | 100 calls a month, 20 a day without a key | ZIP average (min–max) or state + statewide averages, stated per answer |
| Veriport 2,000 pack | $9 | 2,000 calls, 12 months, any endpoint | Same |
| Veriport monthly plan | $15 / month | 5,000 calls + bulk endpoints | Same |

## What is different, honestly

**TaxJar and Zip.tax are more precise**: they assign an address to its exact jurisdictions; Veriport does not, because that needs licensed boundary data. Where a ZIP spans several jurisdictions, we return the average with its minimum and maximum and say how many jurisdictions share the ZIP. **TaxJar does far more**: taxability by product, nexus alerts, filing. **Veriport is cheaper and narrower**, answers only from public, dated sources, and states its coverage in every answer (`zip_average`, `state_only`, `none`), so your code can decide when an estimate is good enough and when to ask for an address-exact rate.

## When to pick which

Pick **TaxJar** when you file in several states, need taxability per product, or must put the address-exact rate on every invoice. Pick **Zip.tax** when you need address-level rates and nothing else. Pick **Veriport** when an estimate with a stated range is enough (quotes, price displays, sanity checks of another engine, back-office reports), when you sell in Ohio or Washington where the ZIP files are covered, or when you already use it for EU VAT and want one bill.

## Questions

### Can I use this for the tax line on my invoices?

In a ZIP covered by one jurisdiction (the answer says `jurisdictions: 1`), the ZIP average is that jurisdiction’s combined rate from the state file. Elsewhere, the exact rate depends on the address; use an address-level engine for the invoice line.

### Where do these prices come from?

The vendors’ public pages and the reporting on TaxJar’s 2026 change, read on 2026-10-24, linked below.

## Read next

- [US sales-tax rates by ZIP: coverage per state](https://veriport.io/docs/us-sales-tax-coverage)
- [Reference: US sales-tax rates](https://veriport.io/docs/us-sales-tax)
- [Pricing](https://veriport.io/pricing)

## Sources

- TaxJar 2026 price change: Starter $19 → $39 a month, AutoFile $50–55 per filing, legacy pricing ending 1 October 2026 — https://taxcloud.com/blog/taxjar-price-increase-2026/ (2026-10-24)
- Zip.tax pricing (Starter free 100 calls, Growth $29/mo, Pro $39/mo) — https://www.zip.tax/pricing (2026-10-24)
- State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2026 — state rates, population-weighted average local rates, maximum local rates (sources: Sales Tax Clearinghouse, state revenue departments) — https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/2026-sales-tax-rates/ (2026-10-24)
- Washington State Department of Revenue — Sales & use tax rates, downloadable database (quarterly rate and ZIP+4 files) — https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-rates/sales-use-tax-rates/downloadable-database (2026-10-24)
- Ohio Department of Taxation — The Finder, file downloads: Ohio County Rate Table by Zip Code (CSV) — https://thefinder.tax.ohio.gov/?tab=fileDownloads (2026-10-24)