Kintsugi vs Numeral

Kintsugi (AF Score 74) and Numeral (AF Score 74) are two of the most cross-shopped sales tax and VAT platforms in our directory. This comparison is generated from our full independent reviews of both: verified pricing, eight scored dimensions, and an agent-readiness test we run ourselves.

What each costs

Kintsugi
Price
$75/filing, Starter (published)
How it's priced
Per filing or registration; Premium is custom flat rate
Numeral
Price
$75 per filing (published)
How it's priced
Per filing and per registration; no platform fee

The verdict at a glance

Kintsugi scores higher overall (74 to 74), but the right pick depends on what you weight.

Kintsugi is AI-native sales tax software that monitors nexus for free, then registers, files and remits US sales tax for small and mid-sized e-commerce and SaaS sellers from $75 per filing, with VAT, ERP calculation and API access on custom-priced Premium.

Numeral is a sales tax and VAT compliance service for e-commerce, software and distribution sellers: it tracks nexus, registers, calculates, files and remits, at $75 per return and $150 per state registration (published).

Quick facts

  • Kintsugi AF score. 74/100
  • Kintsugi implementation. Low
  • Kintsugi best fit. SMB e-commerce and SaaS sellers
  • Numeral AF score. 74/100
  • Numeral implementation. Medium
  • Numeral best fit. Flat-fee filing for DTC and SaaS

Dimension by dimension

  • Compliance depth. Kintsugi 66, Numeral 66. Edge: Even.
  • Scalability. Kintsugi 69, Numeral 72. Edge: Numeral.
  • AI / agent readiness. Kintsugi 84, Numeral 80. Edge: Kintsugi.
  • Support. Kintsugi 78, Numeral 62. Edge: Kintsugi.
  • Implementation. Kintsugi 80, Numeral 75. Edge: Kintsugi.
  • Pricing transparency. Kintsugi 74, Numeral 86. Edge: Numeral.
  • Tax content & coverage. Kintsugi 71, Numeral 74. Edge: Numeral.
  • Integrations & data flow. Kintsugi 81, Numeral 78. Edge: Kintsugi.

Pick Kintsugi if

  • A Shopify, Amazon or Stripe seller that just crossed nexus in a handful of states and wants filing handled without an annual contract.
  • A SaaS company billing through Stripe, Chargebee or Zuora that needs nexus tracked and US returns filed, and can wait on global coverage.
  • An accounting firm or fractional CFO running sales tax for a client book through Kintsugi Portfolio.

Pick Numeral if

  • A Shopify, Amazon or Stripe seller registered in 5 to 20 states that wants returns filed and remitted for it at a flat fee per return.
  • A SaaS or AI company that needs US sales tax plus VAT and GST abroad from one provider, with live VAT ID checks at checkout.
  • A finance team that wants an AI agent to answer nexus and filing-status questions from live account data through a hosted MCP server.

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