DutyCalc vs TaxLocus
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for DutyCalc, Nov 6, 2026 for TaxLocus.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for DutyCalc and $29/month for TaxLocus.
- TaxLocus lists 1 features DutyCalc’s listing doesn’t mention, including Liability calculation.
Head to head
Free
- · 10 duty lookups per month
Pro
- · 1,000 duty lookups per month
Team
- · 10,000 duty lookups per month
Free to install
- · Approaching/met status
- · Nexus tracking from your orders
- · Up to 50 orders/mo
Indie
- · All 50 states + DC
- · Reports & filing-form exports
- · Threshold alerts
- · Up to 1,000 orders/mo
Pro
- · AI taxability classification
- · Everything in Indie
- · Exemption certificates
- · Up to 10,000 orders/mo
- · Webhooks
Scale
- · Bulk Parquet export
- · Everything in Pro
- · Priority support
- · Slack alerts
- · Up to 100,000 orders/mo
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDutyCalc scans your product catalog for missing HS/HTS codes and country-of-origin metadata, then calculates current US tariff exposure for ready SKUs. Review base duty, Section 301, Section 232, reciprocal tariffs, total estimated duty, AD/CVD risk, and margin impact before you reprice, reorder, or send products for broker verification.
TaxLocus tracks US sales-tax economic nexus automatically from your Shopify orders and gives you state-return worksheets for all 50 states + DC. Every order is attributed to its destination state and counted toward that state's rolling 12-month threshold, so you see where you're clear, approaching, or need to register and collect.
- Instant duty rate lookups across 35,000+ HTS tariff codes
- Full duty breakdown at checkout including base, Section 301, 232, and reciprocal
- Simple setup with HS code metafields and a usage tracking dashboard
- Automatic order sync — orders arrive by webhook, attributed to destination state
- Economic-nexus tracking across all 50 states + DC
- Clear per-state status: clear · approaching · threshold met
- Thresholds backed by TaxLocus's continuously-updated tax corpus
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  DutyCalc |  TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | DutyCalc | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
DutyCalc and TaxLocus: common questions
- Is DutyCalc or TaxLocus cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for DutyCalc and $29/month for TaxLocus. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- TaxLocus lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Liability calculation. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for DutyCalc, Nov 6, 2026 for TaxLocus; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for DutyCalc, Nov 6, 2026 for TaxLocus. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.