Exemptify vs Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Exemptify, Oct 14, 2026 for Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs.
The short answer
- Exemptify lists 5 features Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Data export, EU (VAT), Exemption managment.
Head to head
- Germany
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAllow customers to validate their EU VAT ID and get tax-exempted in real-time. Add VAT IDs to existing customers from the Shopify Admin. Shopify Plus stores can integrate the validation module directly in the Checkout. Exemptify also facilitates international sales by displaying correct prices based on customer location, so your customers know right away what they will have to pay at checkout.
Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs helps B2B Shopify merchants collect, read, and review resale or tax exemption certificates. Upload a certificate, review extracted business, state, expiry, and tax ID details, then approve customer tax status in Shopify.
- Validate EU VAT IDs in real-time and automatically deduct VAT
- Show correct prices according to customer's physical location
- Comply with new EU regulations to show prices with customer tax rate
- Upload resale and tax exemption certificates for a customer
- Review extracted business, state, expiry, and tax ID details
- Apply approved exemptions to customer tax status in Shopify
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 |  Exemptify |  Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 988 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −32 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 7% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Business & Industrial, Home & Garden, Hardware | Not published |
| Top store countries | Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Exemptify | Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 40 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Exemptify | Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Exemptify | Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #51(ahead) | #110 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 in Taxes | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 4, 2016 | May 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | daxanema | PaperWork |
FAQ
Exemptify and Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Exemptify lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Data export, EU (VAT), Exemption managment, Tax number validation. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Exemptify, Oct 14, 2026 for Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Exemptify, Oct 14, 2026 for Paperwork Tax Exempt Certs. 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.