Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex vs TaxLocus
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026.
The short answer
- Only TaxLocus lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex and $29/month for TaxLocus.
- Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex lists 9 features TaxLocus’s listing doesn’t mention, including Compliance reporting, Data export, Local tax returns.
Head to head
Automated US State sales tax return reports for your store
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
STARTUP
- · $0.05 for every additional order.
- · Economic Nexus Analysis Report
- · Email Support
- · Plan covers 200 orders / month
- · State Nexus wise sales reports
GROWTH
- · $0.04 for additional order
- · Economic Nexus Analysis Report
- · Email Support
- · Multi-store support
- · Plan covers 500 orders / month
- · State wise reports
ADVANCED
- · $0.02 for additional order
- · Economic Nexus Analysis Dashboard
- · Email Support
- · Multi-store support
- · Plan covers 1500 orders / month
- · State wise reports
ENTERPRISE
- · $0.01 for additional order
- · Economic Nexus Analysis Report
- · Email Support
- · Multi-store support
- · Plan covers 10000 orders / month
- · State wise reports
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 featureEmpower your Shopify e-commerce business with Tax Rex - our seamless all-in-one sales tax solution. From crafting accurate sales tax reports to timely filing on state portals, we've got you covered. Our economic nexus dashboard ensures you never miss a new state's threshold, helping you register in new US states with ease. Focus on growth; we'll handle the tax headaches. Simplify tax compliance today.
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.
- Timely Autofile: Ensure on-time tax return filings while you focus on business
- Accurate Tax Reports: Precise sales tax reports tailored to state's requirements
- Economic Nexus Alerts: Stay informed on new state nexus thresholds
- Effortless State Registration: Simplified new state registration for compliance
- 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 |  Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex |  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 | Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 135 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 5 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 44% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #7(ahead) | #188 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Climbers in Taxes | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Sep 23, 2021 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TaxRex Inc | Human NPC Studio |
FAQ
Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex and TaxLocus: common questions
- Is Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex or TaxLocus cheaper?
- Only TaxLocus lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex 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?
- Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance reporting, Data export, Local tax returns, Multi-state filing. TaxLocus lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Tax rates. 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 6, 2026; 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 6, 2026. 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.