TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation vs TaxLocus
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 29, 2026 for TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation, Nov 6, 2026 for TaxLocus.
The short answer
- Only TaxLocus lists a free plan.
- TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation lists 10 features TaxLocus’s listing doesn’t mention, including Compliance reporting, Custom invoices, Data export.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
TaxCloud x Shopify
- · 100 orders included
- · Access to Streamlined Sales Tax (SST)
- · Nationwide registration, returns filing
- · US-based customer support
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 featureTaxCloud is the sales tax filing partner for Shopify brands. We support registrations and filings, and we’re one of the few Certified Service Providers in the Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) program, unlocking discounts in up to 24 member states. Our responsive U.S.-based team is here to help every step of the way. Nexus tracking and daily syncing ensure accurate, timely filings. Built for multi-channel sellers.
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.
- Automated order importing into TaxCloud
- Sales Tax filing and registration services, including SST support
- Detailed sales tax reporting and analytics for accurate financial insights
- Simplified economic sales tax nexus compliance and alerts
- 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 | TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation |  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 | TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 105 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 2% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation | TaxLocus |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #12(ahead) | #188 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 4, 2024 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TaxCloud | Human NPC Studio |
FAQ
TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation and TaxLocus: common questions
- Is TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation or TaxLocus cheaper?
- Only TaxLocus lists a free plan. 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?
- TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance reporting, Custom invoices, Data export, Local tax returns. 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 29, 2026 for TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation, 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 29, 2026 for TaxCloud Sales Tax Automation, 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.