TaxJar Sales Tax Automation vs Taxwire
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 4, 2026 for TaxJar Sales Tax Automation, Jul 30, 2026 for Taxwire.
The short answer
- Taxwire lists 7 features TaxJar Sales Tax Automation’s listing doesn’t mention, including Canada (HST, PST, GST), EU (VAT), IOSS and OSS (EU).
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 2 Free AutoFiles per year
- · Email support
- · Reporting and filing requirements
- · Simple CSV import
- · Up to 200 orders.
Professional
- · 4 free AutoFiles a year
- · Economic nexus dashboard
- · Email support
- · Up to 200 orders.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePaying taxes is a critical part of managing your e-commerce business, but doing it right is complicated. TaxJar does the heavy lifting for you by automating your most tedious tasks, like accurately calculating sales tax rates, classifying products, and managing multi-state filing. Stripe acquired TaxJar in 2021 to help businesses better manage tax compliance.
Taxwire automates end to end sales tax and VAT compliance for Shopify brands and their finance teams. With a nexus study tool, Taxwire helps merchants with recommendations from historical cleanup to registration, filing, and ongoing monitoring of their global sales tax and VAT compliance. Text, call, or Slack one of our sales tax SMEs during onboarding or whenever tax questions arise.
- Economic Nexus Insights
- Sales Tax API
- AutoFile
- Nexus monitoring and accurate tax calculations API
- Historical cleanup sales tax cleanup (VDAs, back-filings, etc.)
- Ongoing tax notice and nexus monitoring, audit support, etc.
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 |  TaxJar Sales Tax Automation |  Taxwire |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TaxJar Sales Tax Automation | Taxwire |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 2.4 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 76 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | TaxJar Sales Tax Automation | Taxwire |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | TaxJar Sales Tax Automation | Taxwire |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #89 | #56(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 28, 2013 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TaxJar | Taxwire |
FAQ
TaxJar Sales Tax Automation and Taxwire: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Taxwire lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Canada (HST, PST, GST), EU (VAT), IOSS and OSS (EU), Multi-currency. 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 4, 2026 for TaxJar Sales Tax Automation, Jul 30, 2026 for Taxwire; 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 4, 2026 for TaxJar Sales Tax Automation, Jul 30, 2026 for Taxwire. 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.