Sphere vs hellotax

Sphere8.5Visit hellotax8.4Visit

Higher score Sphere #6 in VAT Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sphere

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hellotax #7 in VAT Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit hellotax

• Sphere fits best

  Scaling companies with high transaction volumes

• hellotax fits best

  Marketplace sellers filing VAT and OSS returns

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Side by side

Feature	Sphere 8.5/10 Visit ↗	hellotax 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#6 in VAT Software	#7 in VAT Software
Best for	Scaling companies with high transaction volumes	Marketplace sellers filing VAT and OSS returns
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$100/unit/mo	€49/site/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat · 24/7	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sphere 3/3 · hellotax 0/3
VAT calculation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
VAT return filing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
VAT registration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
VAT jurisdictions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Transaction limit	50000 transactions/mo	Not checked yet
E-invoicing support	Advanced	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines monitoring, registration, calculation, filing and remittance Supports VAT, GST and sales-tax compliance with recovery tools Connects billing, accounting, payroll and custom API workflows	Automated transaction validation and VAT-rate detection Marketplace integrations with Amazon, eBay, Shopify and more VAT return and OSS report preparation and filing
Cons	Starts at $100 per region per month No free plan is available E-invoicing is offered as an add-on product	Pricing is charged per country per month New Seller is limited to 500 company-wide transactions yearly New Seller includes only one integration
Our verdict	Sphere is an AI-powered tax compliance platform for businesses selling across borders. It monitors indirect-tax exposure, supports tax registration workflows, calculates tax at invoices or checkout, and automates filing and remittance. Its… Read the review →	hellotax is VAT compliance software and a filing service for e-commerce sellers operating across Europe. It imports marketplace and storefront transactions, checks VAT treatment, monitors thresholds and goods movement, prepares returns and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sphere — where it wins

  • Combines monitoring, registration, calculation, filing and remittance
  • Supports VAT, GST and sales-tax compliance with recovery tools
  • Connects billing, accounting, payroll and custom API workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $100 per region per month
  • No free plan is available
  • E-invoicing is offered as an add-on product

• hellotax — where it wins

  • Automated transaction validation and VAT-rate detection
  • Marketplace integrations with Amazon, eBay, Shopify and more
  • VAT return and OSS report preparation and filing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is charged per country per month
  • New Seller is limited to 500 company-wide transactions yearly
  • New Seller includes only one integration

• Sphere8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad compliance platform for cross-border businesses with complex tax operations.

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• hellotax8.4/10 · Free plan

  Automates VAT and OSS compliance for marketplace sellers, with costs increasing by country.

  Visit hellotaxFull verdict →