Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
US State Sales Tax return Reports & Automated Filing for your store. Easy, Accurate & Time Saving!!!
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**A digital VAT refund solution for your international in-store clients. Boost tourist sales fast.**
| Metric | Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex | Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 127 | 0 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2021 | Jan 2025 |
Based on the data on this page, Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex at Free trial available, Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping at Free. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex has the larger user base (127 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex audit • Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping audit
| Keyword | Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex | Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping |
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| sales tax compliance automation | #2 | Not ranked |
| sales tax automation | #2 | Not ranked |
| sales tax | #3 | Not ranked |
| shop | Not ranked | #224 |
Both Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex and Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping offer paid plans only. Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex starts at Free trial available; Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping starts at Free. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex does carry the larger published review base (127 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex has the deeper published review base (127 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (127 reviews). Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Sales Tax Automation by TaxRex and Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Vatfree.com, Tax Free Shopping" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
