# Kintsugi alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 203 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Kintsugi holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/kintsugi/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Avalara AvaTax: 59
- Vertex: 24
- TaxJar: 23
- TaxCloud: 21
- Taxwire: 9
- Anrok: 7

## Sales tax automation

**Small business**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Kintsugi (Kintsugi is #7 of 12 at 4%).

- TaxJar: first choice in 22 of those 65
- TaxCloud: first choice in 12 of those 65
- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Zamp: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Zoho Books: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Anrok: first choice in 2 of those 65
- DAVO: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Lemon Squeezy: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Kintsugi (Kintsugi is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 21 of those 67
- TaxCloud: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Taxwire: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Anrok: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Galvix: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Numeral: first choice in 1 of those 67
- TaxJar: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Taxero: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Kintsugi.

- Avalara AvaTax: first choice in 30 of those 71
- Vertex: first choice in 24 of those 71
- Taxwire: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Zamp: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Anrok: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Numeral: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Prophit.ai: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Sovos: first choice in 1 of those 71

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