Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing vs Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance
Two Shopify tax & vat compliance apps compared.
Verdict
Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing is the market leader and earns it at scale. Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance covers the same core workflow for less, so unless you need Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing's advanced extras, Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance is the better buy for most stores.
Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing (Best Overall)
Global tax compliance with PEPPOL e-invoicing
Hobby $29/mo · Startup $49/mo · Business $99/mo · Growth $149/mo
Quaderno is a global tax platform that happens to have a Shopify app: registrations, filing across many countries, threshold tracking beyond the EU, and mandatory e-invoicing formats like PEPPOL. If you sell into several tax regimes and from more than one channel, this is the one built for that. Only eleven reviews so far on Shopify, which for a tax tool is worth weighing.
Pros
- Covers tax regimes well beyond the EU
- Handles registrations and filing, not just reports
- PEPPOL and country e-invoicing formats
- Works across sales channels, not only Shopify
Cons
- Only 11 Shopify reviews so far
- Hobby tier at $29 is thin for a real store
- Broad coverage means less depth on EU-specific mechanics
Skip it if: The EU is your only cross-border problem. You would pay for worldwide coverage you never touch.
Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance (Best Match)
EU VAT records, OSS reports and invoices on autopilot
Starter $49/mo · Growth $99/mo · Enterprise $149/mo · 14-day trial
Vatuno solves the EU specifically, and the EU is where cross-border VAT gets sharp. Once your EU sales cross EUR 10,000 you owe VAT at the buyer's national rate and file quarterly through OSS — and Shopify will collect tax but will not tell you that you crossed the line. Vatuno tracks the threshold and warns you before you hit it. It flags every order where the VAT actually collected differs from the official rate for that country, so the gaps surface while they are still small. It validates B2B VAT numbers against the EU VIES registry and applies reverse charge when it should. Then it produces the two documents an audit asks for: quarterly OSS reports as CSV, ready to file, and sequential PDF invoices that keep their numbering. The interface runs in six languages, which matters when your accountant is not the person who installed it.
Pros
- EUR 10,000 threshold tracking with alerts before you cross
- Flags orders where collected VAT differs from the official country rate
- VIES validation of B2B VAT numbers with reverse charge applied
- Quarterly OSS reports as CSV, ready to file
- Sequential PDF invoices that keep their numbering
- Six interface languages: EN, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT
Cons
- Brand new on the App Store with no reviews yet
- Starts at $49/mo against $29 for the global platform's entry tier
- EU only — no help with US sales tax or UK post-Brexit specifics
Skip it if: Your cross-border sales are outside the EU, or you are nowhere near the EUR 10,000 threshold yet.
Spec sheet
| Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing | Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Our pick | Best Overall | Best Match |
| Price | Hobby $29/mo · Startup $49/mo · Business $99/mo · Growth $149/mo | Starter $49/mo · Growth $99/mo · Enterprise $149/mo · 14-day trial |
| Rating | 5.0 | New |
| Best for | Stores selling worldwide that need one platform for every tax jurisdiction they touch. | Stores whose cross-border problem is specifically the EU: OSS, reverse charge and the threshold. |
Frequently asked
Is Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance cheaper than Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing?
Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing: Hobby $29/mo · Startup $49/mo · Business $99/mo · Growth $149/mo. Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance: Starter $49/mo · Growth $99/mo · Enterprise $149/mo · 14-day trial.
Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing or Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance: which should most stores choose?
Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing is the market leader and earns it at scale. Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance covers the same core workflow for less, so unless you need Quaderno: Taxes & E-Invoicing's advanced extras, Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance is the better buy for most stores.
Does Vatuno — EU VAT Compliance have a free plan?
No. Starter $49/mo · Growth $99/mo · Enterprise $149/mo · 14-day trial.