ANROK VS sphere

Anrok vs. Sphere: A head-to-head comparison

Anrok is the proven sales tax platform trusted to support more than $30 billion in revenue for the world’s most innovative companies like Anthropic, Cursor, and Notion. See why 40% of the Forbes AI Top 50 choose Anrok's approach to expert compliance over Sphere’s AI features.

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Companies choose Anrok and never look back

G2 data: Anrok handles everything for you

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Quality of support
92%
Ease of use
91%
Ease of doing business
94%
Ease of admin
90%
Likelihood to recommend
91%
Meet requirements
91%

See what customers love about Anrok

“Anrok has been a monumentally better experience than previous tax softwares that I've used.”
Daryl A.
“Anrok is easily the best sales tax platform I have ever used. Easy to implement, exceedingly delightful to use and highly responsive sales and support teams.”
Vijay K.
“Significantly better response and support compared to incumbents in the industry."
Will L.

What makes Anrok different from Sphere

Real, end-to-end international coverage

Anrok provides full-service end-to-end coverage throughout the US, UK, EU, Africa, and Asia including calculation and VAT validation in more than 100 countries—all backed by payer-of-record evidence that conforms to international standards. Sphere provides coverage in 46 countries by automating document creation and submission.

Deep integrations that work

We've built deep, native integrations with the tools modern companies actually use—Stripe, NetSuite, Rillet, QuickBooks, Xero, and HRIS systems through Finch. When you need compliance to work across your entire tech stack, Anrok delivers.

Tax expertise, enhanced with AI

At Anrok, AI is incorporated in every step of both our product and our process to deliver better business outcomes. It augments our tax expertise, but is never a substitute. Sphere’s solution puts AI first, which puts your hard earned revenue at risk.

With Anrok you can trust that every registration and return is accurate, traceable and audit-defensible.

Side-by-side top feature comparison of Anrok vs. Sphere

Feature
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Monitoring

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No-code integrations with your preferred billing, payment & ERP HRIS system power a global view of current and future compliance requirements
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Physical and economic nexus monitoring proactively alert you to take action before compliance gaps eat into your revenue
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Integrations with an emerging set of ERP and billing platforms along with API workarounds

Registration

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One-click in-app registration with no additional fees
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Full-service, expert-reviewed registration process integrated with monitoring alerts
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Simplified form-fill registration process with limited oversight
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Manual registration workflows required internationally

Calculation

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Expert-maintained calculation engine for audit-ready compliance
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Accurate handling of home-rule jurisdictions like Chicago, Boulder, and across Colorado
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Supports credit memos, true-ups, and complex SaaS billing models at no extra cost
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AI-driven calculations with limited checks and balances
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Claims coverage but limited proof of home-rule handling
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Claims coverage but limited proof of home-rule handling

Filing

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All-inclusive filing with no per-return charges or hidden fees
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No local jurisdiction representation required
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Comprehensive reporting tools designed for modern finance workflows
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Transaction-based pricing model costly for high-volume businesses
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Requires local representation in specific jurisdictions
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Separate systems for domestic and international

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