Sphere

TL;DR

• Automates global tax compliance including sales tax, VAT, and GST.
• Offers an end-to-end solution from monitoring thresholds to filing and remittance.
• Ideal for fast-growing software, AI, and global companies.

What is Sphere

Sphere is an AI-enabled tax compliance platform that simplifies and automates global indirect tax obligations for businesses. It solves the core problem of managing complex, multi-jurisdictional sales tax, VAT, and GST requirements. The platform provides a comprehensive, end-to-end solution covering every step of the process, from monitoring economic nexus thresholds and handling registrations to calculating, collecting, filing, and remitting taxes, allowing businesses to scale internationally without the burden of non-compliance.

Key Features

• Automated Tax Monitoring: Integrates with billing and payroll systems to track sales volumes and alert when thresholds are approached.
• Managed Jurisdictional Registration: Handles the entire tax registration process with government portals worldwide.
• AI-Enabled Tax Calculation & Collection: Ensures accurate sales tax, VAT, or GST calculations for every transaction.
• End-to-End Filing & Remittance: Guarantees on-time submissions and payments to tax authorities.
• Unmatched Global Coverage: Provides one of the broadest jurisdiction coverages across the US, Europe, Asia, and beyond.

Who is Sphere for?

• Finance and accounting teams
• Fast-growing SaaS and AI companies
• Global e-commerce businesses
• Startup founders expanding internationally
• Heads of FP&A and RevOps

Key Use Cases & Applications

• Automating sales tax compliance across all US states.
• Managing international VAT and GST obligations for global expansion.
• Integrating tax compliance directly into Stripe billing workflows.
• Eliminating manual tax calculation and filing for finance teams.
• Scaling software or AI companies into new markets without tax-related friction.

Pros

• End-to-end automation from monitoring to remittance.
• Broadest global jurisdiction coverage on a single platform.
• Direct integrations with billing stacks like Stripe.
• Easy to set up and run on autopilot.
• Responsive support, including 24/7 Slack access on Basic plan.

Cons

• Pricing is per region, which may be expensive for multi-jurisdiction businesses.
• Growth plan has custom pricing, which may be prohibitive for smaller companies.

Pricing Info

• Basic: $100 / region / month

  • Features: Monitoring, registration, calculation, filing, back tax calculations, and 24/7 Slack support.

• Growth: Custom pricing

  • Features: Everything in Basic + dedicated account manager + CPA on demand.