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At Avalara, we're different by design.
We help businesses get tax compliance right in a world where rules are complex, change is constant, and the stakes are high. As companies grow across products, channels, systems, and geographies, compliance becomes more difficult and AI is changing the landscape. Avalara is solving that challenge with agentic AI and by embedding compliance into the systems where business already happens, including ERP, ecommerce, billing, marketplaces, and point of sale.
We're proud to be orange. But the goal was never simply to stand out. It was to build a better way forward. Avalarians simplify complexity. We are intelligently automating tax and compliance workflows and are evolving how humans work with AI, leveraging the best of both. We combine deep compliance expertise with modern technology and AI to solve problems that matter for businesses around the world. That mindset shapes our products, our culture, and the opportunities for every Avalarian. read more
Avalara Company Culture
Avalara Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews3.7/5
Avalara's Overall Culture is rated B-
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Diversity
A-CEO Rating
BEnvironment
BManager
BOffice Culture
BAvalara CEO
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Hugo Sarrazin
74 /100
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Mission, Vision, & Values
Our mission is to be part of every transaction in the world. That ambition is big because transactions are where business happens. For our customers, every sale, shipment, invoice, tax return filed, and expansion into a new market can create compliance obligations they have to get right. Avalara's role is to help make that complexity more manageable at scale, so compliance can become faster, easier, more accurate, more reliable, and more valuable. We handle trillions of dollars in transactions annually, which makes getting it right critical for customers and meaningful for the people building here.
Avalara Culture At a Glance
Avalara has 5000 employees. 195 employees at Avalara have reviewed Avalara across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.
Overall, the 195 Avalara employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Avalara are generally satisfied with their total compensation at Avalara, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Avalara are pleased with their team. 195 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Avalara are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Avalara believe the environment at Avalara is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Avalara is extremely fast. About 56% of the employees at Avalara work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Avalara are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Avalara employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Avalara report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Avalara have 3 meetings
Meetings
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91% of Avalara employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Avalara employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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50% of Avalara employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Avalara employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
Feedback
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70% of Avalara employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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How challenged are you at Avalara?
Fairly well challenged
What's the interview process like at Avalara?
Standard tech industry interview
How's the morale at Avalara?
We have our roller coasters, but generally very positive and can-do.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Avalara?
Middle management not held accountable by upper management to work together effectively; fiefdoms abound, too many managers present rosy...
Ladies: Do you feel you are paid as well as your male peers?
I suspect that I am not, but I don't know.
How's the vacation policy at Avalara?
Depends on your manager! Flexibility is possible. Vacation time is fairly generous.
How challenged are you at Avalara?
Fairly well challenged
What's the interview process like at Avalara?
Standard tech industry interview
How's the morale at Avalara?
We have our roller coasters, but generally very positive and can-do.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Avalara?
Middle management not held accountable by upper management to work together effectively; fiefdoms abound, too many managers present rosy...
Ladies: Do you feel you are paid as well as your male peers?
I suspect that I am not, but I don't know.
How's the vacation policy at Avalara?
Depends on your manager! Flexibility is possible. Vacation time is fairly generous.
H1B Visa
In 2019, Avalara applied for 10 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 90% were approved.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Avalara has a total of 5000 employees
10
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 90% Granted (9 out of 10)
- 0% Denied ( out of 10)
- 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 10)
- 10% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 10)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Avalara
Bottom
40%
Avalara currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Avalara
Avalara currently ranks in the Top 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 39% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 25% | Passives |
| 36% | Detractors |
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TaxJar88 / 100 - 2nd
Sovos79 / 100 - 3rd
Thomson Reuters74 / 100 - 4th
Vertex Inc.70 / 100 - 5thAvalara69 / 100
Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
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- 401K / Retirement Plan
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