These are some third-party solutions available in the Brazilian market to help companies with tax compliance, workflows, business intelligence (BI), artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.
| Solution | Tax Engine | E-Reporting | E-Invoicing | Inbound Automation | Tax Correction | Tax Payments | Tax Management | Foreign Trade | Tax Refund | Tax Files Exchange | Tax Workflow | Workflow | AI / Automation | BI / Reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP S4 / ECC | A+ | |||||||||||||
| SAP GRC NF-e | A+ | A | B- | |||||||||||
| SAP TDF | A | |||||||||||||
| SAP ACR/DRC | B | |||||||||||||
| Synchro | B | B+ | B | A- | B | B- | ||||||||
| Engineering | B | |||||||||||||
| Thomson Reuters | B | B- | B | C | B | C | ||||||||
| VIM | C | |||||||||||||
| GSF Fiscal | A- | |||||||||||||
| KPMG KTAX | B | B- | C | B | ||||||||||
| Sovos | B | |||||||||||||
| Avalara | B- | C | ||||||||||||
| NSI | B- | |||||||||||||
| Sonda | B | |||||||||||||
| CIC | B | |||||||||||||
| Dootax | B | |||||||||||||
| Tecnospeed | B | C | ||||||||||||
| Service Now | A | |||||||||||||
| SAP BPM | B+ | |||||||||||||
| Automation Anywhere | B | |||||||||||||
| UiPath | B | |||||||||||||
| SAP BI | A | |||||||||||||
| Power BI | B- | |||||||||||||
| Tableau | B- |
* These grades are not official grades, they were taken from personal experiences and research. Every day companies evolve and improve their technologies, solutions and services.
Solution topics
- Tax Engine (Motor Fiscal) | Very Important
- E-Reporting (SPED) | Very Important
- E-Invoicing (NF-e) | Very Important
- Inbound Automation (NF-e Entrada) | Important
- Tax Correction (Carta de Correcao) | Important
- Tax Payments (Guia / Pagamentos) | Optional
- Tax Management (Gestao Fiscal) | Optional
- Foreign Trade (Comex) | Optional
- Tax Refund (PER/DCOMP) | Optional
- Tax Files Exchange (Automacao PVA) | Nice to Have
- Tax Workflow (Agenda Tributaria) | Nice to Have
- Workflow (Fluxo de Trabalho) | Nice to Have
- AI - Artificial Intelligence / Automation (Inteligencia Artificial / Automacao) | Nice to Have
- BI - Business Intelligence / Reporting (Relatorios) | Nice to Have
Warning: Don’t take this as a recommendation. Every company has different requirements depending on size, industry, processes, budget and pain points. Do your homework looking for the best solution for your company. And remember, always ask the solution provider for a demo, references from other companies as a success case, and if possible, put yourself in contact with their success case companies.