VAT Engine vs Forager

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VAT Engine compared with Forager
Detail	VAT Engine	Forager
What it does	EU VAT calculation and compliance API	B2B data API for people, companies and jobs
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Free alpha access with no payment method required.	Freemium: $5 free credits. Starter: $45/mo billed yearly (45,000 credits/year). Growth: $90/mo billed yearly (99,000 credits/year). Pro: $225/mo billed yearly (270,000 credits/year). Scale: $450/mo billed yearly (600,000 credits/year). Mobile numbers (Gold): 15 credits per mobile. Mobile numbers (Si
Key features	EU VAT calculation with official TEDB rates 37 merchant-friendly tax classes SME threshold lookup for all 27 EU member states Source profiles for multi-store management OSS/IOSS reporting workflows Transaction tracking and export Scoped API keys and 2FA security	Bulk data feeds to Snowflake, Databricks and S3
What makes it different	Designed for EU VAT depth with TEDB-backed rates and curated merchant classes Time-aware calculations with recorded rate windows for audit review Audit-friendly compliance flow with transaction evidence and source tracking Includes SME thresholds for all 27 member states Roadmap includes e-commerce platform integrations	Ranked #1 of 10 mobile data providers by quality score in Clay's 2026 test Data validated before delivery - connectivity, name match and profile match checked One unified credit balance across all products and APIs No charge for unsuccessful lookups Credits returned for wrong or invalid contacts
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	9 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)	19	11
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	34
Referring domains (Majestic)	75	156

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