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VAT Engine vs Spend Brake

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VAT Engine compared with Spend Brake
DetailVAT Engine logo VAT EngineSpend Brake logo Spend Brake
What it doesEU VAT calculation and compliance API Hard dollar caps for every paid API your apps and agents call, enforced before the request leaves
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingFree alpha access with no payment method required. Free plan: $0, up to $50/month protected spend, 1 key, 1 provider, 10,000 requests/month, 20 agent sessions/month. Indie: $9/month, unlimited keys, 2 providers, 100,000 requests/month, 100 agent sessions/month. Team: $49/month, unlimited keys, 5 providers, 1,000,000 requests/month, 500 agent session
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
  • Session keys for AI agents with independent budgets
  • Support for Google Maps, Twilio, Mapbox, HERE, Tavily, Exa, Brave and SerpApi
  • Self-hosted option with Docker Compose and offline license verification
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
  • Atomic enforcement of all caps simultaneously so parallel requests cannot slip past together
  • Provider keys never exposed to client applications, only revocable virtual keys
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)8 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)190
Citation Flow (Majestic)250
Referring domains (Majestic)750

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