TaxDome is an all-in-one practice solution for tax and accounting firms. An important part of our product offering is secure document storage. Because document storage and exchange is something that most firms start using as a ‘super basic client portal’, we are sometimes asked ‘How does TaxDome compare with SmartVault?’
This post is not your traditional feature vs feature type of comparison (although we will get that out of the way too). Rather, the goal here is to provide an insight into the philosophy behind each product.
Features
Created for Tax & Accounting Industry
Unlimited E-signatures and KBA
QuickBooks Online Sync
Bulk Mail
SmartVault is a cloud-based document management and storage platform. It was initially built over 10 years ago and the level of its usability remains somewhere in the 2010s (we can be biased, but their app users not).
It claims to surround you with modern workflows, client portal, and mobile apps but you end up using a bunch of new tools because it doesn’t provide essential built-in features but supports various integrations (which you have to pay for separately). It is good enough only if your business is sending files back and forth.
TaxDome was built to be the one system you use to run your practice. It includes built-in features for project management, file-sharing, e-signing documents, communicating with your clients and integrations with Zapier, QuickBooks Online and your favorite tax programs. All at one fair price.
SmartVault can be thought of as a great flat head screwdriver while TaxDome is a professional screwdriver set.
The best part — TaxDome will deliver oodles more value at the SmartVault monthly price.
SmartVault has 113 reviews on Capterra.
TaxDome has over 2,700 reviews on Capterra with an average score of 4.7/5.
TaxDome offers two pricing plans — AU$50 per month per user for growing firms and AU$25 per month for solopreneurs with unlimited storage, clients, e-signatures and free training.
SmartVault has a number of plans, and one of them is specifically for accountants. This plan costs AU$80 (for 2 minimum users). You will be limited by 500 GB Storage and pay extra for e-signatures (via DocuSign).