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Clearvo vs Sphere

Indirect tax compliance.
Plus the e-invoicing layer.

Sphere handles indirect tax determination and compliance. Clearvo covers the same ground — and adds structured e-invoice generation and submission to tax authorities, real-time reporting, and Peppol network delivery. One platform for the full compliance stack.

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Quick comparison

Five dimensions that matter most to finance and engineering teams evaluating tax compliance platforms.

Dimension Clearvo Sphere
Tax determination ✓ US sales tax (all 50 states), Canadian GST/HST/PST, EU VAT (multi-rate, OSS/IOSS, reverse charge), and 100+ countries via one API Indirect tax determination across US and international jurisdictions
E-invoicing mandate submission ✓ 32 countries — Italy SDI, Poland KSeF, France DGFiP, Germany XRechnung, Spain VeriFactu, Belgium/Netherlands Peppol and more. Structured XML generated and submitted to authorities. E-invoicing coverage varies — review their current mandate depth for your specific markets before committing
Peppol Access Point ✓ Certified Peppol AP (PIE001162) — required for Belgium B2B (mandate live since January 2026), Netherlands B2G, and 30+ Peppol markets Check with Sphere directly on Peppol AP certification status
Real-time reporting ✓ Romania ANAF, Hungary NAV, Greece myDATA, Spain SII — transaction-level reporting within authority-mandated windows Varies — verify specific country support for real-time reporting requirements
Self-serve with published pricing ✓ Free tier, published pricing at clearvo.io/pricing, live without a sales call Check their site for current pricing and onboarding approach
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Honest assessment

Where each platform wins

Where Clearvo wins
  • Peppol AP certification. Clearvo is a certified Peppol Access Point (PIE001162) — this is a regulated certification, not a software feature. Delivering invoices to Peppol-connected buyers in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and 30+ other countries requires direct AP membership. Verify whether Sphere holds this certification before selecting them for Peppol-mandated markets.
  • Native authority connectors. Clearvo has built and maintains dedicated connectors for Italy SDI, Poland KSeF, France DGFiP, Spain VeriFactu, Romania ANAF, Hungary NAV, Greece myDATA, and more. Each connector handles the authority's specific authentication, submission protocol, clearance polling, and error taxonomy — not a generic XML adapter.
  • Single CDM across all countries. One data model, one API payload format. You describe the invoice once; Clearvo generates the correct country-specific XML. This is architecturally simpler to maintain as your country footprint grows.
  • Transparent self-serve pricing. Published per-document and per-calculation rates. Free tier available. No sales call required to understand costs or get started.
  • Proven compliance test record. Peppol TC2A/TC2B passed. Belgium BIS 3.0 XML passed. Poland KSeF end-to-end passed. Live compliance test results available.
Where Sphere applies
  • Evaluate their specific mandate depth. The most important question to ask any compliance vendor is whether their e-invoicing support is built on native authority connectors or generic adapters, and whether they hold the required regulatory certifications (Peppol AP, country-specific accreditations). If Sphere's coverage matches your specific market set, it may be a viable option.
  • Existing relationship. If your team already has a working relationship with Sphere and the integration is live, the switching cost may outweigh the benefit of moving to Clearvo unless you have a specific gap (e.g. a new market mandate Sphere doesn't cover).

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Who each suits

Pick the right tool for your situation

Clearvo is a good fit if

You want a single platform with proven e-invoicing coverage, Peppol AP certification, and transparent pricing

Clearvo is the right choice when you need confidence about what's actually certified and covered — not what a vendor claims on a roadmap. Clearvo's Peppol AP certification (PIE001162) is a matter of public record. The compliance test results for Belgium, Poland, Italy, and Peppol are documented. Pricing is published. There are no hidden gaps to discover after you've signed.

Also a good fit for: teams evaluating new compliance vendors, companies entering mandated markets for the first time, developers who want a clean API without a lengthy procurement process.

Sphere may make sense if

Their specific mandate coverage aligns with your market set and you have an existing integration

If you are already using Sphere and their coverage includes all the markets you operate in, switching has a real cost. Before making a change, verify their Peppol AP status, their native connector depth for each country you need, and whether their real-time reporting support matches the authority requirements in your specific markets.

Feature by feature

What's included

Feature Clearvo Sphere
Tax calculation (100+ countries)✓✓
US sales tax (all 50 states)✓✓
EU VAT & global indirect tax✓✓
E-invoicing (32 countries)✓~ Partial
Peppol Access Point (certified)✓~ Verify
Real-time reporting (RO/HU/GR/ES)✓~ Partial
Self-serve signup (no sales call)✓~ Partial
Published pricing & free tier✓✗

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