vatnode vs Vatlayer
Vatlayer tells you valid or not and gives you a rate. vatnode returns everything your invoicing system needs — local tax name, abbreviation, all rate tiers, currency, monitoring, and webhooks. And HTTPS on every plan, including free.
Vatlayer free plan is HTTP-only
On Vatlayer's free plan, every API call goes over plain HTTP — your API key and VAT data are transmitted unencrypted. vatnode enforces HTTPS on all plans, including free.
The response difference
Vatlayer's validation response returns valid, company name, address, and standard rate. That is all. vatnode returns the full picture your invoicing system needs:
{
"valid": true,
"vatId": "FR12345678901",
"countryCode": "FR",
"countryName": "France",
"companyName": "ACME SAS",
"companyAddress": "1 RUE DE RIVOLI, 75001 PARIS",
"countryVat": {
"vatName": "Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée",
"vatAbbr": "TVA", // needed on French invoices
"currency": "EUR",
"standardRate": 20,
"reducedRates": [5.5, 10],
"superReducedRate": 2.1,
"parkingRate": null,
"vatNumberFormat": "FR + 2 chars + 9 digits",
"vatNumberPattern": "^FR[A-Z0-9]{2}\d{9}$",
"ratesUpdatedAt": "2026-03-30"
}
}Feature Comparison
| Feature | vatnode | Vatlayer |
|---|---|---|
| HTTPS on free plan | ||
| Local VAT name (Umsatzsteuer, TVA, ALV…) | ||
| VAT abbreviation (MwSt, TVA, ALV…) | ||
| Super-reduced rate in response | ||
| Parking rate in response | ||
| Currency in response | ||
| VAT monitoring + webhooks | From €19/mo | |
| COMPANY_NAME_CHANGED webhook | ||
| VAT number format + regex pattern in response | ||
| German BZSt fallback | ||
| Actively maintained (2025) | ||
| EU VAT validation (VIES) | ||
| Company name + address | ||
| Standard + reduced rates | ||
| Response time | <200ms (cache hit) | ~500ms |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Free tier | 20 req/mo, HTTPS | 100 req/mo, HTTP only |
| Entry paid plan | €19/mo — 1,000 req/mo | $9.99/mo |
Maintained in 2025
Vatlayer's public codebase has not been updated since 2018. EU VAT rules change — Finland raised its standard rate from 24% to 25.5% in September 2024. vatnode syncs rates daily from the European Commission TEDB. You get the correct rate, automatically.
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