specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Sphere
providerId: sphere-tax
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Tax
- Sales Tax
- VAT
- GST
- Compliance
- Plans
description: >-
  Sphere prices tax compliance as a flat fee per active region per month rather
  than as per-API-call usage. The Starter plan is self-serve at a published flat
  fee per region per month for fewer than ten regions; the Growth plan is custom
  (sales-led) for ten or more regions and adds a dedicated account manager, a tax
  team on demand, and 24/7 Slack support. A flat per-transaction fee applies once
  usage exceeds 50,000 transactions across active regions. Some jurisdictions
  charge registration fees that Sphere debits to the account. Sphere states there
  are no implementation fees and no additional one-off costs.
notes: >-
  Pricing is sales-led for the Growth tier and custom amounts are not public, so
  this artifact is not reconciled. Verify the current per-region price, the
  transaction overage fee, and jurisdiction registration fees on the Sphere
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.getsphere.com/pricing
- https://www.getsphere.com/
- https://docs.getsphere.com/
plans:
- id: sphere-starter
  name: Starter
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Self-serve flat fee per active region per month for organizations operating
    in fewer than ten regions. Includes monitoring, registration, calculation,
    and filing plus back tax calculations.
  entries:
  - label: Per Region
    name: per_region
    type: flat
    metric: region
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $100 per region per month (< 10 regions)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transaction Overage
    name: transaction_overage
    type: usage
    metric: transactions
    limit: 50000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: flat fee per transaction above 50,000 across active regions
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Jurisdiction Registration Fees
    name: registration_fees
    type: passthrough
    metric: registrations
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: pass-through, debited to account where a jurisdiction charges a fee
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Monitoring
  - name: Registration
  - name: Calculation
  - name: Filing and Remittance
  - name: Back Tax Calculations
- id: sphere-growth
  name: Growth
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom, sales-led plan for organizations operating in ten or more regions.
    Includes everything in Starter plus a dedicated account manager, a tax team
    on demand, and 24/7 Slack support.
  entries:
  - label: Custom Agreement
    name: custom
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (10+ regions)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Dedicated Account Manager
  - name: Tax Team On Demand
  - name: 24/7 Slack Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com