Comparison 2026 · Checked 8 September 2026
KudTax vs. Pathway Solutions
Two routes to e-commerce bookkeeping, plainly side by side: pricing model, features, limits – and who each one fits.
At a glance
| KudTax | Pathway Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Several marketplaces and payment providers, a predictable per-order price | Pure Shopify merchants with a DATEV firm |
| Price at 500 orders / month | €49 | €59.99 |
| Pricing model | One plan with every feature; the monthly price depends only on orders per month. Free for good up to 25 orders, then €19 up to 100 orders. | Monthly price by orders per month (net plus VAT), cheaper on an annual term; 'Relax' support tier +€200/month; add-on modules €25–50/month each. |
| Free trial | Free for good up to 25 orders | 14 days |
| Marketplaces & payment providers | 60+ connections – all included | 9 named |
| OSS reporting | Yes | Partly |
| E-invoicing (XRechnung / ZUGFeRD) | Yes | Partly |
| DATEV export | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-client for tax advisors | Yes | Yes |
| Rating | 4/5· 3 reviews · Trustpilot | 4.9/5· 14 reviews · OMR Reviews |
- Best for
- KudTaxSeveral marketplaces and payment providers, a predictable per-order price
- Pathway SolutionsPure Shopify merchants with a DATEV firm
- Price at 500 orders / month
- KudTax€49
- Pathway Solutions€59.99
- Pricing model
- KudTaxOne plan with every feature; the monthly price depends only on orders per month. Free for good up to 25 orders, then €19 up to 100 orders.
- Pathway SolutionsMonthly price by orders per month (net plus VAT), cheaper on an annual term; 'Relax' support tier +€200/month; add-on modules €25–50/month each.
- Free trial
- KudTaxFree for good up to 25 orders
- Pathway Solutions14 days
- Marketplaces & payment providers
- KudTax60+ connections – all included
- Pathway Solutions9 named
- OSS reporting
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsPartly
- E-invoicing (XRechnung / ZUGFeRD)
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsPartly
- DATEV export
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
- Multi-client for tax advisors
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
Result
Pathway fits pure Shopify merchants with a DATEV firm who mainly need the posting batch. KudTax fits when several marketplaces, payment providers and documents have to come together, e-invoicing and OSS reporting should be included without add-ons – and the price must not run away with volume.
Prices and features per the provider's website as of 8 September 2026, without guarantee; offers and discounts may change. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. KudTax has no business relationship with Pathway Solutions.
Pricing compared
Net monthly prices at three typical volumes. Where a provider does not bill by orders, the derivation is given below – and the table says “not stated” instead of guessing.
| Orders / month | KudTax | Pathway Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | €19 | €39.99 |
| 500 | €49 | €59.99 |
| 1,000 | €99 | €119.99 |
| € / month · Prices plus VAT | ||
- KudTax
- KudTax: €0 up to 25, €19 up to 100, €49 up to 500, €99 up to 1,000, €129 up to 2,000, €149 up to 3,000 orders a month; above that Enterprise on request. Every feature in every tier, plus VAT.
- Pathway Solutions
- E-Commerce Basic plan, monthly term: €29.99 up to 99, €39.99 up to 250, €59.99 up to 500, €119.99 up to 1,000, €189.99 up to 2,000 orders. Annual term cheaper from 100 orders (e.g. €99.99 up to 1,000). Onboarding fee €29–149 per the Shopify App Store listing. DATEV Buchungsdatenservice, foreign currencies and PayPal creditor rules +€25/month each.
- What the price does not include
- Onboarding fee €29–149 by plan (waived on the annual term).
- Modules €25–50/month each: DATEV Buchungsdatenservice, foreign currencies, PayPal creditor rules, single-item posting, e-commerce P&L.
- Support packages: Relax +€200, Slack/phone €750, check-in call €500, quarterly audit €350 per month.
What Pathway Solutions does well
Very deep Shopify integration, including Shopify Payments and an invoice-printing app.
Dedicated SaaS plans for subscription businesses (Stripe Billing, Chargebee).
Large user base and many tax-firm partners.
Where Pathway Solutions hits its limits
Price climbs steeply with volume: €119.99 at 1,000 orders versus €99 at KudTax – and €189.99 versus €129 at 2,000 orders.
Key pieces are add-ons: DATEV Buchungsdatenservice, foreign currencies, single-item posting and an e-commerce P&L cost €25–50/month each.
OSS here means revenue split by destination country, not a filing.
Fast support (24h, key account) only on the Relax tier at +€200/month.
KudTax
What KudTax does differently
One plan, every feature
No module kit: marketplaces, payment providers, OSS reporting, e-invoicing and AI matching are included in every tier. The price depends on order volume alone.
Every channel in one reconciliation
60+ marketplaces, shops, payment providers and invoicing tools come together in one cockpit – payouts, fees and refunds are matched against documents.
Booking-ready for your target system
DATEV EXTF exports and other file formats. Agree the required format, tax keys and document references with your accountant.
Start for nothing
Free for good up to 25 orders a month, no payment details. Tax advisors work directly in the account, per client.
Features compared
| KudTax | Pathway Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Connect marketplaces & shops directly | Yes | Yes |
| Reconcile payment providers (PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Pay …) | Yes | Yes |
| DATEV export | Yes | Yes |
| OSS reporting | Yes | Partly |
| E-invoicing (XRechnung / ZUGFeRD) | Yes | Partly |
| Multi-client for tax advisors | Yes | Yes |
| AI features | Yes | No |
| Free entry | Yes | No |
- Connect marketplaces & shops directly
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
- Reconcile payment providers (PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Pay …)
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
- DATEV export
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
- OSS reporting
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsPartly
- E-invoicing (XRechnung / ZUGFeRD)
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsPartly
- Multi-client for tax advisors
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsYes
- AI features
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsNo
- Free entry
- KudTaxYes
- Pathway SolutionsNo
| KudTax | Pathway Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum term | Cancellable monthly | Cancellable monthly; annual term optional |
| Setup fee | None | Onboarding fee €29–149 by plan (Shopify App Store); waived on the annual term |
| Support | E-mail and phone, German-speaking, in every tier | Phone; 72-hour response on Basic, VIP support on the Relax tier (+€200/month), Slack/phone support as a €750/month add-on. |
| Marketplaces & shops named | Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Kaufland, Otto, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Shopware, JTL, Etsy and 50+ more | Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Zalando, Kaufland, Otto, About You |
| Export targets | DATEV, BMD, Abacus, Lexware, sevDesk, Addison, Agenda, Sage, Bexio, SAP, Xero | DATEV, SAP, ADDISON, Navision |
| Provider | KudTax GmbH, Berlin | pathway solutions gmbh, Hamburg |
- Minimum term
- KudTaxCancellable monthly
- Pathway SolutionsCancellable monthly; annual term optional
- Setup fee
- KudTaxNone
- Pathway SolutionsOnboarding fee €29–149 by plan (Shopify App Store); waived on the annual term
- Support
- KudTaxE-mail and phone, German-speaking, in every tier
- Pathway SolutionsPhone; 72-hour response on Basic, VIP support on the Relax tier (+€200/month), Slack/phone support as a €750/month add-on.
- Marketplaces & shops named
- KudTaxAmazon, Shopify, eBay, Kaufland, Otto, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Shopware, JTL, Etsy and 50+ more
- Pathway SolutionsShopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop, Zalando, Kaufland, Otto, About You
- Export targets
- KudTaxDATEV, BMD, Abacus, Lexware, sevDesk, Addison, Agenda, Sage, Bexio, SAP, Xero
- Pathway SolutionsDATEV, SAP, ADDISON, Navision
- Provider
- KudTaxKudTax GmbH, Berlin
- Pathway Solutionspathway solutions gmbh, Hamburg
Prices and features per the provider's website as of 8 September 2026, without guarantee; offers and discounts may change. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. KudTax has no business relationship with Pathway Solutions.
Sources
Method: every statement comes from the providers' public pricing and product pages, checked on 8 September 2026 and listed below – as addresses, not as links. What a provider does not state publicly appears here as “not stated” – never as an estimate. This page is run by KudTax.
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Every statement about Pathway Solutions was checked on 8 September 2026 on these pages:
- https://www.pathway-solutions.de/preiseaccessed 8 September 2026
- https://www.pathway-solutions.de/integrationsaccessed 8 September 2026
- https://apps.shopify.com/pathway-solutions?locale=deaccessed 8 September 2026
- https://omr.com/de/reviews/product/pathway-solutionsaccessed 8 September 2026
- https://pathway-solutions.de/impressum/accessed 8 September 2026