Pinrates and ShipCompliant, compared
Both prepare and file direct-to-consumer returns for wineries. ShipCompliant covers more beverage types and more of the business around shipping. Pinrates publishes its prices, shows how every figure on a return was calculated, and lets you choose how much of the filing work it does.
| Pinrates | Sovos ShipCompliant | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Published: Prepare $299, Managed $899, Concierge $1,250 a month. Shipment checks free. | Not published; contact Sovos for a quote. |
| Who files | You choose. We file electronically in California, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin, prepare returns in 26 more states for you to submit, or, on Managed, submit them all. | Their managed-services team files your sales, excise and shipper reports (AutoFile). |
| What you see | Every return line by line, each figure with the rate and source in effect on the sale date. | Reports filled in from your orders, with records kept for audits. |
| Shipment checks | Free on every order: the license, the product and buyer, and the tax, with the reason for each result. | Order compliance checks through its own and partner integrations. |
| Compliance firms | A firm plan from $239 a client a month, on one invoice. The firm stays the filer of record. | A consultant account for managing clients, with AutoFile filing on their behalf. |
| What it covers | Wine: direct-to-consumer shipping, wholesale sales on your California return, and Florida's monthly distributor report. | Wine, beer, spirits and cider: direct shipping, three-tier distribution and label compliance (LabelVision). |
ShipCompliant's column was checked against Sovos's own pages on October 16, 2026. Their offerings change, and we keep this page current against them.
You choose how much we do
- Prepare, $299 a month. We prepare your returns and file them electronically where a state accepts it from us. You submit the rest, with the portal and your login a click away.
- Managed, $899 a month. We submit every return, in every state you ship to, and keep track of renewals and state notices with you.
- Concierge, $1,250 a month. We also open new states and register your labels where a state requires it.
On every plan you see the same thing: each return line by line, with the rate and the source behind each figure, so you can answer a state yourself.
If you work with a compliance professional
Our firm plan lets an independent professional run every client from one login, with each return prepared and explained, and stay the filer of record. If you would rather hand the work to us, the Managed and Concierge plans do that.
Where ShipCompliant may fit you better
If you ship beer, spirits or cider, need three-tier distribution compliance across many states, or want label monitoring, those are parts of their suite we don't build. Pinrates is for wineries, and the firms that serve them, who want to see how every number was reached and pay a published price, from $299 a month.