Rank 1: OpenTaxSolver
Best for preparing your own personal return by mail
License: Open source
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Status: Verified
Free and open source. The 2025 tax-year builds cover federal and 11 states and run on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Partial free options for Drake Tax
No free tool fully replaces Drake Tax yet. Best free option: OpenTaxSolver (Situational).
About Drake Tax
- Drake Tax, Drake Tax Online, per tax year
$299.99 USDa year
≈$427.70 CAD (converted from USD)
Every pick below has a free version.
- Runs on
- Windows
- Web
- Key file formats
- Not listed
No free tool ranks Strong for Drake Tax yet, so the tools below each cover only part of the job. What a free alternative to Drake Tax would need
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1 alternative
Situational
1 toolRight for specific needs, or not yet mature enough to recommend widely.
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Feature parity
How each alternative covers what people use Drake Tax for. Numbers link to editor notes.
| Feature | OpenTaxSolver |
|---|---|
| Returns | |
| Individual returns with schedules | PartialNote 1Federal 1040 with Schedules 1 to 3 and A to D plus several other forms; personal returns only |
| Business, estate and trust returns | No |
| Filing | |
| IRS e-file transmission | NoNote 2Fills out and prints forms for mailing |
| State returns and state e-file | PartialNote 311 states, print only |
| Practice | |
| Multi-client preparer workflow | No |
| Parity score | 20% |
- OpenTaxSolver, Individual returns with schedules: Federal 1040 with Schedules 1 to 3 and A to D plus several other forms; personal returns only
- OpenTaxSolver, IRS e-file transmission: Fills out and prints forms for mailing
- OpenTaxSolver, State returns and state e-file: 11 states, print only
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Drake Tax is a product of Drake Software, named here for comparison only. Platforms listed for Drake Tax: Windows, Web.