Blue J

Blue J is ranked #5 of 30 in tax research software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $124.83/mo.

Blue J plans and pricing

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Individual Plan $1,498/yr per user Full US federal and SALT tax coverage · Unlimited questions, drafting, and file uploads · Unlimited in-line citations and source lists · SOC 2 Type II compliant bluej.com · 2 Oct 2026

Team Plan Not published Everything included in Individual · Dedicated customer support · Guided onboarding and training · Firm-wide usage insights · SSO and custom access controls bluej.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on tax research software

Free plan: No
Case law database: Yes
Current law updates: Yes
AI research tools: Yes
Citation export: Yes
Platform: web

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Blue J

What it does: Blue J is a cloud native generative AI tax research application that answers challenging tax law questions through a natural language interface.
Cited answers: Blue J provides answers with relevant source documents and verifiable sources.
Document uploads: Users may upload documents to combine their own content with Blue J’s authoritative tax content database.
Research content: Blue J says its primary tax sources are current and updated daily, and its answers draw predominantly on primary resources and Tax Notes news and commentary.
Research tools: Features include in-line citations, source lists, file analysis, downloadable PDF and DOCx answers, and generated memos and emails.
Integrations and AI providers: Blue J says it uses large language model technology from OpenAI and Google, and customer data is not used to train generative AI models.
Security: Blue J maintains an annual SOC 2 Type 2 report and provides it to customers upon receipt of a signed NDA.
Privacy and hosting: Data is stored and processed in AWS us-east-1 in North Virginia, and Blue J says it does not offer storage in other jurisdictions or an on-premise solution.
File retention: Optional customer files are automatically deleted daily after 24 hours.
Support: Team plans include dedicated customer support, guided onboarding and training, and firm-wide usage insights.
Trial: Blue J offers a 7-day free trial that requires no credit card.
Audience: Blue J describes its Individual Plan as best for sole practitioners and its Team Plan as best for firms with multiple tax professionals.
Company history: Blue J says it was founded in 2015 by Benjamin Alarie, Albert Yoon, and Anthony Niblett.
Founded: 2015
Price from: $124.83/mo

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Best Tax Research Software in 2026#5 of 30

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