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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-070546
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210511
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210521

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gayton Bradley M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001660138

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39413
		FILM NUMBER:		21949813

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30313

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vertex, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001806837
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				232081753
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2301 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			KING OF PRUSSIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19406
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 355-3500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2301 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			KING OF PRUSSIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19406
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Lisa Coleman, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-21</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;24</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">With
respect to holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Vertex,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;<B><I>Company</I></B>&rdquo;), the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints the individual or individuals named on <U>Schedule A</U> attached hereto and as may be amended from time
to time, or any of them signing singly, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act as the undersigned&rsquo;s true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to</FONT>:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">prepare, execute in the undersigned&rsquo;s name and on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf, and submit to
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&rdquo;) a Form&nbsp;ID, including amendments thereto,
and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain and/or regenerate codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any rule&nbsp;or
regulation of the SEC;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section&nbsp;16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules&nbsp;thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form&nbsp;3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">4.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby grants
to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and resubstitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorneys-in-fact substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section&nbsp;16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 21st day of May, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">/s/ Bradley Gayton</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Print Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Bradley Gayton</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Schedule A</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Individuals Appointed as Attorney-in-Fact with
Full Power of Substitution and Resubstitution</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD>Bryan Rowland</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD>Lisa Coleman</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD>Jonathan Bradbard</TD></TR></TABLE>

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