Carta vs Eqvista
A side-by-side comparison of Carta and Eqvista — two options for cap table & equity. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Cap Table & Equity
Cap Table & Equity
Rating
4.5 / 5
3.9 / 5
Pricing
Custom / Tiered
Free / 409A priced separately
Best for
GPs standardizing equity records and fund admin in one place
Pre-seed companies and the angels who back them
Key features
- Cap table management and share issuance
- 409A valuations
- Option grants, exercises and employee portals
- Fund administration with LP portal
- Scenario and waterfall modeling
- Free cap table management
- Share issuance and stakeholder tracking
- 409A valuation services
- Round modeling and waterfall analysis
- Company incorporation support services
Pros
- Network effect: your portcos are likely already on it
- Clean investor view of stakes across the portfolio
- Fund admin plus cap table in one vendor relationship
- Free is hard to argue with pre-seed
- Flat-fee 409As undercut most competitors
- Covers the basics accurately
Cons
- Pricing has climbed steadily with market position
- Support quality varies with plan tier
- Interface and workflows trail venture-scale platforms
- Free-tier support is limited