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Eqvista vs Vestd

A side-by-side comparison of Eqvista and Vestd — two options for cap table & equity. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.

Eqvista

3.9
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Vestd

4.3
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Category
Cap Table & Equity
Cap Table & Equity
Rating
3.9 / 5
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Free / 409A priced separately
Subscription tiers
Best for
Pre-seed companies and the angels who back them
UK portfolio companies running EMI schemes
Key features
  • Free cap table management
  • Share issuance and stakeholder tracking
  • 409A valuation services
  • Round modeling and waterfall analysis
  • Company incorporation support services
  • EMI option scheme setup and administration
  • Growth shares and conditional equity
  • Two-way Companies House integration
  • Digital share certificates and registers
  • Scenario modeling and dilution views
Pros
  • Free is hard to argue with pre-seed
  • Flat-fee 409As undercut most competitors
  • Covers the basics accurately
  • Deepest EMI and UK-scheme expertise in software form
  • Companies House sync prevents record drift
  • Transparent subscription pricing
Cons
  • Interface and workflows trail venture-scale platforms
  • Free-tier support is limited
  • UK-only relevance — useless for a Delaware portfolio
  • Not built for investor-side portfolio views