Foresight vs Tactyc by Carta
A side-by-side comparison of Foresight and Tactyc by Carta — two options for modeling & valuation. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Modeling & Valuation
Modeling & Valuation
Rating
4.5 / 5
4.6 / 5
Pricing
One-time purchase
Subscription / Custom
Best for
First-time managers building a fund model for LP meetings
GPs modeling construction and reserves beyond Excel
Key features
- Venture fund model with fees, carry and recycling
- Portfolio construction and returns scenarios
- Runs in Excel and Google Sheets you fully own
- Extensive documentation and walkthroughs
- Startup financial models for portfolio support
- Portfolio construction modeling (checks, ownership, pacing)
- Reserve planning and follow-on optimization
- Scenario and probabilistic forecasting
- Actual vs. plan tracking as deals close
- LP-ready outputs for fundraising decks
Pros
- One-time cost instead of another subscription
- Fully transparent formulas you can audit and extend
- Years of refinement across thousands of funds
- The de facto standard for venture portfolio construction
- Replaces fragile fund-model spreadsheets outright
- Forecast-vs-actuals view keeps reserves honest
Cons
- Spreadsheet fragility returns as your edits accumulate
- No live tracking against actuals — it is a model, not a system
- Subscription cost stings at nano-fund scale
- Deepest value comes when paired with Carta's stack