Comparison

Compare equity platforms around your company's needs

Compare Carta first, then Qapita and Altshare against the work your team needs to complete. Pulley remains an outgoing-platform reference for existing customers.

Provider comparison

Confirm the exact scope in your proposal.

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Requirement-by-requirement comparison of Carta, Qapita, Altshare and Pulley with evidence labels.
Requirement	First to reviewCarta	Qapita	Altshare	Pulley
Role in this comparison	Receiving provider candidate	Receiving provider candidate	Receiving provider candidate	Outgoing-platform reference
Cap table management	Provider-published	Provider-published	Provider-published	Historical reference
409A valuation offering	Provider-published	Confirm jurisdiction and service scope	Provider-published	Preserve existing deliverables
Stock compensation reporting	Confirm required scope and plan	Confirm required framework and scope	Provider-published; confirm framework and scope	Preserve historical workpapers
Employee-equity workflows	Confirm exact workflows	Confirm exact workflows	Equity plans, grants and vesting described publicly	Inventory existing workflows
Waterfall and funding scenarios	Confirm required modeling scope	Confirm required modeling scope	Dedicated products described publicly	Preserve prior models and assumptions
Pulley migration route	Official partner identified by Pulley	Ask about Pulley-specific assistance	Advertises Pulley transition assistance	Outgoing platform
Exact migration coverage	Written confirmation required	Written confirmation required	Written confirmation required	Export availability must be checked
Current comparable price	Obtain a scoped quote	Obtain a scoped quote	Published tiers available; obtain a scoped quote	Check existing obligations
Your instruments and countries	Confirm	Confirm	Shares, options, RSUs, warrants, SAFEs and notes listed; confirm jurisdiction	Record what you currently use
Stakeholder access	Confirm portal and plan access	Confirm portal and plan access	Employee portal listed across published plans	Record current access and permissions
Post-migration export capability	Demonstrate and contract	Demonstrate and contract	Excel reports described; demonstrate full exit export	Preserve available exports

A checkmark is not a contract. Ask each provider to confirm the features, services, limits, and migration work included in your proposal.

Altshare’s published materials describe ASC 718 and IFRS 2 reporting, equity-plan workflows, waterfall modeling, funding scenarios, analyst-supported 409A valuations, employee access, common equity instruments, and onboarding options. Review Altshare’s published plans

An unknown is never shown as a red “No”, and an advertised product is never shown as included in every plan.

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Other platforms worth investigating

These providers are not included in the detailed matrix yet. Use the same questions on migration scope, instruments, countries, reporting, service, and total cost.

Inclusion is not an endorsement. Confirm current capabilities and commercial terms directly with each provider.

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Cake

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What the labels mean

Provider-published: The provider describes this capability publicly; account-level availability still needs confirmation.
Confirmed for your quote: You entered written confirmation for this requirement.
Needs confirmation: Available evidence does not establish support for your situation.
Historical: Describes an outgoing platform, not a current buying recommendation.
Not supported: Used only when explicit, current evidence establishes non-support.

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