Best Cap Table Management · head-to-head

Cake Equity vs Carta

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for cap table management. Cake Equity has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Cake Equity has the lower entry price — Cake Equity starts at $0/mo, Carta at $0/mo. Free tier: Cake Equity Yes, Carta Yes. HIPAA: Cake Equity —, Carta —.

As of 2026-06-15 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Cake Equity

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forearly-stage startups

Carta

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Launch)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2Yes
GDPR
Best forseed-stage startups

Sources — Cake Equity: cakeequity.com (verified 2026-06-15) · Carta: carta.com (verified 2026-06-15)

Key features

Cake Equity: 409A valuations bundled in Team tier ($1,500 add-on otherwise); ISO 27001:2022 certified (security); Australian-founded, strong APAC support; Bare trusts and ESS reporting for international plans

Carta: Largest cap table network (50,000+ companies); 409A valuations; ASC 718 / IFRS reporting; IPO advisory and exit modeling

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