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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 public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with 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 2026-09-05 · 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 2026-09-02) · Carta: carta.com (verified 2026-09-05)

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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