# Carta pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Launch). Among the 6 cap table management we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** carta.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** 150+ HRIS via Merge, DocuSign, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, ADP, Gusto
**Best for:** seed-stage startups; VC-backed growth companies; pre-IPO companies

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Launch | $0 | — | flat | Free forever for companies with up to 25 stakeholders and up to $1M raised. Includes cap table management, electronic securities issuance, stock exercises, ISO management, 83(b) filing, SAFE modeling, investor dashboard, HRIS integration. | carta.com |
| Build | Quote-only | — | custom | No official published price — per-stakeholder with minimum annual fee; demo/quote required. Up to ~50 stakeholders. Adds white-glove onboarding, priced round modeling, deal closings. Third-party estimates conflict ($2,800-$5,988/yr) and are not authoritative. | justpricing.com |
| Grow | Quote-only | — | custom | No official published price — demo/quote required. Adds board meeting management, Form 3921 filing, bundled 409A valuations and audit support. | justpricing.com |
| Scale | Quote-only | — | custom | No official published price — demo/quote required. Adds ASC 718/GAAP reporting, IFRS reporting, Rule 701, exit modeling, IPO advisory, SSO for admins. | justpricing.com |

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

**Plan limits:** Launch plan: max 25 stakeholders, max $1M raised; Build/Grow/Scale: no official published price (per-stakeholder + minimum annual fee, quote required).

Sources: 2 · Last verified 2026-06-15
Provenance: Carta's official pricing page (carta.com/plans/equity-management/) and security page returned HTTP 403. Launch free-tier limits sourced from carta.com/equity-management/launch/ and corroborated by web search and justpricing.com. Paid plans Build/Grow/Scale are per-stakeholder with a minimum annual fee but Carta publishes no official prices; monthlyUsd left null (third-party estimates conflict and are not authoritative).
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cap-table-management/carta/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Carta's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cap-table-management/carta/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl