Global cap table & equity management — Schwab-backed, flat pricing
Qapita is a global equity management platform that handles cap tables, employee stock plans (ESOP/RSU/PSU), 409A valuations, compliance reporting, and secondary liquidity — all from a single modern tech stack built for companies from incorporation through IPO. Backed by Charles Schwab, Citi, and MassMutual, Qapita serves 2,800+ companies including 57 unicorns across 30+ countries. Their flat, transparent pricing starts with a genuinely free tier and scales predictably — no renewal shocks, no exponential cost curves as you add stakeholders. Rated the #1 equity management platform on G2 for customer satisfaction with 319 reviews.
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Spark: Free for startups with ≤25 stakeholders and <$1M raised — includes cap table, equity plans, funding round modeling, data room, and DocuSign. Surge: $1,600/year for ≤40 stakeholders (+$40/additional) — adds reporting module, email support, and onboarding/migration assistance. Growth: $3,000/year for ≤50 stakeholders (+$60/additional) — adds 409A valuation reports, board consents, 83(b) and Form 3921 support. Enterprise: custom pricing — adds GAAP/ASC 718 and IFRS financial reporting, custom administrator roles, SSO integration, and dedicated phone support.
Qapita is the most compelling Carta alternative to emerge in years — and the Charles Schwab backing gives it institutional credibility that most challengers lack. The free Spark tier is genuinely usable for early-stage startups (cap table, equity plans, data room, DocuSign integration), and the paid tiers scale predictably at $1,600–$3,000/year versus Carta's $2,400+ that climbs steeply as you grow. Where Qapita really differentiates is on trust: no data misuse (they monetize software, not your cap table data), no document lock-ins (you own your share certificates), and transparent 409A valuations with real humans who defend the numbers in an audit. The main trade-off is US market maturity — Carta's integrations with US law firms and VC back offices are deeper. But for founders who care about pricing transparency, global equity compliance, and not getting locked into an increasingly expensive platform, Qapita delivers.
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