The Carta alternative

For scaling startups looking for a simpler and more intuitive solution

Looking for a simple, uncomplicated platform that grows with you? On to Cake! Get your cap table setup in minutes and motivate your team in real time.

Fast and free migration
Transparent pricing
Hands on support

Cake vs Carta

Startup-friendly pricing

Don't pay for features you don't need!

Cake is FREE to start (no credit card required) and with paid plans that scale lower than Carta to better match our customer's needs.

"We spent thousands and thousands of dollars on lawyers to keep all this information current in the last system and that was just on top of how much it already costs for just the subscription of the last system. It's so much easier to do it on Cake."
RACHEL OBENSHAIN, President & Co-founder, Xeni

Hands-on customer support

Cake is easy to setup on your own but if you ever get stuck, rest assured we're not just going to send you video tutorials! Our customer success team is committed to helping you get onboarded and support you throughout your startup journey.

"Shannon has been amazing in terms of being hands-on and really helping us to actually get it up and running."
DARIUS COVENEY, COO/CFO of Fluent Commerce

Powerful contract engine

Set up equity plans, send offer, and arrange digital signing in minutes. Use our stock option or capital raising agreements, edit them, or upload your own. Even easily add contracts from your attorney. We made it flexible to save you time and money.

"It's nice when I onboard someone, it's so easy to just log in, click a couple of buttons, send the email to my employees, they sign it, and then it (stock options) is sorted!"
AJAY PRAKASH, Founder & CEO, EntryLevel

Join the new school equity movement

Old school

Multiple demos before getting a price
Weeks to get started
Complex system
Difficult to get support
Global equity is expensive and slow

New school

Upfront pricing - the way it should be
Minutes to get going - fast time to value
Easy, intuitive platform - says every customer
Our CS team is in your corner - we got you
One click global equity - fair equity for all
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Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Pricing tiers for all stages of growth. Try our free plan for up to 5 stakeholders.

Free forever

FREE
Ideal for small teams and startups.
Use FREE
No credit card required
This includes...
  • 5 Stakeholders
  • Cap table
  • Stock options
  • SAFEs and Convertible notes
  • Cap table

Starter

$40/mon
For startup teams up to 25 stakeholders
Start FREE
No credit card required
This includes..
  • 50 Stakeholders
    +$3 per additional user
  • Cap table
  • Stock options
  • SAFEs and Convertible notes
  • Scenario modeling
  • Shareholder portal
  • Migration support
  • Option to add-on 409A valuation report

Growth

$80/mon
For growing teams above 30 stakeholders
Start Free
No credit card required
This includes..
  • 50 stakeholders
    +$5 per additional user
  • Everything in the Starter Plan
  • Equity Plans: Stock Options, RSA, RSU
  • Reporting tools
  • Priority migration
  • Option to add-on 409A valuation report

Pro

Custom
For large enterprises expanding globally
Start FREE
No credit card required
This includes..
  • Custom
    + tiered pricing
  • ASC 718, Rule 701
  • Global option pools
  • Special Purpose Vehicles
  • Advanced reporting
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Fully managed migration
  • 409A Valuation
  • VIP support and private Slack channel

Migrating from Carta to Cake is, well, a piece of cake!

We have heaps of experience migrating companies from one registry provider to another. We will handle the transfer of your existing cap table from Carta to Cake at no additional cost! 
STEP ONE

Create your account

Sign up for a Cake account if you don't have one already. Get started now
STEP TWO

Export docs from Carta

Generate your cap table, reports, and other docs from your Carta account. Don't know where to find these? Here's a more detailed Step-by-step guide
STEP THREE

Send us your docs

Simply log in to your account, upload your docs, and our team will onboard you fast and easy!Drop your files here
Once the upload is done, our Customer Success team will schedule a quick 'Power Up' call with you to ensure a smooth transition and run through everything in more detail. Migration complete! It's that simple!

Can't decide between Cake and Carta?

Don't take it from us, take it from Cake users and former Carta users who made the shift!

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"Cake is what Carta should be."

"Cake is what Carta should be. It's easy to use, no need to speak to a representative every five minutes and the support actually gets stuff done.

One example is that when you have an issue with Carta, you need to call them and it gets escalated to multiple people and it takes *days* to get stuff done. With Cake, I have access to my own representative, I can book meetings with them when I want and they get things done within hours. And the price: Cake is 10% of the price of Carta."
JULIEN D, Founder and CEO
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"I prefer using Cake to Carta."

"Easy to use platform. Responsive team. Good price. I prefer using cake to carta, it has a simpler ui and easier to use for what we do. Since moving to cake I find it really easy to manage esop and investors"
BEN H, Small Business
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"The best platform for managing equity and stock options for startups."

"Templated agreements, easy-to-digest dashboards and simple communication methods make issuing stock, offering options and managing shareholders simple. Also, there is excellent chat-based support from real people!
SHARON H, Chief Technology Officer
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"The feedback from my startup network is consistent. Cake is easier to use than its competitors."

"I've been using Cake for 3 years and have referred numerous startups to the platform.

The platform is set up to service founders from all regions globally. It does two things amazingly well. 1. you don't need anything else as a cap table management solution. 2. it is hands down the best tool I have seen to launch a global employee option program. It also has other nifty features like shareholder reporting, a feature which my investors love."

I wish all startups invest in Cake. It is a no-brainer for founders that want to impress investors in a seed round of funding."
CHRIS G, Co-founder

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a transfer agent to offboard from Carta?

As a private company, you generally do not require a transfer agent unless you are about to IPO or you meet any of the following criteria:

1. Assets exceeding $10 million
2. 2,000 or more shareholders
3. 500 or more shareholders who are not accredited investors

If you do meet any of those criteria, or if you wanted to set up a transfer agent regardless, we can introduce to you our transfer agent partner who can utilise the Cake platform as your source of truth.

Read this to know more.

Will you help me migrate my data across for free?

Yes. Just send us your cap table and our amazing customer success team will handle it all for you! Our customers rave about how easy and helpful this process is.

How long will it take to migrate data?

We can get this done in 2-5 days. Reach out and rest assured, we have a team of experts ready to help you get onboarded easy!

Equity doesn't have to be complicated. Join Cake today and see for yourself!

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