Updated October 23, 2026. Carta details are as shown on Carta's plans and pricing page on that date. Plans change, so check before you decide.
Carta and TokenCapStack both keep a company's ownership record (cap table), but they are built for different companies. Here is an honest look at each.
Pricing
- Carta: its Launch plan is free for up to 25 stakeholders and $1M raised. Its paid plans (Build, Grow and Scale) add more features, and their prices are not published.
- TokenCapStack: one plan at $20 a month or $200 a year, the same however many owners you have.
If you have a small cap table and have raised less than $1M, Carta's Launch plan costs nothing. Our price is flat and published, so it doesn't change as you add owners.
What each one records
Both keep an ownership record with share classes and vesting schedules, and both give owners their own login.
Carta goes further for venture-backed companies. Depending on the plan, it offers option plan management, SAFE modeling and closings, priced-round modeling, 409A valuations and financial reporting, and it is an SEC-registered transfer agent.
TokenCapStack covers common and preferred shares, LLC units and vesting. Option pools, SAFEs and convertible notes are on our roadmap, not in the product today, and we don't import existing cap tables yet.
What's different about TokenCapStack
- Built for ordinary private businesses with a few owners: family businesses, LLCs, partnerships and new companies.
- Every owner sees their stake in their own login, with the full history.
- A record that can be checked independently. Behind the scenes we keep the ownership history on a public blockchain, so every change leaves a permanent, dated trail.
Choose Carta if
- You are raising venture money and need SAFEs, option plans or priced-round modeling now
- You need 409A valuations
- You want an SEC-registered transfer agent
- Your cap table fits Carta's free Launch plan
Choose TokenCapStack if
- You run a private business with more than one owner and want a clear, shared ownership record
- Your equity is common or preferred shares, or LLC units, with or without vesting
- You want a flat, published price that doesn't grow with the number of owners
For a side-by-side table, see TokenCapStack vs Carta.