# Capdesk vs Carta

| Attribute | Capdesk | Carta |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 8.7 (3% (low)) | 10.4 (15% (low)) |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive platform consolidating equity management, fund administration, legal, and compliance functions for private capital operations, enhanced with AI-native capabilities. | Carta provides an enterprise suite for private capital management, combining cap table and equity administration, fund operations, investor communications, and legal compliance services. It serves venture capital firms, private equity funds, and portfolio companies with cloud-based workflows and AI-native automation across the investment lifecycle. |
| integrations.count | 1 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Stripe Atlas"},{"name":"Rippling"},{"name":"Cooley"},{"name":"Compound"},{"name":"ChartHop"},{"name":"Assemble"},{"name":"Foresight"},{"name":"Morgan Stanley"},{"name":"NYSE"},{"name":"Claude"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Fund Administration","summary":"Custom pricing; contact sales","features":["In-app capital workflows and distributions","Central LP portal","Full accounting services","Dedicated fund admin support","Books and records","Performance insights and reporting","Modelling and forecasting","IFRS/GAAP financial reporting","Portfolio management","GP carry tracking","Fund event tracking","Data aggregation"],"description":"Core platform for fund operations, accounting, capital workflows and investor portal","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Global KYC"},{"name":"Fund Forecasting"},{"name":"SPV Management"},{"name":"LP Portfolio Analytics"},{"name":"Deal CRM"},{"name":"LP CRM"},{"name":"Loan Operations"},{"name":"Fund Tax"}],"summary":"Enterprise custom pricing; add-on products sold separately","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://carta.com/uk/en/plans/fund-management/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:18:54.104Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Cap Table Equity)

| Capability | Capdesk | Carta |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Electronic option granting esignature | - | - |
| Asc 718 stock based compensation accounting | - | - |
| Irs 409a valuation bundled service | - | - |
| Scenario modeling waterfall analysis | - | - |
| Secondary liquidity event management | - | - |
| Investor data room metrics sharing | - | - |
| UK emi option scheme support | - | - |
| HRIS gusto rippling sync | - | - |
| Law firm partner view access | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:36:41.304Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*