Carta vs Eqvista
Nine of fourteen models named Carta first on the direct prompt; zero named Eqvista. Carta was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Eqvista by thirteen and Carta carries 74 labels and Eqvista 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cap table management page.
By framing
CartaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsEqvista
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Carta and Eqvista were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 239 answers naming Carta and the 109 naming Eqvista. In those answers Eqvista took the first choice twenty-five times and Carta twenty-six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Carta Eqvista first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Carta on the left and Eqvista on the right.The direct prompt
Carta first, Eqvista an alternative
9 of 14 modelsEqvista was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Carta33%#1 of 10Eqvista12%#5 of 10What the models said about Carta
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Carta — Approach with Caution ... Data misuse for secondary trading: Carta was caught using confidential customer cap table data to solicit secondary share sales” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Founders have publicly reported steep, unexpected price increases at renewal... canceling required scheduling a mandatory meeting” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Carta if budget is your top concern” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Carta: The market leader for VC-backed private companies. Highly trusted by law firms and investors. It offers the most comprehensive suite of services ... but it is generally the most expensive option.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend Carta if your priorities are cap table management, fundraising workflow, and a platform that can scale” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Go with Carta if you need end-to-end (formation to exit), have 50+ stakeholders... dominant for mid-market B2B despite past issues.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Eqvista
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Eqvista: flagged with roughly 23–39% negative sentiment. Users frequently criticize its user interface” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Eqvista appears in the "criticized" category with a high proportion of negative labels” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Use Eqvista cautiously—it's fine for early-stage budget-conscious startups, but not for complex modeling needs.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Eqvista – best for bootstrapped / very small cap tables ... Best for budget conscious and bootstrapped companies. Free to 20 shareholders” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Eqvista offers the best combination of a fully functional free tier, transparent low-cost pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Eqvista is probably the best starting point for most small companies” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.