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Cap table management · October 2026 Edition

Qapita vs Cake Equity

Three of fourteen models named Qapita first on the direct prompt; two named Cake Equity. Qapita was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Cake Equity by thirteen and Qapita carries 29 labels and Cake Equity 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Qapita

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Cake Equity

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share12%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2932A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Qapita reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Carta was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Carta vs Qapita · Carta vs Cake Equity · Pulley vs Qapita

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
QapitaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCake Equity
Direct32
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained04
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Qapita · 4 against Cake Equity
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Qapita and Cake Equity were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 70 answers naming Qapita and the 86 naming Cake Equity. In those answers Cake Equity took the first choice four times and Qapita two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Qapita and Cake Equity stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Qapita Cake Equity first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Qapita on the left and Cake Equity on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Qapita and Cake Equity stood in it.

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
MiniMax M2.5Cake Equity, Qapita alternatives: Carta, Shareworks

Qapita first, Cake Equity an alternative

2 of 14 modelsCake Equity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Qapita alternatives: Cake Equity, Carta, Pulley
Mistral SmallQapita alternatives: Ledgy, Pulley

Cake Equity first, Qapita not the choice

1 of 14 modelsQapita was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2Cake Equity, Pulley alternatives: Eqvista, Ledgy

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCarta alternatives: Ledgy, Mantle, Qapita
Perplexity SonarCarta alternatives: Cake Equity, Pulley, Qapita
Qwen 3.7 FlashCarta alternatives: Pulley, Qapita, Shareworks
GLM 4.7 FlashXCarta alternatives: Fidelity Private Shares, Pulley, Qapita
Muse Glimmer 30BCarta alternatives: Cake Equity, Ledgy, Qapita

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCarta alternatives: Eqvista, Ledgy, Shareworks
Grok 4.1 FastCarta alternatives: Ledgy, Pulley
DeepSeek V4 FlashCarta, Pulley alternatives: Shareworks
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GPT-6 LunaCarta alternatives: Shareworks

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Cake Equity leads by twelve points.
Cake Equity16%#4 of 10
Qapita4%#5 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Qapita12%#3 of 10
Cake Equity12%#4 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Qapita leads at enterprise.
Qapita9%#4 of 11
Cake Equity0%#11 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Qapita

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“recurring mentions of technical issues, limited customization, and complex reporting” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Qapita is a top recommendation due to its strong mid-market focus, ease of use, and comprehensive features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Qapita stands out as the best overall choice due to its scalability, automation, and global capabilities.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Qapita — Best Overall for Mid-Market ... Go with Qapita or Cake Equity” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Cake Equity

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Cake Equity was explicitly named in a 2026 analyst aggregation ("the main platforms to avoid or treat cautiously")” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Cake Equity: flagged with approximately 58% negative sentiment.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Cake Equity for anything beyond very small teams.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“The best cap table management software for a company with a limited budget is Cake Equity, which offers a free starting point” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“On a tight budget, Cake Equity gives you a real free starting point with a clear upgrade path.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Go with Qapita or Cake Equity if: You want predictable, flat-rate pricing” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.