# Cake Equity alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 192 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cake Equity holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/cake-equity/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Carta: 53
- Shareworks: 29
- Pulley: 21
- Eqvista: 15
- Qapita: 10
- Morgan Stanley at Work: 6

## Cap table management

**Small business**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #4 of 10 at 16%).

- Eqvista: first choice in 12 of those 48
- Carta: first choice in 10 of those 48
- Pulley: first choice in 10 of those 48
- EquityList: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Capboard: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Gust Equity Management: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Qapita: first choice in 1 of those 48
- pulley.ai: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #4 of 10 at 12%).

- Carta: first choice in 21 of those 61
- Pulley: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Qapita: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Eqvista: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Astrella: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Certent Equity Management: first choice in 1 of those 61
- EquityList: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Ledgy: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Shareworks: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Carta: first choice in 22 of those 83
- Morgan Stanley at Work: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Qapita: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Pulley: first choice in 4 of those 83
- J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Ledgy: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Mantle: first choice in 2 of those 83

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