# Cake Equity: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 32 judge labels across 1 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/cake-equity/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap table management | 12% | 4 | 12% | 32 |

## What the models said for it

- "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, Cap table management)
- "On a tight budget, Cake Equity gives you a real free starting point with a clear upgrade path." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Cap table management)
- "Go with Qapita or Cake Equity if: You want predictable, flat-rate pricing" (MiniMax M2.5, Cap table management)
- "Eqvista and Cake Equity are the top recommendations" (Kimi K2, Cap table management)

## And against it

- "Cake Equity was explicitly named in a 2026 analyst aggregation ("the main platforms to avoid or treat cautiously")" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Cap table management)
- "Cake Equity: flagged with approximately 58% negative sentiment." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Cap table management)
- "Avoid Cake Equity for anything beyond very small teams." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Cap table management)
- "Labeled in AI-driven reviews ... as tools "to avoid or treat cautiously" ... (e.g., Cake at 58%" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Cap table management)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Cap table management: 7% to 12%, +7. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 5 → 4 of 42.

## In its own words

What Cake Equity's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cap table and equity management for growing companies (https://cakeequity.com/)
- For: growing companies (https://cakeequity.com/)
- Price stated: Free to start (https://cakeequity.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://cakeequity.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free to start (https://cakeequity.com/)
- Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2022
- Customers named: Vow, CHIP'd, Tracksuit, TOM Hakel, Hope Horner, Jana Gendron, Joe Gagnon, Sonny Thadani

## What it publishes

Every page cakeequity.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 999 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 80 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 111 pages, 67 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 report or ebook: Faq how long does cap table migration take https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/faq-how-long-does-cap-table-migration-take
- Recent: 2026-09-28 report or ebook: How to transition from carta timeline checklist https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/how-to-transition-from-carta-timeline-checklist
- Recent: 2026-09-28 report or ebook: Migrating from carta to cake https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/migrating-from-carta-to-cake
- Recent: 2026-09-28 report or ebook: Pulley alternatives https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/pulley-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-23 report or ebook: Pulley shutdown 409a https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/pulley-shutdown-409a
- Recent: 2026-09-19 report or ebook: Hiring international employees https://www.cakeequity.com/guides/hiring-international-employees

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.