# Carta alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 132 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Carta 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/carta/alternatives/

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

- Pulley: 17
- Shareworks: 14
- Cake Equity: 10
- Eqvista: 8
- Qapita: 8
- EquityList: 3

## Cap table management

**Small business**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Carta (Carta is #2 of 10 at 21%).

- Pulley: first choice in 10 of those 42
- Cake Equity: first choice in 7 of those 42
- Eqvista: first choice in 6 of those 42
- EquityList: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Gust Equity Management: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Qapita: first choice in 1 of those 42
- pulley.ai: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Carta (Carta is #1 of 10 at 33%).

- Pulley: first choice in 5 of those 42
- Cake Equity: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Qapita: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Eqvista: first choice in 2 of those 42
- AngelList Stack: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Astrella: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Certent Equity Management: first choice in 1 of those 42
- EquityList: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Carta (Carta is #2 of 11 at 18%).

- Shareworks: first choice in 14 of those 48
- Qapita: first choice in 4 of those 48
- J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Ledgy: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Morgan Stanley at Work: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Mantle: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Pulley: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Certent Equity Management: first choice in 1 of those 48

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