Astrella vs Capboard

Astrella manages cap tables and employee stock plan ownership data for privately held companies. Its automated cap table system is customizable for finance departments, while equity tracking covers grants, vesting schedules and settlement. Users can simulate financing rounds and exits, and stock plan management supports ASC-718 reporting requirements. The platform supports stock options, RSAs, PIUs, RSUs, convertibles, warrants and SAFEs, with advanced vesting rules, valuation support, tax reporting and an employee portal. BoardNotes records, transcribes and stores meeting minutes in the Astrella ledger; a document vault holds company documents and resources. Astrella says its private immutable audit trails preserve audit and transaction records. Employees and investors can access holdings through a mobile app, and named integration partners include Box, CharliAI, EquityZen and Derivatas. The company offers technical platform support and financial consulting. Astrella runs on Android, iOS and web, and offers a 30 day trial for startups and growth companies. Plans cost $1,200 a year for 0–25 stakeholders, $3,200 a year for 26–100, and $8,200 a year for 101–300. Custom pricing is unlisted for 300 stakeholders and above.

Capboard manages company equity and gives stakeholders visibility into their holdings. Its cap table tracks equity history and supports projections for funding rounds and company sales. Users can model funding and exit scenarios, including dilution, voting rights, and shareholder payouts. Employee equity tools cover options, phantom shares, warrants, SARs, vesting schedules, and automated grant letters. Capboard also supports investor updates, metric reporting, board management, and shareholder meetings. Its virtual data room provides secure document storage and sharing, contract templates, and Capboard e-signature. The service is available on the web and self-hosted. Listed safeguards include Google and Microsoft SSO, two-factor authentication, administrator controls, and GDPR-compliant hosting on AWS servers in the EU. Role-based access can be assigned to founders, investors or advisers, employees, and collaborators, with user access and changes monitored. Capboard is intended for founders, investors, employees, and lawyers working with company equity. A free plan and 14-day trial are listed, with paid plans from €270/yr. Stakeholder counts exclude external collaborators such as lawyers.