Astrella vs Vquity

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.

Vquity is an equity-management platform for company cap tables, funding rounds, grants and vesting, data rooms, and stakeholder portals. It records holders, share classes, issuances, transfers, and repurchases. A round can combine SAFE conversion, an option-pool top-up, and a pre-close snapshot. The platform also covers SAFEs and convertibles, exit modeling, and valuation tracking.

Its data room sorts documents into 111 types and uses AI to draft fields for review, alongside a diligence-readiness score. Investor and employee portals use one-time email codes to show equity details, documents, and tax views. Vquity syncs with Vinance accounting and PeopleX HR; changes await human review and confirmation. Carta, Pulley, and AngelList information comes from exported files, not live API connections. It tracks the 409A/FMV process and expiry alerts, but users must bring a valuation from a provider. The maker says traffic uses TLS, stored data and uploaded documents are encrypted at rest, and workspace access is role-based; it does not currently hold third-party security certifications. A free plan covers one company and up to 10 stakeholders. Monthly costs $99 a month per company workspace.