CapSign vs Eqvista

CapSign is a web-based cap table of record for private companies, combining equity, governance, and fundraising workflows. Companies can track share classes, options, RSUs, vesting, acceleration, 83(b) activity, ISO $100k limit tracking, dilution scenarios, and fundraising modeling. Registers can remain on CapSign, use public onchain lots, or use a confidential onchain register. CapSign says onchain registers run on Base Sepolia and will move to Base mainnet with the first verified issuers. Holder names are never public, while capitalization totals appear publicly only when a company opts in. Issuers can open Rule 506(b) or 506(c) placements where investors verify, sign, and pay, with shares issued at closing. Email signatures update records after the final signature. Companies can import or export Open Cap Format files. Investors can review holdings, sign documents, fund subscriptions by wire, and track vesting and 83(b) deadlines. Pricing is on request.

Eqvista combines equity management, valuation services, and app-based company valuation for private companies. Its cap table tools track ownership and manage shares, options, SAFEs, and employee equity, alongside vesting schedules, compliance, and funding or liquidity scenario modeling. Governance and compliance features include board resolutions and voting, 83(b) elections, Rule 701, Form 3921, and ASC 718 support. Valuation offerings include 409A and fair market valuations, software and IP, gift and estate tax, ASC 820 portfolio valuations, and QSBS attestation letters. Real-Time Company Valuation provides an app-based estimate of common stock value for private companies; Eqvista says it does not replace a certified 409A valuation. Eligible companies can connect QuickBooks to send financial data into that feature, and the mobile app provides valuation insights on iOS and Android. The free cap table plan covers fewer than 20 stakeholders. Premium Cap Table costs $2 a month, billed per stakeholder; a valuation and cap table bundle is listed from $990 a year. Eqvista says it uses AWS, AWS KMS encryption at rest, and TLS/SSL in transit.