Eqvista vs Qapita Equity Management

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.

Qapita Equity Management is web-based cap table software for tracking company ownership from early financing through IPO. It supports common and preferred stock, SAFEs, and warrants. Share certificates and SAFEs can be issued through e-signature and approval workflows, with ownership records updating after signing. Its simulator covers fundraises, exits, option pool changes, convertibles, SAFE conversions, and liquidation preferences. Investor workflows and board consents use cap table ownership data. The platform logs share issuances, transfers, buybacks, and cancellations with timestamps and supporting documents; users can download ledgers and historical snapshots. Qapita says its onboarding team rebuilds and validates equity history against source documents before launch. It states that it meets SOC 1 and SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards. The free Spark plan covers up to 25 stakeholders and less than $1M in funding raised. Surge costs $1,600 a year, plus US$40 per stakeholder/year, for up to 40 stakeholders.