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Cap table management · September 2026 Edition

Eqvista vs Pulley

Zero of twelve models named Eqvista first on the direct prompt; one named Pulley. Both were named by all twelve models and Eqvista carries 35 labels and Pulley 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Eqvista

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Pulley

criticized challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels3556A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Eqvista reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Carta was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Carta vs Eqvista · Carta vs Pulley · Qapita vs Eqvista

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cap table management page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
EqvistaFirst choices, of twelve modelsPulley
Direct012 against Pulley
Paraphrase111 against Pulley
Comparative033 against Pulley
Budget-constrained623 against Pulley
Scale-constrained011 against Pulley
Negative117 against Pulley
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Eqvista and Pulley were named in the same answer eighty-one times, of the 94 answers naming Eqvista and the 168 naming Pulley. In those answers Pulley took the first choice twenty times and Eqvista twelve.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Eqvista and Pulley stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
Eqvista Pulley first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Eqvista on the left and Pulley on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Eqvista and Pulley stood in it.

Pulley first, Eqvista not the choice

1 of 12 modelsEqvista was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Llama 4 MaverickCarta, Pulley, Qapita

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Carta alternatives: Cake Equity, Pulley, Qapita
GPT-5.4 miniCarta alternatives: Eqvista, Ledgy, Shareworks
Gemini 3.5 FlashCarta alternatives: ClosingWell, Ledgy, Pulley, Qapita
Grok 4.1 FastCarta alternatives: Ledgy, Pulley
Qwen 3.7 FlashCarta alternatives: Pulley, Qapita
Kimi K2Carta alternatives: Cake Equity, Eqvista, Ledgy, Pulley
GLM 4.7 FlashXQapita alternatives: Cake Equity, Capshare, Mantle, Pulley

Neither was named

4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarCarta alternatives: Qapita
Mistral SmallCarta, Qapita
DeepSeek V4 FlashCarta, Qapita alternatives: Ledgy
MiniMax M2.5Carta, Shareworks alternatives: EquityZen, Ledgy

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Pulley leads by fourteen points.
Pulley30%#1 of 6
Eqvista16%#3 of 6
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Eqvista leads at mid-market.
Eqvista12%#3 of 8
Pulley8%#4 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Pulley leads at enterprise.
Pulley5%#5 of 9
Eqvista2%#7 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Eqvista

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Eqvista - G2’s #1 Equity Management Platform, provides comprehensive equity management with expert 409A valuations” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Eqvista is typically the strongest budget pick because it's inexpensive and bundles 409A valuations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Carta Launch (free) or Eqvista (free up to 20)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Pulley

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“When to avoid: Immediately if considering now—migrate risks data loss or disruption... obsolete.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“you should avoid Pulley and look at the following highly rated, cost-effective alternatives” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“A notable alternative, but Pulley is now shutting down (announced September 2026)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Stick with well-reviewed, scalable platforms like Pulley, AngelList Equity, or Cake Equity for early-stage companies.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“### 1. The Modern Disruptor: Pulley ... *Long-term Private/Hypergrowth?* Go with Pulley (best efficiency/UX).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Pulley = best modeling and affordability for early founders, but less institutional weight.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.