# Cake Equity alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 148 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Cake Equity holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/cake-equity/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Carta: 48
- Shareworks: 17
- Pulley: 16
- Qapita: 10
- Eqvista: 7
- J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions: 7

## Cap table management

**Small business**: 32 of 72 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #2 of 6 at 20%).

- Pulley: first choice in 10 of those 32
- Carta: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Eqvista: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Capbase: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Mantle: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Qapita: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Sigfig: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 44 of 72 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #5 of 8 at 7%).

- Carta: first choice in 21 of those 44
- Qapita: first choice in 5 of those 44
- Pulley: first choice in 4 of those 44
- Eqvista: first choice in 3 of those 44
- Ledgy: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Shareworks: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Astrella: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Capsule: first choice in 1 of those 44

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Cake Equity (Cake Equity is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Carta: first choice in 23 of those 72
- Shareworks: first choice in 15 of those 72
- J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Qapita: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Mantle: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Morgan Stanley at Work: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Astrella: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Pulley: first choice in 2 of those 72

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