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Carta alternatives

Carta alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses

Carta: Quoted privately, with a per-stakeholder fee and a minimum annual charge.

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What people compare Carta with

Carta does not publish a full price list for New Zealand or Australian companies, so its price is quoted privately. Its fee is per stakeholder, with a minimum annual fee, so owners look for alternatives as option plans grow and they want records they control.

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An equity-management tool in the same family as Carta.

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Ledgy

An equity-management tool in the same family as Carta.

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Pulley

An equity-management tool in the same family as Carta.

Yours to own

Cap Table for Claude Code

The open-source cap table and staff share option system (shareholders, share classes, option grants, vesting, rounds and the filings that follow) that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Carta data brought across.

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How to choose

How to choose a Carta alternative

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    What drives the bill

    Check whether you pay per stakeholder, per seat or by another measure, and whether there is a minimum annual fee. Carta charges per stakeholder, so adding people to your option plan can increase the bill. Ask how the price changes as your holder count grows.

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    Where your records live

    Ask whether your records stay in a database you own, or whether leaving means saving reports and documents separately. Carta history comes out as reports, while documents come out one by one. That can make a move a project, so include access and export in your decision.

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    Fit for your rules and fields

    Check whether the system matches your share classes, option plan, custom vesting and the New Zealand or Australian filing deadlines you need to track. A US-shaped tool may not watch local requirements. Ask how it will handle the fields and rules your business actually uses.

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    What switching involves

    Carta lets you save ownership, vesting and stakeholder reports, and the columns you choose can vary. Bring across custom vesting and exercises, then test the import and confirm repeat runs do not duplicate records. Agree who will match the reports and check the result before relying on the new records.

The option that fits

Your share register, built around your business

Enterprise DNA builds your version around the way your business runs, brings your Carta records across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you work with them in plain language. There are no per-seat plans. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. If you prefer to manage it yourself, a free version is available.

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Design your own Carta replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Carta. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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Questions

Carta alternatives, answered

How much does Carta cost for a New Zealand or Australian company? expand_more

Carta does not publish a full price list for New Zealand or Australian companies. Its pricing is a fee per stakeholder, with a minimum annual fee. The bill rises as you add people to your option plan, so ask for the cost against your current holder count and expected growth.

Can our Carta records be brought into a new system? expand_more

Carta lets you save ownership, vesting and stakeholder reports. Their columns can vary, so matching your records, exercises and custom vesting is part of the move. The import can be tested first, and running it again does not duplicate records. Enterprise DNA brings Carta data across for its paid option.

Will an alternative track New Zealand and Australian filing deadlines? expand_more

The version Enterprise DNA builds can identify filings and when they are due, including notices for the Companies Office and ASIC, and employee share scheme reporting for the ATO and Inland Revenue. It does not lodge filings. It drafts the list for whoever lodges, and it is not legal or tax advice.

Can I manage a share register without paying for each person? expand_more

Yes. Enterprise DNA offers a free version you can run yourself. If you want Enterprise DNA to build and run a version for you, the cost is one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer. That option does not grow with the number of people on your register.

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