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BlackLine vs Carta

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BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Carta logo

Carta

Software

Equity management & valuations

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BlackLine listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document; Carta free plan eligibility as captured 19 January 2024 was capped at companies with fewer than 25 stakeholders and less than $1M raised in funding
  • They diverge on capability: BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Carta covers Cap table management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BlackLine and Carta actually diverge.

Attributes where BlackLine and Carta differ
AttributeBlackLineCarta
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20012012

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BlackLine

  • Account reconciliation
  • Journal entries
  • Task management
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial close
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • NetSuite

Only in Carta

  • Cap table management
  • 409A valuations
  • Equity plans
  • Investor reporting
  • Fund administration
  • QuickBooks
  • Gusto
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot Carta
  • Reconciliationnot Carta
  • Continuous accountingnot Carta

Carta

  • Equity managementnot BlackLine
  • 409A valuationsnot BlackLine
  • Fund administrationnot BlackLine

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BlackLine

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

Carta

  • Free plan eligibility as captured 19 January 2024 was capped at companies with fewer than 25 stakeholders and less than $1M raised in funding

Pricing, plan by plan

BlackLine

$29/month
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Account reconciliation
    • Task management

Carta

$29/month
  • LaunchFree
    • Cap table
    • Stakeholder management
  • Seed$360/year
    • 409A valuations
    • Option exercising
    • Scenarios

Which should you pick?

Choose BlackLine if

  • You need account reconciliation.
  • You also want journal entries.
BlackLine review

Choose Carta if

  • You need cap table management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want 409a valuations.
Carta review

Questions people ask

Is BlackLine or Carta better?
Neither clearly leads. BlackLine starts at $29/month and Carta at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BlackLine or Carta?
BlackLine starts at $29/month and Carta at $29/month.
Does BlackLine or Carta run on more platforms?
BlackLine runs on Web. Carta runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is BlackLine best used for?
BlackLine is most often used for financial close, reconciliation, continuous accounting. Of those, financial close and reconciliation are not what Carta is typically brought in for.
What can BlackLine do that Carta cannot?
BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis. Carta covers Cap table management, 409A valuations, Equity plans, Investor reporting. Both handle Web support.
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