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Carta vs Billin

Carta logo

Carta

Software

Equity management & valuations

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Billin logo

Billin

Software

Spanish online invoicing software for freelancers and small businesses

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Billin plan Basico caps usage at just 5 clients, 1 user and 10 products for EUR 6.60/month, well below what most active small businesses need

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Carta and Billin actually diverge.

Attributes where Carta and Billin differ
AttributeCartaBillin
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Carta

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

Only in Billin

Nothing recorded that Carta does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Carta

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

Billin

No use cases recorded yet. See the Billin review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Billin

  • Plan Basico caps usage at just 5 clients, 1 user and 10 products for EUR 6.60/month, well below what most active small businesses need
  • Plan Pro still caps clients at 50 and users at 3 for EUR 14/month, so any business with more clients must move to the unlimited EUR 23/month tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Carta

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

Billin

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Billin review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Carta if

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

Choose Billin if

Nothing in the data separates Billin from Carta on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Carta or Billin better?
Neither clearly leads. Carta starts at $29/month and Billin at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Carta or Billin?
Carta starts at $29/month and Billin at On request.
Does Carta or Billin run on more platforms?
Carta runs on Web, Ios, Android. Billin runs on Web.
What is Carta best used for?
Carta is most often used for equity management, 409a valuations, fund administration. Of those, equity management and 409a valuations are not what Billin is typically brought in for.
What can Carta do that Billin cannot?
Carta covers Cap table management, 409A valuations, Equity plans, Investor reporting.

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