Softwr

Accounting & Finance · head to head

Carta vs Fiken

Carta logo

Carta

Accounting & Finance

Equity management & valuations

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fiken logo

Fiken

Accounting & Finance

Norwegian accounting software for sole proprietors and small companies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Fiken core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Carta and Fiken actually diverge.

Attributes where Carta and Fiken differ
AttributeCartaFiken
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceUnknown
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Fiken

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 Fiken
  • 409A valuationsnot Fiken
  • Fund administrationnot Fiken

Fiken

No use cases recorded yet. See the Fiken 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

Fiken

  • Core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK)
  • Tax filing is a separate annual add-on costing 1,290 kr for sole proprietors or 1,590 kr for AS companies, not included in the monthly subscription (NOK)

Pricing, plan by plan

Carta

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

Fiken

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Fiken review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Carta if

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

Choose Fiken if

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

Fiken review

Questions people ask

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

Related pages

More on Carta

More on Fiken

Keep looking

Other head to heads