Accounting & Finance · head to head
Carta vs FreeAgent
FreeAgent
Accounting & Finance
Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
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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; FreeAgent priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Carta and FreeAgent actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
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 FreeAgent
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 FreeAgent
- 409A valuationsnot FreeAgent
- Fund administrationnot FreeAgent
FreeAgent
No use cases recorded yet. See the FreeAgent 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
FreeAgent
- Priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions
Pricing, plan by plan
Carta
$29/month- LaunchFree
- Cap table
- Stakeholder management
- Seed$360/year
- 409A valuations
- Option exercising
- Scenarios
FreeAgent
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent if
Nothing in the data separates FreeAgent from Carta on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Carta or FreeAgent better?
- Neither clearly leads. Carta starts at $29/month and FreeAgent at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Carta or FreeAgent?
- Carta starts at $29/month and FreeAgent at On request.
- Does Carta or FreeAgent run on more platforms?
- Carta runs on Web, Ios, Android. FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent is typically brought in for.
- What can Carta do that FreeAgent cannot?
- Carta covers Cap table management, 409A valuations, Equity plans, Investor reporting.