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Carta vs Lemon Squeezy

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Carta

Accounting & Finance

Equity management & valuations

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lemon Squeezy

Accounting & Finance

The all-in-one platform for software businesses

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; Lemon Squeezy acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Carta and Lemon Squeezy actually diverge.

Attributes where Carta and Lemon Squeezy differ
AttributeCartaLemon Squeezy
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Lemon Squeezy

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 Lemon Squeezy
  • 409A valuationsnot Lemon Squeezy
  • Fund administrationnot Lemon Squeezy

Lemon Squeezy

No use cases recorded yet. See the Lemon Squeezy 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

Lemon Squeezy

  • Acting as merchant of record means Lemon Squeezy takes a percentage transaction fee on every sale on top of payment processing costs, rather than a flat subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

Carta

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

Lemon Squeezy

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Lemon Squeezy 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 Lemon Squeezy if

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

Lemon Squeezy review

Questions people ask

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