Zero of fourteen models named Eqvista first on the direct prompt; zero named Capboard. Eqvista was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Capboard by ten and Eqvista carries 38 labels and Capboard 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cap table management page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Eqvista and Capboard were named in the same answer twenty-four times, of the 124 answers naming Eqvista and the 30 naming Capboard. In those answers Capboard took the first choice zero times and Eqvista ten.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.20 | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“though it may provide less ecosystem depth than Carta” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Eqvista offers the most generous free tier (20 stakeholders) and the lowest paid pricing at $2/stakeholder/month” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Eqvista - G2's #1 Equity Management Platform, provides comprehensive equity management with expert 409A valuations” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Eqvista stands out as the best cap table management software for companies with a limited budget” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“G2 explicitly says there aren't enough reviews for Capboard to provide buying insight.” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Proceed carefully until pricing and product details are clearer.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“the top recommended platforms are Ledgy, Eqvista, and Capboard” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Worth considering for European companies, with pricing reported around $30 per month for 15 stakeholders.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · alternative
“Capboard (Best for European/UK Startups): Extremely affordable flat-rate pricing” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.