# Gust Equity Management: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/gust-equity-management

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cap table management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/corporate/cap-table-management/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "budget-friendly option for very early-stage companies, offering a free tier that includes a full cap table" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Cap table management)
- "Best for pre-seed companies needing a free core cap table." (Perplexity Sonar, Cap table management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Gust Equity Management, from 6 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- guideflow.com: 4
- cakeequity.com: 3
- nearbound.net: 3
- rankite.com: 3
- resources.rework.com: 3
- story.law: 3
- v7labs.com: 3
- waveup.com: 3
- carta.com: 2
- eqvista.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/cap-table-management-software: 4
- https://cakeequity.com/guides/best-cap-table-software: 3
- https://nearbound.net/cap-table-management-platforms: 3
- https://rankite.com/blog/best-cap-table-software: 3
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/equity-cap-table/best-cap-table-software-2026: 3
- https://v7labs.com/blog/cap-table-management-software: 3
- https://waveup.com/blog/best-cap-table-management-software: 3
- https://eqvista.com/cap-table-management-software-startups: 2

## In its own words

What Gust Equity Management's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Startup equity managed: easy & free (https://gust.com/equity)
- For: startups (https://gust.com/equity)
- Price stated: easy & free (https://gust.com/equity)
- Starting price: 450 (https://gust.com/launch/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: No cost for cap table management software (https://gust.com/equity)
- Customers named: Sandboxx, Radius Networks, Proxxy

## What it publishes

Every page gust.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2027 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 93 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-09
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-24
- glossary or explainer: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: Stop over engineering your startup trust the process https://gust.com/blog/stop-over-engineering-your-startup-trust-the-process/
- Recent: 2026-05-08 blog: The gap between incorporated and investor ready https://gust.com/blog/the-gap-between-incorporated-and-investor-ready/
- Recent: 2026-03-31 blog: Incorporation without guidance https://gust.com/blog/incorporation-without-guidance/
- Recent: 2026-03-10 blog: Pay to fundraise https://gust.com/blog/pay-to-fundraise/
- Recent: 2026-02-20 blog: The rational exuberance founders need https://gust.com/blog/the-rational-exuberance-founders-need/
- Recent: 2025-12-22 blog: Planning to incorporate before year end https://gust.com/blog/planning-to-incorporate-before-year-end/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.