# Pulley: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 65 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/pulley

## 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% | 53 | 59% | 59 |
| [Board and investor reporting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/board-and-investor-reporting/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 0% | 3 |
| [Entity management](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/corporate/entity-management/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pulley is considered the overall pick for entity management in 2026, with a starting price of $100/month" (Llama 4 Maverick, Entity management)
- "Pulley also stores core corporate formation documents, tracks equity/entities, and costs significantly less than Carta" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Entity management)
- "A major competitor to Carta that has gained significant traction due to its modern interface and competitive pricing." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Cap table management)
- "Pulley if your main need is cap table + equity management with investor reporting as part of that workflow." (GPT-5.4 mini, Board)

## And against it

- "Avoid Pulley: Pulley was a favorite among seed-stage startups but announced it will cease all operations on December 8, 2026." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Cap table management)
- "Pulley is shutting down all operations on December 8, 2026... If you're on Pulley, you must act now to migrate your data" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Cap table management)
- "Pulley is scheduled to shut down on December 8, 2026. If you are considering Pulley, plan to migrate to another platform" (Mistral Small, Cap table management)
- "Pulley is winding down and says it will cease service on December 8, 2026, so I wouldn't choose it as a new platform." (GPT-6 Luna, Cap table management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pulley, from 173 of the 190 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- equitylist.co: 87
- carta.com: 73
- qapita.com: 63
- g2.com: 52
- valueaddvc.com: 51
- cakeequity.com: 47
- resources.rework.com: 45
- capterra.com: 43
- waveup.com: 43
- pulley.com: 41 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://equitylist.co/blog-post/best-cap-table-software-2024: 62
- https://qapita.com/blog/best-cap-table-management-software: 55
- https://valueaddvc.com/blog/best-cap-table-management-tools-in-2026-carta-pulley-angellist-capdesk-ranked: 44
- https://waveup.com/blog/best-cap-table-management-software: 42
- https://carta.com/best-cap-table-software: 35
- https://vcbeast.com/best-cap-table-management: 32
- https://equitylist.co/blog-post/top-5-cap-table-management-software: 31
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/equity-cap-table/best-cap-table-software-2026: 29

## In its own words

What Pulley's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cap table management for founders and finance leaders (https://pulley.com/)
- For: founders and finance leaders (https://pulley.com/)
- Price stated: Startup $1200 /YR; Growth $3500 /YR; Enterprise Contact us (https://pulley.com/)
- Starting price: 1200 (https://pulley.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Linear, Standard Metrics, DataOceans, Built Robotics, Faye, LayerZero, Mysten Labs, Axoflow

## What it publishes

Every page pulley.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 527 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 49 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 76 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 10 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-06
- Recent: 2026-09-08 comparison: 14301706 admin access vs stakeholder access https://help.pulley.com/en/articles/14301706-admin-access-vs-stakeholder-access
- Recent: 2025-03-06 template or tool: 5105213 how to calculate employee equity using the shares calculator https://help.pulley.com/en/articles/5105213-how-to-calculate-employee-equity-using-the-shares-calculator
- Recent: 2022-05-31 comparison: 5406474 grant agreement vs record agreement what s the difference https://help.pulley.com/en/articles/5406474-grant-agreement-vs-record-agreement-what-s-the-difference

## 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.