SeedLegals vs Vestd: comparing equity management platforms

As a startup or small business in the UK, you now have plenty of choices when it comes to software that helps you manage your equity.

In the days before affordable, intuitive platforms, you would have to juggle many spreadsheets and engage a lawyer’s services at a premium (and often unclear price) when it came to activities like:

• Setting up share option schemes for employees
• Sorting out your cap table
• Issuing shares to founders or investors
• Transferring shares

In this post, we explore the services on offer from two leading equity management software providers: SeedLegals and Vestd. We zoom in on employee share option schemes and compare features, pricing, support and extra functionalities to help you make the right decision for your company.

SeedLegals vs Vestd: 5-star service at one fixed price

The beauty of using a platform to manage your equity and employee share options is that you have access to everything you need at your fingertips – without paying for a lawyer’s time by the hour or paying per option grant.

With the SeedLegals Options plan, all options services are available and unlimited for a flat price of £2,490 + VAT per year. On Vestd, you choose the level of service you need from a few different account types.

SeedLegals vs Vestd: options and equity management

Information correct as of June 2024

SeedLegals vs Vestd: what support will you get with your membership?

The SeedLegals and Vestd platforms both break down the complexities of setting up share option schemes into simple workflows with in-built guidance. But sometimes you’ll need more support.

In the table below, we explore the different kinds of support offered by both platforms.

SeedLegals vs Vestd: support

Information correct as of June 2024

Outside options: what else can you do on SeedLegals and Vestd?

On both platforms, you can do more than create and manage employee option schemes. Here are tables comparing some of the extra functionalities available.

The SeedLegals Options plan comes with everything that’s included in the SeedLegals Standard plan (£499 +VAT / year).

SeedLegals vs Vestd: extra features

Information correct as of June 2024

As well as the features available with the Options and Standard plan, the SeedLegals platform has a full range of other services that allow you to manage your entire startup journey, from incorporation to exit. See our pricing page for more details.

SeedLegals vs Vestd: the startup journey

Information correct as of June 2024

Talk to an options expert

SeedLegals take the hard work and guesswork out of setting up and managing employee share option schemes. With us, you can:

✅ Work with options specialists
✅ Make smart decisions using our exclusive data insights from the 60,000 companies using the SeedLegals platform
✅ Follow built-in guidance to create documents
✅ Find answers fast on live chat (average response time <5 minutes)
✅ Get exclusive event invites to learn and network
✅ Access free online resources: articles, step-by-step guides, news and more

Any questions about how the Options subscription works or need to talk through your equity plan? Our experts are here to help – book a slot below for a free thirty-minute conversation with an equity strategist.