Likelihood to Recommend DocSend works really great if you want to send out a doc to a prospect and want to track when they open it and what content they view. The reporting on this works really well and I've been happy with this functionality. Where it falls short is when you're trying to use it for a live demo utilizing the join.me integration. There are a lot of issues when you try to switch your screen and it only works 2/3s the time. I'd prefer an all-in-one solution instead of this Frankenstein model.
Read full review Carta is perfect for any sized organization when shares and stock options are in the picture for new/seasoned employees alike. If a company does not provide these benefits to employees, it may not be the best fit for them unless there are other value-adds the tool can provide in other areas.
Read full review Pros Additional information from users who have already downloaded the files or material. Additional information if the download link(s) have been resent. Password encryption if necessary. Email verification for third-party download via email. Add-ons with other platforms and applications, such as Outlook and Gmail. Seal of documents by electronic signature Read full review Expense Reporting - GAAP compliant and easy to manage, a report is run monthly and provides all the details needed to book the expense. Equity Manageent - All stock certificates for our investors are held in Carta making Equity easy to manage. Stock Option Issuance - Options are issued in Carta and the entire option life cycle from issuance, approval, and exercising is handled in Carta. User Interface is very easy to follow. Support is very responsive and helpful. Numerous education articles available to all users. Read full review Cons DocSend has a newer feature called Spaces, it lets you place multiple files into a single "deal room". Unfortunately for us, we need it to support nested file structures for larger content sets. Their support team says this is on the way. I'd like to be able to change the icons for links add to Space, currently, they're a default icon. Navigating the UI is just a bit laborious, it feels like it should be easier to get to link creation since that is what you're doing 90% of the time you go to the site. Read full review Still some issues with the auto-generated Excel file for stock calculations that required correction by technical support. Could offer integration into accounting platforms or HR/payroll platforms to further cut down on manual input. It should allow for custom user creation to allow for varying levels of access based on role in the company; currently, all security roles in the platform are out of the box without any modification allowed. Read full review Support Rating I haven’t used the support as our internal teams do a great job of fixing and supporting our DocSend use.
Read full review Every time I have sent a message to Carta's support team, they've responded within 2 business days. The support team is very helpful and always has answered my questions competently and professionally. Many of my questions have also been answered through their extensive support articles. Carta makes available a lot of information that has helped reduce te administrative work of answering questions for our employees as they are able to get most of the information they need through Carta's website.
Read full review Alternatives Considered DocSend is more convenient than
DocuSign if you are already using
Dropbox , otherwise a lot of these solutions come down to pricing and preference on user interface. For us, DocSend was great until our needs changed to needing a more sophisticated contract management tool. With further integrations and API accesses in the future, I think it will be easier to have all systems communicating and working together .
Read full review I was not personally involved in choosing Carta over any other platforms. However, I can say I'm very happy with Carta. Carta allows for a central place to manage stock options from multiple companies and is extremely user-friendly and intuitive. With Carta being a market leader, it's nice to find new employers already using it as well.
Read full review Return on Investment For about $100 you can optimize all Of your pipelines that rely on decks or documents - worth it! The time you’d spend having to send each link to individual clients without tracking is well worth the $100 on the product We’ve been able to close our fundraising round and increase partnerships by utilizing DocSend - would recommend! Read full review If a company's cap table is wrong that is legally considered fraud ( yes, a capital F fraud ), as in there could be criminal repercussions, and almost assuredly whatever transaction that requires it to be accurate will be canceled. Compliance is a major factor when it comes to having a stock option plan. Carta is the best I've seen at keeping a company in compliance. Read full review ScreenShots Dropbox DocSend Screenshots