Carta vs Paddle
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Carta | Paddle | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The End-to-End Suite Connecting Private Capital carta.com | As the Merchant of Record for digital product businesses, Paddle manages payments, tax, compliance, and billing across 300+ markets. paddle.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | Not observed |
| Integrations | Carta 401K powered by Vestwell, Estate planning with GetDynasty, Wealth management by Morgan Stanley carta.com | RevenueCat, Braintree, Chargebee, Maxio, Recharge, Recurly, Stripe, Zuora, Uscreen, Hubspot, Intercom, Databox paddle.com |
| Compliance | CCPA, GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2 trust.carta.com | GDPR, SOC 2 paddle.com |
| Free plan | Yes carta.com | Yes paddle.com |
| Plans | Launch, Build, Grow, Scale carta.com | Pay-as-you-go, Custom pricing paddle.com |
| Pricing basis | Each package (Launch, Build, Grow, or Scale) has a price per stakeholder with a minimum annual fee. carta.com | 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction paddle.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Trusted by 50,000 companies carta.com | 10,000+ customers using Paddle paddle.com |
Where they differ
- Carta claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Paddle’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.