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Certent vs Vestd Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Certent takes employee equity management off your hands, replacing manual processes with an automated and flexible offering. Trusted for more than 20 years, it scales with your business without any need for migration or broker lock-in.

Vestd, the easiest way to issue shares to team members and investors. From motivating employees with shares to communicating with your investors, Vestd’s powerful tools ensure that sharing has never been so effortless. Vestd is fully synced with Companies House and FCA regulated for peace of mind

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

25

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

85

5

4

3

2

1

52

32

0

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
82%
would recommend this app

4.9

109

5

4

3

2

1

95

14

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The platform offers a comprehensive solution that streamlines the entire equity process, from grant processing to exercise and settlement”
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Przemysław S.

ceo

“Certent Equity Management offers a user-friendly interface with robust reporting tools, making it easy to manage equity plans.”
OT

Olivia T.

Tutor

“I would like to see Certent have the ability to assign tax withholding rates to individual participants and not have to update them with each transaction.”
MC

Marie C.

Associate Director Financial Reporting

Pros

“Used it issue share certificates during our funding rounds, to visualise the equity cap table, to complete admin tasks for companies house and HMRC, and to set up our EMI share scheme for employees.”
EJ

Elliot J.

Founder

“Generic support inbox vs. specific customer success contact who gets to know you although I believe this is now being changed.”
JL

Josh L.

Director of Operations

“The standard package needs to provide a higher level of support given the importance and complexities.”
JL

Josh L.

Director of Operations

Cons

“Additionally, while the platform is intuitive, initial setup can be complex, and customer support response times may sometimes be slower than expected.”
AS

Anouar S.

blogger

“We tried to set up the Section 16 module, but with our company having some legacy plans before we spun from our parent, it was becoming too difficult and too costly to properly pull in that data.”
SK

Sara K.

Stock Administrator and Legal Resource

“Its sometimes cumbersome to make changes in the system. ”
RK

Ritesh K.

VP

Cons

“Perhaps too much information: too many documents providing the same information, particularly in the marketing material.”
DW

David W.

Business Consultant

“Some of jargon is probably too wordy for a complete novice to understand straight away.”
MN

Matthew N.

Managing Director

“A little expensive for what I use it for.”
Jp

Jonny p.

Cofounder

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago

Key features

  • Total features100
  • 409a
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Compliance
  • Automated Receipt Matching
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Benefits Management
  • CRM
  • Campaign Planning
  • Cap Table
  • Cap Table Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Budgeting
  • Compensation Data Management
  • Compensation History
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compensation Statements
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contract Drafting
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deal Management
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Documents
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Education
  • Electronic Signature
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Reward Programs
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Equity Compensation
  • Event Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Modeling
  • For Investment Advisors
  • For Investors & Traders
  • Forecasting
  • Fund Management
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Incentive Management
  • Integration
  • Integrations
  • Investments Tracking
  • Investor Reporting
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Merit Cycle Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Organizational Charting
  • Pay Transparency
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Platform Search
  • Portfolio Management
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Private Equity
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting Capabilities
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reward Structuring
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Salary Planning
  • Scenario Planning
  • Security
  • Succession Planning
  • Task Management
  • Tax
  • Tax Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trading & Settlement
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Valuation Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Vesting Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Workflows
  • Total features68
  • 409a
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Compliance
  • Automated Receipt Matching
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Benefits Management
  • CRM
  • Campaign Planning
  • Cap Table
  • Cap Table Management
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compensation Budgeting
  • Compensation Data Management
  • Compensation History
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Plan Modeling
  • Compensation Statements
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Contract Drafting
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deal Management
  • Digital Signature
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Documents
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Education
  • Electronic Signature
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Reward Programs
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Equity Compensation
  • Event Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Modeling
  • For Investment Advisors
  • For Investors & Traders
  • Forecasting
  • Fund Management
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Incentive Management
  • Integration
  • Integrations
  • Investments Tracking
  • Investor Reporting
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Merit Cycle Planning
  • Mobile Access
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Organizational Charting
  • Pay Transparency
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Platform Search
  • Portfolio Management
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Private Equity
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting Capabilities
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reward Structuring
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Salary Planning
  • Scenario Planning
  • Security
  • Succession Planning
  • Task Management
  • Tax
  • Tax Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Trading & Settlement
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Valuation Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Vesting Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Workflows

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Microsoft Excel