Shareworks vs Empower Stock Plan Services

Shareworks9.3Visit ESEmpower Stock Plan Services8.5Visit

Higher score Shareworks #1 in Equity Compensation Management Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Shareworks

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ES Empower Stock Plan Services #8 in Equity Compensation Management Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Empower

• Shareworks fits best

  Organizations needing global plan modeling and reporting

• Empower Stock Plan Services fits best

  Employers needing managed plan and filing services

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Side by side

Feature	Shareworks 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ESEmpower Stock Plan Services 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Equity Compensation Management Software	#8 in Equity Compensation Management Software
Best for	Organizations needing global plan modeling and reporting	Employers needing managed plan and filing services
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Email, Phone	Phone
Integrations	1 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Shareworks 2/3 · Empower Stock Plan Services 3/3
Employee portal	✓	✓
Tax reporting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Valuation support	✓	✓
Specs
Award types	restricted stock units; stock options; employee stock purchase plans	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Nonqualified Stock Options (NSOs), Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), Performance Stock Units (PSUs), Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs), restricted stock, warrants
Vesting rule support	Custom	Not checked yet
Recipient limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports custom global plans and configurable vesting rules Combines modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and audit-ready reporting Enables employee award viewing, elections, exercises, and share sales	Supports options, RSUs, PSUs, SARs, ESPPs, restricted stock, and warrants Combines participant access, exercises, document management, and reporting Adds 409A valuation, 6039 filings, and 10b5-1 plan support
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales Integration coverage centers on HRIS data exchange Product availability and content may vary by jurisdiction	Pricing requires a demo or contact-sales conversation The listed platform is web only Broker integrations are described around captive brokers
Our verdict	Shareworks is an equity compensation management platform for private and public companies. It is designed for plan administrators managing restricted stock units, stock options, and employee stock purchase plans, with custom vesting rules… Read the review →	Empower Stock Plan Services is a digital equity compensation administration platform for public and private companies. It is designed for employers managing stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock, warrants, employee stock… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Shareworks — where it wins

  • Supports custom global plans and configurable vesting rules
  • Combines modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and audit-ready reporting
  • Enables employee award viewing, elections, exercises, and share sales

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Integration coverage centers on HRIS data exchange
  • Product availability and content may vary by jurisdiction

• Empower Stock Plan Services — where it wins

  • Supports options, RSUs, PSUs, SARs, ESPPs, restricted stock, and warrants
  • Combines participant access, exercises, document management, and reporting
  • Adds 409A valuation, 6039 filings, and 10b5-1 plan support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a demo or contact-sales conversation
  • The listed platform is web only
  • Broker integrations are described around captive brokers

• Shareworks9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad platform for global plan administration, modeling, reporting, and employee transactions.

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• ESEmpower Stock Plan Services8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A managed equity platform covering awards, participant access, reporting, valuation, and filings.

  Visit EmpowerFull verdict →