Equilay review
A focused equity platform for ESOP administration, tax workflows, and exit modelling.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Equilay is a web-based equity management platform for private and unlisted companies. It brings together cap table management, ownership and dilution modelling, ESOP scheme design, grant administration, vesting, employee equity views, tax tracking, valuation support, compliance records, and exit modelling. Its role-specific dashboards are intended for founders, HR, finance teams, employees, investors, and boards. The product is particularly suited to Indian companies managing ESOP tax and exit workflows, including Rule 11UA valuation support and Ind AS 102 expense schedules.
The published plans progress from core administration to broader dashboards, customisation, and support. Starter includes employee, HR, and finance dashboards, a vesting schedule, basic reports, and email support. Professional adds a CXO dashboard, custom vesting schedules, and priority support. Growth lists the same highlights as Professional. Enterprise adds unlimited ESOP schemes and dedicated support while retaining the employee, HR, finance, and CXO dashboards. Equilay has no free plan, uses contact-sales pricing, and provides a three-day trial, so organisations should assess fit within a short evaluation window.
Its feature breadth is strongest around the equity lifecycle: digital grant letters and signature tracking, time-based and milestone-based vesting, exercise requests, buybacks, perquisite tax and capital-gains tracking, and exit waterfall modelling are included alongside employee value views. Integrations include Zoho Sign, Razorpay, Stripe, Google SSO, and Microsoft SSO. That combination makes Equilay a fit for companies seeking one system for equity administration, compliance-oriented records, and liquidity planning. It may be less suitable for buyers requiring platforms beyond the web or wanting a free plan for ongoing use.
Equilay pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Advanced vesting, grants, exercise, and buyback workflows
- Rule 11UA, Ind AS 102, and perquisite-tax tracking
- Employee portals plus exit waterfall and liquidity modelling
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan and only a three-day trial
- Paid pricing requires contacting sales
- Web access only, with no native desktop or mobile platform listed
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