Global Shares comparisons
Global Shares is compared head-to-head with Shareworks, Computershare Employee Share Plans and CompXL Long-Term Rewards and more: 7 head-to-heads in Equity Compensation Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Global Shares head-to-head
- Global Shares vs Shareworks
- Global Shares vs Computershare Employee Share Plans
- Global Shares vs CompXL Long-Term Rewards
- Global Shares vs Ledgy
- Global Shares vs Certent Equity Management
- Global Shares vs Pulley
- Global Shares vs Empower Stock Plan Services
Global Shares vs each of them
| # | Tool | Paid from | Award types | Vesting rule support | Employee portal | Tax reporting | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Global Shares | Stock options, restricted stock, phantom shares, tax-advantaged share plans | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | ||
| 1 | Shareworks | restricted stock units; stock options; employee stock purchase plans | Custom | Yes | 9.3 | ||
| 2 | Computershare Employee Share Plans | ESPP, stock options, stock appreciation rights, notional cash, phantom plans, fund incentive plans, deferred shares/stock (RSU), restricted shares/stock (RSA), performance shares (PSU) | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | ||
| 3 | CompXL Long-Term Rewards | Stock options, RSUs, PSUs, SARs | Advanced | Yes | 9.0 | ||
| 4 | Ledgy | ESOP, VSOP, LTIP, EMI, CSOP, RSUs, options, warrants, growth/hurdle shares, BSPCE, SARs, STAK | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | |
| 5 | Certent Equity Management | Stock options, RSUs, RSAs, SARs, performance-based awards, ESPP, PIUs, profit interest units | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 7 | Pulley | RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, RSAs, warrants, phantom grants | Advanced | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 8 | Empower Stock Plan Services | 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 | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
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