OptionsAhoy review
A free planning tool for equity holders, not a grant administration platform.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
OptionsAhoy helps equity holders plan decisions around RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, stocks, and options contracts. Startup employees, executives, founders, and investors can enter holdings, vesting schedules, cost basis, and strike prices to explore tax, exercise, hedging, and diversification choices over multiple years. It is aimed at individuals making decisions about their equity, rather than companies managing grants or award records; its stated product scope is planning, not equity-award administration.
Its planning breadth is the main distinction. OptionsAhoy models federal and state taxes, AMT, capital gains, and NIIT, and can compare bullish, neutral, and bearish market scenarios. Separate calculators cover ISO exercise timing, NSO exercise, RSU sell-at-vest versus hold, and stock concentration. The software can also optimize sell-down and hedging strategies, then present a month-by-month action timeline. That combination is relevant when someone needs to weigh taxes and concentration risk together over time, rather than answer only a single exercise question.
OptionsAhoy is described as free, including its no-signup calculators, and the product is in beta. It is available on web and through an API, with cloud deployment and email support. The narrow boundary matters for buyers in this category: individuals planning equity exercises and sales may find its focus appropriate, while companies seeking grant administration should choose an award-management platform instead. There is no basis here to treat the calculators as a substitute for administering company equity awards.
OptionsAhoy pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Models tax impacts across federal, state, AMT, capital gains, and NIIT
- Compares ISO, NSO, and RSU decisions across market scenarios
- Turns multi-year planning into a month-by-month action timeline
- Where it doesn't
- Does not administer company equity awards
- Described as being in beta
- Focused on equity-holder planning rather than company grant management
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