Vestd review
A UK-focused equity platform with practical cap-table, filing and scheme administration tools.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Vestd is a web-based equity management platform for founders, finance teams, HR teams and investors managing employee share schemes and company ownership records. It combines live cap-table management with share issuance, configurable vesting, employee and shareholder dashboards, digital agreements, certificates, signing, leaver processing and equity exercise workflows. Its award coverage includes EMI options, CSOPs, growth shares, unapproved options, phantom shares and ordinary shares, making it relevant to UK companies that need more than a basic option tracker.
Pricing is structured around increasing levels of administration and support. Essentials costs £25 per month and focuses on cap-table management, share movements, share-class creation and Companies House filings. Starter costs £220 per month and adds Companies House integration, a digital cap table, Unapproved Options and Growth Shares, plus two setup calls; it is the lowest listed plan explicitly including equity awards and is capped at five recipients. The Guided service plan costs £420 per month and adds scheme setup support, live HMRC submission support, EMI, Growth Shares and Unapproved Options, CSOP and phantom shares, unlimited HMRC valuations and HR integrations. Enterprise plans add end-to-end management, fully managed administration, governance, permissions, audit trails, IFRS 2, HMRC and financial reporting support, HRIS integration and a dedicated equity account manager.
Vestd fits organizations working within the UK company-secretarial, HMRC and share-scheme environment. Its Companies House integration and automated filings are complemented by integrations with HiBob, BambooHR and Personio. Configurable vesting can use time and performance conditions, while audit logs and governance controls support oversight. The main trade-off is focus: companies needing broader international coverage or a larger initial award group may find the UK-centered approach and Starter’s five-recipient limit restrictive. Smaller teams focused only on a digital cap table may prefer Essentials, while companies needing guided compliance administration should consider the Guided service plan.
Vestd pros and cons
- Where it wins
- £25/month Essentials plan for cap-table and company-secretarial work
- Supports EMI, CSOP, growth shares, options and phantom shares
- Companies House, HMRC, dashboards, filings and governance controls
- Where it doesn't
- Starter equity awards are capped at five recipients
- The feature set is centered on UK share-scheme administration
- Available through the web rather than native desktop or mobile apps
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