Carta Total Compensation

What Carta Total Compensation is

Carta Total Compensation is a web product for companies planning salaries and equity awards. It provides private-market compensation benchmarks by role, level, and region, with Carta reporting more than 40,000 unique data points and quarterly role expansions. Teams can plan compensation annually, monitor spending against plan, and use real-time datasets for analytics. The product supports employee grant decisions and personalized forecasts for managing an equity pool, as well as scenario modeling and headcount forecasting. Offer letters and total reward statements show employees their salary and equity compensation. Companies can use the product even if their cap tables are not on Carta; Carta cap table customers can add it to an equity management plan and access real-time employee holdings data and equity planning recommendations. HRIS integrations can streamline equity planning. Carta lists ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 1 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA among its compliance items. The web product is sold separately as an add-on with paid Build, Grow, and Scale plans. Pricing is available on request, and Carta offers a demo and video tour.

Who it suits

It suits companies planning compensation, equity grants, and workforce costs, including those whose cap tables are held outside Carta. Carta cap table customers can also use the additional employee holdings data and planning recommendations.

Limits

Total Compensation is sold separately and is available with the paid Build, Grow, and Scale equity management plans. Its price is provided on request.

Getting started

1. Open the Carta Total Compensation website
2. Request a demo or watch the video tour
3. Confirm whether your cap table is on Carta
4. Choose a paid Build, Grow, or Scale equity management plan
5. Add Total Compensation as a separate add-on

Verdict

Carta Total Compensation combines salary and equity benchmarks with planning, forecasting, and employee communication tools. Buyers should account for its separate add-on purchase and request pricing details.