ShareForce

What ShareForce is

ShareForce is a paid web platform for administering employee equity plans from grant and vesting through compliance reporting and participant communication. It handles RSUs, stock options, SARs, performance shares, ESPPs, phantom plans, LTIPs, SAYE, SIP, PSP, cash-based awards, and bespoke structures. Employees can use a self-service portal to view holdings, model scenarios, and track vesting. For accounting, ShareForce produces IFRS 2 and ASC 718 disclosures, roll-forwards, expense schedules, and fair-value calculations, with tax reporting, valuation support, and custom vesting rules. Listed integrations include Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, FactSet, Finswitch, Convera, DocuSign, Stockbit, SAP, Airwallex, PeopleSoft, and FIX. Implementation usually takes six to eight weeks and includes data migration, configuration, and administrator training. After launch, the implementation manager becomes a client manager, providing quarterly reviews, vesting support, and access to in-house IFRS 2 and ASC 718 expertise. ShareForce says it meets SOC 2 Type II requirements for security, availability, and confidentiality. Tiers target private, listed or pre-IPO, and complex organisations.

Who it suits

ShareForce suits companies administering employee equity awards that need participant self-service, accounting disclosures, integrations, and implementation support. Its tiers are described for private businesses, listed or pre-IPO companies, and large complex organisations.

Limits

ShareForce has no free plan.

Getting started

1. Open https://www.shareforce.net/equity-compensation-platform/
2. Choose Comprehensive, Preparing for Growth, or Customisable based on organisational needs
3. Arrange ShareForce-led data migration and platform configuration
4. Complete administrator training
5. Connect supported HR, payroll, accounting, or other listed integrations where available
6. Launch the employee portal and begin ongoing client reviews

Verdict

ShareForce covers equity administration, participant access, accounting, and implementation in one web platform. Prospective buyers should match plan limits and pricing to their organisation, particularly the reporting restriction in Comprehensive and the forthcoming private-company cap table feature.