# Plan your equity compensation with clarity.

Data-driven equity benchmarks from thousands of startups ensure every grant aligns with market standards.

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## Equity benchmarking backed up by real startup data.

Build fair, competitive equity packages with clarity.

**Features**:

- **Confident hiring decisions**: Know exactly what top talent expects and stay competitive across roles.
- **Dilution protection**: Offer equity responsibly while safeguarding long-term ownership.
- **Compensation planning**: Replace time-consuming spreadsheets and surveys with instant insights.

### See how Cake simplifies equity benchmarking

## How it works

1. **Select the role and seniority level**: Choose the exact position you’re hiring for, from engineering to sales to leadership, so the benchmarks match real-world compensation expectations.
2. **Choose your company’s funding stage**: Indicate whether you’re pre-seed, seed, Series A, or beyond. Equity norms change by stage, and Cake adjusts the ranges accordingly.
3. **View market medians and typical ranges**: Instantly see the equity distribution for similar roles at similar companies, including medians, ranges, and confidence indicators when sample sizes vary.
4. **Draft an offer using benchmark insights**: Convert the recommended benchmark into a draft equity offer inside Cake, giving you a fast, data-informed starting point for candidate discussions.

## Frequently asked questions

### Your questions on equity benchmarking, answered

#### What Cake plans include equity benchmarking?

Equity benchmarking is available on Build and Team plans. The feature uses aggregated, anonymized data from thousands of companies using Cake to provide market-accurate equity ranges.

#### What data sources power the benchmarking tool?

The calculator analyzes thousands of startup compensation packages from Cake's extensive dataset. Data is de-identified, sampled, and updated regularly, with confidence indicators when sample sizes are limited.

#### Can I customize equity benchmarks for my specific needs?

You can filter by specific positions (Senior, Engineering, Sales, etc.), company growth stage (pre-seed through Series D), and geography. The tool shows typical ranges, medians, and allows you to instantly draft offers using the benchmark data as your starting point.

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