Captable.io vs Irwin

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of The 11 Best Investor Relations CRMs. Last verified June 12, 2026.

The short answer

Captable.io ranks higher on Top 11 (#7 vs #9) for Founders managing investor relationships and cap tables. A free, no-frills tool for creating your first cap table before you need advanced features.

At a glance

Captable.ioIrwin
Top 11 rank#7 / The 11 Best Investor Relations CRMs#9 / The 11 Best Investor Relations CRMs
Score (out of 9.4)7.87.5
Best forFree, simple cap table creationAdvanced IR for public companies
Pricing$ (Free to $1,000+/yr)$$$$ ($15,000 to $50,000+/yr)
HQPalo Alto, USAToronto, Canada
Founded20122017

Captable.io

A free, no-frills tool for creating your first cap table before you need advanced features.

captable.io

See full entry in The 11 Best Investor Relations CRMs

Irwin

A powerful, pro-level IR tool for later-stage companies, but overkill for most startups.

www.getirwin.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Investor Relations CRMs

Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.