# Cheap 409A

> 409A valuation services are sold three ways: standalone by stage, bundled into a cap table plan, or as an add-on. Published prices run $990 to $3,500.

## Key facts

- Published routes to a US 409A valuation span more than three times, from $990 standalone to $3,500 bundled.
- The cheapest published route, at $990 a year for a pre-revenue company, also includes unlimited refreshes within the subscription year.
- Only one of four providers compared publishes a turnaround time, at 5 to 10 working days with a 1 to 5 day expedite from $490.
- Cake Equity's $2,750 Team plan works out at $1,375 a valuation, which beats its own $1,500 add-on only if you need both valuations in the year.
- Only one of four names an appraiser qualification on its pricing page, stating NACVA certified valuation analysts.

## Key pages

- [What do 409A valuation services actually cost?](https://cheap409a.com/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [409A valuation cost: $990 to $3,500 on published prices](https://cheap409a.com/409a-valuation-cost/): Published US 409A prices span more than three times, and the spread is not about quality. It is about whether you buy the valuation or the software around it.
- [A cheap 409A is fine. A careless one is expensive](https://cheap409a.com/cheap-409a-valuation-what-to-check/): What separates a defensible low-cost 409A from a risky one: safe harbour, appraiser qualification, audit support and whether the report survives a funding round.
- [Bundled or standalone: which 409A route suits your stage](https://cheap409a.com/409a-bundled-vs-standalone/): Cap table platforms bundle 409A valuations into mid tiers. When that is good value, when it is not, and the arithmetic that decides it at each stage.
- [What a 409A valuation costs by route, US published prices 2026](https://cheap409a.com/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://cheap409a.com/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- What a 409A valuation costs by route, US published prices 2026. Methodology: Every figure is copied from the provider's own pricing page on 15 August 2026 and cited in full below. The total column adds the plan price to the add-on price where a provider requires both, and states its arithmetic: Cake Equity's free plan is $0 plus a $1,500 add-on, and its Build plan is $1,000 plus the same $1,500. The Cake Team per valuation figure of $1,375 is its $2,750 plan price divided by the two valuations it states are included, and is marked as such. Nothing else is derived. Where a provider publishes no figure the cell says not published, which describes its page on that date rather than asserting a price does not exist. Rows are ordered by total cost, not by provider.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Eqvista, 409A valuation pricing: https://eqvista.com/409a-valuation/
- Source: Eqvista, pricing: https://eqvista.com/pricing/
- Source: Cake Equity, pricing: https://cakeequity.com/pricing
- Source: Pulley, pricing: https://pulley.com/pricing
- Source: Fidelity Private Shares, pricing: https://www.fidelityprivateshares.com/pricing

## Citation

Cite as: "What a 409A valuation costs by route, US published prices 2026", Cheap 409A, https://cheap409a.com/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- Cheap 409A is an information site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any valuation provider or cap table platform named here. Nothing on it is tax, legal or valuation advice, and it is not a substitute for an independent appraisal: a 409A safe harbour depends on a qualified independent appraiser, which this site is not. We take no commission from any provider in this comparison and carry no paid placements. Prices and terms change without notice: every figure carries the date we read it on the provider's own page.
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