Global Shares
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Global Shares, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Global Shares's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Free | up to 40 stakeholders · cap table management · certificates · convertible notes and SAFEs · portals · round modeling · board consent · e-sign · templates · communications · document library · email support · onboarding · free |
| Premium | $2,000 a year | up to 100 stakeholders · includes Customer Success Manager and Standard features · $2,000/yr or $200/mo |
| Custom | $4,500 a year | over 100 stakeholders · includes Customer Success Manager and Standard features · from $4,500/yr or $450/mo |
| Custom enterprise offering | Priced on request | Pricing not stated; request a demo for a tailored solution |
The facts
Each one read from Global Shares's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android app
- The Android app lets authorized users view portfolios, awards, milestones, transactions, share sales and option exercises; availability depends on employer configuration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Apple app trading
- Reviewers reported inability to sell shares, transaction errors, login outages, difficult order cancellation and fees exceeding $100 per transaction.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- API
- The documented API is REST-based and connects HRIS, tax, payroll and accounting systems.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API partners
- Listed integration partners include Deloitte, Standard Chartered, KPMG, SAP, ADP, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price, UKG and Workday.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API security
- API transfers use HTTPS encryption and OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Award automation
- The platform digitizes grant issuance, vesting, terminations, settlements, reporting and employee activity tracking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- BI reporting
- Administrators can use more than 60 standard reports, real-time dashboards and scheduled business-intelligence reports.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cap table
- Cap table management provides ownership tracking and a digital source of truth for investors and employees.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cap table management
- The cap-table product tracks ownership, supports funding-round scenarios and provides role-based employee and investor access.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud delivery
- J.P. Morgan described Global Shares as a cloud-based share-plan-management software provider.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance reporting
- Its data-processing agreement says independent auditors prepare a SOC 1 Type II or equivalent controls report available to clients on request.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Corporate relationship
- J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions is a brand name for equity compensation administration conducted by Global Shares and other JPMorgan Chase affiliates.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The public API page explains use cases, integration categories, REST terminology, partners and security but does not publish SDKs or endpoint reference documentation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Financial reporting
- The reporting suite supports audit-ready reports under ASC 718, IFRS 2, ASPE and JGAAP.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The REST-based API supports HRIS, tax, payroll and accounting integrations; listed partners include Deloitte, Standard Chartered, KPMG, SAP, ADP, Vanguard, T. Rowe Price, UKG and Workday.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The company describes solutions for emerging, pre-IPO and public companies, as well as HR, legal, finance and executive teams.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limit: Capterra calculations
- A reviewer says TR 2007 SIP values are difficult to calculate and the platform value is only an estimate.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Capterra payment workflow
- A reviewer says stock-option exercise funding still has to be arranged manually.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 usability
- G2 feedback mentions limited detail in views, a need for more integrations and support for milestone-based vesting, plus a learning curve and jargon.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Google Play support
- Reviewers reported crashes, repeated login failures and very slow or unavailable customer-service responses.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company identity
- LinkedIn identifies Global Shares as a public financial-services company with 501–1,000 employees and headquarters in Ireland.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase lists the legal entity as Global Shares Public Limited Company, also known as Global Shares and J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded and headquarters
- J.P. Morgan's acquisition announcement says Global Shares was founded in 2005 and headquartered in Clonakilty, Ireland.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Global plan types
- Supported awards include options, restricted stock, phantom shares and country-specific tax-advantaged plans.checked 15 Oct 2026
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