by MediumD on 6/24/25, 12:00 AM
When I got multiple startup job offers, I realized how hard it was to project out a realistic value behind the equity. Guessing future valuations, dealing with dilution, and running through endless scenarios was a headache—so I built Comparator.
Comparator is a simple, free, open-source tool to help you cut through the complexity of startup compensation. Quickly see what your equity might actually be worth, factor in dilution, and easily compare your offers side by side. It’s completely free, no signups, your data never leaves the browser.
Check out the app here: https://comparator-one.vercel.app
Check out the code here:
https://github.com/DevonPeroutky/comparator
by ivolimmen on 6/24/25, 7:11 AM
I am too dumb for this. I get a salary and maybe a bonus. I never worked at a company that gave stock or options. When I do I will share the offers to someone that understands this. But I will most likely choose the company that shares my values and ignore the payout (unless it's realky a bad pay)
by dpflug on 6/24/25, 2:32 AM
Y'all are getting multiple job offers?
by callbacked on 6/24/25, 1:26 PM
Excellent! I just need to find offers...
by MH15 on 6/24/25, 3:17 AM
Reminder to turn "Show scroll bars" to "Always" if you're developing on MacOS for users on the web.
by jlengrand on 6/24/25, 12:21 PM
Very nice visualization, and super useful to learn more about how stocks and vestings work.
And that puts an exact number on the price of your soul, and at which point you'll go and start working for a company that doesn't share your set of values
by sponnath on 6/24/25, 7:09 AM
There's some minor content overflow in the x axis. I think it wouldn't hurt to tweak the max width of the page content as I feel like it's a bit too much right now. Also not sure if I'm a fan of the animation you have going on with the quotes. Feels tacky.
by yogini on 6/24/25, 7:53 AM
I was thinking of building something similar along with explaining the salary breakdown and how much in-hand salary you will get from your CTC.
Loved the initial loading animation. You should also launch this on Peerlist Launchpad, many devs gonna love it.
by gametorch on 6/24/25, 2:36 AM
Very cool. Even if it's hard to model future valuations with any certainty, I would still want to have a tidy comparison like this.
by Unearned5161 on 6/24/25, 4:49 AM
your logo should be more like com<pear emoji>ator, the way it is now sounds like "comppearre"
by margotli on 6/24/25, 12:30 PM
Nice one!