Northwest Registered Agent
Our top pick for US company formation · $39 filing · privacy-first
The quietest success story in US company formation. Low-priced, no-upsell, privacy-focused, with real humans on the phone — for 25+ years.
Company formation & banking
Incorporation and business banking for builders — without the LegalZoom upsells.
Delaware C-corp from Northwest or Stripe Atlas. Singapore Pte Ltd via Sleek. Hong Kong through Osome. Banking with Mercury and Wise. The practical stack for founders who ship online and need clean corporate structure.
Top programs
Company setup we'd actually use.
Formation services compared, business banking options evaluated, and the jurisdictional tradeoffs nobody explains up front.
Mercury
Founder-favorite US banking · remote onboarding · $0 monthly
The de facto banking platform for US startups and global founders. Remote onboarding with high approval rates for US LLCs with non-US members.
Wise Business
Multi-currency business banking · 40+ currencies · mid-market FX
The best multi-currency business account on the market. Get local account details in USD, GBP, EUR, SGD, AUD, and more.
Stripe Atlas
$500 bundled · Delaware C-Corp or LLC · Mercury bank intro
The default bundled option for first-time global founders. $500 covers formation, EIN, registered agent year-1, and Mercury bank introduction.
Harvard Business Services
Delaware specialist since 1981 · $109 formation · deep Delaware expertise
The Delaware formation specialist. Running since 1981, not VC-backed, and priced well below the marketing-heavy alternatives.
Sleek
Singapore / Hong Kong / UK / Australia formation · compliance included
Multi-jurisdiction formation specialist. Strongest in Singapore Pte Ltd, with compliance and accounting bundled for ongoing management.
doola
Global founder focus · $297 starter · Wyoming or Delaware LLC
Global-founder-focused US formation with optional ongoing compliance bundle. Direct competitor to Firstbase and a lighter alternative to Stripe Atlas.
Firstbase
$399 · polished product · global founder · Wyoming default
Feature-comparable to doola with a slightly more polished product experience. Solid alternative to Stripe Atlas at a lower price point.
Osome
Singapore / Hong Kong / UK · AI-assisted accounting · 24/7 support
Sleek's close competitor in multi-jurisdiction formation, with AI-assisted accounting workflows that are meaningfully faster for monthly bookkeeping.
Guides & deep dives
Long reads for the company setup category.
Top 20 Company Formation Services for 2026
A ranked list of the 20 most relevant company formation services for global founders — from US Wyoming LLCs to Singapore Pte Ltds.
Dubai Free Zones Overview
Dubai's free zones offer 0% corporate tax and 100% foreign ownership — here's what they actually require and who should use them.
Estonia e-Residency: Is It Actually Useful?
Estonia's e-Residency program offers a digital ID and an EU company — here's the honest assessment after three years of use.
Offshore Company Basics: BVI, Cayman, and Seychelles
A primer on the most-cited offshore jurisdictions — what they're actually useful for, and what's changed in the post-2020 compliance world.
LLC vs S-Corp Taxation: When to Elect
A single-member LLC is a disregarded entity by default — electing S-Corp taxation can save money past certain revenue thresholds.
US Sales Tax for Foreign Sellers: What You Actually Owe
Since Wayfair (2018), foreign sellers owe US sales tax when they cross state economic thresholds — here's the practical playbook.