A headline price is only the start of a three-year comparison
We read 15 named scenarios across 8 competitor brands from their own pages. When a source supports a reproducible three-year formula, we show it. When it does not, we say that instead of inventing a total.
StartGlobal advertises $399 for formation. Its optional Managed LLC scenario is $149 a month, so that named three-year scenario is $5,763. Stripe Atlas is $500 and its service-only three-year scenario is $700. The products and excluded fees differ, which is why every row names its scope.
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| Company | Headline | Scenario and exclusions | Three years | Where this came from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizee Basic service only | $0.00 | The formation service is $0 plus state fees. Registered agent service is included for year one and is optional at $149/year after that. | $298.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Founder-Forged Formation only | $199.00 | The Wyoming filing fee at cost and our formation service. Nothing recurring from us. | $319.00 | Computed just now |
| Stripe Atlas service only | $500.00 | Registered agent service is included for year one and renews at $100/year. Later Delaware taxes and government fees are excluded from this service-only scenario. | $700.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| doola Starter | $297.00 | $297/year. Government and state fees are excluded. | $891.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Clemta Essentials, annual billing | $349.00 | $349/year with automatic renewal. State fees are excluded. | $1,047.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Founder-Forged Formation with the agent, the address and compliance | $526.00 | Everything the bundled tiers on this page include, so the two columns are comparing the same thing. | $1,300.00 | Computed just now |
| Globalfy Starter | $588.00 | $588/year. State formation, annual report and franchise-tax fees are excluded. | $1,764.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Globalfy Remote | $998.00 | $998/year. State formation, annual report and franchise-tax fees are excluded. | $2,994.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Globalfy Essential | $1,308.00 | $1,308/year. State formation, annual report and franchise-tax fees are excluded. | $3,924.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| StartGlobal Formation plus Managed LLC | $399.00 | Formation is $399. This named scenario adds the optional Managed LLC plan at $149/month for all 36 months; it is not a minimum ownership cost. | $5,763.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| doola Tax & Compliance | $1,999.00 | $1,999/year. Government and state fees are excluded. | $5,997.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Firstbase One, annual billing | $2,388.00 | Billed yearly at $2,388. The page says the Start add-on is included; state fees remain outside this subscription scenario. | $7,164.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Globalfy Scale | $5,028.00 | $5,028/year starting price. State fees are excluded. | about $15,084.00 | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| Firstbase Start | $99.00 | The current promotion says formation is on Firstbase and the customer pays the state fee. Agent, address, accounting and tax products are separate, so no universal three-year total is published. | Not reproducible | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| StartCompanies Pack Elite | $850.00 | The platform is included for one year. Later platform use and annual renewal are separate choices, so there is no single three-year bundle. | Not reproducible | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| StartCompanies Pack Emprendedor | $599.00 | The $25/month platform is optional after three free months. Annual renewal is priced separately. The page does not publish one complete three-year bundle. | Not reproducible | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
| StartCompanies Pack Premium | $1,450.00 | The page names two years of platform access and an annual renewal/report benefit, but does not define a complete third-year bundle precisely enough to price it. | Not reproducible | Their page Read 2026-08-28 |
How each scenario was derived
Each reading record states the source amounts, formula and exclusions in plain language. Use the linked page and read date to verify the arithmetic rather than taking it on trust.
- Bizee, Basic service only
- Read 2026-08-28 from Bizee order-page FAQ: Basic formation service is $0 plus state fees; registered agent service is included for year one and then renews at $149/year if kept. Formula for the service-only scenario: $0 + two $149 renewals = $298. State fees are excluded.
- Stripe, Atlas service only
- Read 2026-08-28 from Stripe documentation: Atlas costs $500 and includes the first year of registered agent service; the agent renews at $100/year. Formula: $500 + two $100 renewals = $700. Delaware taxes and later government fees are excluded, so this is explicitly a service-only scenario.
- doola, Starter
- Read 2026-08-28 from doola help: Starter is $297 annually plus state fees. Formula: three annual bills of $297 = $891. State fees are excluded.
- Clemta, Essentials, annual billing
- Read 2026-08-28: the visible Essentials price is $349 billed annually, not the retired $279 value that remained in the page source. Formula: three annual bills of $349 = $1,047. State fees are excluded.
- Globalfy, Starter
- Read 2026-08-28: Starter is $588/year and the page says state fees are not included. Formula: three annual bills of $588 = $1,764.
- Globalfy, Remote
- Read 2026-08-28: Remote is $998/year and covers year-long support for single-member LLCs that operate remotely. The page says state fees are not included. Formula: three annual bills of $998 = $2,994.
- Globalfy, Essential
- Read 2026-08-28: Essential is $1,308/year and covers formation through annual compliance. The page says state fees are not included. Formula: three annual bills of $1,308 = $3,924.
- StartGlobal, Formation plus Managed LLC
- Read 2026-08-28 in a real browser: formation is $399 and optional Managed LLC is $149/month. Formula for this named scenario: $399 + 36 months at $149 = $5,763. Pay-as-you-go service is also available, so this is not mandatory.
- doola, Tax & Compliance
- Read 2026-08-28 from doola help: Tax & Compliance is $1,999 annually plus state fees. Formula: three annual bills of $1,999 = $5,997. This replaces the old approximate $6,474 total.
- Firstbase, One, annual billing
- Read 2026-08-28: Firstbase One is $199/month billed yearly at $2,388 and includes the Start add-on. Formula: three annual bills of $2,388 = $7,164. State fees are excluded.
- Globalfy, Scale
- Read 2026-08-28: Scale starts at $5,028/year for bookkeeping and tax support. Formula: three annual bills at the starting price = about $15,084. The row stays approximate because the source says starting at, and state fees are excluded.
- Firstbase, Start
- Read 2026-08-28: Firstbase Start visibly shows a $99 promotional price beside the former $399 price and says formation is on Firstbase while the customer pays the state fee. Required and optional ongoing products are priced separately, so this row does not invent a total.
- StartCompanies, Pack Elite
- Read 2026-08-28 in a real browser: Pack Elite is $850 and includes one year of the platform. The page prices the platform and annual renewal separately after their included periods. It does not publish enough to call one combination the three-year total.
- StartCompanies, Pack Emprendedor
- Read 2026-08-28 in a real browser: Pack Emprendedor is $599. The platform is free for three months and then $25/month, cancel anytime. Annual renewal is a separate $600/$700/$950 service. A single three-year total would require choosing optional platform and renewal products, so none is published here.
- StartCompanies, Pack Premium
- Read 2026-08-28 in a real browser: Pack Premium is $1,450. It names two years of platform access, annual renewal, an annual report and state fees, but the duration and later renewal combination are not precise enough to reproduce one three-year total without inference.