Stripe Atlas vs Clerky

Two legal & formation tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Stripe AtlasStripe	ClerkyClerky
In one line	Delaware C-corp or LLC formed in a week, with a bank account	Delaware C-corp paperwork done the way startup lawyers do it
Starting price	$500 one-time	$427 one-time
Six-person team	$500 one-time	$427 one-time
Plans	$500 one-time, including state fees and the first year of registered agent; then $100/yr	Delaware C-corp incorporation $427 one-time; Company Lifetime Package $819 one-time; hiring subscription from $19/mo
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	n/a	n/a
Integrations	Stripe, Mercury, Carta	Carta, Stripe, Mercury
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Every plan	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	None listed
Support hours	Phone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7	Not published
Incidents posted	Stripe has a public status page. Status page	Clerky has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	See reviews on Capterra	Not listed
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.5 / 5 from 5 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	20	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	5
Fit: Service business	45	40
Fit: Agency or studio	70	60
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	5
Fit: Online store	80	65
Why people pick it	Everything a startup needs on day one Fast	Investor-standard documents One-time pricing
Where it falls short	Delaware only Not for brick-and-mortar	Delaware C-corps only Wrong for LLCs
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices