Stripe Atlas vs Firstbase vs doola, side by side. Three-way comparisons are usually rigged by the format, and this is one of the rare ones where that barely matters, because the three services are built for different founders.
- Atlas is the venture-track pick: Delaware C-corp, premium price, engineered for founders who will raise money. - Firstbase is the middle lane: cheaper than Atlas, with compliance tools and banking access bundled in. - Doola is the value play: competitive formation price plus the strongest tax and bookkeeping aftercare. - If you are not raising money, ongoing support usually beats prestige, because compliance is forever and formation happens once. - Pricing moves often, so recheck the numbers when you are ready to buy, not six months earlier.
Compare base pricing, renewals, and features at formationcompare.fyi, and once you have picked, I handle the post-formation work for $49 plus the state fee: EIN, banking, and registered agent.