Corply vs Clerky
Compare legal documents, signatures, and annual filings.
Clerky offers a broad startup legal-document library and managed 83(b) filing. Corply prepares supported board decisions, collects signatures, and files Delaware annual reports. Compare the document coverage and full cost for your company.
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The short version
- Clerky sells documents. A board consent is $9, a SAFE is $9, a stock plan is $199. With Corply you tell your agent what changed, and we draft the consents, collect the signatures, and file with Delaware when the change needs it.
- Clerky's MCP server can list your teams and read your cap table. Through Corply, your agent can prepare your annual report, draft a board consent, invite a cofounder, and tell you what's due next.
- Clerky reminds you about the annual report and franchise tax. We prepare and file both by March 1 each year, after your officer approves the amount.
Your first year, side by side
| Corply | Clerky | |
|---|---|---|
| Day one | You answer a few questions in your agent. We prepare the documents, every founder signs, and a person on our team checks the filing before it goes to Delaware. | A guided web form for a Delaware C-Corp. $427, with expedited filing and the first year of registered agent included. |
| Founder stock and the 83(b) | Founder stock documents are included. Choose self-filing with instructions and reminders, or paid managed mail. With managed mail, each founder signs a limited authorization before formation; after stock is issued, we execute the authorized election, mail it by standard USPS Certified Mail with an acknowledgment copy and stamped return envelope, and keep the receipt. | Post-incorporation setup, $299, includes a prefilled 83(b), filing instructions, reminders, and invention assignment agreements. Managed filing with evidence is a paid add-on, including with Company Lifetime. |
| Board and stockholder decisions | A cofounder leaves before their shares start vesting, you add a director, you issue shares to a hire. Tell your agent. We draft the consents, collect every signature, and file with Delaware when the change needs it. | Sold per document. A board consent is $9, a stock option grant $29, a stock plan $199. |
| March 1: annual report and franchise tax | We run both of Delaware's tax calculations so you pay the lower one. Your officer approves the exact amount, and we file. | Annual report and franchise tax reminders. |
| Your AI agent | Your agent can act. It prepares filings, drafts consents, invites cofounders, and answers from your company's records. | Two read-only tools: list your teams and read your cap table, in Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor. |
Competitor details come from clerky.com/pricing, developers.clerky.com/mcp-server, clerky.com/blog/managed-83b-elections and clerky.com/blog/clerky-is-joining-stripe, checked . Prices change, so check before you buy. Corply prices come from the same quote our checkout charges.
Where Clerky is the better pick
If your lawyer already works in Clerky, it fits right into that process. Clerky forms Delaware C-Corps, including public benefit corporations, with expedited filing included. We form Delaware C-Corps and member-managed Florida LLCs. And in August 2026 Clerky announced it's joining Stripe.
Its library is also deeper than ours. SAFEs are $9, stock option grants $29, and a stock plan $199, or you can buy all of it once with the $819 Company Lifetime package. If you'll be raising on SAFEs and granting options next month, that library matters.
What you'll pay
Delaware formation starts at $318 when founders file their own 83(b) elections. The one-founder and three-founder totals below include Corply-managed mail for each founder. Self-filing has no Corply 83(b) fee and includes instructions and deadline reminders.
| Corply | Clerky | |
|---|---|---|
| Incorporation, founder stock, and 83(b) paperwork | $458 for one founder, $738 for three | $427 plus $299 for post-incorporation setup |
| Who mails the 83(b) | You can file yourself without a Corply 83(b) fee, or choose Corply-managed Certified Mail | You can mail it yourself or purchase Clerky’s managed filing and evidence add-on; it is charged per filing even with Company Lifetime. |
| Expedited Delaware filing | Extra | Included |
| Later documents | Board and stockholder actions run through your agent. A Delaware charter change gets its own quote. | Per use (SAFE $9, board consent $9), or $819 once for the Company Lifetime package |
| Each year after | from $600/year total: $150 for the registered agent and Corply filing services, $50 report fee, and franchise tax estimated at $400 | Reminders included. You file the annual report yourself. |
Our Delaware annual total assumes the standard charter and the estimated franchise-tax minimum; actual tax can be higher. Registering or paying taxes in the state where you operate, income-tax preparation, and expediting are additional costs.
Banking is available through the Mercury × Corply partner page. Corply may receive referral compensation. Mercury decides account eligibility and approval. Bank incentives are separate from Corply’s prices and are not deducted from these totals.
Our quote is itemized before you pay. Delaware's fees and taxes pass through at cost. Our fee is its own line, and at formation it equals the filing, registered agent, and 83(b) charges. Expedited filing is extra. See the live quote for your company.
Already formed with Clerky?
Keep your Delaware C-Corp. Upload your Clerky documents and your cap table, we check them, and you only pay for what's missing. From then on we file your annual report and keep your company plan current. Nothing you already did gets redone.
Do it from your agent
Form a Delaware C-Corp or a Florida LLC from your AI agent, then keep using the same agent for everything after.
FAQ
- Is Corply a Clerky alternative?
- Yes. Both form a Delaware C-Corp with the standard venture documents, and Corply also forms member-managed Florida LLCs. Clerky files your incorporation and sells later documents one at a time. Corply files your incorporation, then drafts later consents, collects every signature, and files your Delaware annual report, all from your AI agent.
- Can Clerky's AI do things for me?
- No. Clerky's MCP server has two tools, list_teams and get_team_cap_table, and Clerky's own documentation says they are read-only. Corply's tools prepare filings, draft consents, and route signatures, and every signature is still made by the person it belongs to.
- Will a startup lawyer accept Corply's documents?
- Corply's Delaware set has the usual pieces: certificate of incorporation, bylaws, action of incorporator, initial board consent, and stock purchase agreements with vesting. Have your own lawyer review anything specific to your situation.
- Which one costs less?
- For one founder, Corply is $458 with the 83(b) mailed for you. Clerky is $427 to incorporate plus $299 for post-incorporation setup. After that, Clerky charges per document, and Corply charges $600+ total estimated yearly cost, including $150 for registered-agent and filing services.
- Does my whole team need to use an AI agent?
- No. A Delaware C-Corp can start in the browser. AI-agent access is available through Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or OpenCode; Florida LLCs currently start through an agent. Every cofounder reviews and signs in the browser.
This page is general education, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Corply is operated by 0Lumen Labs Corp., is not a law firm, and routes questions that need individualized judgment to licensed professionals. Rules and fees change, so verify current requirements with the relevant state, the IRS, or your counsel.