Comparison
Corply vs Clerky.
Clerky is the paperwork standard venture lawyers know; Corply is the agent that runs your formation. Both end in a venture-ready Delaware C-Corp. The difference is whether you drive a portal or your agent drives the process.
Side by side
| Corply | Clerky | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Your own Claude Code (agent-driven conversation) | Web portal (guided forms) |
| Entity types | Delaware C-Corp | Delaware C-Corp (its specialty) |
| Price | Flat fee, no hourly billing, quoted before you pay | Formation packages from ~$427; lifetime option ~$819 (as published, mid-2026) |
| Documents | Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Action of Incorporator, and Board Consent, each generated from your answers | Attorney-drafted standard documents widely accepted by startup lawyers |
| Post-formation paperwork | Company records and context stay agent-queryable; more workflows shipping | Deep library: SAFEs, option grants, hiring paperwork, cap-table sync |
| Cofounder signing | Each cofounder e-signs from their own Claude Code under an ESIGN/UETA audit trail | Web e-signature |
| Delaware filing | Human-reviewed before every submission | Automated with careful defaults |
| Best for | Terminal-native founders who want an agent to run the process | Founders whose lawyers want the canonical paperwork stack |
Competitor details reflect publicly listed information as of mid-2026. Verify current pricing and inclusions at clerky.com.
The honest verdict
Clerky earned its reputation: meticulous, attorney-drafted documents and the deepest post-formation paperwork library in the space. If your counsel runs your process, Clerky is a safe, respected choice.
Corply is for founders who want the process itself handled by the agent they already use daily: asked, explained, documented, signed, and filed with human review. Compare with Stripe Atlas or start at the Delaware C-Corp guide.
Do it from your agent
Corply runs the guided flow through one natural conversation: application, documents, founder review and signatures, and a human-reviewed Delaware filing.
FAQ
- Is Corply a Clerky alternative?
- For formation, yes. Both produce a venture-ready Delaware C-Corp with the documents investors expect. Clerky's moat is its post-formation paperwork library; Corply's is that the entire process, and your company's records afterward, live where you already work: your agent.
- Do lawyers accept the documents?
- Both products generate the standard venture documents: certificate, bylaws, incorporator action, board consent, founder stock with vesting and IP assignment. Any startup lawyer will recognize the set; yours should always review anything specific to your situation.
- Which should a solo technical founder pick?
- If you live in Claude Code, Corply turns incorporation into a stateful conversation with human review at the filing step. If you're already deep in a lawyer-led process, Clerky slots into that workflow well.
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 State of Delaware, the IRS, or your counsel.