Who this is for
Founders comparing AI-assisted formation and compliance products.
The short answer
Ask who is legally responsible for filings, what is automated vs reviewed, and how you export your company record. Marketing speed claims are secondary.
Questions that protect you
Responsibility
- Who is the filing agent or lawyer of record?
- What does the software company disclaim?
- What insurance or professional cover sits behind advice?
Process
- Which steps are human-reviewed by default?
- Can anything file without a named approver?
- How are jurisdiction rules updated and dated?
Data
- Where is personal data stored?
- Who among partners can access your KYC?
- How do you revoke access?
Exit
- Full document export?
- Cap table / UBO graph export?
- Calendar history export?
Economics
- What is included in year one vs renewals?
- Accounting and registered address as separate SKUs?
- Cost of corrections when data was wrong upstream?
Green flags
- Clear prepare vs approve split
- Named professionals on regulated steps
- As-of dates on guidance content
- No guaranteed bank account or tax rate
Red flags
- "Fully automatic incorporation" with no human on the path
- No way to talk to a person before payment
- Content that never cites a date or source
- Pressure to buy a holding before you have a business
FORMVIA answers in brief
AI prepares drafts and checklists. Experts review regulated work. You keep a vault and calendar. Not legal advice from the software alone.
Disclaimer
Buyer guidance. Not a comparison of named competitors and not legal advice.