Formation · head to head
doola Starter vs Firstbase Start
Every figure this site holds on both products, side by side. Of 10 published figures, 6 differ. Those rows carry a rule; the rest agree and are left quiet.
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01doola
doola Starter
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-one total cost | 40% | 6.72 | 2.69 |
| Annual cost thereafter | 60% | 5.40 | 3.24 |
| Total | 100% | 5.9 |
Standard tier. Weights are published on the methodology page; a change to any of them is a rubric version bump, not a silent edit.
Sold as an annual subscription rather than a one-time filing, with the registered agent inside the subscription. That keeps year one competitive but means the fee repeats every year the company exists, which is what drives its ongoing figure above the one-time providers.
Who this suits
Founders who would rather have one bill than two — the registered agent sits inside the plan instead of renewing on its own schedule.
Calculated from attributes verified 16 Sep 2026
Who it doesn’t
Founders who expect the setup cost to stop after year one. This is an annual subscription rather than a one-time filing, so the fee is charged again every year the company exists.
Calculated from attributes verified 16 Sep 2026
02Firstbase
Firstbase Start
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-one total cost | 40% | 5.03 | 2.01 |
| Annual cost thereafter | 60% | 5.36 | 3.21 |
| Total | 100% | 5.2 |
Standard tier. Weights are published on the methodology page; a change to any of them is a rubric version bump, not a silent edit.
The formation fee is currently discounted to $99 from a list price of $399, so the year-one figure here is a promotional one and should be read with its verification date. The registered agent is not bundled at all — it is a separate $299 a year, which is the highest agent fee in this table.
Who this suits
Founders who want the setup cost to end after year one. The formation fee is charged once rather than renewed annually.
Calculated from attributes verified 16 Sep 2026
Who it doesn’t
Founders watching the recurring line. The registered agent renews at $299 a year, the highest here, and it is billed separately from the formation fee.
Calculated from attributes verified 16 Sep 2026
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Plain text
Points Architect. "doola Starter vs Firstbase Start: verified comparison." Rubric 2026.1. Verified 16 Sep 2026. https://pointsarchitect.com/compare/doola-vs-firstbase
BibTeX
@misc{pointsarchitect-compare-doola-vs-firstbase,
title = {doola Starter vs Firstbase Start: verified comparison},
author = {{Points Architect}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://pointsarchitect.com/compare/doola-vs-firstbase}},
note = {Verified 16 Sep 2026; rubric 2026.1}
}Canonical URL https://pointsarchitect.com/compare/doola-vs-firstbase. Every row in the attribute table has its own anchor, so a single fee can be cited without citing the whole record.