doola Alternative: The Non-US Founder Package for Delaware
One order covers the Delaware LLC, year-one agent service, a no-SSN EIN, and a prepared bank application, for $399 plus the $110 state fee. From year two, the agent is $99/yr.
If you're outside the United States and deciding how to set up a Delaware LLC, doola is likely on your list. It's a large, established service with plans that stretch into tax and bookkeeping. The Non-US Founder Package is narrower: one order that gets a Delaware LLC formed, staffed with a registered agent, given an EIN, and lined up for a bank account. Keep in mind that the package is ours and competes with doola.
doola at its best
- Reach. doola cites more than 22,000 companies formed and founders from 175+ countries.
- Back-office coverage. Pulse bookkeeping ($300 yearly), federal and state returns plus annual state filings on the Tax and Compliance plan, and Business-in-a-Box with its own bookkeeper.
- Choice of entity. LLC or C-corp.
- Extras in Starter. An operating agreement comes with the entry plan, and doola advertises a formation refund guarantee.
How the two compare
| doola Starter | Non-US Founder Package | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront price | $297 list; $237 promotion on 2026-09-29 | $399 once |
| State fee | Added | Added: $110 for Delaware |
| What's included | Formation, EIN, operating agreement, registered agent | Delaware formation, registered agent months 1 to 12, EIN, bank account application |
| Recurring cost after year 1 | Billed annually; Starter renewal figure not published | Registered agent $99/yr |
| EIN without SSN | Yes | Yes, we prepare and fax the SS-4 |
| Bank account help | Referral to Mercury, passport needed | We help you set up a bank account with our partners; your application is ready as soon as you sign |
| US tax filing (5472) | Tax and Compliance plan, $1,599 to $1,999/yr; 5472 not named on the pricing page | Not included |
| States | Pricing page doesn't list them | Delaware |
Based on doola's pricing page and FAQ as they appeared on September 29, 2026.
First-year math in Delaware
Add Delaware's $110 to each. doola Starter comes to $347 at the promotional price or $407 at list. The Non-US Founder Package comes to $509. On year one alone, doola is the cheaper choice by $102 to $162.
From the second year, the package costs $99 for the agent and nothing else from us. doola's Starter renewal isn't published, so we can't put a number beside ours.
Three differences worth knowing
How you're billed
doola runs its plans as annual subscriptions. The package fee is charged once, and the only repeat item is the agent, which you can cancel from the dashboard.
When the bank application goes out
Not after the IRS. Once you've signed the SS-4, your application to our partners already exists, written from your order with the Certificate of Formation attached. You read it, approve it, and we submit it, while the EIN is processed separately. Our partners weigh every application on their own terms, so approval is never a given.
Who fills in the forms
You answer one set of questions at checkout. We turn those answers into your Certificate of Formation and your SS-4, which you sign digitally. The fax goes to the IRS, which normally assigns an EIN within two to eight weeks.
When doola is the better fit
If you want tax returns and bookkeeping handled year after year by the company that set you up, doola sells that and we don't. The same goes if you need a C-corp, or if you're after the lowest possible first-year price and don't mind an annual subscription whose renewal isn't listed.
Delaware basics for either choice
- Filing the Certificate of Formation costs $110 at the Division of Corporations.
- Your registered agent must keep a Delaware office that's generally open for business. A virtual office or mail forwarding service doesn't qualify.
- There's no annual report for LLCs. There is a flat annual tax, $400 for 2026, due by June 1.
- Paying late brings a $200 penalty and 1.5% interest a month.
Outside our package
Delaware's annual LLC tax and your federal filings stay with you. Foreign-owned single-member LLCs commonly owe Form 5472 plus a pro forma 1120, and we don't prepare either, so engage a tax professional with non-US clients.
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Common questions
Is doola or your package cheaper for a Delaware LLC?
doola, for the first year. Its Starter plan listed at $297 with a $237 promotion running on the day we looked, and state fees are added. Our package is $399 plus Delaware's $110. Beyond year one, doola doesn't publish Starter's renewal, so a full comparison isn't possible.
What do I get from doola that your package doesn't include?
An operating agreement in Starter, bookkeeping through Pulse ($300 a year), and tax filing through its Tax and Compliance plan. doola also forms C-corps. We form Delaware LLCs and don't do tax or bookkeeping work.
How is the bank step handled with your package?
Our team drafts it for our partners from what you entered at checkout, with your Certificate of Formation attached. It's ready at the point you sign the SS-4. You approve it, then we send it. Our partners have final approval, so an account isn't guaranteed.
Is Form 5472 part of doola's tax plan?
The Tax and Compliance plan, priced at $1,599 a year on promotion or $1,999 at list, covers federal and state tax filing. The pricing page doesn't spell out Form 5472, so ask doola directly.
What will Delaware charge me each year?
A flat LLC tax of $400 for 2026, owed by June 1 whether the company is a year old or a month old. There's no annual report to file alongside it.
Your Delaware LLC, one payment
$399 plus Delaware's $110 fee, agent included for year one and $99/yr after. Checkout confirms the total first.