Clerky vs SeedLegals
A side-by-side comparison of Clerky and SeedLegals — two options for legal & compliance. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Legal & Compliance
Cap Table & Equity
Rating
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Pay per use
From ~£49/mo
Best for
Ensuring portfolio and prospective companies have clean, standard paperwork
UK and European early-stage companies and their investors
Key features
- Delaware incorporation with standard startup-grade documents
- SAFE and convertible note financing paperwork
- Board consents, equity grants, and hiring documents
- Attorney-built templates aligned with market standards
- Clean document records that survive later financing diligence
- Automated funding round documents with term negotiation
- SeedFAST advance subscriptions and SeedNOTE convertibles
- SEIS/EIS advance assurance and compliance filings
- EMI option scheme setup and management
- Live cap table with scenario modeling
Pros
- Documents diligence-ready by default — fewer cleanup costs at Series A
- Trusted default across the YC and startup-lawyer ecosystem
- Far cheaper than bespoke counsel for standardized paperwork
- Order-of-magnitude cheaper than law-firm-led early rounds
- UK tax-scheme workflows (SEIS/EIS/EMI) are genuinely best-in-class
- Standardized documents speed up investor review
Cons
- US/Delaware-centric; not for international structures
- Founder-facing — the fund's role is pointing companies to it, not using it directly
- UK/Europe-centric — limited value for US-only portfolios
- Complex, heavily negotiated later rounds still need real counsel