Clerky vs SimpleClosure
A side-by-side comparison of Clerky and SimpleClosure — two options for legal & compliance. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Legal & Compliance
Legal & Compliance
Rating
4.7 / 5
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Pay per use
Custom
Best for
Ensuring portfolio and prospective companies have clean, standard paperwork
GPs and founders winding down companies without leaving loose ends
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 state and federal dissolution filings
- Investor and creditor notification workflows
- Final tax filings and K-1 coordination
- Remaining-capital distribution to shareholders
- Records preservation for post-dissolution obligations
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
- Turns a months-long legal slog into a guided, tracked process
- Clean shutdowns protect founders and return residual capital to funds
- Far cheaper than running a dissolution through outside counsel
Cons
- US/Delaware-centric; not for international structures
- Founder-facing — the fund's role is pointing companies to it, not using it directly
- Young company with an evolving product
- Complex situations (litigation, foreign subsidiaries) still need counsel