Choosing a company incorporation service in Singapore looks simple, register the company and you are done, but that framing is exactly what catches founders out. Incorporation is genuinely the cheap and easy part. The real question, and the real cost, is who carries your first year of compliance and, for foreigners, who provides the pieces you legally need to operate.
The government fee to incorporate with ACRA is a fixed S$315, filed on the BizFile portal, so a headline of from S$315 tells you little. A local founder wants a cheap, compliant one-stop, while a foreign founder needs a nominee director, a registered address and often a bank account, which pushes the true first-year cost far higher. I will decode the real costs and the traps, then give you my picks by founder profile.
This is part of my Terris Recommends Business Services series. Already incorporated and just need ongoing compliance? See my guide to corporate secretarial services.
Key Takeaways
- 1 Incorporation itself is the cheap part. The real question is who carries your first year of compliance, especially for foreign founders who need a nominee director, registered address and a bank account.
- 2 The ACRA government fee is a fixed S$315. A headline of from S$315 or S$600 usually means local-only, so a foreign founder should expect S$3,000 to S$6,000 in year one.
- 3 Sleek and Osome are my digital all-rounders, 3E the budget one-stop, and Statrys or CorporateServices.com the foreigner-with-banking picks.
- 4 Watch the loss-leader trap: cheap first-year offers often claw it back at year-two nominee-director renewal, which can run S$1,800 to S$4,000.
- 5 Since 2025, only an ACRA-registered corporate service provider can legally provide nominee-director and filing-agent services, which is a useful trust filter.
What I look for in an incorporation service
Beyond the headline price, here is what actually decides the cost and the fit.
- Who carries year one. Incorporation is a one-off, but you also need a company secretary within six months, annual returns, and often accounting and tax. The value is in the bundle, so compare the full first-year cost, not the setup fee.
- Local or foreign founder. A Singaporean or PR can be the local director themselves. A foreign founder needs a resident nominee director, a registered address and usually help opening a bank account, which is where most of the cost sits.
- The loss-leader trap. A cheap from S$315 or S$600 headline is often just the ACRA fee or local-only. Ask for the all-in first-year figure, and check the year-two nominee-director renewal, which is where cheap providers claw the money back.
- ACRA-registered provider. Since the Corporate Service Providers Act came into force, only an ACRA-registered CSP can legally provide nominee-director and filing-agent services. Confirm your provider is registered.
- Ad-hoc fees. Share transfers, officer changes and XBRL filing can each cost a few hundred dollars. Ask what is included and what is extra.
One tip: verify your new company and file annual returns yourself through the official ACRA BizFile portal, so you always have direct oversight of your own entity.
How the best incorporation services in Singapore compare
| Firm | Best for | Foreigner-ready |
|---|---|---|
| Sleek | Digital all-rounder | Yes |
| Osome | E-commerce and app-first | Yes |
| Piloto Asia | Overseas founders, advisor-led | Yes |
| 3E Accounting | Budget one-stop | Yes |
| Rikvin | Established, immigration | Yes |
| WealthBridge | Transparent fixed tiers | Yes |
| Counto | Optional accounting | Yes |
| HeySara | Self-service or guided | Yes |
| CorporateServices.com | Foreigner, dedicated advisor | Yes |
| Statrys | Incorporation plus a bank account | Yes |
| InCorp | Scaling and multi-entity | Yes |
How much does it cost to incorporate a company in Singapore?
Cost depends far more on your founder profile than on the setup fee. Here is what to expect in 2026.
| Item | Typical cost | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| ACRA government fee (the floor) | S$315 | S$15 name plus S$300 incorporation |
| Local founder, incorporation plus secretary | Around S$600 to S$1,000 year one | You can be your own director |
| Foreign founder package | Around S$3,000 to S$6,000 year one | Adds nominee, address, bank help |
| Nominee director (ongoing) | Around S$1,800 to S$4,000 a year | Plus a refundable security deposit |
A local founder can incorporate cheaply. A foreign founder should budget for the nominee director, registered address and secretary that make the company able to operate, and watch that year-two nominee renewal, which is where a low first-year headline is often recovered.
1. Sleek
Sleek is my digital all-rounder pick. It is one of the largest digital corporate service providers here, bundling incorporation with corporate secretary, accounting and tax on a cloud governance dashboard, so your whole compliance stack sits in one clean interface, with nominee and Employment Pass support for foreigners.
A local company can start from around S$600, and it often waives the incorporation fee when you bundle accounting. For a founder who wants a modern, joined-up platform, it is where I would start.
Website: sleek.com
Best for: A digital all-rounder
Price: Local from around S$600
Best known for: A cloud dashboard bundling the full compliance stack
Contact Sleek directly
2. Osome
Osome is my pick for e-commerce and app-first founders. Its whole model is built around an app, with incorporation, corporate secretary and accounting run largely through chat, which suits online sellers and digital businesses that want to handle admin from their phone.
It has flexible foreigner plans and strong support for e-commerce accounting across marketplaces. For a founder who lives in their phone and wants admin to feel effortless, it is a strong choice.
Website: osome.com
Best for: E-commerce and app-first founders
Price: Local from around S$600 a year
Best known for: App-driven admin for online businesses
Contact Osome directly
3. Piloto Asia
Piloto Asia is my pick for an overseas founder who wants a real advisor. It runs a personalised, advisor-led model, entirely remote, and it is known for genuinely helping foreign founders through the tricky bit, opening a corporate bank account, rather than leaving you to it.
With strong reviews and 24-hour incorporation from an all-in entry point, it hand-holds the parts that trip up remote founders. For someone setting up from abroad who wants guidance, it is my recommendation.
Website: pilotoasia.com
Best for: Overseas founders wanting an advisor
Good to know: Strong bank-account-opening support
Best known for: Advisor-led, 100 percent remote incorporation
Contact Piloto Asia directly
4. 3E Accounting
3E Accounting is my budget one-stop pick. It is aggressively priced, incorporating from close to the ACRA government fee when bundled with a corporate secretary, and it covers accounting, tax, payroll and immigration too, so a cost-conscious founder can get everything from one ACCA-approved firm.
With 15-plus years and a broad service menu, it suits a founder who wants a complete, affordable setup. For value across the whole first year, it is a strong choice.
Website: 3ecpa.com.sg
Best for: A budget one-stop
Price: Incorporation from around the ACRA fee with corp-sec
Best known for: An affordable, complete setup
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5. Rikvin
Rikvin is my pick for an established name with immigration depth. Operating since 1998, it is one of the oldest corporate service providers here, with deep expertise in company registration, nominee director services and, importantly, work passes and Employment Passes through its licensed immigration arm.
That combination matters for a foreign founder who also needs to relocate. For someone who wants a long-established firm that can handle both incorporation and their pass, it is a reassuring choice.
Website: rikvin.com
Best for: Established firm with immigration
Good to know: Holds an employment agency licence
Best known for: Incorporation plus work-pass expertise since 1998
Contact Rikvin directly
6. WealthBridge
WealthBridge is my pick for transparent fixed pricing. It publishes clear package tiers, from a standard local incorporation up to full all-in foreigner bundles, and it does not surcharge for extra shareholders, which is genuinely useful for a foreign co-founder team.
The fixed tiers and a refundable nominee deposit make the cost easy to plan. For a founding team that wants to know exactly what they will pay, it is a straightforward, honest choice.
Website: wealthbridgecs.com
Best for: Transparent fixed tiers
Good to know: No surcharge for extra shareholders
Best known for: Clear, fixed-tier pricing
7. Counto
Counto is my pick for a founder who does not want a forced accounting bundle. It offers incorporation with corporate secretary and tax, and it treats accounting as an optional add-on rather than a mandatory tie-in, with automation and an IRAS ASR-plus tax accreditation behind it.
That flexibility suits a founder who wants to keep their books elsewhere for now but still get a clean setup. For a modern, unbundled approach, it is a smart choice.
Website: counto.sg
Best for: Optional, unbundled accounting
Good to know: IRAS ASR-plus accredited
Best known for: Incorporation without a forced accounting tie-in
8. HeySara
HeySara is my pick for a founder who wants to choose between self-service and guided. It offers a digital, do-it-yourself route as well as a guided one, with corporate secretary roots, so you can go fast and cheap or get more hand-holding, as you prefer.
Local incorporation starts from around S$598, with foreigner packages available. For a founder who wants that flexibility in how much support they buy, it is a practical, well-priced choice.
Website: heysara.sg
Best for: Self-service or guided setup
Price: Local from around S$598
Best known for: A choice of DIY-digital or guided incorporation
Contact HeySara directly
9. CorporateServices.com
CorporateServices.com is my pick for a foreign founder who wants a dedicated advisor. It focuses squarely on overseas founders, bundling nominee director or Employment Pass assistance, a company secretary, a registered address and bank-account support into a single foreigner plan.
The traditional dedicated-advisor model, rather than a self-service app, suits founders who want a person guiding a relocation and setup. For a hands-on foreign-founder experience, it is a strong choice.
Website: corporateservices.com
Best for: Foreign founders wanting an advisor
Good to know: Bundles nominee, address and bank help
Best known for: A dedicated-advisor foreigner package
10. Statrys
Statrys is my pick for the founder whose real headache is banking. It bundles incorporation with a multi-currency business account, which directly solves the biggest bottleneck foreign founders hit, getting a company account opened, alongside the usual nominee director, secretary and registered address.
Its foreigner package is a fixed fee covering the essentials plus that account. For an overseas founder who wants incorporation and banking sorted together, it is a genuinely useful, differentiated choice.
Website: statrys.com
Best for: Incorporation plus a business account
Good to know: Bundles a multi-currency account
Best known for: Solving the foreigner banking bottleneck
Contact Statrys directly
11. InCorp Global
InCorp rounds out the list for scaling and multi-entity businesses. It handles incorporation across multiple countries plus corporate secretary, accounting, advisory and fund administration, so it suits a company setting up a regional holding structure or several entities rather than a single startup.
With thousands of Singapore clients and multi-jurisdiction reach, it is built for complexity. For a business thinking beyond one entity, or planning to scale across the region, it is the pick.
Website: incorp.asia
Best for: Scaling and multi-entity setups
Good to know: Multi-country incorporation
Best known for: Regional holding structures and complex setups
Contact InCorp Global directly
How I put this list together
I looked at the full first-year cost rather than the setup fee, foreigner-readiness including nominee director and banking, pricing transparency and the loss-leader risk, ACRA-registered CSP status, and the ad-hoc fees. I deliberately spread the list across budget local one-stops, digital platforms, foreigner-with-banking specialists and multi-entity firms, because the right choice depends entirely on your founder profile.
Details and prices are checked when I publish and revisited as things change. Always get the all-in first-year and year-two figures in writing, confirm the provider is an ACRA-registered CSP, and verify your entity on the ACRA BizFile portal.
How much does it cost to incorporate a company in Singapore?
The ACRA government fee is a fixed S$315, made up of S$15 for the name and S$300 for incorporation, and that is the floor. A local founder who can be their own director typically pays around S$600 to S$1,000 in year one once a company secretary is included. A foreign founder should budget S$3,000 to S$6,000 in year one, because they also need a resident nominee director, a registered address and usually bank-account help. So the headline from S$315 or from S$600 you see advertised usually reflects a local-only setup, not the full cost.
Can a foreigner register a company in Singapore without living there?
Yes. A foreigner can own 100 percent of a Singapore company and incorporate entirely remotely, but every Singapore company must have at least one director who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. If you are not relocating, you appoint a nominee director through a corporate service provider to meet that requirement, and you also need a local registered address and a company secretary. Providers like Piloto Asia, CorporateServices.com and Statrys specialise in this remote, foreigner setup, including help opening a corporate bank account, which is often the hardest step.
Do I need a nominee director to incorporate in Singapore?
Only if you do not have a locally resident director. Every Singapore company must have at least one director who is a Singapore citizen, PR or holder of an eligible pass. A Singaporean or PR founder can be that director themselves and does not need a nominee. A foreign founder who is not resident appoints a nominee director, a resident who fulfils the legal role without involvement in operations, through an ACRA-registered corporate service provider. Nominee director services run around S$1,800 to S$4,000 a year plus a refundable security deposit, and since 2025 must be provided by an ACRA-registered CSP.
How long does it take to register a company with ACRA?
Incorporation with ACRA is usually very fast once your paperwork is ready, often completed within a day, and some providers advertise 24-hour incorporation. The steps are reserving the company name and then filing the incorporation, both on the BizFile portal. Delays usually come from getting documents and identity verification in order, or if the name requires referral to another authority for approval. For a foreign founder, the longer part is not the ACRA filing but arranging the nominee director and, especially, opening the corporate bank account, which can take a few weeks.
The best company incorporation service in Singapore depends on your founder profile, so match it: a budget one-stop like 3E or a digital platform like Sleek for a local founder, and a foreigner specialist like Statrys or CorporateServices.com if you need a nominee director and a bank account. Compare the full first-year cost, watch the year-two nominee renewal, and confirm the provider is an ACRA-registered CSP.
Get the setup right and your company starts on a clean, compliant footing, which is worth far more than saving a little on the incorporation fee.
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