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Matter vs doola
Matter is an API-first entity-as-a-service platform covering the full lifecycle. doola is a formation product with a basic GraphQL API surface. Side-by-side feature comparison.
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doola forms US LLCs and C-Corps via a web product and exposes a GraphQL API for partner integrations. The product targets international founders forming US LLCs and bundles tax filing and a basic compliance package. Coverage of ongoing operations — cap-table, governance, M&A, dissolution — is limited.
Matter is API-first and lifecycle-complete: formation, EIN, founder stock, 83(b), cap-table maintenance, governance resolutions, annual reports, franchise tax, BOI, foreign qualification, M&A workflows, and dissolution. The same REST endpoints serve human dashboards, AI agents, and embedded fintech surfaces, with an MCP server for agent runtimes.
Feature matrix
| Capability | Matter | doola |
|---|---|---|
| Public REST API | ✓ | ✗ (GraphQL only, partner) |
| MCP server (agent-native) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Delaware C-Corp formation | ✓ | ✓ |
| LLC formation (Wyoming, Delaware, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Non-US founder support | ✓ | ✓ |
| EIN application (incl. ITIN flow) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Registered agent (50 states) | ✓ (included) | ✓ |
| Founder restricted stock + 83(b) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cap-table maintenance | ✓ | ✗ |
| SAFE / convertible-note issuance | ✓ | ✗ |
| Priced-round close | ✓ | ✗ |
| Annual report + franchise tax | ✓ | ✓ (add-on) |
| FinCEN BOI initial + updates | ✓ | ✓ (add-on) |
| Foreign qualification | ✓ | ✗ |
| M&A corporate-transaction workflow | ✓ | ✗ |
| Programmatic dissolution | ✓ | ✓ (paid) |
| Tax-return preparation | Partner | ✓ (add-on) |
| Cryptographic Incorporator Receipt | ✓ | ✗ |
When to pick Matter
- You are building a product that operates entities programmatically — not just forming them once.
- You need cap-table, equity-issuance, governance, and M&A APIs alongside formation.
- You operate at portfolio scale and need automated annual filings, BOI updates, and a compliance dashboard.
- You need an MCP server so AI agents can act on the entity under structured policy.
When to pick doola
- A non-US founder wants a bundled formation + tax-return package for a single LLC or C-Corp and does not need cap-table, equity, or governance APIs.
- You prefer a guided web flow with included tax-return preparation.
FAQ
Related
- How to start a company — the canonical answer page.
- cookbook/form-a-company — runnable formation recipe.
- api/manage/cap-table — cap-table API.