On 23 October 2026, the same SASU in mainland France cost €223.56 to €311.27 incl. VAT at the checkout page of online formation services, for identical official legal fees of €223.56: €33.83 for the greffe, €19.33 for the beneficial ownership declaration and €142 excl. VAT for the legal notice. With LegalRapide's Essentiel plan, formation costs €0 excl. VAT: the total equals the legal fees alone, passed on to the cent. Ten services publish an entry-level offer; most display "€0" excluding legal fees, and several tie it to a subscription (accounting, bank account, legal assistance). Every line on this page links to its source and the date it was recorded.
How to read these tables
Six points that define the figures below. Every figure is sourced in the register at the bottom of the page.
A SASU with one individual shareholder, registered office in mainland France, general commercial activity, at the time of formation.
The Essentiel plan costs €0 excl. VAT: articles of association, legal notice and filing of the application. All that remains are the legal fees, passed on at the official amount, with no markup.
The greffe (€33.83) and beneficial ownership (€19.33) fees are regulated, all-inclusive rates; the legal notice is a flat fee set by ministerial order (€142 excl. VAT for a SASU). No service can lower them.
Taken as displayed, not recalculated on our basis: some amounts are excl. VAT, others incl. VAT. Where we calculated the VAT-inclusive figure, the line says so.
Each service structures its offer differently: entry-level offer, assisted plan, linked subscription. Nothing is rounded or adjusted; every figure carries its source link.
The services that rank at the top of searches for online company formation and publish their prices. Nobody is excluded; a service that publishes its rates is added at the next survey.
Total paid at formation: a SASU in mainland France
One scenario, every service: the order process followed through to the checkout page on 23 October 2026, without paying. The official legal fees for this application are €223.56 incl. VAT.
| Service | Total incl. VAT | What was displayed |
|---|---|---|
| LegalRapide · Essentiel | €223.56 | Displayed: €223.56 incl. VAT. Included: Articles of association, legal notice, filing of the application. LLegalRapide |
| LegalPlace · Basique | €296.23 (VAT-inclusive figure calculated by us) | Displayed: €246.86 excl. VAT, "regulated fees and filing management included". Included: Articles of association and complete application, formalities handled through to the Kbis, greffe anti-rejection guarantee, capital deposit within 24h; fee line: greffe filing, greffe fees, legal notice. LLegalPlace |
| LegalPlace · Basique | €266.23 (VAT-inclusive figure calculated by us) | Displayed: €221.86 excl. VAT instead of €246.86 excl. VAT. Promotion: "Pay now: €30 off" (€25 excl. VAT), preselected on the checkout page. Included: As in the previous line, plus 4 advertised bonuses: priority processing, deadlines sheet, guide to grants, business plan template. LLegalPlace |
| Legalstart · Starter | €311.27 | Displayed: €259.39 excl. VAT + €51.88 VAT = €311.27 incl. VAT. Included: Registration of the SASU; fee line: legal notice, greffe fees. LLegalstart |
| Captain Contrat | not reached | Total not reached in the process tested: first name, last name, email and phone number required before choosing an offer; we do not enter a phone number. The prices published on its pricing page appear in the published prices table. CCaptain Contrat |
Published prices, side by side
What determines the real cost: the entry-level offer, the assisted plan, the subscription tied to it and the promised turnaround. Pricing pages recorded on 23 October 2026, excluding legal fees.
| Service | Entry-level offer | Assisted plan | Linked subscription | Promised turnaround | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LegalRapide | €0 excl. VAT (Essentiel) | €149 excl. VAT (Rapide) | Sérénité: €0 the 1st month, then €89 excl. VAT/month, Rapide free | Filing within 24 business hours of a complete application, or your money back | LLegalRapide |
| LegalPlace | €0 excl. VAT (Basique) | €199 excl. VAT (Express) | Premium: €0 then from €89 excl. VAT/month | Processing within 24h (Express) | LLegalPlace |
| Legalstart | €0 excl. VAT (Starter, 12 business days) | €99 excl. VAT (Standard, 7 days), €199 excl. VAT (Premium, 24h) | Legal assistance free for 30 days, then €29.90/month | Depends on the plan | LLegalstart |
| Captain Contrat | €0 excl. VAT (Solo) | €99 excl. VAT (Standard, €0 with accounting), €269 excl. VAT (Sérénité, €170 with accounting) | Discount if accounting is taken | Application sent in under 24h (Standard) | CCaptain Contrat |
| Indy | Free formation with an Indy subscription | — | Subscription from €22 excl. VAT/month | — | IIndy |
| Dougs | Free formation | — | Chartered accountant from €79 excl. VAT/month | — | DDougs |
| Swapn | €0 excl. VAT, no commitment | — | Optional accounting from €29 excl. VAT/month (with a Tiime account), €39 excl. VAT otherwise | Articles of association sent within 24h | SSwapn |
| Shine | — | Through a partner, from €238 excl. VAT | Business account | — | SShine |
| Qonto | Free formation | Capital deposit €69 excl. VAT | Basic business account €9 excl. VAT/month, billed €108 excl. VAT annually | — | QQonto |
| Kandbaz | — | €499 excl. VAT all-inclusive (legal fees included) | Registered office address service | — | KKandbaz |
What you pay the greffe and the newspaper: 2026 legal fees
Regulated rates, identical whichever service you use. The greffe and beneficial ownership fees are all-inclusive amounts; the legal notice is a flat fee excluding VAT.
| Legal form | Greffe | Beneficial owners | Legal notice (mainland) | Legal notice (La Réunion, Mayotte) | Total incl. VAT, mainland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASU | €33.83 | €19.33 | €142 excl. VAT | €167 excl. VAT | €223.56 |
| SAS | €33.83 | €19.33 | €199 excl. VAT | €233 excl. VAT | €291.96 |
| EURL | €33.83 | €19.33 | €124 excl. VAT | €147 excl. VAT | €201.96 |
| SARL | €33.83 | €19.33 | €148 excl. VAT | €173 excl. VAT | €230.76 |
| SCI | €60.38 | €19.33 | €191 excl. VAT | €223 excl. VAT | €308.91 |
Total legal fees by territory
The legal notice flat fee and the VAT rate change in the overseas territories; the greffe and beneficial ownership fees do not.
| Territory | SASU | SAS | EURL | SARL | SCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland France | €223.56 | €291.96 | €201.96 | €230.76 | €308.91 |
| Guadeloupe, Martinique | €207.23 | €269.08 | €187.70 | €213.74 | €286.95 |
| French Guiana | €195.16 | €252.16 | €177.16 | €201.16 | €270.71 |
| La Réunion | €234.36 | €305.97 | €212.66 | €240.87 | €321.67 |
| Mayotte | €220.16 | €286.16 | €200.16 | €226.16 | €302.71 |
What the data shows
- The same application, €223.56 to €311.27 incl. VAT. The gap comes from what each service adds on top of the legal fees, which are identical for everyone (€223.56).
- "€0" refers to the service, never to the formation. The legal fees are still due: €201.96 incl. VAT at minimum (EURL), €291.96 for a SAS.
- The legal notice is the largest item: 76% of the legal fees for a SASU in mainland France.
- Several free offers are tied to a subscription: bank account, accounting or legal assistance ("Linked subscription" column).
- Outside mainland France, the total changes with the legal notice flat fee and VAT: a SASU costs €220.16 in Mayotte, where VAT does not apply.
How this data is built
Legal fees: rates read on Service-public and in the orders cited, checked at every publication. Totals: each order process followed through to the checkout page with the same scenario, without paying and without giving a phone number; a dated screenshot of each survey is kept internally, not published. Published prices: recorded from each service's public pricing page. An amount displayed excl. VAT stays excl. VAT in the "displayed" column; any VAT-inclusive figure we calculate always applies 20% VAT to the whole line, and the line says so.
Every figure, with its source
| Figure | Source |
|---|---|
| Greffe: €33.83 (commercial company), €60.38 (SCI) | SService-public |
| Beneficial ownership declaration: €19.33 | SService-public |
| Greffe and beneficial ownership: all-inclusive amounts, no VAT added | IInfogreffe |
| SASU legal notice: €142 excl. VAT in mainland France, €167 excl. VAT in La Réunion and Mayotte (in force from 1 January 2026) | SService-public |
| LegalRapide: €0 excl. VAT (Essentiel) | LLegalRapide |
| LegalPlace: €0 excl. VAT (Basique) | LLegalPlace |
| Legalstart: €0 excl. VAT (Starter, 12 business days) | LLegalstart |
| Captain Contrat: €0 excl. VAT (Solo) | CCaptain Contrat |
| Indy: Free formation with an Indy subscription | IIndy |
| Dougs: Free formation | DDougs |
| Swapn: €0 excl. VAT, no commitment | SSwapn |
| Shine: Through a partner, from €238 excl. VAT | SShine |
| Qonto: Free formation | QQonto |
| Kandbaz: €499 excl. VAT all-inclusive (legal fees included) | KKandbaz |
Source register
- Service-public: cost of company formation formalities Commercial Code, art. R444-1 et seq.; order of 25 February 2026 setting the rates for business formalities
- Service-public: 2026 legal notice rates order of 19 November 2025 amending the order of 19 November 2021
- Infogreffe: formality fees VAT treatment of registry fees
- LegalRapide: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- LegalPlace: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Legalstart: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Captain Contrat: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Indy: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Dougs: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Swapn: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Shine: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Qonto: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
- Kandbaz: pricing page recorded on 23 October 2026
What we monitor next
- Checkout totals and published prices: next check on 30 November 2026.
- Legal fees: next check on 5 January 2027, and with every new tariff order.
- Captain Contrat: total to be recorded as soon as a process allows the checkout page to be reached without a phone number.
Limitations
- Only one checkout scenario (SASU, mainland France): the other legal forms have the legal fees shown in the table, but the services offered may vary.
- Service prices change often, promotions included: each survey is valid as of its date.
- The offers do not include the same services: this table compares prices, not quality of service.
- LegalRapide is one of the services compared.
Cite and download this data
LegalRapide, "Online company formation market prices", version 2026-10-24, https://legalrapide.fr/donnees/prix-du-marche/. Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab).
Questions about these tables
How much does forming a SASU really cost in 2026?
At least €223.56 incl. VAT in mainland France: these are the legal fees, due whichever service you use. With LegalRapide's Essentiel plan (€0 excl. VAT), that is the total you pay.
Why do the displayed totals differ so much?
Because each service adds its own fee on top of the legal fees, and some display their prices excl. VAT, others incl. VAT. The official fees, however, are the same everywhere.
Are competitors' prices up to date?
They are recorded on the date shown (23 October 2026 for the totals, 23 October 2026 for the published prices) and rechecked by 30 November 2026 at the latest. The source link on each line gives the current price.
Can I reuse this data?
Yes, under the Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab), citing LegalRapide and the version date. The CSV and JSON files are free to download.