# Company formation guides

Updated : 2026-10-22 · Source : https://legalrapide.fr/en/guides/

These guides cover the decisions you need to make just before setting up your company: which form, what it costs in total, how long it takes and which documents to gather. Every figure is dated and sourced from service-public.gouv.fr.

## By legal form
- [Set up a SASU](/en/guides/sasu/)
- [Set up an SAS](/en/guides/sas/)
- [Set up an EURL](/en/guides/eurl/)
- [Set up a SARL](/en/guides/sarl/)
- [Set up an SCI](/en/guides/sci/)

## Preparing your formation
- [Cost of setting up a SASU, all fees included](/en/guides/sasu/cout-creation/)
- [Timelines: from questionnaire to Kbis](/en/guides/sasu/delais/)
- [Documents to provide](/en/guides/sasu/documents/)
- [Depositing the share capital](/en/guides/depot-capital/)
- [Registered office address](/en/guides/domiciliation/)
- [SASU or EURL: how to choose](/en/guides/sasu-ou-eurl/)
- [First-year obligations](/en/guides/obligations-premiere-annee/)

## Also
- [Short answers to questions before you start](/en/reponses/)
- [Tools: cost, documents, timeline](/en/outils/)
- [Comparison of online formation services](/en/comparatifs/creation-societe-en-ligne/)
- [Glossary](/en/glossaire/)
- [Set up an e-commerce company](/en/activites/e-commerce/)