Everything you need to start with confidence — $60 service fee + $636 ASIC fee. Constitution, ACN certificate and every start-up document included, plus a free month of Virtual CFO to see how your business is really going. No subscriptions. GST and card fees included.
Most companies with a standard name are registered the same day. Non-standard names ordered after 5pm (Sydney time) are usually approved the next business day.
Type your proposed name for an instant rules check, then confirm it’s free on the ASIC register.
Don’t add “Pty Ltd” — it’s included automatically.
Fast registrationUsually the same day
Secure & compliantLodged directly with ASIC
No hidden feesOne flat price, no subscription
Real supportFrom an Australian team
Every provider pays ASIC the same $636 government fee. The difference is what they charge you on top — and what they lock you into afterwards. Company registration, no subscription, just one flat fee.
| Provider | Service fee | Total you pay | Subscription required? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Company Setup | $60 | $696 | Never |
| Online company setup | $88 | $724 | No |
| Lawpath | Bundled in plans | $725 | Yes — from $468/yr |
* Competitor pricing checked June 2026 from public websites. ASIC fee of $636 applies to all providers from 1 July 2026 and is indexed annually. Our regular price is $696 ($60 service fee + the $636 ASIC government fee) — one of the lowest total prices online. GST and card fees included. Some providers advertise their fees before GST — always compare the total you actually pay.
Register with some online providers and you’ll be offered a shareholders agreement for $1,250 and website & privacy terms for $500 — on top of the registration. With us, these templates and our $2,200 Business Legal Starter Pack are in your dashboard the day your company registers, at no extra cost.
| Document | Elsewhere, as an add-on | With Cheap Company Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders AgreementWho owns what, decisions, and what happens if a shareholder leaves | $1,250 | FREE template |
| Website & Privacy TermsPrivacy Policy and Website Terms of Use | $500 | FREE in the Starter Pack |
| Business Legal Starter Pack8 templates: customer terms, privacy policy, website terms, employment, contractor, supplier, NDA and quote terms | Valued at $2,200 | FREE |
| Constitution, share certificates, registers & minutes | Often extra | INCLUDED |
| Virtual CFO — 1 month | Worth $203 | FREE |
| Total value included | Over $3,600 | $0 extra — it’s all in your $696 |
* Add-on prices are what an Australian online legal provider offered in its company-registration checkout in October 2026, for lawyer-prepared documents with a consultation. Ours are ready-to-use Word templates drafted for Australian law that you complete yourself; they are not tailored legal advice. Website & Privacy Terms are part of the Starter Pack and are counted once in the total (Starter Pack $2,200 + Shareholders Agreement $1,250 + Virtual CFO $203). All our prices include GST and card fees.
Most people finish the form in about five minutes.
Your name, contact details and address, checked so ASIC accepts them first time. You’re the director unless you tell us otherwise.
Pick a name with our live ASIC availability check and choose a standard Pty Ltd or SMSF trustee company. We prepare and lodge it with ASIC.
Your ACN, certificate and document pack land in your dashboard — usually the same day — with your free month of Virtual CFO switched on.
Other providers sell these as add-ons. We don't.
Your Australian Company Number and certificate of registration, issued in minutes.
Free with every setup — including special purpose constitutions for SMSF trustee companies.
Issued for every shareholder, serial-numbered and ready to print or store digitally.
Company register, member and director consents, and first meeting minutes.
8 essential business templates — customer terms, privacy policy, website terms, employment, contractor, supplier, NDA and quote terms — free in your dashboard. Valued at $2,200.
Everything stored in your secure online account. Log in any time, from anywhere.
Register your company and receive 8 essential business templates FREE in your dashboard.
Every company we register is lodged directly with ASIC. You receive an official Certificate of Registration and your ACN — valid for all business and government purposes — along with your constitution and every registration document.
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$60 service fee + $636 ASIC fee · GST & card fees included
Everything in Basic, plus your launch kit
Real companies, registered with ASIC through Cheap Company Setup. Pick any ACN below and look it up on ASIC Connect — it’s all on the public register.
"I found the company setup form so easy, without complicated options. The flat fee includes all required documents to run my company. Good support."
"As a trustee for an SMSF, I loved the service. My company was registered quickly with a constitution to suit my SMSF trustee company — and as a special purpose company I get the ASIC fee discount."
"Great service, simple, cheap and all documents located in one account."
Registered directly with ASIC, stored onshore, and handled by an Australian team — no offshore call centres, no personal details sent overseas.
Our website and the systems holding your registration data run on Australian servers, protected under Australian privacy law.
Your application goes straight to ASIC under our own registered agent number, through our ASIC-approved software — never passed to a third party.
Your certificate, constitution and registers live in your own password-protected dashboard — not sent back and forth by email.
Cheap and fast online company setup in Australia — usually registered the same day.
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