Tools for forming and vetting companies
Built on the same live Secretary of State data behind the SOSfinder API. Free to use — every result shows the raw API response.
Business name checker
Check a name against state records, domains, and USPTO trademarks in one pass — with the near-matches states reject.
Open toolLLC name generator
Generate names and verify each one against live Secretary of State records in your state — not just vibes.
Annual report reminders
Find your state’s filing deadline and get a free “remind me 30 days before” email.
Is this company legit?
Vendor due-diligence report card: status, standing, age, and registered agent — at a shareable URL.
Free business search
A plain search box with a few free lookups a day — every result has a raw API-response toggle.
Status code dictionary
Every state’s status vocabulary — “Forfeited Existence,” “Admin. Dissolved” — mapped to plain meanings.
Entity ID validator
Every state’s file-number format, with regex, examples, and paste-to-validate.
Registered agent explorer
Reverse-lookup every entity a registered agent represents, with market-share stats per state.
Naming trend charts
“AI” LLC formations by month, the crypto-LLC boom and bust — data-journalism from the registries.
New-formations feed
The 10 most recent filings free; the full date-searchable feed via API.