State of Delaware · Last verified September 8, 2026
Delaware
The default when investors are involved.
TRI Score
89.8
Excellent
#2 Best States to Form an LLC
Overview
Our assessment
Delaware's ranking rests on legal predictability: the Court of Chancery and its body of case law are why nearly every venture-backed company registers here. For a one-person LLC it is usually unnecessary cost.
Best for
- Venture-backed companies
- Multi-owner structures
Not ideal for
- Simple single-member LLCs
Score breakdown
Why it scored 89.8
- Capability30%
- 95
- Value20%
- 82
- Ease of Use15%
- 88
- Reliability15%
- 96
- Professional Utility10%
- 94
- Momentum10%
- 84
How much the product can actually do, and how well it does the core job.
What you get for the price, including what the free plan really covers.
Time from signup to useful result, without training or a consultant.
Consistency, uptime, support responsiveness and predictable behaviour.
How well it fits real professional workflows, not demos.
Rate of meaningful improvement over the last two evaluation cycles.
Trade-offs
Strengths and weaknesses
- Most predictable business case law
- Investor familiarity
- Annual franchise tax
- Registered agent required
Score history
How the score moved
- Jan 202687.4
- Apr 202688.2
- Jun 202689.0
- Sep 202689.8Latest evaluation cycle.
Head-to-head
Compared with
- No published head-to-heads yet.
Evidence
Sources
- Public dataPublic pricing and documentation
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