Stripe Atlas's value is not helping you register a company (you can do that yourself for $89), but bundling 'registration + EIN + banking + payments' into a one-stop experience, eliminating the biggest pain point for non-US founders — bank account opening and Stripe integration. But before paying $500, calculate the true Year 1 cost ($1,114+) and annual compliance obligations ($525+), because the cost of reinstating a dissolved company two years later far exceeds the registration fee.
