# Clerky

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/clerky/

11 people recommended Clerky in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

10 of the 11 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Stripe acquires Clerky”.

**Verdict:** Startup incorporation service praised for responsive, helpful support and a solid product that does what it should.

Summary written by Claude from 12 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Helpful, responsive support team (4 comments in the sample): "they were quick to answer questions and give advice where they could for years after" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49463499)) "Clerky is an absolutely amazing product and the team there are equally as amazing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457123)) "awesome support + a solid product (that just… does what it's supposed to do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458251))
- Useful for startups and incorporation (3 comments in the sample): "I've used clerky to incorporate a company, and I *loved* it, and I've recommended them to many people." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49463257)) "Was super useful for us when incorporating and after as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457498)) "super useful for startups" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49689148))
- Solid, amazing product (1 comment in the sample): "Clerky is great, Stripe is really buying all of the great product companies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457209))

## What people recommend instead

- [Stripe Atlas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stripe-atlas/): 9 recommend, 1 mixed, 5 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.clerky.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clerky", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clerky/ (11 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.