Alternatives
SimpleClosure alternatives
Alternatives to SimpleClosure are other shutdown services, a marketplace, and a license of the records. Starcycle and Sunset file and manage a wind-down. Acquire.com lists an operating startup for sale. Vetrix pays you to license a de-identified copy before tools are canceled, and you keep ownership. Hire a shutdown service for the filings. License the records only while you still control them.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| The job | The job is help shutting a startup, not finding a buyer for the company. |
| What to compare | Compare the price on each service's site, the tasks it names, and the states it covers. |
| License timing | License the records before tools are canceled, and only if you still control them. |
Why people look for SimpleClosure alternatives
You want help shutting a startup. You are not shopping for a marketplace. The work is filings, vendors, employees, and the order in which accounts close. A listing site does not file a dissolution.
SimpleClosure is one shutdown service. Other services state their own scope and their own price. Compare which tasks each service names, which states it names, and which price is on its site. A quote you heard on a call is not that price.
A data license is not a shutdown. It can happen before tools are canceled, while the company still controls the records. It does not replace the filings. If you need both, they are two contracts, two counterparties, and two clocks.
Separate the filing from the records. A shutdown service is the counterparty for paperwork, vendors, employees, and the order in which accounts close. A marketplace is the counterparty for a buyer, and only while the company is still operating. A license is the counterparty for a de-identified copy, and only while you still control the tools. You can need more than one, and they do not complete each other. Sign the license before the tools are canceled. Hire the filing from a service that states its price and the states it covers. Ask your lawyer who can still sign if the company is already closing.
If the services require payment, you pay a fee. SimpleClosure says the description of the services and the fees are set out in the registration information, a separate agreement, or an order form.
Startup shutdown services
Starcycle and Sunset are the other shutdown services. If the company is already closing, read what changes when you are winding down.
The options
These are the other ways out besides SimpleClosure, grouped by what each one does. Vetrix is last.
Starcycle
Starcycle takes founders closing a company, whether or not the company took outside investment. A self-serve path is for a single-member LLC or a straightforward corporation, in one state, with no investors and no active contracts. A white-glove path is for a Delaware C-corp, a multi-state entity, investors, or active contracts.
Starcycle handles the administrative paperwork of a company shutdown: a tailored action plan, key-date tracking, contract and subscription cancellation, document management, and state filings. It is not legal or tax advice. For legal or tax judgment, it works with a partner CPA or lawyer, or with yours.
Pricing starts at $399, and state filing fees are paid at the state's own rate. Companies with investors, several states, or active contracts get a quote for the white-glove tier.
Read Starcycle on its own site. Starcycle vs Vetrix is the one-to-one fee comparison.
Sunset
Sunset provides legal, tax, and operational services for winding down venture-backed startups and other corporate entities.
Sunset manages a wind-down from start to finish: legal dissolution filings, final tax returns, capital redistribution to investors, asset disposition, state withdrawals, payroll closure, and ongoing compliance, with attorneys, CPAs, and a Client Success lead. It is not currently able to help companies with large outstanding debt.
Sunset charges a single, flat fee that covers the entire wind-down, including legal, tax, and operations. There are no hidden costs or hourly billing surprises. Book a call to get a quote based on your situation.
Acquire.com
Acquire.com lists SaaS, ecommerce, Shopify apps, mobile apps, and marketplaces. A listing must be currently operating and revenue-generating, apart from a few pre-revenue SaaS exceptions, and it needs a secure website and a price multiple the curation team can verify.
Acquire.com is a marketplace where you list a startup for sale. If it sells, you pay a closing fee that is a percentage of the purchase price.
From April 17, 2024, sellers pay a monthly listing fee plus a closing fee if the startup sells. Up to a $250,000 asking price: $25 a month and an 8% closing fee. From $250,000 to $1 million: $50 a month and 7%. Above $1 million: $100 a month and 6%.
Read Acquire.com on its own site. Acquire.com vs Vetrix is the one-to-one fee comparison.
Vetrix
License the records before tools are canceled, if the company still controls them.
The cost to the company is $0.
Payouts go up to $150,000 (US pricing, 250+ staff at peak).
Up to $150K · $0 cost · 3 days
Read how company data licensing works for the steps, including what you keep.
Side by side
| Option | What they do | Fee or price | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starcycle | Handles shutdown paperwork and state filings. Fits a founder closing a company. | Starts at $399, plus state filing fees. White-glove work is quoted. | Shutdown service |
| Sunset | Manages a full wind-down, including legal, tax, and operations. Cannot currently help a company with large outstanding debt. | One flat fee for the whole wind-down. Quoted for your situation. | Shutdown service |
| Acquire.com | Lists an operating startup for sale. Fits when you want a buyer for the company. | A monthly listing fee, plus a closing fee if the startup sells. | Marketplace |
| Vetrix | Pays you to license a de-identified copy of operational records. You keep the company. | $0 to the company | Data license |
How to choose
Do you need filings, a data license, or both?
Filings are the shutdown. A license is a copy of records. If you need the state paperwork, hire a service that says it files. If you also want the license, run it while you still control the tools. One does not complete the other.
Which price is on the service's own site?
Use the price on the service's own site. A range from a sales call, a tweet, or a roundup is not that price. If the service says the price is quoted, the price is a quote.
Which states does the service name?
A service that names the states it covers is not a national default. If your state of incorporation is missing from what that service writes, ask before you treat the engagement as available. Do not infer coverage from a logo.
For other brands in the same situation, read alternatives to selling your business on a marketplace. If the company cannot be sold, read how to sell a failed startup. When you want two fees side by side, compare exit options for a company.
You can also read Acquire.com alternatives or Flippa alternatives.
SimpleClosure vs Starcycle compares those shutdown services with each other when the choice is between those filings.
Related
- Alternatives
Alternatives when selling on a marketplace is the wrong tool, or the listing did not sell.
- Selling a company
How to sell a failed startup, and the options when a company cannot be sold as a whole.
- Compare
Exit options compared: sell, broker, shut down, or license records.
- Acquire.com alternatives
Other ways to sell, or to license records, if Acquire.com is not the fit.
- Flippa alternatives
Marketplaces, brokers, and a data license compared with listing on Flippa.
Questions about SimpleClosure alternatives
What is the best SimpleClosure alternative if the company is closing?
There is no single best alternative. If the company has already closed, read each option for a closed-company fit, then read the fee that provider states. Closing a startup is filings, vendors, and the order accounts stop. A marketplace does not file a dissolution. Compare the shutdown services on the price on each site and the states they name, then decide whether a license of records is a second contract.
What are other startup shutdown services besides SimpleClosure?
Starcycle and Sunset are the other shutdown services beside SimpleClosure. Each one states its own scope and the price on its own site. A marketplace can sit beside them because it looks for a buyer, which is a different job. A license of records does not file the dissolution. Hire a shutdown service when the work is the filing.
Does every shutdown service also license company data?
No. A shutdown service files and manages the closing. Licensing company data is a separate contract. Include it only when that service says it offers data. Vetrix is the license, and Vetrix does not file the closing. Do not assume a dissolution package includes a data sale. Read each option before you treat them as one engagement.
Where does AssetHub fit among shutdown services?
SimpleClosure's own site describes a data offering. That offering is not a second shutdown service, and it is not Vetrix. Ask your lawyer if a data product changes what you still must keep for tax, employees, or customers. The license Vetrix offers is its own agreement. It is not branded as a shutdown package.
Sources
- Starcycle. Compare shutdown services. Checked 2026-11-04
- Sunset. Product. Checked 2026-11-04
- Acquire.com. Refunds, cancellations, and subscriptions. Checked 2026-11-04
- Starcycle. Business Shutdown Services. Checked 2026-11-04
- Acquire.com. Simple Pricing to Help Sell Your Business. Checked 2026-11-04