Osome vs Sleek vs Excellence Singapore: An Honest 2026 Comparison

By Lucas Seah, Founder of Excellence Singapore Group | Last Updated: July 2026

Here is the honest answer before the feature lists: Osome and Sleek differ less than most founders expect, and the choice that actually changes your next two years is not between the two platforms but between the platform model and a full-service firm. Both advertise local incorporation with a first-year secretary at S$600 all-in (published rates, July 2026), both run support through in-app chat because standardisation is what makes those prices possible, and both do genuinely good work for companies that fit the standard path. Most readers typing Osome vs Sleek into Google are already on one platform and feeling its edges. If that is you, the real question is whether your company still fits the model at all, and our CSP-registered company secretary team answers that question for incoming transfers every week. Not set on either platform and still choosing from scratch? Start with our full segment-by-segment comparison of incorporation services instead; this article is for the switch-or-stay decision.

Key Takeaways

• Osome and Sleek both advertise local incorporation plus a first-year secretary at S$600 all-in (published rates, July 2026), and that price buys a standardised app workflow rather than a named person who runs your file.
• Their secretary plans sit within S$50 of each other at entry: Osome publishes S$300 and S$600 a year, Sleek publishes S$350, S$500 and S$1,500 tiers. The gap that matters is not between the two brands but between the platform model and full-service.
• Accounting is where budgets diverge: Osome publishes revenue-tiered plans from S$898 per financial year for companies under S$30,000 revenue, Sleek bundles year-one accounting from S$1,250, and both step up as the business grows.
• Year two is where entry pricing catches up: registered address renewals at S$300 a year, nominee director extensions once bundled months run out, and itemised add-ons such as XBRL filing.
• Switching away is routine: a board resolution, the incoming secretary’s consent and an ACRA filing, with no downtime for the company.
• For a dormant or very simple company, a platform plan is often the right buy; the honesty section below says so plainly.

How we built this comparison (and where we sit in it)

Excellence Singapore is the third name in this comparison, so read it knowing we compete for some of the same clients. We have tried to make that bias survivable: every Osome and Sleek figure below comes from their own published Singapore pricing pages, checked in July 2026 and dated in the text, and where a price is not published we say so rather than guessing. There are no links to either platform here, which is our standing editorial rule for commercial providers, and no affiliate relationships anywhere in this article. We also say plainly, in a dedicated section, where a platform is the better buy. The comparison covers the three things a switch-or-stay decision actually turns on: the published pricing ladder, what each model includes and excludes, and what year two looks like.

What Osome and Sleek genuinely do well

Credit first, because the platforms earned their market share. Both publish their prices, and published pricing is a real strength of the platform model even though what it prices is a standardised workflow rather than advice on your specific situation. Onboarding is fast and fully remote on both, which suits simple setups precisely because nothing about them needs a conversation. The apps handle routine work well: e-signing, document storage, filing reminders and standard resolutions move quickly when your company matches the template the software was built around. And the entry pricing is real: S$600 all-in for incorporation plus a first-year secretary is cheap by any measure, kept cheap by the same standardisation that becomes the constraint later. For the companies the model was designed for, it works; the rest of this article is about what happens when your company stops being one of them.

Osome and Sleek pricing in 2026: the published ladder

Government fees are identical whoever files: ACRA charges S$15 for the name application, S$300 for registration and S$60 per annual return, so every package below is service fees wrapped around the same government money. All platform figures are the providers’ own published rates as at July 2026; promotional prices move, so confirm the number on the day you buy.

Osome’s published Singapore plans (July 2026)

Osome’s local incorporation-plus-secretary package is S$600, shown against a S$950 list price, and includes the ACRA filing with the S$315 government fee, the constitution and post-incorporation documents, and a first-year secretary handled through in-app chat, with the annual return and its S$60 fee covered. A registered address is a S$300-a-year add-on and CorpPass registration is S$100. Standalone secretary plans are S$300 a year (annual return and AGM) or S$600 with routine changes included. Accounting is priced by revenue tier: the entry Operate plan runs from S$75 a month, billed at S$898 per financial year, and applies to companies under S$30,000 in annual revenue; above that band the price climbs inside the live plans page, which is worth knowing before you model year two on the entry figure. Published extras include simplified XBRL at S$330, full XBRL at S$550 and urgent filing at S$750.

Sleek’s published Singapore plans (July 2026)

Sleek’s local Starter plan is S$600, shown against a S$700 list price, including S$375 of government fees, the secretary appointment, annual return, AGM and unlimited routine company changes. The Compliance plan at S$1,250 adds year-one bookkeeping, annual financial statements, the tax return and an assigned accountant, and Full Compliance at S$1,650 adds a registered address with a digital mailroom. Standalone secretary tiers are published at S$350 a year (companies with up to 2 shareholders), S$500 (share work, up to 9 shareholders) and S$1,500 (complex share operations), with support SLAs of 72, 48 and 24 hours by tier, a useful reminder that on a platform the response time is itself a priced feature. For overseas founders, the foreigner Starter bundle is S$2,250 with a nominee director included for 3 months, Full Compliance is S$3,650 with a 12-month nominee, and the visa variant is S$3,838 with Employment Pass support and a 6-month nominee. Sleek does not publish a static standalone accounting price list; accounting arrives bundled through the plans above.

Excellence Singapore’s published figures (July 2026)

Our published prices sit on our own pages: incorporation from S$1,000 including the S$315 government fee and a named first-year secretary, and the nominee director service from S$2,000 per annum. Corporate secretary retainers are quoted to scope and sit within the S$550 to S$900 a year band we publish for SME full-service firms in our corporate secretary comparison; accounting is quoted on volume and complexity rather than listed, and our accounting firm comparison shows the same segment logic across the market. Quoted is not code for expensive: it means the number you get is the number for your company, not a tier you grow out of mid-year. The other difference is memory: the same named team runs your secretary, accounting and tax file year after year, so you explain your company once.

Osome, Sleek and Excellence Singapore at three company profiles

Like-for-like pricing is hard across two different models, so here it is at three concrete profiles, using only published figures and saying quote-based where that is the truth.

The dormant-company row deserves a pause: at that profile the platforms are cheaper, and the honest advice is that cheaper is fine there, a point we return to below. The foreign-founder row cuts the other way once you compare like periods: Sleek’s S$2,250 entry bundle covers the nominee for 3 months, while a full year of cover costs S$3,650 on its published plan against roughly S$3,000 from us, combining incorporation from S$1,000 with the nominee at S$2,000 per annum, all July 2026 figures.

The three-way table: Osome vs Sleek vs Excellence Singapore

Everything below is drawn from the providers’ published Singapore pages and our own, as at July 2026.

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Where SMEs outgrow Osome and Sleek

The pattern repeats often enough to describe without pointing at anyone. It starts with support: chat-first service is a model characteristic, not a failing, but a queue that is perfectly adequate for a standard filing becomes painful the first time something urgent or unusual lands, because tickets do not know your history and SLAs are measured in hours, not in understanding. Switchers describe the same moment almost word for word: re-explaining the company’s history to a new chat agent for the third time, because in a queue-based model no single person owns your file. It continues with accounting: platform bookkeeping is standardised by design, so revenue tiers and add-on charges arrive exactly as your business gets more interesting, and founder forums repeat the same arc, liked at incorporation, outgrown at bookkeeping. It ends at the complexity ceiling: corporate shareholders, mid-year share transfers, a nominee arrangement that needs judgement, an Employment Pass running alongside a filing. None of that breaks a platform; it just queues. Our post on the signs you have outgrown a digital-first platform lists the tells, and the companion piece on why service level matters more than the software explains why the gap widens as a company ages.

Year two on Osome or Sleek: what the entry price does not include

The entry price is the cheapest either platform will ever be, which is not a criticism, it is the model: year one is priced to win the account and much of what follows is itemised. On Osome, the published lines stack like this as at July 2026: registered address at S$300 a year, CorpPass at S$100, simplified XBRL at S$330, full XBRL at S$550, urgent filing at S$750, and accounting that steps up by revenue tier once you pass the S$30,000 entry band. On Sleek, the Starter price is a promotional figure against a higher list, the registered address lives in the S$1,650 Full Compliance plan, secretary tiers step from S$350 to S$500 the moment share work appears or the shareholder count passes two, and the foreigner bundle’s 3-month nominee needs extending or upgrading toward the S$3,650 full-year plan. None of these lines is hidden; they are all published. That is exactly why the comparison that protects you is the 24-month total for what your company will actually need, not the checkout price.

Leaving Osome or Sleek: how the switch actually works

The switch is administrative, not surgical, and your company keeps operating throughout. The incoming firm prepares a board resolution, the new corporate secretary consents to act, the appointment change is filed with ACRA, and your statutory registers, minutes and records are handed over. Accounting records were always your company’s property, so they move with you. Most handovers complete within days, and a competent incoming team does the chasing, not you. We keep a step-by-step transfer guide that walks through the resolution, the filings and the timeline, including the mid-year cases where an annual return is imminent.

Questions to ask before you move

• Who exactly handles my file, and do I get their direct line, or is support a shared queue?
• What is the response SLA in writing, and what counts as urgent?
• What does the retainer include, and what is billed per resolution or per change?
• How fast is the handover, and who chases the outgoing provider for the registers?
• Do you work with my books as they are, including Xero, or is there a migration cost?
• For nominee arrangements: what is the scope of authority, the deposit policy and the exit process?

When Osome or Sleek is the right choice

Now the section this article owes you. A platform is often the right choice, and pretending otherwise would make everything above less believable. If your company is dormant or close to it, a S$300 to S$350 published secretary plan covers the annual return and AGM for less than any full-service retainer, and that is the correct buy (platform rates, July 2026). If you run a simple, fully local business with clean books, few transactions and no share changes on the horizon, the S$600 entry packages are honest value inside the model they serve. And if you genuinely prefer self-serve, the apps are good software, which is a reason to stay on the model, not a reason to expect it to become something else. The platforms’ own published tiers make the same point from the other side: S$1,500 secretary tiers and revenue-stepped accounting exist precisely because non-standard work costs more to serve, whoever serves it. Choose a platform when your company matches its template; budget for the switch when it stops matching.

Foreign founders on Sleek: the nominee director math

Every Singapore company needs at least one locally resident director, and for overseas founders that requirement, not the software, decides the real cost of each route. Sleek’s published foreigner bundles as at July 2026: S$2,250 with the nominee director included for 3 months, S$3,650 with a 12-month nominee, and S$3,838 with Employment Pass support and a 6-month nominee. The month count is the number to check, because a nominee you still need in month four moves the entry bundle onto the full-year plan’s price ladder. Compare like periods: a full year of platform cover is S$3,650 on the published plan, while Excellence Singapore’s nominee director service is published at S$2,000 per annum, with incorporation from S$1,000 on top, roughly S$3,000 for the same year with a defined scope of authority, documented KYC and a refundable deposit whose terms sit in the engagement agreement. Osome also serves foreign founders; its current foreigner figure sits behind the plan selector on its pricing page rather than in a static list, so confirm the number and the nominee period on the day you compare.

Frequently asked questions

Is Osome a good company?

Osome is an established digital-first provider with clearly published prices, S$600 all-in for local incorporation plus a first-year secretary as at July 2026, and for companies that fit its standard workflows the service does what the price promises. The more useful question is model fit rather than brand quality: app-first support suits routine filings, while companies with share changes, rising revenue tiers or nominee needs tend to be better served by a full-service firm where one named team handles the whole file.

Is Sleek or Osome better?

Neither wins outright, and the differences are smaller than the marketing suggests: both publish S$600 local entry packages, both run chat-first support, and both climb in price as complexity grows. Sleek publishes secretary tiers up to S$1,500 a year for complex share work, while Osome publishes revenue-tiered accounting from S$898 per financial year, all July 2026 rates. The sharper question is whether the platform model still fits your company at all, because a company that has outgrown one platform has usually outgrown both.

What are the alternatives to Osome in Singapore?

Think in segments rather than brand lists. The alternatives are another digital platform, which changes the logo but keeps the model, a full-service SME firm such as Excellence Singapore, where a named CSP-registered team runs the secretary, accounting and tax file together, or a mid-tier international group for regional structures at larger budgets. Which segment fits depends on complexity: standard and simple suits a platform, growing or non-standard suits full-service.

How much do Osome and Sleek cost in Singapore?

Published rates as at July 2026: both advertise local incorporation with a first-year secretary at S$600 all-in including government fees. Osome lists secretary plans at S$300 to S$600 a year and entry accounting at S$898 per financial year for revenue under S$30,000. Sleek lists secretary tiers at S$350 to S$1,500 a year, incorporation bundles up to S$1,650, and foreigner packages from S$2,250 with a 3-month nominee director. Add-ons such as a registered address at S$300 a year are extra.

How do I switch away from Osome or Sleek?

The mechanics are simple and involve no downtime: your incoming provider prepares a board resolution appointing the new corporate secretary, the outgoing appointment ends, and the change is filed with ACRA, with your statutory registers and records handed over as part of the transfer. Most transfers complete within days, and accounting records belong to your company, so they move too. The practical work sits with the incoming firm, which is why choosing it carefully matters more than the exit itself.

Is a platform or a full-service firm better for my company?

Match the model to the company. A platform is the right buy for dormant or very simple companies on standard workflows at the lowest published price. A full-service firm earns its higher retainer when the company generates judgement calls: share changes, growing transaction volumes, nominee arrangements, or anything where you want one accountable person rather than a ticket queue. The honest test is your last three support requests: if any of them needed a conversation, the model is the thing to change, not the platform.

Talk to Excellence Singapore before you renew

If a renewal notice is sitting in your inbox, run the year-two math above before paying it: the platform’s 24-month total for what your company now needs, against a quoted retainer from a firm where a named team already knows your file. Excellence Singapore has run that stack, secretary, accounting, tax and nominee, for 4,000+ businesses since 2013, and if your company is still a genuine fit for a platform we will say so rather than sell you a switch. Talk to us and we will quote a real number for your actual company.