What would a notary's office cost?

At a notary's office, a BV incorporation costs between €700 and €1,500 for a simple Starter-like situation, and between €1,500 and €3,500 for a Pro-like situation with several shareholders. At first glance that sounds comparable to our prices. But there's more to it.

At a notary's office

• You are a direct client of the notary's office and deal directly with the notary
• Setup price: €700–€3,500 depending on complexity
• Lead time: 2–6 weeks (scheduling depends on office capacity)
• Office visit: almost always required for signing
• Shareholder register: in a Word template or Excel, managed by you
• Issuing shares later: a separate notarial act, €500–€1,500 each time
• No platform, no audit trail, no cap table management

At Digital Notary

• Digital Notary is not itself a notary's office: the notarial acts are performed by an external civil-law notary whom we engage for you
• Setup price: €599 (Starter), €1,599 (Pro), €1,899 (Pro + Holding)
• Lead time: 4–7 working days
• Office visit: never needed
• Shareholder register: digital via Nxchange (AFM-regulated), included
• Issuing shares later: €199 per transaction, done in working days
• Full platform: cap table, transactions, audit trail
• Monthly fee: €9.99 or €24.99 for the ongoing infrastructure

What it means in practice

On the direct incorporation price the difference is modest; we are in the same range. The difference lies in everything after incorporation: the register that keeps running, the first share issue to an investor costing €199 instead of €1,000, and a lead time measured in working days instead of weeks.