{
  "publisher": "Verdict SG",
  "sampleData": false,
  "status": "live, in-progress ranking",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-18",
  "reviews": [
    {
      "firm": "HeySara",
      "url": "https://verdictsg-4ay.pages.dev/reviews/heysara.html",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-18",
      "score": 75.25,
      "maxScore": 100,
      "pros": [
        "Same-business-day reply with two clearly laid-out package options",
        "Confirmed no extra fee for the overseas co-founder's KYC step",
        "Direct Singapore phone line and a real, visitable office in the signature block",
        "Named, contactable rep (Eileen Chua, Client Acquisition & Servicing Manager)"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Did not explicitly explain the resident-director requirement or how it's satisfied",
        "Asked two clarifying questions before quoting — not a fully closed quote in one reply",
        "Recurring annual fee model (S$1,097-1,398/yr) rather than a one-off setup price"
      ],
      "verdict": "Eileen Chua replied the same business day with two clear package options and confirmed no extra fee for the overseas co-founder's KYC. The signature block gave a direct Singapore line and a real office — the strongest reachability of any firm scored so far."
    },
    {
      "firm": "3E Accounting",
      "url": "https://verdictsg-4ay.pages.dev/reviews/3e-accounting.html",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-18",
      "score": 72.75,
      "maxScore": 100,
      "pros": [
        "Same-business-day reply, personally signed by a Director",
        "Genuine Singapore landline and physical office at Goldhill Plaza",
        "True applicable price (~S$533) is very competitive once identified",
        "First-year corporate secretary bundled free with the applicable package"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Headline 'total' of S$4,713 bundles in an optional nominee-director service most SG-resident founders don't need",
        "The correct, lower price for the shopper's scenario is buried in a subordinate clause, not surfaced as the primary quote",
        "Quote reading should be checked against the attached PDF brochure, not yet opened"
      ],
      "verdict": "A senior, locally-contactable rep replied the same day, but the quote's headline 'total' figure bundles in an optional nominee-director service the shopper didn't need — the true applicable price was closer to S$533."
    },
    {
      "firm": "Osome",
      "url": "https://verdictsg-4ay.pages.dev/reviews/osome.html",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-18",
      "score": 72.25,
      "maxScore": 100,
      "pros": [
        "The clearest, most complete answer of any firm shopped on the resident-director / nominee-director question",
        "Single all-in incorporation price with the ACRA fee explicitly included",
        "Clear, tiered corp-sec pricing rather than a vague range",
        "Digital KYC path for the overseas co-founder clearly explained"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "No confirmed Singapore phone number — only a Hong Kong WhatsApp number given",
        "No evidence the responding rep is Singapore-based; coverage spans four markets",
        "No in-person meeting offered, only a virtual calendar link"
      ],
      "verdict": "The clearest, most complete advice of any firm shopped so far on the resident-director question, but marked down heavily under the 40%-weighted Communication & Responsiveness criterion for lacking a confirmed Singapore contact."
    },
    {
      "firm": "VIVOS",
      "url": "https://verdictsg-4ay.pages.dev/reviews/vivos.html",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-18",
      "score": 78.25,
      "maxScore": 100,
      "affiliated": true,
      "disclosure": "",
      "pros": [
        "Fastest reply of any firm shopped in this round (20 minutes)",
        "Named, contactable rep who proactively offered a call within 30 minutes",
        "Confirmed Singapore-based, with a local phone number and physical office"
      ],
      "cons": [
        "Did not raise Singapore's resident-director requirement or nominee-director option when asked about the overseas co-founder",
        "ACRA fee explicitly excluded from the S$900 incorporation quote",
        "Expertise score is provisional — offered follow-up call not yet taken"
      ],
      "verdict": "VIVOS replied fastest of any firm shopped this round and offered a call within 30 minutes, but did not raise the resident-director requirement unprompted. Listed in the competitive ranking at its scored position, currently #1 of 4 fully scored.",
      "historicalOwnershipConflict": true
    }
  ]
}