VIVOS vs Sleek (2026): An Honest Comparison for Foreign Founders

Published: 16 September 2026 · Reviewed by Ray Tay, Co-Founder & Managing Director, VIVOS PTE. LTD. (ACRA Filing Agent FA20240323 · MOM EA Licence 24S2425)

Every figure below is sourced from Sleek’s own public pricing page, review platforms, or a named press article, with links. Where VIVOS pricing isn’t finalized for a service, this article says so rather than guessing.

Published: 16 September 2026 · Reviewed by: Ray Tay, Co-Founder & Managing Director, VIVOS PTE. LTD. (ACRA Filing Agent FA20240323 · MOM EA Licence 24S2425) · Facts verified against: sleek.com, Trustpilot, Google Business Profile, Glassdoor, G2, September 2026.

Key takeaways

• Sleek and VIVOS both help foreigners incorporate a Singapore company remotely and both hold an ACRA Filing Agent licence — the practical differences are team size, pricing structure, and how immigration work is handled.
• Sleek is a larger, venture-funded platform (founded 2017, ~US$57M raised) with a self-serve dashboard; VIVOS is a smaller, founder-led firm (2024) that keeps incorporation, corporate secretary, accounting, and Employment Pass/immigration work under one in-house team holding both an ACRA CSP licence and a MOM Employment Agency licence.
• Sleek’s cheapest foreigner package (S$2,600) includes only a 3-month nominee director — most foreign founders will need to extend or upgrade before their Employment Pass is approved, which changes the real first-year cost.
• If your priority is a self-serve app and you’re comfortable with queue-based support, Sleek is a reasonable choice. If your priority is a single point of contact who holds both the company-secretarial and immigration licence for your file, VIVOS is built for that.

Quick answer

Sleek is a Singapore-founded (2017) corporate services platform operating in Singapore, Hong Kong, UK and Australia, with roughly US$57 million raised across four funding rounds and a digital-first, self-serve dashboard. VIVOS is a Singapore-founded (2024) corporate services and immigration firm that pairs an ACRA Registered Filing Agent licence (FA20240323) with an in-house MOM Employment Agency licence (24S2425), so incorporation and Employment Pass/visa work run through one team rather than being outsourced or queued separately.

Side-by-side

Sources: [1] TechCrunch, DealStreetAsia, Fintech News SG funding coverage 2019–2025. [2] sleek.com/sg/all-services/, accessed September 2026 — prices subject to change, check Sleek’s site directly. [3] Schema markup on sleek.com/sg/incorporation/, September 2026. [4] VIVOS’s Google Business Profile, September 2026. [5] Trustpilot.com/review/sleek.com, September 2026. [6] G2.com, June 2026.

Where Sleek is a good fit

Sleek’s dashboard and app are genuinely well-built, and for a founder who wants a fast, self-serve local incorporation with minimal human contact, their Starter plan (S$600) is competitively priced. Their scale also means dedicated teams for niche needs (payroll, e-signature, multi-country structuring across SG/HK/UK/AU).

What to check before signing with any digital-first provider

A few things worth asking any provider, Sleek included, before you commit:

• What happens to the nominee director after the included period? Sleek’s foreigner packages include either 3 or 12 months of nominee director depending on tier — confirm the ongoing annual cost once that period ends, since nominee director fees typically run S$2,000–4,000/year industry-wide.
• Is your Employment Pass application handled by the same team as your incorporation, or handed to a separate department/partner? This affects how quickly issues get resolved if MOM asks a follow-up question.
• What’s the actual post-sale support model? A recurring theme across public reviews of digital-first providers (Sleek included, per Trustpilot and Glassdoor) is that support quality is strong pre-sale and more variable once the account moves to ongoing service — worth asking for a named contact, not just a shared inbox.

Why founders choose VIVOS

• One team, two licences: your incorporation (ACRA FA20240323) and your Employment Pass/visa work (MOM EA 24S2425) are handled by the same people, not routed to a separate immigration partner.
• Founder-led: you deal directly with Ray Tay and the core team, not a support queue.
• China-inbound desk: a Shanghai-based team for founders relocating from or expanding into China — a market Sleek does not currently serve in Simplified Chinese.
• 100% remote incorporation, 1–3 business days, full transparency on what MOM and ACRA actually require.

FAQ

Is Sleek legitimate?

Yes — Sleek is a licensed ACRA Registered Filing Agent (FA20170342) and MOM Employment Agency (17S8937), operating since 2017 with venture backing from investors including Jungle Ventures, White Star Capital and EDBI.

Is VIVOS cheaper than Sleek?

It depends on the package and what’s included. On headline local incorporation, Sleek’s Starter plan (S$600) is marginally cheaper than VIVOS (from S$615). On the foreigner package, VIVOS’s from-S$4,600 plan includes a full 12 months of nominee director, versus Sleek’s S$2,600 entry plan which covers only 3 months — once you price in a realistic first year (Sleek’s own nominee director renewal runs S$2,000–4,000/year industry-wide), the total cost is closer than the headline numbers suggest. See our full pricing page for every service.

Can I switch from Sleek to VIVOS?

Yes. Switching corporate secretary or filing agent in Singapore is a standard ACRA process; we handle the handover, including transferring statutory registers and updating BizFile+.

This comparison is based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and will be reviewed periodically. If anything here is inaccurate or out of date, please let us know at contact@vivos.com.sg and we’ll correct it.