Alethia vs Inform Direct

Alethia7.6Visit Inform Direct7.1Visit

Higher score Alethia #5 in Legal Entity Management Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from £1,000/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Alethia

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Inform Direct #8 in Legal Entity Management Software 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from £10/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Inform Direct

• Alethia fits best

  Small teams wanting a free starting point

• Inform Direct fits best

  UK portfolios seeking affordable statutory compliance

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Side by side

Feature	Alethia 7.6/10 Visit ↗	Inform Direct 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.6	7.1
Ranking	#5 in Legal Entity Management Software	#8 in Legal Entity Management Software
Best for	Small teams wanting a free starting point	UK portfolios seeking affordable statutory compliance
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email, Phone, Live chat
Compliance	2FA	PCI DSS, 2FA
Integrations	5 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alethia 4/4 · Inform Direct 4/4
Ownership structures	✓	✓
Governance documents	✓	✓
Filing deadline tracking	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Specs
Entity limit	5 entities	10 entities (best)
Jurisdiction coverage	Multi-country	Single-country
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes registers, ownership, workflows and basic compliance Tracks filings, obligations, due dates, owners and status Includes KYC workflows, audit trails and two-factor authentication	Free standard features support up to 10 companies Portfolio pricing falls to £0.08 per company per month Companies House filings, registers and deadline reminders in one system
Cons	Free plan is limited to five entities Registry starts at £1,000 per month on annual billing Governance and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales	Coverage is limited to one country Advanced global-enterprise capabilities are more limited Some transactions are charged separately on Pay as You Go
Our verdict	Alethia is entity management software for private equity firms, fund managers, real estate investment managers, and the legal, finance, compliance, and corporate-services teams supporting them. It brings together entity and people… Read the review →	Inform Direct is an online company secretarial platform for businesses, accountants and professional advisers managing UK companies. It maintains statutory registers, shareholder and officer records, PSC information, company details and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alethia — where it wins

  • Free plan includes registers, ownership, workflows and basic compliance
  • Tracks filings, obligations, due dates, owners and status
  • Includes KYC workflows, audit trails and two-factor authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to five entities
  • Registry starts at £1,000 per month on annual billing
  • Governance and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales

• Inform Direct — where it wins

  • Free standard features support up to 10 companies
  • Portfolio pricing falls to £0.08 per company per month
  • Companies House filings, registers and deadline reminders in one system

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is limited to one country
  • Advanced global-enterprise capabilities are more limited
  • Some transactions are charged separately on Pay as You Go

• Alethia7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from £1,000/mo (annual)

  A broad entity and governance workspace with a useful free tier but steep paid entry pricing.

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• Inform Direct7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from £10/mo

  A low-cost UK company secretarial platform for statutory records, filings and portfolio management.

  Visit Inform DirectFull verdict →