MinuteBox vs Corporate Focus
MinuteBox vs Corporate Focus: Entity Management Comparison
Corporate Focus has served law firms — particularly in the United States — as an on-premises corporate records management tool. Corporate Focus was sunset in October 2020. If you moved to another platform and are now looking for an alternative, or if you’re still managing legacy Corporate Focus data, here’s how MinuteBox compares.
Company Overview
MinuteBox
MinuteBox is a cloud-based entity management platform that covers the complete entity lifecycle — minute books, government e-filing, compliance tracking, ownership charts, cap tables, and board governance.
Corporate Focus
Corporate Focus was an on-premises corporate records and minute book management system that was sunset in October 2020. If your firm is still running Corporate Focus or sitting on legacy Corporate Focus data that was never migrated, MinuteBox can help you transition to a modern cloud platform.
About MinuteBox
MinuteBox is a modular governance platform offering an ecosystem of fully integrated products — entity management, board portal, legal data room, national integrated registry services and government e-filing, contract management, and more — all powered by leading-edge AI. Teams across the US, Canada, UK, EU, Middle East, South Africa, and Australia use MinuteBox to manage entities in 150+ countries. Because MinuteBox serves both law firms and their corporate clients, advisors and clients can collaborate on the same platform with a single login and shared data layer.
Key Differences
| Factor |  |
Corporate Focus |
| Deployment | Cloud — the web, anywhere | On-premises — local installation |
| Minute books | Full digital minute books with search and version control | Minute book management (traditional approach) |
| No-code document automation | ✅ Visual editor — no document coding required | Requires document coding with specialized syntax |
| E-filing | Direct registry integration | Manual filing |
| AI | Second Chair AI | Check availability |
| Ownership charts | Real-time visual charts | Limited or manual |
| Remote access | Full cloud access | Office network only |
| Collaboration | Secure sharing with clients and third parties | Check availability |
| Migration | Concierge migration | N/A |
| Security certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 | Depends on internal IT |
Migration from Corporate Focus
MinuteBox offers a concierge transition from Corporate Focus. The concierge migration team handles data extraction, mapping, and import to help make the transition as smooth as possible.
Book a demo to see MinuteBox and start your migration from Corporate Focus.
If you moved off Corporate Focus when it was sunset to another provider and are unhappy with that platform, MinuteBox can still offer concierge migration — regardless of where your data lives today.
Thinking of Staying on Corporate Focus? Questions to Consider
- Is the software still receiving active development and security updates?
- What happens when the server hardware reaches end of life?
- Can your team work on entity records from home or while travelling?
- How do you share corporate records with clients, auditors, or counterparties during a transaction?
- Can you get a complete data export if you decide to migrate in the future?