Business formation
How much does an LLC formation service cost?
Quick answer
On top of the state's fee, LLC formation services charge $0 to $399 for their entry package. Six start at $0 and five at $99 to $109. The real difference is what follows: a $0 package can bill $149 to $468 in year two, and some services require a registered agent or membership from day one. Add-ons such as the EIN cost $69 to $99.
Every service adds its own charges to the state's filing fee, which is the same whoever files. This guide covers those charges only. Prices come from each company's own pages, read Sep 25 and Sep 27, 2026.
Entry packages
| Company | Entry package | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bizee | Basic | $0 | One time |
| LegalZoom | Basic | $0 | One time |
| Rocket Lawyer | LLC registration | $0 with a membership | One time |
| Swyft Filings | Basic | $0 | One time |
| Tailor Brands | Lite | $0 | One time |
| ZenBusiness | Starter | $0 | One time |
| CorpNet | Basic | $99 | One time |
| Harbor Compliance | Standard Formation | $99 | One time |
| InCorp Services | LLC Formation | $99 | One time |
| Registered Agents Inc | Business Formation | $100 | One time |
| MyCorporation | Basic | $109 | One time |
| doola | Starter | $297 | Per year |
| Firstbase | Start | $399 | One time |
All prices exclude state fees. doola and Firstbase showed struck-through offers ($237 and $99) with no end date; we list their regular prices.
Typical and top packages
The middle package usually adds the EIN, the operating agreement or both. It costs $134 at MyCorporation (Standard), $199 at Bizee, Swyft Filings and ZenBusiness, $219 at CorpNet (Deluxe) and $249 at LegalZoom (Pro). Top packages are mostly $249 to $299; Harbor Compliance's Premium Formation is $499. ZenBusiness's and Tailor Brands' middle and top packages are priced per year, and doola bills all its plans annually. doola's top plans are $1,999 and $2,999 a year because they add tax filing and bookkeeping.
What the first year really costs
Some low prices need another purchase:
- Rocket Lawyer: the $0 filing requires a membership, and Standard is $149 a year or $34.99 a month.
- Firstbase: Start requires Firstbase Agent at $299 a year, so year one is $698. Founders without a US address also need Mailroom, $35 a month or $315 a year.
- CorpNet: Basic is $99 plus a 3% convenience fee, or $101.97, plus shipping it doesn't price. Its registered agent lasts 60 days, then the subscription is $149 a year.
What you pay from year two
This is where $0 packages differ most:
- Bizee: the free year of registered agent service renews at $149 a year.
- ZenBusiness: Worry-Free Compliance renews at $199 a year, plus a preselected website builder at $15 a month. That is $379 a year with both, or $199 if you remove the website trial.
- Swyft Filings: the ComplianceGuard trial becomes $199 a year.
- Tailor Brands: the bookkeeping trial becomes $39 a month, $468 a year.
- Registered Agents Inc: its included agent year then costs $200 a year.
- doola: Starter renews at $297 a year.
- LegalZoom, MyCorporation, InCorp and Harbor Compliance bill nothing after year one on their entry package, unless you add their agent or other services.
Add-ons
- EIN: $69 at CorpNet and InCorp, $70 at Bizee, $79 at LegalZoom and MyCorporation, $99 at Harbor Compliance and ZenBusiness. Harbor adds $150 when the owner has no SSN. doola and Firstbase include the EIN.
- Operating agreement: $99 on its own at LegalZoom, Harbor Compliance, ZenBusiness, MyCorporation and Swyft Filings.
- Faster processing: $79 rush at ZenBusiness; $50 express or $100 same-day at Swyft Filings; a $50 expedite fee at InCorp; $100 for Delaware at Firstbase.
- Business address: $29 a month at Bizee (first month free) and Swyft Filings, $35 a month at Firstbase.
Fees and refunds
CorpNet adds 3% and MyCorporation charges shipping on every order, amount not published. If you cancel, MyCorporation keeps $50 and InCorp a $29 processing fee, and both refund only before filing. CorpNet refunds 100% of its fees on request within 60 days.
The short version
Price the package, anything required with it, and every renewal for two years. Compare services on that total in our LLC formation ranking, which scores first-year and year-two cost this way (methodology).