CorpNet alternatives

Pros

• A personalized operating agreement in every package, even the $79 one.
• 90-day refund window on its own fees, the longest we found.
• Registered agent at $119 a year after the included year.

Cons

• The order form comes with the EIN, the registered agent and a $99 license package already checked on Basic: uncheck what you don't want.
• To stop the registered agent you must send proof of the new agent before the renewal date, or you owe the full year.
• Its own pages disagree on the registered agent price ($99 or $119 a year); we count the order form's $119.

Pros

• $39 formation with the operating agreement and the first year of registered agent included.
• Its address goes on public filings instead of yours wherever possible.
• No cancellation fee, and you cancel in your own account.

Cons

• Registered agent customers are enrolled automatically in an annual report service ($100 plus state fees per filing) unless they cancel it.
• No refund guarantee: refunds within 90 days are at Northwest's discretion.
• The EIN is an add-on, and support hours aren't published.

Pros

• The $147 Essentials package covers the whole basket: EIN, operating agreement and one year of registered agent.
• Registered agent at $99 a year after the free year, the lowest renewal we found.

Cons

• Its prices change between the page you see and the page without JavaScript, and they're shown against struck-through regular prices.
• Refunds only before processing starts; subscriptions aren't refundable.
• Support hours aren't published.

Pros

• Formation at $0 plus state fees with the first year of registered agent included.
• 60-day money-back guarantee on the first online purchase.

Cons

• The registered agent renews on its own, and no page states what it costs after the included year.
• The bundles with more services are sold only by phone, with no published price.
• Its own pages disagree on whether the EIN comes with the free LLC.

Pros

• The first year of registered agent comes with every package, even the $0 one.
• The $199 Standard package covers the whole basket: EIN, operating agreement and registered agent for a year.

Cons

• Refunds only until the payment goes to the state, usually within 24 hours.
• The registered agent renewal is charged by a partner and isn't refundable.
• Add-on prices on the order form, and the virtual address after its free month, aren't published.

Pros

• One package with the EIN, the operating agreement and two-day processing included.
• Registered agent at $120 a year, among the lowest renewals we found.

Cons

• The package costs $299, more than the cheapest packages of other services.
• Purchases are final: no refund window.
• The registered agent isn't included, and support hours aren't published.

Pros

• Starter at $0 plus state fees doesn't renew, and the EIN and template are published add-ons.
• 60-day money-back guarantee on formation plans.
• Phone support every day of the week, in all 50 states and DC.

Cons

• No package includes the registered agent, at $199 a year.
• Starter comes with a website builder trial already selected ($15 a month after 30 days) and a free compliance year that then renews at $199.
• The registered agent can't be cancelled online, and you need written proof of the new agent.

Pros

• The LLC page says every package includes an operating agreement.
• Phone support on weekdays.

Cons

• After a discounted first year, the registered agent renews at $249 a year, the highest renewal we found.
• The EIN is a $79 add-on in every package, and shipping is charged with no published price.
• No refund for a registered agent cancelled in its first year, and the price can rise once a year.

Pros

• Basic package at $0 plus state fees, with the EIN and operating agreement sold apart at published prices.
• Phone support every day of the week.
• The Expert Service package adds a licensed attorney's review of the filing.

Cons

• No package includes the registered agent, at $249 a year, the highest yearly price we found from the first year.
• The $249 and $299 packages start a monthly plan of $49 or $99 after 30 days unless you cancel.
• No refund once any part of the order is submitted to the state.

Pros

• The membership covers the first LLC filing and unlimited legal documents, including an operating agreement template.
• Registered agent at $124.99 a year.
• Paid legal advice sessions are available.

Cons

• You pay the membership every year: the EIN and the registered agent need Plus or Pro, from $249 a year.
• The 7-day trial turns into a paid membership unless you cancel.
• Formation and registered agent fees aren't refundable.

Pros

• Lite plan at $0 plus state fees with no yearly fee.
• Essential and Elite include annual compliance and the operating agreement.

Cons

• Fees are non-refundable, and $29 is deducted if a refund is ever issued.
• The EIN and the registered agent ($199 a year) are sold apart in every plan.
• Essential and Elite renew every year, charged up to 30 days early, and a discounted plan renews at full price.

Pros

• Every price is on a public order form: $99 formation, $99 EIN and $99 operating agreement.
• Ongoing compliance services (annual reports) for owners who want them handled.

Cons

• Fees are non-refundable.
• Yearly services renew unless you give written notice 90 days before the term ends, and prices can rise up to 10% a year.
• Sells BOI reporting at $199 a year even though FinCEN says US-created companies are exempt.

Pros

• In Florida, the registered agent comes included through the next calendar year, then $119 a year.
• Phone support on weekdays.

Cons

• It sells packages only for Delaware, Florida and Nevada.
• The EIN has no published price, and its own pages show different totals for the same package.
• No refund after filing, and it may raise its fees at any time without notice.

Pros

• Basic at $0 plus state fees, and the $199 Standard package includes the EIN and the operating agreement.
• 60 days to ask for a refund.

Cons

• The registered agent is billed by the quarter: about $596 a year, the highest we found.
• Every package bundles free trials (Legal Suite, ComplianceGuard, virtual mailbox) that renew unless you cancel, and the Legal Suite price afterwards isn't published.
• It may raise its fees at any time without notice.