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Northwest vs ZenBusiness: published prices compared
Updated 17 Oct 2026 · LLCTally
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Northwest Registered Agent charges 39 dollars plus state fees to form an LLC [156]; ZenBusiness Starter costs 0 dollars plus state fees [124]. Over three years the difference is mostly the registered agent. This page compares the prices the two services publish; it does not compare service quality, which we have not measured.
Northwest’s live pages block automated access, so its prices come from copies of its pages kept by the Internet Archive, dated in the source list.
Packages
- Northwest: 39 dollars plus state fees [156]. On its Wyoming page, Northwest writes that the 39 dollar filing includes a free domain name, web hosting, an email address, a phone line, brand protection and a year of registered agent service [157].
- ZenBusiness Starter: 0 dollars plus state fees, and it does not renew [124]. An EIN and an operating agreement template cost 99 dollars each, and rush processing 79 dollars [124].
Registered agent
- Northwest: after the included year, 125 dollars a year, or 100 dollars a year per state from five states [158].
- ZenBusiness: not included in any package [124]. The pricing page gives 199 dollars a year [124]; the registered agent page gives 99 dollars for the first year, renewing at 199 dollars [125].
Over three years
With the registered agent from the service, the service’s own charges over three years are 289 dollars at Northwest: 39 dollars for the formation and two years of registered agent at 125 dollars. At ZenBusiness they are 497 or 597 dollars, depending on which of its two first-year prices applies. With your own registered agent, the packages cost 39 and 0 dollars. State fees come on top and are the same whichever service files.
For the total with the fees of your state, use the calculator. Registered agent prices of other services are in registered agent prices.
| Northwest Registered Agent LLC formation | ZenBusiness Starter | |
|---|---|---|
| Package price | 39 USD [156] | 0 USD [124] |
| Registered agent, first year | 0 USD [157](a year of registered agent service included, as the Wyoming page states) | 199 USD [124] 99 USD [125] (another manufacturer document) |
| Registered agent per year | 125 USD [158](100 per state from five states) | 199 USD [124] |
Sources
- ZenBusiness: LLC formation plans and pricing · ZenBusiness, retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Quote: «$0 + state fees | does not renew»; «Registered agent service is not included in any package. It is available on Starter, Pro, and Premium for $199 a year.»; «Registered agent service is not included in any package. It is available on any package for $199 a year, and it renews yearly»; «**Starter includes one optional free year of Worry-Free Compliance (renews at $199/yr).»; «Employer ID Number (EIN) +$99 Operating agreement template +$99»; «Standard processing is 7-10 business days, with an option to add rush processing for $79.»; «ZenBusiness purchases are backed by a 60-day money-back guarantee.»; «+ state fees | renews at $199/yr»; «1-day processing, Worry-Free Compliance included outright, an operating agreement template, an EIN»; «After the first year, the Pro Package renews at $199 annually, and state fees do not apply to the renewal price.»; «The Premium Package is $299 plus state fees and renews at $299 annually.»
- ZenBusiness: registered agent · ZenBusiness, retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Quote: «*$99 + state fees for the first year. Renews at $199/yr.»
- Northwest Registered Agent: llc (archived copy of 2026-10-01) · Northwest Registered Agent, copy kept by the Internet Archive, retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Quote: «$39 + State Fees»
- Northwest Registered Agent: wyoming (archived copy of 2026-07-09) · Northwest Registered Agent, copy kept by the Internet Archive, retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Quote: «have your LLC filed with Privacy by Default for $39. This includes a free domain name, web hosting, email address, phone line, brand protection, and a year of registered agent service.»
- Northwest Registered Agent: registered agent (archived copy of 2026-09-18) · Northwest Registered Agent, copy kept by the Internet Archive, retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Quote: «$125 Per Year»; «It's $125/year, no hidden fees or per document charges. For five or more states, it's just $100/year per state.»