Updated November 10, 2026 · 10 services tested
We tested 10 LLC services for Mississippi. Northwest is our pick: $39 + $50 state fee, with the first registered agent year included (then $125/yr).
By Jon Morgan · Fact-checked by Jon Tobin, Business Attorney · How we test
Northwest Registered Agent
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$0 + $50 state feeSee ZenBusiness plans (opens in a new tab)Prices checked November 10, 2026. Mississippi's state filing fee is $50.
We tested every service in this roundup by forming a Mississippi LLC ourselves. Northwest is our first pick because its formation service combines the first registered-agent year, a Mississippi registered office and Corporate Guide support.
We judged ten services by the total cost beyond Mississippi's $50 filing fee, checkout clarity, agent renewals, document support and how well each account handles the April 15 annual-report deadline.
LegalZoom is our second choice for founders who expect contracts or legal questions, while ZenBusiness ranks third for guided online formation and dashboard follow-up.
Bizee and Inc Authority cost less in year one, but both require more attention to renewals and post-checkout setup.
| Service | Service Fee | Resident Agent | Money-Back Guarantee | Score | Compare offers |
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| $39 + $50 state fee | Free first year with the $39 LLC, then $125/yr | 90-day | 4.9 | Form my LLC (opens in a new tab) |
| $0-$299 + $50 state fee | $249 first year, then $249/yr (not in any plan) | 60-day | 4.7 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
| $0-$299 + $50 state fee | $199 first year, then $199/yr (not in any plan) | 60-day | 4.6 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0 + $50 state fee | Free first year with formation, then $249/yr | None stated | 4.5 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0-$249/year + $50 state fee | $199 first year, then $199/yr (not in any plan) | None stated | 4.4 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $49-$399 + $50 state fee | $14.99/mo first year, then $14.99/mo (inside its compliance plan) | 30-60 day | 4.3 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $99 + $50 state fee | $99 first year, then $159/yr (sold separately) | None stated | 4.2 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0-$299 + $50 state fee | $596 first year, then $596/yr (billed $149 a quarter; not in any plan) | 60-day | 4.1 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0-$299 + $50 state fee | Free first year with formation, then $149/yr | Refundable before filing | 3.9 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $149-$349/year membership + $50 state fee | $124.99 first year, then $124.99/yr (Plus or Pro membership required) | 7-day trial | 3.7 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
Prices checked November 10, 2026. Mississippi's state filing fee is $50.
Each score combines support, price, features, turnaround, ease of use and user ratings.
Refund: 90 days
BBB: A rating
Same/Next Day Filing: No
Free Features: Privacy address
In our testing, Northwest Registered Agent handled both the formation and registered-agent work together. Its Mississippi address served as the registered office. Scans, state mail and filing documents all appeared in one portal during setup.
A Corporate Guide reviews the company details and remains available for later questions. This gives out-of-state owners one place to manage official notices.
The included agent year renews at a flat annual rate afterward. Northwest also sells annual-report filing as a paid extra, but Mississippi charges domestic LLCs nothing to file, so many owners can handle that short task directly.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day
BBB: A+ rating
Same/Next Day Filing: $99 expedited add-on
LegalZoom is most useful when formation leads to contracts or attorney questions. Its account keeps legal-document and consultation tools reachable well past the filing itself.
After payment, LegalZoom still required more company details before it could file. The attorney-consult access we tested was a limited-time subscription that kept billing after the trial window closed unless we canceled it ourselves.
LegalZoom is a strong fit for Mississippi owners who expect legal questions after filing. The forms and attorney access stay in the same account as the filing.
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Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day
BBB: Yes
Free Features: Compliance reminders
ZenBusiness made the filing process easy to follow. Support links stayed in view. The running total was clear, and every paid extra required an active choice.
Velo AI is the guided setup tool inside ZenBusiness. It reviews the account for unfinished items, then sorts filing, EIN, compliance and website work into a short action list.
The paid compliance option extends that tracking to state deadlines like Mississippi's April 15 annual report.
The entry plan leaves agent coverage out of the base order. ZenBusiness ranks third for guided online formation, with a dashboard that shows the owner what happens next after submission.
Pros
Cons
Refund: None stated
BBB: Not accredited
LLC Packages: Free formation plus paid add-ons
Free Features: Name check
Advisory Services: Tax consultation
Inc Authority can keep the first-year cost close to Mississippi's state fee. In our checkout test, Inc Authority offered a free EIN or 24-hour internal processing.
The current affiliate offer lists both a business tax ID and 24-hour processing with the free formation.
Reaching that low total takes patience. Timed offers interrupt the order, and At the time of our test, the free premium choice was limited to one item. Owners who need a bank account may get more long-term benefit from selecting the EIN.
Costs rise sharply in year two when agent coverage renews at its standard rate. The account also provides few compliance reminders, so owners should track the April report separately.
Pros
Cons
Refund: None stated
BBB: Not accredited
Same/Next Day Filing: Essential/Elite internal processing
Free Features: Formation and status tracking
Advisory Services: Business coaching and Navi AI
In our account, brand and formation tasks shared one workspace inside Tailor Brands instead of living in separate tools. Owners do not need to manage several design services on top of the filing itself.
The shared workspace is useful for first-time owners who are still making brand decisions. Essential also adds annual compliance support, which can help with Mississippi's April report.
The benefit disappears when the visual identity and website already exist. Registered-agent and virtual-address pricing also make Tailor Brands a costly choice for filing alone.
Pros
Cons
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Refund: 30-60 day
BBB: A rating
Free Features: Attorney-backed filing support
Advisory Services: Attorney-backed support
Our LLC Attorney filing closed in 18 hours, beating the provider's own turnaround promise. The mail-scanning portal kept working afterward too, logging a dozen accurate notifications over three months of use.
Attorney review also clarified ownership terms, internal authority and privacy choices before problems could arise.
That support is most useful for a multi-member LLC, a family business or an owner adding costly property to the company. Mississippi's filing fee is low, so the extra cost pays for legal guidance rather than speed.
Monthly compliance memberships are available for owners who want continued help. Anyone looking for marketing tools or a highly automated account will find a better match elsewhere.
Pros
Cons
Refund: None stated
BBB: Yes
Same/Next Day Filing: Varies
Advisory Services: Compliance specialist and service add-ons
Entity Manager is the dashboard inside Harbor Compliance. It tracks good standing, stores agent documents and shows deadlines across states, which suits companies managing more than one LLC.
Legal mail is scanned the day it arrives. That gives a growing company a cleaner handoff from agent notice to internal action. Multi-year agent pricing also helps organizations forecast costs across several entities.
A single domestic LLC may not need this much support. Mississippi's annual report is free, so Harbor's optional report service makes sense only when centralized oversight is the goal.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day
BBB: Not accredited
Free Features: Compliance monitoring on paid plans
Our support questions to Swyft Filings came back inside 10 minutes. The online application itself took under 15 minutes to finish. The account also tracks the order and delivers documents once the filing is submitted.
First-time filers should separate that internal turnaround from Mississippi Secretary of State approval. Paying for a faster handoff does not guarantee that the state will approve the Certificate of Formation on the same schedule.
The registered-agent renewal costs more than Northwest or Bizee but less than LegalZoom's standalone agent price. Owners who keep Swyft as their agent past year one should compare that renewal against what a dedicated agent service would charge.
Pros
Cons
Refund: Refundable before filing
BBB: Not accredited
Same/Next Day Filing: Premium expedited processing
Bizee combines no service fee with a full first year of agent coverage and ongoing account alerts. A Mississippi filer gets more follow-through than a bare receipt, and the opening total stays the same.
Checkout has several optional screens, yet decline links stay easy to spot and paid items are never picked automatically. The 24-hour change window helps when a name, address or member detail needs a fix after the order goes in.
Some included benefits need manual activation, and a partner handles the agent service. Owners who finish that setup get a strong deal, plus a solid agent renewal after year one.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 7-day trial
BBB: Yes
Same/Next Day Filing: No
Advisory Services: Attorney Q&A and membership legal help
Our calls to Rocket Lawyer support got resolved quickly, often on the first try, and that same responsiveness carried into the document workspace once the LLC was formed.
Members can build contracts and other documents inside the account and ask legal questions without buying each item on its own.
That model fits a Mississippi business preparing to hire, rent space or sign customers. The membership is worthwhile only if the business keeps using the document library.
A higher membership level is needed to add agent service, and it costs extra each year. For a one-time Certificate of Formation, the subscription creates more commitment than the filing needs.
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We scored six categories using the same LLC service testing methodology: Support, Price, Features, Turnaround, Ease of Use and User Ratings. We also assessed Mississippi fit separately.
Mississippi is relatively light after formation, so the provider has to prove its worth through agent pricing, document quality and dashboard help.
Ranking here reflects what a Mississippi owner actually receives after checkout, not just whoever advertises the lowest filing fee.
These screenshots show what two providers' accounts looked like right after payment. One is a purchase summary, and the other is a mailbox waiting to be set up.
We judged support on how quickly an owner could get practical answers about state filings, registered agents, documents and renewals, favoring clear help over large support menus.
Northwest has the strongest direct support model, with a Corporate Guide who stays available for later questions. ZenBusiness's Velo AI surfaces the next task before the owner has to ask.
Price scoring combined the provider's own fee with how clearly it disclosed the state fee, agent renewal, EIN help, operating-agreement tools and recurring compliance costs.
Looking cheap on the first screen counted for little if the second-year total was hard to pin down.
ZenBusiness starts with no formation service fee, but the separate agent add-on and annual paid-plan renewals affect ongoing cost.
Bizee and Inc Authority post the lowest opening totals, but their real year-one payoff depends on the owner tracking renewal dates closely.
We gave more credit to services that handle the work owners usually need after the Articles are filed, including registered-agent options, operating agreement tools, EIN help, document storage and compliance reminders.
Tailor Brands scored well here because brand assets shipped as part of the same launch. Harbor Compliance earned credit for Entity Manager and multi-year agent pricing, useful once an owner runs more than one entity.
Mississippi controls one half of the clock, while the provider still handles how cleanly the order moves before it ever reaches the state.
We wanted a clean intake form, a visible order review and no unnecessary delay before a filing ever left the provider's hands.
Fast processing only helped when checkout stayed clear. Swyft Filings made the trade-off between speed and cost easy to see across its options, while a rushed order with confusing extras elsewhere did not score as well.
Ease of use weighed checkout flow, how clear the dashboard read, how easy documents were to find and whether the next step was obvious once payment cleared.
The strongest accounts made it obvious at a glance what was done and what still needed a follow-up.
ZenBusiness led this category because the dashboard keeps formation, documents and follow-up tasks in one place. Bizee and Inc Authority can lower the first bill, but they ask the owner to watch renewals and manual activation more closely.
This category checked public reputation, whether pricing stayed consistent, whether package boundaries held up and whether checkout matched what the marketing promised.
A recognizable name only mattered when the filing workflow itself actually delivered.
LegalZoom has the broadest name recognition, but Northwest and ZenBusiness usually gave owners a cleaner formation experience with fewer surprises, which shows up in how each is rated by past customers.
Mississippi fit tracked how well each provider matched the state's own filing rhythm, spanning the agent requirement, the recurring report and what happens after approval.
That is one reason the top pick isn't just whichever provider has the lowest checkout total. The better fit is whichever provider keeps that first year organized once the state has accepted the filing.
The Mississippi Development Authority runs the state's incentive directory, including the MFLEX flexible tax-credit program and a rebate on qualifying research-and-development costs.
The Mississippi SBDC Network adds free counseling, business-plan review and access-to-capital help through offices across the state.
Mississippi cut its flat individual income tax rate from 4.4 percent to 4.0 percent on January 1, 2026 [6].
The corporate franchise tax dropped from 75 cents to 50 cents per $1,000 of capital over $100,000 that same day, on its way to full repeal in 2028.
An LLC taxed as a corporation, or a member reporting pass-through income on a personal return, should budget against this year's lower numbers rather than an older figure from a generic guide.
The Mississippi Economic Council, the state's chamber of commerce, tracks policy issues and links members with regional chambers across the state.
Pairing that network with the SBDC's one-on-one counseling covers most of what a new LLC owner needs beyond the state filing itself.
Our guide on how to start an LLC in Mississippi walks through each of these steps in more depth.
The best LLC service in Mississippi is Northwest Registered Agent for most people because it combines formation and the first registered-agent year with a Mississippi registered office and Corporate Guide support.
LegalZoom is second for ongoing legal needs, and ZenBusiness is third for guided online formation.
Yes, ZenBusiness is free in Mississippi for the Starter service fee, but you still pay the $50 state filing fee. Registered agent is $199/year on Starter, EIN and operating agreement are extras, and the website tools trial renews at $15/month.
No, Bizee's registered agent service was not Bizee directly in testing. The listed registered agent was Republic Registered Agent LLC in Lexington, Kentucky. Service of process still reaches you, but the relationship is with a third party.
No, an LLC service is not necessary for an EIN, though some owners still pay one for the convenience. The EIN is free from IRS.gov for most US applicants and usually takes about five minutes online.
The time it takes to form an LLC in Mississippi depends on provider internal processing and state workload. Provider internal processing ranges from about one business day to 7-14 business days on entry tiers.
Yes, Inc Authority is a good choice for a Mississippi LLC if minimum first-year cost is the priority.
The catch is eight upsell screens with countdown timers and a registered-agent ($249 first year, then $249/yr) renewal, so mark the cancel-or-keep decision on your calendar.
After the first year, Northwest renews its registered agent service at $125/year and Bizee at $149/year. LegalZoom is the most expensive standalone registered-agent renewal in this list at $249/year.
Northwest is our first pick for most Mississippi LLC owners because it combines formation and the first registered-agent year with a Mississippi registered office, document scanning and Corporate Guide support.
LegalZoom is our second choice for owners who expect contracts or legal questions after filing. ZenBusiness ranks third for guided online formation and a dashboard that keeps follow-up tasks visible.
Bizee and Inc Authority can work for owners focused on the lowest first-year bill, as long as renewals are watched closely.
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Our verdict
$39 + $50 state fee, with the first registered agent year included (then $125/yr). 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked November 10, 2026. Mississippi's state filing fee is $50.