Updated November 10, 2026 · 9 services tested
We tested 9 LLC services for Nevada. Northwest is our pick: $39 + $425 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 + $425 state feeSee ZenBusiness plans (opens in a new tab)Prices checked November 10, 2026. Nevada's state filing fee is $425.
We formed an LLC with every service reviewed here, and Northwest Registered Agent is our top Nevada pick for privacy and human support. LegalZoom is our second choice when the filing is part of a wider legal setup.
ZenBusiness ranks third for guided online formation.
Starter costs $0 plus the state's mandatory formation stack, SilverFlume takes 10 minutes, and the 100% accuracy guarantee protects you from refiling if the Secretary of State rejects the paperwork.
The nine providers use the six displayed categories: Support, Price, Features, Turnaround, Ease of Use and User Ratings.
Nevada Fit is assessed separately because Nevada adds an Initial List and State Business License to the Articles of Organization, while providers handle that stack differently.
| Service | LLC Fees | Registered Agent Price | Money-Back Guarantee | Score | Compare offers |
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| $39 via our exclusive link + $425 state fee | Free first year with the $39 LLC, then $125/yr | ✓ 90-day refund guarantee | 4.9 | Form my LLC (opens in a new tab) |
| $0 to start + $425 state fee | $249 first year, then $249/yr (not in any plan) | ✓ 60-day refund guarantee | 4.7 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
| $0 to start + $425 state fee | $199 first year, then $199/yr (not in any plan) | ✓ 60-day refund guarantee | 4.6 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0 to start + $425 state fee | Free first year with formation, then $249/yr | ✓ 60-day refund guarantee | 4.5 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0 to start + $425 state fee | $199 first year, then $199/yr (not in any plan) | ✗ | 4.4 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $49 to start + $425 state fee | $14.99/mo first year, then $14.99/mo (inside its compliance plan) | ✓ 30-60 day refund guarantee | 4.3 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $99 fixed price + $425 state fee | $99 first year, then $159/yr (sold separately) | ✗ | 4.2 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0 to start + $425 state fee | $596 first year, then $596/yr (billed $149 a quarter; not in any plan) | ✓ 60-day refund guarantee | 4.1 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
 | $0 to start + $425 state fee | Free first year with formation, then $149/yr | ✓ Refund available before state filing (24h); less $30 fee | 3.9 | See plans (opens in a new tab) |
Prices checked November 10, 2026. Nevada's state filing fee is $425.
Each score combines support, price, features, turnaround, ease of use and user ratings.
Refund: 90 days
BBB: A rating on BBB
LLC Packages: Single offering
Same & Next Day Filing: No
Free Package Features: No free package perks
Advisory Services: No
Northwest Registered Agent is our top Nevada pick for privacy and registered-agent support.
The tested follow-up included an invoice, confirmation email, company-detail review and a dashboard that moved the order through verification for a Nevada owner.
Northwest's real advantage is human support. Corporate Guides verify details and upload filed documents to the account once the state approves them.
That matters here, where a missed agent notice or deadline can become more expensive than the filing itself.
The caveat is the business address. Northwest can keep a personal address off filings where the state allows it, but banks or state forms may still ask for a real principal office.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day refund guarantee
BBB: A+ rated by BBB
Same & Next Day Filing: No
LegalZoom works best when the LLC filing is part of a wider legal setup. In testing, the account held document templates, attorney consult access, eSign tools and a license-report prompt for a Nevada owner.
It also asked for business details after payment, so checkout clearing did not mean the order was finished. Attorney-consult and bookkeeping perks can renew after their introductory period, so watch the subscription terms.
Those tools stay in the same account after your Nevada LLC is formed. They're there when the next contract or legal question comes up.
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Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day refund guarantee
BBB: BBB accreditation
Same & Next Day Filing: Pro & Premium plans
Advisory Services: Accounting advisory included
ZenBusiness ranks third in Nevada for guided online formation because the account dashboard made the after-checkout stage easy to follow.
The checkout showed phone and chat, kept the order summary visible and did not pre-select paid upgrades for a Nevada owner.
The dashboard was the bigger difference. Velo AI checked formation status, EIN, compliance and website items on first login. It then turned the loose ends into a short task list.
That helps a first-time filer with the Annual List, business license and registered-agent renewal after the Articles are submitted.
The main caveat is registered agent service. Starter is easy to begin with, but agent service is billed separately from day one.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day refund guarantee
BBB: BBB accreditation
Same & Next Day Filing: ~ Based on which premium package
Free Package Features: LLC formation filing
Advisory Services: Private banking specialist included
Inc Authority is the bargain pick only if you read every screen slowly. In the real formation test, the first payment stayed low and first-year registered agent service came included.
The catch came before final checkout. Inc Authority asked us to choose one free premium service, EIN or 24-hour processing, and the upsell path used timed full-screen offers.
Most new owners should choose the EIN if they need a bank account, then decline anything they do not understand. The ongoing dashboard is thin, too. The registered agent renewal is the number to calendar before year two.
Pros
Cons
Refund: No
BBB: No
Advisory Services: Business coaching program (every plan)
Tailor Brands makes the most sense when the LLC is part of a public launch. In testing, the dashboard kept formation progress, documents, logo work, website tools and marketing assets in one place.
That helps a first-time Nevada founder who needs more than Articles of Organization. The brand tools go well beyond a logo, covering the pre-launch kit a new business uses before opening day.
The main drawback is the upsell-heavy checkout. Lite runs slower on standard processing, and the useful compliance and operating-agreement extras can add up.
Pros
Cons
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Refund: 30-60 day refund guarantee
BBB: A rated by BBB
Advisory Services: Attorney support add-on (paid)
LLC Attorney puts document quality ahead of software polish. In team testing, formation cleared faster than the advertised 24-hour window, and every generated document held up on review with zero filing errors.
Support answered the phone within minutes on test contacts, though email replies averaged closer to a day and one of four answers felt generic rather than tailored.
A 90-day mail-scanning test logged a dozen accurate notices without missing a delivery.
The tradeoff is a thinner dashboard. Owners who want ongoing reminders or a large support portal may prefer ZenBusiness or Northwest instead.
Pros
Cons
Refund: No
BBB: BBB accreditation
LLC Packages: Single offering
Same & Next Day Filing: ~ Depends on state regulations
Free Package Features: No free package perks
Advisory Services: No
Harbor Compliance feels more like an entity-management service than a beginner filing app. In testing, it skipped the onboarding call some providers use to walk new owners through setup.
The Client Portal expects you to already know what to add, then tracks progress through its own Project Status feature.
The portal scans legal mail the same day it arrives and sends an automatic notice, which matters more once a lawsuit or state notice shows up. The system also tracks each entity's own filing deadline instead of a generic reminder.
The caveat is price and fit. Harbor is easier to defend when you care about organized deadline control rather than the cheapest Articles filing.
Pros
Cons
Refund: 60-day refund guarantee
BBB: No
Same & Next Day Filing: Premium tier
Free Package Features: LLC filing plus ongoing lifetime customer support
Advisory Services: No
Swyft Filings runs a five-step application that took under 15 minutes to complete in team testing, with support that answered test questions in under 10 minutes on average.
The customer dashboard posts real-time status updates instead of leaving an order in a black box until the state responds. That visibility matters more once a name, address or member detail needs a correction.
The caveat is total cost after the first screen. Registered-agent pricing and renewal terms can change the value quickly, so annualize any recurring charge before comparing it with Northwest, Bizee or ZenBusiness.
Pros
Cons
Refund: Refund available before state filing (24h); less $30 fee
BBB: No
Advisory Services: Complimentary one-hour tax consultation
Bizee tested better than a basic price table suggests. The checkout split upsells into separate screens and kept the decline option visible without pre-selecting any paid upgrade.
The real value is the free first-year registered agent (then $149/yr) plus a dashboard that tracks filings, mailbox setup, contracts and compliance tasks. A 24-hour order-change window also helps if you enter a name or address wrong.
The catch is follow-through. Free extras often need manual activation, the agent comes through a partner, and some templates are not customized legal advice.
Pros
Cons
We scored the services using the same six displayed categories in our LLC service testing methodology: Support, Price, Features, Turnaround, Ease of Use and User Ratings. Nevada Fit is assessed separately below.
Nevada has heavier post-filing costs than many states, so we weighted renewal clarity and what the dashboard surfaces after approval more than the advertised filing fee alone.
The two screenshots below show account-side evidence from two different providers we tested, instead of the marketing pages either one publishes.
Northwest's Corporate Guides answered filing and registered-agent questions directly by phone, without routing a Nevada caller through a script first.
ZenBusiness matched that with live chat and phone support that stayed visible throughout checkout, rather than buried behind a help-center search.
Northwest leads Support at 5.0, followed by LegalZoom at 4.9 and ZenBusiness at 4.7. Harbor Compliance still handled document and deadline questions well, even without the live-chat option ZenBusiness and Northwest offer.
A cheap first screen told us little about what a Nevada owner pays across two years, so we weighted registered-agent renewal and Nevada's annual state costs as heavily as the advertised filing fee.
Northwest's flat renewal held its value better than services whose second-year price jumps well past the first.
Northwest and Inc Authority share the Price lead at 4.9, ahead of LegalZoom at 4.4 and ZenBusiness at 3.8.
Bizee and Inc Authority score well too, because a free first-year registered agent keeps the early Nevada math simple even though the value shifts once renewal arrives.
ZenBusiness brought working tools into one account for a Nevada filer: an EIN helper, an operating agreement builder, and live compliance tracking that flags the Annual List before it is due.
Northwest and LegalZoom share the Features lead at 4.9, with ZenBusiness at 4.7 and Inc Authority earning credit for its private banking specialist and free EIN handling.
Tailor Brands also scored well by pairing formation with useful extras instead of filler.
Nevada splits its own clock from the provider's, so a fast internal review only helps once SilverFlume approves the filing on its own one-to-two-day schedule.
ZenBusiness moved orders into review quickly, without an intake form that stalled on missing details.
Northwest and ZenBusiness share the Turnaround lead at 4.8. Swyft Filings scored well too, level with Inc Authority and still ahead of Harbor Compliance, both of which asked for more back-and-forth before an order was ready to submit.
A clear next step after payment mattered more here than a flashy checkout screen. ZenBusiness's Velo AI opened to a short task list the moment we logged in, while Bizee's dashboard buried the Annual List reminder under unrelated screens.
A 4.9 score puts ZenBusiness on top of Ease of Use, with Northwest and Tailor Brands tied next at 4.7; Tailor Brands keeps formation, branding and billing in one dashboard.
Bizee scored lowest in this category, dragged down by manual setup steps the dashboard does not surface on its own.
Public reputation and repeat-customer sentiment favored the two providers with the least checkout friction.
ZenBusiness and Northwest both held steady, well-reviewed reputations across the sites we checked, with few complaints tied to surprise charges.
Public sentiment puts Tailor Brands at the top of User Ratings, with ZenBusiness and Northwest close behind. LegalZoom trails despite its name recognition, weighed down by complaints about the attorney-consult renewal catching customers off guard.
Nevada adds an Initial List and a State Business License on top of the Articles of Organization, so we scored providers on how clearly they surfaced both extra deadlines, instead of just the base filing.
Harbor Compliance and ZenBusiness handled that layered structure most visibly, one through dedicated Annual List and Business License reminders for owners managing multiple filings, the other through its compliance tab.
That is why the top pick is not always the cheapest checkout. The best fit is the provider that keeps Nevada's first year organized after approval.
Data source: the SBA Office of Advocacy 2024 Nevada State Profile, aggregating BLS Business Employment Dynamics and FFIEC CRA Aggregate Data.
Nevada doesn't require a formation service to start an LLC in Nevada. Here's what filing it yourself through SilverFlume looks like.
The cost to form an LLC in Nevada is $425 at filing: $75 for the Articles of Organization, $150 for the Initial List of Managers or Members, and $200 for the State Business License.
Renewal each year is $350 for the Annual List and Business License combined.
Nevada's Initial List of Managers or Members is a $150 filing that collects the LLC's members-and-managers roster and is submitted with the Articles of Organization at formation.
Every year afterward, the same roster is filed as the $150 Annual List, due by the last day of the anniversary month.
Yes, Nevada requires a registered agent with a physical street address inside the state.
The agent can be an individual Nevada resident or a commercial service authorized to do business in Nevada, and the address must be listed on the Articles of Organization.
No, Nevada LLCs do not pay state income tax on business income, and Nevada does not levy personal income tax on members either.
Larger LLCs may owe Commerce Tax on Nevada-source gross revenue above $4 million, and employers pay the Modified Business Tax on payroll.
Online filings through SilverFlume are typically approved within one to two business days.
Mail filings run two to three weeks plus mailing time, and expedited service is available at $125 for 24-hour, $500 for 2-hour, or $1,000 for 1-hour processing.
Nevada attracts out-of-state founders mainly because it has no state income tax and provides strong privacy protections on member listings.
The trade-off is a higher $425 formation stack and $350 in yearly compliance filings, so the state pays back best for founders with meaningful Nevada-source revenue or genuine privacy needs.
Northwest Registered Agent is the Nevada LLC service we would choose first for most owners. Its privacy setup, registered-agent support and Corporate Guides make it our Best Overall pick.
LegalZoom is our second choice when the LLC filing is part of a wider legal setup. ZenBusiness ranks third for guided online formation; its dashboard helps keep Nevada's post-filing steps visible.
LLC Attorney is stronger when document review matters more than software tools. Choose Northwest if privacy, registered-agent mail and human support are your priorities.
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Our verdict
$39 + $425 state fee, with the first registered agent year included (then $125/yr). 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked November 10, 2026. Nevada's state filing fee is $425.