Updated October 29, 2026
Bizee wins the head-to-head on upfront cost.
By Jon Morgan · Fact-checked by Jon Tobin, Business Attorney · How we test
Rocket Lawyer
$0 + state fee, with a membership from $149/yrSee Rocket Lawyer plans (opens in a new tab)
Bizee
$0 + state feeSee Bizee plans (opens in a new tab)Our overall pick for a first LLC is Northwest Registered Agent: $39 + state fee, with the first year of registered agent service included (then $125/yr). Form my LLC for $39 (opens in a new tab)
Prices checked October 29, 2026. State filing fees are extra.
Venture Smarter's own Bizee formation, Road Logistics LLC in Kentucky, closed for $40 on the $0 Basic package, and that $40 was purely the state's filing fee.
Rocket Lawyer answers with an annual membership instead of a one-time package, keeping legal-document access and an AI contract tool running for as long as you stay subscribed. That's a different trade than Bizee's low one-time bill.
Once the paperwork clears, Bizee hands you compliance tracking you claim yourself, but Rocket Lawyer keeps its tools active only as long as you keep paying.
Choose Bizee if a $0 formation with a longer checkout beats ongoing legal access. Choose Rocket Lawyer if you'll use its AI contract tool or document library more than once a year.
See how the two match up on price, registered agent cost, document access and support hours in the table below.
| Feature |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Venture Smarter Rating | ★★★★ | ★★★½ |
| Base Price | $0 + state fee (Basic) | $149/year (Standard membership) |
| Membership Required | No | Yes, annual |
| Registered Agent | $149/year (year 1 free) | $125/year (Plus and Pro only, the same in the first year and every year after) |
| Operating Agreement | $199 (Standard and up) | Included in template library |
| Legal Document Templates | 5 templates | Unlimited on a paid membership |
| AI Tool | Not offered | Rocket Copilot |
| Support Hours | Weekdays, 9 AM to 6 PM Central | Weekdays only, no weekend coverage |
| Refund Policy | Cancel before renewal | 60-day money-back guarantee |
Bizee's Basic package costs $0 plus the state fee, covering the LLC filing itself with a free first-year registered agent (then $149/yr).
Standard adds $199 to the state fee for an EIN, formation paperwork like the operating agreement and unlimited support beyond Basic's baseline. Premium reaches $299 and adds expedited processing plus S-corp election filing.
Rocket Lawyer skips one-time packages entirely. After a 7-day free trial, Standard costs $149 a year, Plus $249 and Pro $349.
Your first business registration carries no separate service fee on any tier. Every registration beyond that first one runs $99 plus the state fee.
Any Rocket Lawyer membership includes Rocket Copilot, an AI tool built on the company's own legal data that flags contract red flags, fields legal questions and suggests business names.
RocketSign handles e-signatures at no extra charge, and a paid membership unlocks unlimited legal document templates.
Bizee's dashboard includes five contract templates: an operating agreement, a non-compete, an NDA, an independent contractor agreement and an employment agreement.
Bizee's own disclaimer says the documents aren't customized for your situation and recommends an attorney review edited versions before serious use.
Getting through Bizee's checkout means clicking past ten screens: filing speed, a virtual address, the $99 bundle, registered agent choice, a solo EIN add-on, banking, delivery choice, a tax consult, license research and a final review.
The $99 bundle is worth a second look. It combines an EIN with an operating agreement, adds a banking resolution and throws in a contract library, so just the first two would cost $169 bought apart.
After payment, the dashboard shows compliance status right away and adds Fiverr freelance work, a Xero accounting trial and Coverdash insurance quotes.
Rocket Lawyer's account centers on its membership dashboard instead, surfacing templates and Rocket Copilot.
Registered agent comes free for the first year on every Bizee package, then jumps to $149 annually, billed through Republic Registered Agent LLC instead of Bizee directly.
Only Rocket Lawyer's Plus and Pro memberships fold in registered agent service, priced at $125 a year (the same in the first year and every year after). Standard members must name someone else.
Every state requires naming a registered agent, though not necessarily a paid one. Appointing yourself or another eligible adult at an in-state address costs nothing.
Phone and online messaging cover Rocket Lawyer's support during the work week only. The weekend has no coverage at all. Bizee's own support line runs weekdays only, opening at 9 in the morning and closing at 6 in the evening, Central time.
Rocket Lawyer backs its service with a published 60-day money-back guarantee. Bizee discloses its cancellation policy at checkout, letting you cancel the registered agent renewal before the renewal date to avoid the charge.
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Neither service fits every founder, but our best LLC services guide covers the rest of the field worth comparing.
Bizee's Basic plan is genuinely free itself, at $0. Venture Smarter's own order only paid Kentucky's $40 filing fee on top of it.
Rocket Lawyer does require an ongoing membership: Standard, Plus and Pro all renew annually to keep legal-document access and Rocket Copilot active, and canceling ends access to the tools, not just new purchases.
Neither provider files strictly faster than the other: the two numbers measure different stages.
Rocket Lawyer's own document processing typically wraps within two days, ahead of state review, while Bizee's Kentucky state processing ran about three weeks, with a $50 expedited option available at checkout.
Registered agent coverage does differ between the two: Rocket Lawyer's service runs in all 50 states on the Plus and Pro memberships, while Bizee's third-party agent, Republic Registered Agent LLC, handled the Kentucky filing in Venture Smarter's own test order.
Base your choice on how you'll use either service beyond formation day. A tight one-time budget favors Bizee, while regular legal-document or AI-contract-review needs make Rocket Lawyer's membership pay for itself faster.
Beyond these two, our overall pick for a first LLC is Northwest Registered Agent. A full year of registered agent service is included, then it costs $125 a year from year two.
Your home address stays off the public filing (Privacy by Default), and a basic operating agreement is included. Domain, website, business email and phone line come at no charge while the agent service is active.
We formed a real LLC with Northwest in June 2026 for $289 all in ($39 plus Alaska's $250 state fee). Forming yours costs $39 plus the state fee.
Our verdict
$39 + state fee with the first year of registered agent service (then $125/yr) and business identity tools included. 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked October 29, 2026. State filing fees are extra.