Updated November 10, 2026
We formed an LLC with Tailor Brands on June 3, 2026.
By Jon Morgan · Fact-checked by Jon Tobin, Business Attorney · How we testThe business was a real client called We Love Flowers, based in Montana. We paid $35 total, and that was the Montana state fee only. The LLC formation itself cost $0 on Tailor Brands' Lite plan.
Tailor Brands is not a traditional LLC formation service. It is a business-building platform with LLC formation as the entry point.
Branding tools, Navi AI, legal documents, tax services, a domain and a website builder all live around the filing product.
If you want the fastest, simplest business formation, Tailor Brands is not built for that. If you want one place to form and operate a new business, the dashboard is strong.
One thing to know before you start. Tailor Brands shows six upsell screens before payment, and Elite ($249/year) is the default. You have to actively downgrade to Lite ($0) to avoid that charge.
Still comparing? Read to the end to see why we rate Northwest Registered Agent above Tailor Brands for a clean, low-cost LLC formation.
Pros
Cons
Tailor Brands has three LLC plans. The default selection at checkout is not the cheapest option.
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $0 + state fee | Name availability check, LLC formation, standard processing, Business Coaching Program, and a 1-month free trial of Invoicing and Bookkeeping. Standard means Tailor Brands reviews internally within about 7 business days and submits within up to 14 business days; state processing is separate. |
| Essential | $199/year + state fee | Everything in Lite, plus expedited filing submitted to the state within 1 business day, Annual Compliance service, and an Amazon gift card with no publicly disclosed amount. |
| Elite | $249/year + state fee | Everything in Essential, plus a 1-year free domain, website builder with unlimited pages, blog and online store up to 100 products, Digital Business Card, Business Card Tool, Social Media Post Maker, and an Amazon gift card. |
Elite ($249/year) is the default on the plan screen. You must click "See other options" to downgrade to Lite.
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Registered Agent | $199 first year, then $199/yr starting price; must be added during the application flow |
| Annual Compliance for Lite | $199+/year, plus separate state fee |
| Expedited Filing | $99 one-time |
| Operating Agreement | $99; must be added during application flow |
| EIN | $99 |
| Virtual Address | $390-$990/year depending on plan, plus one-time $30 USPS notary fee |
| Formation Kit | $99 |
| Trademark | Varies |
Registered Agent and Virtual Address must be purchased during the application flow. They cannot be added after submission.
The Tailor Brands business formation flow has two phases. There are six upsell screens before payment, then the actual LLC application after payment. Here is every screen.
The first screen offers a free business plan by email. Select "I don't need a business plan" to continue.
The EIN screen frames the $99 charge as SSN privacy protection. That is fair because using an EIN with vendors and banks adds privacy.
A business bank account is one of the first places where an EIN becomes useful, since most banks ask for it when opening an account for your LLC.
Tailor Brands does not replace that banking step, but the EIN add-on can make the process easier if you do not want to handle the IRS application yourself.
But US citizens can get one free from IRS.gov in about 5 minutes. The service is worth more for non-US residents.
Annual Compliance includes reminders, detail validation and annual report submission. In certain states, Tailor Brands files automatically 15 days after the first reminder if payment succeeds.
In other states, you approve the state fee from your dashboard. The state fee is separate from the $199+/year service fee.
Selecting this screen is effectively upgrading to Elite. The domain is free for year one and auto-renews as a paid subscription from year two.
If Elite lapses, the website, blog and store stop working. Downloaded logos and assets remain yours permanently.
Expedited means Tailor Brands submits to the state within 1 business day, not counting weekends, after review. Standard means submission within up to 14 business days. State processing starts only after Tailor Brands submits.
The Operating Agreement is delivered after business formation as an editable PDF pre-filled with member info and address. Editing requires Adobe PDF. Lite users must add it here, and it cannot be purchased after submission.
Tailor Brands requires a backup LLC name. If your first choice is unavailable, the backup is used automatically, which avoids a pause and restart.
Tailor Brands acts directly as the registered agent, so its address appears on state records. Coverage includes Service of Process, Business Filing Notices, High Priority Mail, Legal Mail and State Compliance Notices.
Non-scannable items cannot be digitized, and physical forwarding costs extra. This must be added during application.
The Virtual Address keeps your personal address off state records by giving you a physical business address.
It is separate from Registered Agent service. Multiple members must complete the notary process together. It cannot be added after submission.
The final submission screen includes an optional free tax consultation checkbox. If you select it, a tax partner contacts you by phone or SMS within 7 days.
Once your LLC is officially formed, Tailor Brands uploads documents to Documents > LLC Formation. You receive an email notification, but documents are not attached.
Log in to download the Articles of Organization or Certificate of Formation, your Operating Agreement if purchased, and your EIN confirmation or SS-4 form if purchased.
Once your application is submitted, you land in the Tailor Brands dashboard. It is a full business operating environment, not just a document repository.
The dashboard home shows LLC status, Navi AI recommendations and financial tracking for income, expenses, paid invoices and profit after tax. Navigation covers Compliance, Finance and Branding.
Because we chose Lite without Annual Compliance, our dashboard showed "Not covered." If purchased, the tab shows due dates and sends reminders 90 days in advance by email, SMS and platform notification.
In certain states, Tailor Brands auto-files 15 days after the first reminder if payment succeeds. Otherwise, the customer approves the state fee.
Navi AI is Tailor Brands' built-in assistant. We saw two active helpers, Business Marketing Helper and Smart Pricing Helper, with more tools marked as coming.
The dashboard includes 44 attorney-written templates. These cover service agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, employment contracts, IP assignments, loan agreements and settlement agreements.
They are downloadable as editable PDFs. We have not seen another LLC formation dashboard with this much legal-document coverage.
The Finance tab includes tax preparation powered by 1-800Accountant. A free 30-minute consultation is available, and full tax preparation is paid and priced by complexity.
Provider pricing can change, so use this comparison as a snapshot of the prices available when we reviewed the services. Check each provider's checkout page before you buy.
| Tailor Brands Lite | Tailor Brands Elite | Northwest | Bizee Basic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation fee | $0 | $249/year | $39 | $0 |
| Registered agent year 1 | $199/year add-on | $199/year starting price | Free | Free |
| Registered agent year 2+ | $199/year starting price | $199/year starting price | $125/year | $149/year |
| RA provider | Tailor Brands directly | Tailor Brands directly | Northwest directly | Third party |
| Annual compliance | $199+/year add-on | Included | $100 + state fee | Varies |
| Virtual address | $390-$990/year + $30 notary | $390-$990/year + $30 notary | Not separate | $29/month after month 1 |
| Branding tools | No | Yes | No | No |
| Legal documents library | 44 templates | 44 templates | No | 5 templates |
| AI business assistant | Navi AI | Navi AI | No | No |
| Tax services | 1-800Accountant | 1-800Accountant | No | No |
| Privacy by default | No | No | Yes | No |
| Personal welcome contact | No | No | Yes | No |
Registered Agent is not included in Tailor Brands Lite, Essential, or Elite. In our test, it appeared later in the application flow as a separate $199/year service and had to be selected before submission.
Tailor Brands Lite and Bizee Basic both start at $0 plus the state fee. But Tailor Brands' registered agent service at $199/year costs more than Northwest ($125/year) and Bizee ($149/year) from year two.
The platform offering of 44 legal templates, Navi AI, 1-800Accountant and a full branding suite has no direct equivalent.
Checked June 10, 2026.
| Source | Current rating | Review count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 4.8 TrustScore | 15,610 reviews | Trustpilot also shows that Tailor Brands replies to 96% of negative reviews, typically within 24 hours. |
| Google Maps search result | 3.7 stars | 7 reviews | Google surfaced the listing as "Tailor Brands Offices Tel Aviv." We used the Google Maps result card because a stable public Google business-profile URL was not available. |
| BBB search/profile result | No verified Tailor Brands numeric BBB rating found | No stable Tailor Brands review count found | BBB's public site did not expose a stable Tailor Brands review profile during checking. Google surfaced a BBB page for "Tailor Web Brands LLC," which is similarly named but not clearly Tailor Brands, so we did not attribute that profile's rating or complaints to Tailor Brands. |
Use Tailor Brands if you want $0 business formation and plan to use the branding tools, legal library and AI assistant.
It is also a strong fit for brand-focused businesses that can use Elite's domain, website, logo tools and social features. Non-US citizens may get a lot out of the guided EIN service.
Skip Tailor Brands if privacy is your top priority, because address privacy needs paid add-ons. Skip it if you want proactive personal support, the lowest long-term registered agent service cost, or the simplest checkout.
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Yes, Tailor Brands LLC formation is actually free on the Lite plan. You pay $0 for the business formation service and only the state filing fee. We paid $35 total for Montana.
The difference between the three plans is the service bundle. Lite is $0 plus state fee. Essential adds Annual Compliance, expedited filing and an Amazon gift card for $199/year. Elite adds the full branding suite for $249/year.
Yes, Tailor Brands does upsell you. We saw six decision screens before payment. These were business plan, EIN, Annual Compliance, Branding Toolkit, Expedited Processing and Operating Agreement. Elite was also selected by default on the plan screen.
LLC Formation time has two phases. Tailor Brands reviews and submits first. Expedited takes within 1 business day, and standard takes within about 7 business days and up to 14 business days of total internal processing. State approval is separate.
Your LLC formation documents go to the dashboard under Documents > LLC Formation. You receive an email notification after approval, but the documents are not attached to the email.
No, you cannot add Registered Agent service or Virtual Address after forming through Tailor Brands. Tailor Brands says both services must be added during the application flow.
Your branding assets remain yours if you cancel Elite, as long as they were downloaded. Active tools like your website, blog and online store stop working when the subscription lapses.
Year two costs depend on the plan and add-ons. Lite with no add-ons costs $0 to Tailor Brands, but you handle compliance yourself. Registered Agent starts at $199/year, Essential renews at $199/year, and Elite renews at $249/year.
Tailor Brands is built for a specific founder. Someone who wants to form an LLC and immediately have a dashboard for branding, legal documents, AI business guidance and tax services.
The $0 Lite formation is genuinely free, the legal library is the best we have seen in an LLC formation dashboard, and the platform is unusually broad.
The tradeoffs matter if you do not need the platform. Registered Agent at $199 first year, then $199/yr is expensive. Virtual Address ranges up to $990/year.
Privacy is not built in, support is reactive, and checkout requires working through upsells with the most expensive plan as the default.
If you are choosing between Tailor Brands Lite and Northwest, the question is simple. Do you need a business-building platform or just a clean, private, low-cost LLC formation?
For the platform, pick Tailor Brands. For clean LLC formation, pick Northwest Registered Agent, our overall pick for a first LLC. Both are legitimate, and they are built for different buyers.
Northwest costs $39 plus the state fee, includes a full year of registered agent service and renews at $125 a year from year two. Your home address stays off the public filing (Privacy by Default), and a basic operating agreement is included.
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 November 10, 2026. State filing fees are extra.