Arizona charges $50 to form an LLC, plus $35 to expedite, and LLCs file no annual report. The catch is publication: if your statutory agent's address is outside Maricopa or Pima county, you must publish a notice in a newspaper.
Northwest charges $39 plus the state fee and includes a year of registered agent service, an operating agreement and a business address to keep your home address off public filings. After year one the agent is $125 a year. It has one package, so there are no tiers to compare.
$39 + state fee
Pros
$39 includes a year of registered agent, an operating agreement and a business address
Registered agent renews at a flat $125/yr
Cancel any service in the portal with no fee
Cons
EIN is a $50 add-on ($200 without an SSN)
Annual report filing is auto-enrolled at $100 + state fee unless you opt out
Lower Trustpilot score (4.1, 318 reviews) than the big brands
MyCompanyWorks has filed LLCs since 2001. Every package includes an operating agreement, and it has the longest refund window here at 90 days. Its $79 Basic order form pre-checks an EIN, a registered agent and a $99 license package, so untick what you don't need.
$79 + state fee
Pros
Operating agreement, minutes and banking resolution in every package
90-day refund or fix guarantee (minus government fees)
Registered agent at $119/yr, among the cheaper renewals
Cons
Basic checkout pre-checks EIN ($69), agent ($119/yr) and a $99 license package
Agent forwards 3 lawsuit notices a year free, then $18 each
Few independent reviews: 2.5/5 from only 5 on Trustpilot
Bizee, formerly Incfile, files your LLC for $0 and includes a free first year of registered agent service, then $149 a year. The $0 Basic plan is slow (Bizee quotes 4 to 6 weeks in total), and refunds end once your fee goes to the state, usually within 24 hours.
$0 + state fee
Pros
$0 Basic includes a free first year of registered agent
Registered agent renews at $149/yr, below ZenBusiness and LegalZoom
4.8/5 on Trustpilot from 26,442 reviews
Cons
Basic takes about 4 to 6 weeks; Standard about 2 weeks
Refunds end once fees go to the state, usually within 24 hours
EIN ($70) and operating agreement ($99) cost extra on Basic
None: "LLCs are not required to file annual reports" (ACC FAQ)
Processing time
9 to 11 business days regular, 2 to 4 expedited, per the state's processing-times sheet dated December 29, 2025 (ACC processing times)
Publication
Required; a newspaper notice if your statutory agent's street address is outside Maricopa or Pima county (ACC Articles instructions)
The processing sheet is almost a year old. The ACC FAQ gives different estimates: regular typically 14 to 16 days, expedited 3 to 5 days, and "some online filings can be made instantaneously" (ACC FAQ).
Year-one total with each pick
Service prices exclude state fees and any newspaper cost.
With no annual report, your yearly cost in Arizona is mostly the registered agent. Northwest's is $125 a year (Northwest agent), and it has no per-document charges. Before you order, ask where its Arizona agent address is, since that decides whether you must publish.
MyCompanyWorks has the lowest agent renewal of these three, $119 a year (MyCompanyWorks agent), which compounds in a state where the agent is the main yearly bill. You can skip its $139 Premium plan, since its main job is annual report filing (MyCompanyWorks Premium) and Arizona LLCs file none.
Bizee files for $0 and includes a free first agent year, then $149 (Bizee agent). Basic quotes 4 to 6 weeks in total, so add the state's $35 expedite if timing matters.
Arizona traps to avoid
Publication catches people who use their own address. If you act as your own statutory agent and live outside Maricopa or Pima, you must publish a newspaper notice. Inside those two counties, publication happens on the ACC site.
Don't pay for annual report service. Arizona LLCs have nothing to file each year with the ACC.
Don't rely on the old processing sheet for a deadline. Its figures and the FAQ's differ by several days.