Bizee vs LegalZoom (2027): Which Is Better?

The short version

Pick Bizee if you want the cheaper filing and a free first year of registered agent. Pick LegalZoom only if you want attorney or advisor support and a document library in year one, because it costs about $300 more. All prices on this page exclude the state filing fee.

Cost: year one and year two

This assumes you need a registered agent, an EIN and an operating agreement.

	Bizee	LegalZoom
Cheapest path	Basic $0 + $70 EIN + $99 operating agreement	$249 tier
Registered agent	Free year one, then $149/yr	$249/yr, no free year
Year one	$169 (or Standard $199)	$498
Year two	$149	$249

Bizee's package fees are one-time, and its agent is free for a year, then $149 (Bizee registered agent). On Basic the EIN is $70 and the operating agreement $99; Standard includes both (Bizee order form).

LegalZoom's $0 Basic files the articles and nothing else. You need the $249 tier for the EIN and operating agreement (LegalZoom pricing), and its agent is $249 a year, the same renewal as Inc Authority and second only to Doola's $297 among the agents we price (Doola registered agent) (LegalZoom registered agent).

Over two years that is $318 at Bizee against $747 at LegalZoom.

What's included

Bizee Standard includes the EIN, the operating agreement, an S-Corp election filing and compliance alerts (Bizee). Annual report filing costs extra.

LegalZoom's $249 tier (shown as Pro or as Managed Service; its pricing page currently carries both versions) adds the EIN and operating agreement, plus 30 days of support that renews at $49 a month. In the Pro version that support is attorney consults; in the Managed Service version it is a business advisor, and attorney access moves to the $299 Expert Service, which renews at $99 a month (LegalZoom LLC pricing). Both versions include 150+ legal documents and unlimited eSignatures. It promises a free fix if it makes a filing error. Its annual report service is $99 plus the state fee.

Bizee is slower. It quotes 4 to 6 weeks in total on Basic, about 2 weeks on Standard and about 4 days on the $299 Premium plan.

Renewals, refunds and cancelling

Bizee refunds only until your fees go to the state, usually within 24 hours, and you can cancel only through the order hold link in your confirmation email (Bizee cancellation). Its agent renews each year unless you switch agents and tell Bizee. The renewal is billed by its agent partner, such as LegalInc.

LegalZoom gives 60 days on filed products but nothing once the filing is submitted to the state, 30 days on subscriptions, and no refund of government fees (LegalZoom guarantee). The $49 monthly plan auto-renews after 30 days unless you cancel. To drop its agent you may need proof that a new one was named.

Both are well reviewed: Bizee 4.8/5 from 26,442 Trustpilot reviews (Trustpilot) and LegalZoom 4.6/5 from 33,990 (Trustpilot).

Which one to choose

Choose Bizee for a plain LLC at a low price. Standard at $199 is worth it if you don't want to wait 4 to 6 weeks on Basic.

Choose LegalZoom if you want attorney or advisor support at the start, or the $299 Expert Service for attorney access in the Managed Service version. Put a reminder on day 25 to cancel the $49 monthly plan if you don't use it.