Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: LegalZoom’s LLC formation, read from its own pricing pages today, starts at $0 plus state filing fees for a bare filing (Basic), $249 plus state fees for Pro, and $299 plus state fees for Premium. The tiers above Basic aren’t one-time purchases: Pro’s attorney-consultation access is a 30-day subscription that renews at $49 a month if you don’t cancel, and Premium’s bookkeeping tools renew at $9.99 a month after 6 months. A standalone registered agent product is a separate $249 a year. BBB.org rates LegalZoom A+, accredited since November 1, 2001.
LegalZoom at a glance
| Fact | What the company’s own pages say |
|---|---|
| Basic tier | $0 + state filing fees: articles of organization filed, name check, a tax consult from a third party |
| Pro tier | $249 + state fees: adds operating agreement, EIN, 150+ legal document templates for 1 year, a Wix-built website, and a 30-day attorney-consult subscription that renews at $49/month |
| Premium tier | $299 + state fees: everything in Pro plus bookkeeping tools with a 6-month subscription that renews at $9.99/month |
| Registered agent (standalone) | $249/year, auto-renews at the purchase rate; LegalZoom’s own footer states the renewal rate is subject to change |
| BBB rating (BBB.org, verified September 5, 2026) | A+, accredited since November 1, 2001 |
What Basic actually gets you
Basic is only the state filing itself, plus a name-availability check and a referral to a third-party tax consult. It does not include an EIN or an operating agreement; both start at the $249 Pro tier. LegalZoom’s own LLC overview page does not mention a registered agent inclusion at any tier, so budget for that separately if you need one.
The subscriptions that start free and then don’t
Pro’s attorney-consultation access and Premium’s bookkeeping subscription are both framed as included, and both convert to a recurring monthly charge on their own timelines ($49/month and $9.99/month) unless you cancel first. Neither conversion is a one-time fee hidden in the checkout; it is a subscription that keeps billing until you act.
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Bottom line
Pro is priced to look like a one-time $249 purchase; treat the attorney-consult and bookkeeping add-ons as subscriptions you need to actively cancel, not features that quietly expire.
Sources
- LegalZoom LLC formation overview and tiers: https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-formation/llc-overview.html
- LegalZoom registered agent product page: https://www.legalzoom.com/business/business-operations/registered-agent-overview.html
- BBB.org listing for LegalZoom.com, LLC: https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/mountain-view/profile/legal-document-help/legalzoom-1216-13156151
Methodology. This page was materially reviewed on September 5, 2026. Figures came directly from the company’s own current pricing pages, Form CRS, or Form ADV brochures where noted, with sources linked inline; any figure we could not independently confirm this session is named as such above rather than presented as verified.
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