Best LLC Services for Privacy (Keep Your Home Address Off the Record)

What separates the best LLC service for privacy?

Three services made the cut, and the gap between them comes down to who ends up on the public record and what year one really costs. Northwest Registered Agent scores 9.1 at $39. It puts its own address on the articles wherever the state allows, so your home address stays off the public record, and its privacy-by-default policy means it does not sell customer data. The trade-off: $39 is not the $0 competitors advertise, and an EIN costs $50 when the IRS issues one free in ten minutes.

Harbor Compliance scores 8.4 at $99. Its registered agent renewal is the cheapest here at $99 a year in every state, and it handles licences and permits that filing services ignore. There is no free package, so year one runs $198, and the interface is dated and built for compliance officers.

Bizee scores 8.3 at $0 + state fee. Year one cost nothing beyond the state fee, and the free registered agent runs for a year, then $119 after. The catch is four upsell screens, with the operating agreement and EIN behind the $199 Gold package.

What should you check before buying?

The scoring puts true first-year cost at 30 and renewal cost at 20, so run both numbers before you pick. A $0 headline can still leave you paying for an EIN or an operating agreement later.

• Whose address goes public? Northwest uses its own wherever the state allows. That is the privacy question that matters most.
• What does renewal cost? Harbor renews at $99 a year. Bizee's registered agent is $119 after the free year.
• What sits behind the upsells? Bizee puts the operating agreement and EIN in the $199 Gold package. Northwest charges $50 for an EIN.
• Do you need licences? Harbor handles licences and permits the others ignore.

Northwest Registered Agent

For the buyer whose main worry is the public record. It uses its address on the articles wherever the state allows, answers the phone with a person, and does not sell your data.

Harbor Compliance

For businesses that must stay licensed in several states. You get an assigned specialist, no upsell screens, and the cheapest registered agent renewal here at $99 a year.

Bizee

For the cheapest real way to get an LLC filed for you. Year one cost nothing beyond the state fee, and the dashboard tracks annual report deadlines.

Northwest Registered Agent suits the buyer who wants their home address kept off the public record, at $39 with a $50 EIN. Harbor Compliance suits businesses that must stay licensed in several states, with a $99-a-year registered agent renewal. Bizee suits anyone who wants the lowest year-one cost, at $0 + state fee with a free registered agent for a year.