Bizee (formerly Incfile) (Silver, $0 + state fee) review 2027

What problem does Bizee solve for a new LLC owner?

Bizee is the cheapest real way to get an LLC filed for you. The package price is $0 plus the state fee, and the first year of registered agent service is included. In our test, year one cost us nothing beyond the state fee. That is the whole pitch: if the first-year bill is what matters, this is the service to pick.

The trade-off is visible before you finish checkout. The operating agreement and EIN sit behind the $199 Gold package, and the renewal notice arrives as an invoice rather than an offer. Bizee is still the best of the free-filing services, but you should budget for the renewal and write your own operating agreement.

How did Bizee score 8.3 out of 10?

We scored five weighted criteria. True first-year cost carried the most weight at 30 points, and Bizee earned 29 of them: what we actually paid in year one, on top of the state filing fee, was nothing. Renewal cost is worth 20 points, and Bizee took 17 — registered agent service runs $119 a year from year two, which is where these services make their money.

Filing and compliance service is worth 20 points and Bizee earned 15. That covers days from order to approved articles, EIN handling, operating agreement quality, and annual-report reminders and filing. Checkout transparency is worth 15 points and Bizee earned 11: the state fee and renewals were disclosed, but four upsell screens stood between us and the order. Support and extras is worth 15 points and Bizee earned 11, reflecting phone and chat support quality, attorney access, banking and bookkeeping add-ons, and privacy of your home address.

What does Bizee do better than the other free-filing services?

Two measured numbers stand out. Year one cost us $0 excluding the state fee, and our articles were approved in 8 business days. The free registered agent year is real, and the dashboard tracks annual report deadlines so a compliance date does not slip past you. Bizee also reports over a million filings since 2004.

Against the other $0 packages, that approval time is the difference. ZenBusiness, also $0 plus state fee, approved our order in 10 business days on its Starter package. LegalZoom, likewise $0 plus state fee, took 12 business days on its Basic package. Bizee was faster than both while charging the same nothing up front.

What is in the Bizee package, and how is it built?

The entry package is $0, and yes, there is a genuine $0 package. Registered agent service is included for one year, then $119 a year from year two. Our year-one total excluding the state fee was $0. The EIN comes with the Gold package or as a $70 add-on, and the operating agreement is a Gold package item. There is no attorney access. Our order was approved in 8 business days.

So the build is: free filing and a free first year of registered agent service, with the documents most founders eventually want — EIN and operating agreement — moved into the paid tier. Nothing is hidden, but nothing is bundled either.

How does Bizee compare with Northwest, Harbor Compliance and ZenBusiness?

Northwest Registered Agent scored 9.1 and charges $39. It includes a year of registered agent service, then $125 a year, and its operating agreement is included and editable. Its EIN is a $50 add-on, it has no attorney access, and our order was approved in 6 business days. Northwest puts its own address on the public record instead of yours and answers the phone with a person. Bizee beats it on first-year cost — $0 against $39 — and loses on approval time, 8 business days against 6, and on the operating agreement, which Northwest includes.

Harbor Compliance scored 8.4 at $99. It does not include registered agent service in year one; that is $99 a year from the start, and our year-one total was $198. Its EIN is included on request, the operating agreement is included, and it has licensing specialists rather than attorney access. Our order was approved in 7 business days. Harbor is built for businesses that must stay licensed in several states. Bizee is cheaper in year one and slower by a day.

ZenBusiness scored 8.0 at $0 plus state fee. Its registered agent service is not included in year one and runs $199 a year from year two. The EIN comes with the Pro plan or as a $99 add-on, the operating agreement is a Pro plan item, and legal advisory is a $199-a-year add-on. Our order was approved in 10 business days on Starter. Bizee matches the $0 entry and the $0 year-one total, includes the first year of registered agent service that ZenBusiness does not, and files faster.

Where does Bizee fall short?

Four upsell screens stood between us and the order, and the operating agreement and EIN sit behind the $199 Gold package. The renewal notice arrives as an invoice, not an offer, which is a poor way to present a $119-a-year decision. Support is slower than Northwest's. Those are the concrete costs of the free headline, and they are why Bizee lost points on checkout transparency and on filing and compliance service.

What does Bizee cost in year one and after?

The price summary is $0 plus the state fee. Our measured year-one total, excluding the state fee, was $0. Year two is $119 for registered agent service. If you want the EIN and operating agreement from Bizee rather than handling them yourself, the Gold package is $199, or the EIN alone is $70.

Who should buy Bizee?

Anyone forming an LLC on the tightest budget. If the first-year bill is what matters, Bizee is the one to pick among the free-filing services — just budget for the $119 renewal and write your own operating agreement.