ZenBusiness Review: Prices, Fine Print and Ratings
Plans, registered agent prices, three-year cost, fine print and ratings for ZenBusiness, with what it costs in your state. We have not used these services ourselves; every figure is read from the company's own site or from the rating site named.
ZenBusiness prices read from its own site on September 22, 2026; Northwest Registered Agent prices read from its own site on September 15, 2026.
Last updated October 14, 2026
TL;DR: ZenBusiness starts at $0 + state fee. Registered agent in year one: $99, not included in any plan; after that, $199/yr. Our three-year total for its cheapest plan plus registered agent is $497, state fees excluded. The BBB grade is A, BBB accredited, and Trustpilot shows 4.8/5 from 32,500+ reviews, both as recorded September 15, 2026. On our score it places third of the four formation services we compare, at 74.1 out of 100.
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| Item | ZenBusiness |
|---|---|
| Our score | 74.1 out of 100, third of four |
| Plans | Starter: $0 + state (one-time)Pro: $199/yrPremium: $299/yr |
| Registered agent, year one | $99, not included in any plan |
| Registered agent renewal | $199/yr |
| 3-year service cost | $497 ($99 + $199 + $199) |
| BBB | A, BBB accredited |
| Trustpilot | 4.8/5 (32,500+ reviews) |
| Prices read | September 22, 2026 |
| Ratings recorded | September 15, 2026 |
The 3-year service cost is our total of each service's cheapest plan plus registered agent for a new LLC, state fees excluded. BBB and Trustpilot figures are as recorded on the date shown and not re-checked since.
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What you'll pay in your state
ZenBusiness charges the same in every state; what changes is the state's own filing fee and report fee. Pick your state to add them up. The year-one figure is the cheapest plan plus registered agent plus the state filing fee, and leaves out the state report and any other state charge.
| ZenBusiness in Alabama | $299 in year oneCheapest plan Starter: $0 + state (one-time); registered agent in year one: $99, not included in any plan (the same in every state); plus the Alabama filing fee. |
|---|---|
| Alabama filing fee | $200 |
| Alabama report fee | No annual or biennial report |
| Yearly state charges after year one | $0 a yearThe report fee per year plus any minimum entity-level tax we have checked for Alabama. |
Our estimated first-year state cost for an LLC in Alabama is $200, which is $32 less than the national average of $232. It counts a year's share of recurring state fees and taxes at their minimum, so what you pay in year one can differ.
Filing with Alabama yourself costs the state filing fee with no service charge. For your report's due date, use the annual report deadline tool.
Before you buy
What each record documents about automatic renewals, default enrollments and add-on prices, read from the company's own site. Check each one at checkout, because prices and defaults change.
ZenBusiness
- Registered agent renews at $199/yr after year one.
- Registered agent is not included in any plan: $99 for year one when you form with them.
- Compliance package auto-renews. Read the fine print at checkout.
- Every plan adds an AI website builder that is free for 30 days, then renews at $15/month unless you remove it at checkout.
- Pro and Premium renew at $199/yr and $299/yr.
What ZenBusiness does well
From ZenBusiness's own record, as read on September 22, 2026 and, for ratings, as recorded September 15, 2026.
- $0 Starter plan, plus your state's filing fee
- 4.8/5 Trustpilot score, with phone, email and chat support
- Worry-Free Compliance keeps annual filings on track
The alternative: Northwest Registered Agent
Northwest Registered Agent starts at $39 + state fee. Registered agent in year one: Included with $39 formation; after that, $125/yr. That makes a three-year service cost of $289 against $497 for ZenBusiness. On our score it scores 94.3 out of 100, against 74.1 out of 100 for ZenBusiness.
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How the score works
The score is 55% three-year service cost, 25% BBB grade and 20% Trustpilot score, computed the same way for all four formation services on our ranking, and it never reads which service pays us.
- ZenBusiness: 0.55 × 58.1 (cost) + 0.25 × 91.7 (BBB) + 0.2 × 96 (Trustpilot) = 74.1.
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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC
Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.
Sources
The pages each price and rating on this page was read from. Prices are as read on the dates printed above, and ratings as recorded on the dates in the table; both can change after those dates.
- zenbusiness.com/llc/ZenBusiness: LLC formation plans and prices
- zenbusiness.com/registered-agent/ZenBusiness: registered agent service
- northwestregisteredagent.com/llcNorthwest Registered Agent: LLC formation
- northwestregisteredagent.com/registered-agentNorthwest Registered Agent: registered agent service
- bbb.orgBetter Business Bureau business profiles (grades and accreditation)
- trustpilot.comTrustpilot company pages (scores and review counts)