Best LLC services in Missouri (2026)

How are Missouri LLC services ranked?

Our rating sets the order, highest first. Where two providers tie, Tailor Brands, Bizee and ZenBusiness come first in that order and the rest follow by name.

Each first-year figure is the plan we compare plus the Missouri fee for filing the articles online. Paper filing costs $105, so a service that files that way raises the total. The second-year figure is the plan's own renewal plus the state's recurring report fee, which in Missouri is $0.^{1, 2}

Second year: the recurring Missouri report fee as the state lists it (some states charge it every two years) plus the plan's renewal, if it renews. Registered agent renewals are extra unless the plan includes the agent for good.

The rating has three parts (customer satisfaction, services and dashboard, and plan value), and none of them changes from one state to the next. Two pairs share a score: Bizee (formerly Incfile) and ZenBusiness at 8.0, and BizFilings and Rocket Lawyer at 6.8. The rating method shows how the parts are weighted.

Because nothing is owed to the state in year two, the second column shows only which plans bill again. Tailor Brands Elite renews to $249, ZenBusiness Premium to $299, doola Starter to $297 and Rocket Lawyer Standard membership to $149. One-time plans show $0. Neither column counts a registered agent renewal or a trial that starts billing, and the sections below cover both.

Which Missouri LLC service fits which need?

The picks below each name the fact behind them. Read them against what a Missouri LLC actually owes later: a registered agent every year and no report.

• Lowest first-year total in Missouri: Inc Authority, Free LLC, $50 with the state fee.
• Lowest two-year total in Missouri: Inc Authority, Free LLC, $50 over two years with state fees. Full list
• Fastest filing: Tailor Brands, 1 business day stated on Elite. Full list
• Best for first-time founders: Tailor Brands, all three supports included in a plan (annual report filing, coaching, AI guidance). Full list
• Best all-in-one platform: Tailor Brands, sells 9 of the 10 business service types we track, with an online dashboard. Full list
• Best for non-U.S. founders: Tailor Brands, highest-rated provider whose own pages say it serves founders outside the U.S. Full list

Each line is decided by the published fact it names. First-time founder support counts an annual report filed for you, business coaching and AI guidance; the all-in-one count is the business service types a provider sells nationally.

Lowest cost once the agent is counted

A Missouri LLC must keep a registered agent for as long as it exists, so for an owner who doesn't serve as agent, the agent's renewal is part of every later year's bill.

Inc Authority Free LLC is $50 in year one and $0 in year two on the table. Its agent is free for the first year and then renews automatically at $249/year unless cancelled. Its terms list a 60-day money-back guarantee on initial online purchase, less state/third-party filing fees; they allow cancelling at any time by phone or email.^{3, 4}

Northwest Registered Agent costs more up front at $89, but its included agent renews at $125/yr, the lowest agent renewal among the plans that include one. Its terms state no cancellation fee. By year two, that lower renewal more than covers the first-year difference. The Inc Authority profile, the Northwest profile and the ranking by cost across both years show the full terms.^{5, 6}

Annual report filing in a state with no report

Several plans include or trial an annual report service, and Missouri gives it nothing to file with the Secretary of State.

• Tailor Brands Elite lists mandatory report filing & updates. The "updates" part may still apply; ask what it covers in Missouri.⁷
• ZenBusiness Premium lists filing of state-required annual reports and up to 2 amendments/yr. Amendments can still come up here.⁸
• Swyft Filings adds a 14-day free trial of ComplianceGuard to its plans, then bills $199/year unless cancelled.⁹
• Northwest Registered Agent says agent customers will "automatically be enrolled in our renewal service", at $100 + state fees, charged at filing.¹⁰

For a Missouri owner, that makes yearly plan renewals worth questioning before they bill. The annual report guide explains what these services do.

First-time founders

We count three supports for a first company: a report filed for you, coaching from a person, and AI guidance. Tailor Brands includes all three supports, with its Business Coaching Program on any plan and Navi; its homepage says "Every plan comes with Navi built in". ZenBusiness includes all three supports: Personal Velo AI guidance on every tier and a one-on-one consultation on Premium. doola includes two of the three supports, one of them its AI Co-Founder assistant. In Missouri the report-filing support has no state report to act on, so coaching and guidance carry the weight. See the first-time founders list.^{11, 12, 13, 14}

Fastest stated filing

Tailor Brands and ZenBusiness state 1 business day on their compared plans, Inc Authority states 24 hours, and doola states 1 to 2 business days. Bizee (formerly Incfile) lists Expedited Filing on Premium. These times cover the provider's own work only. Our record has no published Missouri review time or paid rush option, so the state's part of the wait is unknown. The fastest filing list and the LLC timeline guide explain the difference.¹⁵

Agent included, and for how long

Missouri lets an individual resident of Missouri or a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to do business in Missouri serve (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030). These plans cover the agent for a period.¹⁶

• Bizee (formerly Incfile): the first year, then $149/year.¹⁷
• Northwest Registered Agent: the first year, then $125/yr.⁵
• BizFilings: 3 months free, then $220/yr.^{18, 19}
• doola: Registered Agent Service sits inside Starter for as long as that yearly plan is paid.²⁰

Tailor Brands sells its agent at $199/year, and ZenBusiness offers 50% off the first year ($99) with formation. The agent included list compares them.^{21, 22}

One provider for later services

Of the 10 business service types we track, Tailor Brands sells 9, LegalZoom 9, Bizee (formerly Incfile) 7 and ZenBusiness 7. Most are paid extras. The all-in-one list orders every provider by this count.

Founders outside the U.S.

doola says it can help a non-resident without a US SSN, and Starter includes a US business address. Tailor Brands links a separate sign-up flow for non-US citizens but publishes no eligibility details. Northwest Registered Agent charges $200 for an EIN without a Social Security number. An owner living abroad isn't a Missouri resident and so can't be the agent under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030, so a resident or an authorized company has to fill that role. See the non-U.S. founders list.^{16, 23, 24, 25, 26}

What does Missouri charge no matter who files?

Missouri charges $50 to file the articles online and $105 on paper, and that fee is the same with or without a service. The totals on this page add it to every plan's price.¹

• Formation filing fee: $50 online, $105 on paper
• No recurring annual report
• Optional name reservation: $25 for up to 60 days (renewable for two more 60-day periods)

The paper premium is a state cost a service can make worse. The Secretary of State puts the online saving at $55.00, and the totals on this page assume the online fee. Ask a service which way it files.¹

After formation, with no annual report, the agent is the ongoing requirement in our Missouri record. Failing to maintain a registered agent is grounds for administrative cancellation of the LLC, and reinstatement starts at $100 plus delinquent fees. Changing agents costs $10. A name hold, at $25, is optional.^{1, 27, 28}

What do trial items add to a Missouri bill?

Trial items add a monthly charge once the trial ends unless you cancel, and that charge sits outside both columns of the table. Tailor Brands Elite includes a bookkeeping trial that then costs $39/month.²⁹

LegalZoom lists Managed Service with a note that its Business Advisor Plan auto-renews at $49/mo after 30 days. On the other side, doola says Starter does not include ongoing compliance filings, an item a Missouri LLC, with no annual report to file, has less use for. The LegalZoom pricing page and Tailor Brands pricing page list each item.^{30, 31}

Can you form a Missouri LLC without a service?

Yes. Missouri takes the Articles of Organization (LLC 1) straight from owners, online for $50, and with no report to track later, filing alone is simpler here than in a state with a yearly report.^{1, 32}

What you take on is the agent. You can serve if you are a Missouri resident whose business office is the registered office (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030), which makes that address the registered office on file. The Missouri formation guide covers each filing, and the cost calculator compares a plan with filing alone.¹⁶