Tailor Brands vs Northwest Registered Agent: LLC formation compared (2026)

How do the two compare line by line?

The table sets Tailor Brands Elite against Northwest's single package, which is all Northwest sells for LLC formation. Tailor Brands' cheaper Lite and Essential plans appear in the same column.

Auto-renewal, cancelling and refunds are as each provider states them for its registered agent and subscription services.

Northwest prices its package as $39 + state fees, and Tailor Brands lists its plans before the state fee too. The state fee table gives that amount for each state, and the LLC cost calculator adds it for you.¹

Where do Tailor Brands and Northwest differ most?

Northwest is a registered agent company that also forms LLCs, and its package is built around the agent. Tailor Brands sells tiered plans built around services that continue after formation, and sells the agent separately.

• Lower two-year plan cost: Northwest Registered Agent: $39 vs $498
• More services included for good: Tailor Brands: 7 vs 3
• Higher Trustpilot score: Tailor Brands: 4.8/5 vs 4.1/5
• First-time founders: Tailor Brands: 3 of 3 supports included (annual report filed for you, business coaching, AI guidance) vs 0 for Northwest Registered Agent
• All-in-one platform: Tailor Brands: sells 9 of 10 business service types we track vs 6
• Founders outside the U.S.: Tailor Brands states it serves non-U.S. founders; Northwest Registered Agent doesn't say

Tiered plans against a single package

Tailor Brands lists Lite at $0 with no yearly price, then Essential at $199/yr and Elite at $249/yr as yearly prices. Essential and Elite list annual compliance, which the plan cards describe as mandatory report filing & updates, plus an operating agreement and funding search. Elite adds branding tools (DIY website/online store, 8 free logos, digital business card) and a 1-year free domain.²

Northwest has no tiers. Its package includes the agent's first year, an operating agreement template, legal form templates, annual report reminders and a service it calls Brand Protection. Northwest also says it provides a domain name, website, email address, and phone number for free.³

Our count of services included for good is 7 for Elite and 3 for Northwest. The agent year doesn't count, because it turns into a paid renewal. Tailor Brands' count includes a legal document library that Tailor Brands supplied and its public plan cards don't list.

How do their registered agent terms compare?

Northwest charges less for the agent on its own, $125 per year against $199/year for Tailor Brands, and includes the first year with formation. Tailor Brands supplied its price; it isn't yet on a public page.^{4, 5}

Both cover every state. Northwest says it has offices in every state plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, while Tailor Brands offers its agent in all 50 states. Tailor Brands also supplied that its agent renews at the same price, which isn't on a public page.^{5, 6, 7}

Mail is where the details split. Northwest scans legal papers, caps them at 15 per year before a fee may apply, and also scans normal business mail up to 5 docs per year at no charge. Scanned mail is destroyed 30 days after scanning, and originals can be requested for a fee, within 30 days of original receipt when a scan fails. Tailor Brands says it will scan your documents and upload them to your business dashboard, and it publishes no cap.^{4, 7, 8}

On the public record, Northwest's address is listed on public filings instead of the owner's. That is true of any agent's address in the agent field, Tailor Brands' included. Tailor Brands' agent terms say you must not designate or otherwise refer to the Registered Address as your business location in any public materials, and it sells a separate Virtual Address product without a published price. Northwest sells mail forwarding at $20/month in some states.^{4, 9, 10}

What does the second year cost?

Northwest's package fee doesn't repeat, so its year-two bill comes from the agent and the annual report service. Tailor Brands' year-two bill is the plan fee again, plus an agent or bookkeeping if you keep them.

Northwest's agent renews at $125/yr. Northwest says registered agent customers are auto-enrolled in its renewal service, which files the annual report for $100 + state fees, charged at filing. That service is billed in annual auto-pay, and to stop a charge you must cancel at least one business day before next charge date.^{1, 11, 12}

Tailor Brands prices Essential and Elite at $199/yr and $249/yr, and the report filing comes inside that fee. The agent is extra at the supplied $199/year. Bookkeeping, a trial on every plan, is $39/month if kept; the free trial expires after 30 days.^{2, 5, 13}

Our year-two plan totals are $498 for Tailor Brands Elite and $39 for Northwest, which leave out agents and the state's yearly fees. Northwest's total also leaves out its report filing, and its agent renews at $125/yr once the free year ends. The LLC cost guide covers those state charges.¹

Does either publish how fast it files?

Tailor Brands does and Northwest doesn't. Tailor Brands states 1 business day on Essential and Elite, which it lists as 1 day expedited processing, and 14 business days on Lite.^{2, 13}

Northwest's pages give the states' processing times but no handling time of its own, and they list no rush option sold by Northwest. Our LLC timeline guide separates a service's step from the state's review.

Which offers more support for a first business?

Tailor Brands includes all three supports we count for first-time founders. Northwest includes none of the three supports in its package and sells annual report filing for an extra charge.

Tailor Brands' coaching program, a 12-week accelerator, pairs you with a business trainer, and Navi, its AI assistant, is built into every plan. Its funding search matches grants, loans and tax credits. Northwest offers deadline reminders, and its contact page says a real person picks up the phone or types out a response when you call or email.^{14, 15, 16, 17}

What if you change your mind?

Northwest gives the longer refund window; Tailor Brands' terms treat fees as non-refundable. Both let you cancel from your online account.

Northwest's terms make purchases non-refundable after 90 days, with state fees non-refundable. Tailor Brands' terms say all fees are non-refundable, and any refund it issues has a $29 service fee taken off. Northwest says you can terminate or cancel your Service anytime by logging onto your account, and there are no fees to cancel. Tailor Brands says you cancel by visiting your account settings, and it keeps auto-renewal on by default for subscription services.^{9, 12, 18, 19}

Which reader does each one suit?

Northwest fits readers who want the lowest upfront price and an agent included; Tailor Brands fits readers who want reports filed and help after formation. Each line names the deciding fact.

• Lowest plan cost by year two: Northwest at $39, against $498 for Tailor Brands Elite. Northwest's agent then renews at $125/yr, and no Tailor Brands plan lists one.¹
• A registered agent included with formation: Northwest, free for the first year. No Tailor Brands plan lists one.
• A published filing time: Tailor Brands, at 1 business day on Essential and Elite. Northwest doesn't publish one.
• Annual reports filed without a separate charge each time: Tailor Brands Essential or Elite. Northwest files them for $100 + state fees, charged at filing.¹¹
• First-time founders: Tailor Brands, with all three supports against none of the three supports for Northwest.
• The widest range of business services: Tailor Brands sells 9 of the 10 types we track; Northwest sells 6.
• An EIN service with a published price: Northwest at $50 (with SSN). Tailor Brands offers an EIN service but doesn't publish the price.²⁰
• A refund window after buying: Northwest, whose terms make purchases final only after that window closes.
• Email support: Northwest, which lists phone, email, contact form. Tailor Brands lists phone and chat.^{17, 21}

Satisfaction, the part of our rating with the most weight, is 9.6 for Tailor Brands and 8.2 for Northwest, from Trustpilot scores of 4.8 / 5 and 4.1. Northwest's score rests on 306 reviews, against 17,815 reviews for Tailor Brands. On services and dashboard it's 9.2 to 6.8, and on plan value 5.5 to 3.7. Read the Tailor Brands review and the Northwest review for each in full, or Tailor Brands pricing and Northwest pricing for every price. Northwest alternatives and Tailor Brands alternatives list other providers by rating.^{22, 23}