Northwest Registered Agent vs Bizee
I’m comparing Northwest Registered Agent and Bizee on what you get, what you pay, and what happens after formation. I’ll call a tie when the facts don’t give either one a clear edge.
The verdict
Bizee takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
Choose Northwest for explicit deadline tracking and privacy details; choose Bizee for its free formation and lower stated annual report service price.
Choose Northwest Registered Agent if…
- • Pick Northwest if you value the listed address, domain, email, phone, and website/hosting inclusions.
- • Pick Northwest if you want annual report deadlines tracked and reminders sent.
- • Pick Northwest if you want privacy terms stated and a lower listed annual registered agent price.
Choose Bizee if…
- • Pick Bizee if you want a free formation package.
- • Pick Bizee if you want the lower stated expedited filing total or the listed same-day option.
- • Pick Bizee if you prioritize the stated $0 annual report service price or first-year-free registered agent service when forming with Bizee.
Round by round
- Round 1What you get in the boxTieNorthwest Registered Agent8/10
Business address
Business address
- Address, domain, email, phone, and website/hosting listed
- Services are described as included
- No formation-package price stated
- Included items may not be what every buyer needs
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee8/10Free
Formation package
- Formation package is free
- Clear offer for buyers focused on formation
- The facts don’t list comparable added services
- No value comparison for the package contents
Source: bizee.com ↗
More included services or a free formation package: it depends what you need.
- Round 2How fast it gets filedBizee winsNorthwest Registered Agent7/10
an average of two months
Non-expedited filing time
- Expedited filing around 6-10 days
- Rush filing within 3 hours is available
- Expedited option costs more than Bizee’s listed total
- Rush filing costs an extra $425
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee8/107–10 business days
Expedited filing time
- Expedited option is $150 total
- Same-day online filing is listed
- Standard filing takes 6–8 weeks
- Same-day filing requires submission by 2:30 PM
Source: bizee.com ↗
Bizee is slightly cheaper for expedited filing; Northwest’s rush price is extra.
- Round 3What renews after year oneTieNorthwest Registered Agent7/10
$100 plus state fees
Annual report renewal service
- Annual report renewal service is available
- State fees are identified as separate
- Total varies with state fees
- Not directly comparable to domain and email renewals
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee7/10$10–$20 per year
Standard .com, .net, and .org domains
- Standard domain prices are stated
- Business email pricing is stated per user
- Specialty and premium domains can cost more
- Not directly comparable to annual report service
Source: bizee.com ↗
Annual report fees and digital-service renewals are different costs to plan for.
- Round 4Who answers when it goes wrongTieNorthwest Registered Agent8/10
intuitive chat interface
How support is reached
- Chat interface for questions
- Human Corporate Guide option
- Chat may start with AI-RAH
- Support hours are not stated
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee8/10Phone and email
Ways to reach support (888-462-3453, [email protected])
- Phone, email, and contact form listed
- Real people, not AI
- Support hours are limited to the stated schedule
- No other support route is stated
Source: bizee.com ↗
Choose the chat-to-human route or direct contact with real people.
- Round 5Staying compliant after year oneBizee winsNorthwest Registered Agent8/10
Business annual report
ongoing state filings handled
- Annual report filing handled
- State requirements tracked and reminders sent
- Service costs $100 plus state fees
- State fees vary
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee9/10Annual report filings
Ongoing state filings handled
- Annual report filings handled
- No added service price stated
- State fee still applies
- Deadline tracking for you is not stated
Source: bizee.com ↗
Bizee has the lower stated service price; Northwest explicitly tracks deadlines.
- Round 6What customers actually sayBizee winsNorthwest Registered Agent6/10
28%
Share of 1-star reviews
- 301 reviews provided
- Rating is stated out of 5
- 28% one-star reviews
- Lower rating than Bizee in the supplied figures
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Bizee9/104%
share of 1-star reviews
- 26,199 reviews provided
- 4% one-star reviews
- Review figures don’t establish what every customer’s experience will be
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Bizee leads on both rating and one-star share in the figures provided.
- Round 7Address privacyNorthwest Registered Agent winsNorthwest Registered Agent9/10
Northwest Registered Agent’s address
Whose address appears on the public state filing
- Northwest’s address used when possible
- Says privacy costs no extra and data is not sold
- Address is used when possible, not stated as universal
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee7/10the registered agent's address
whose address appears on public filings
- Registered agent’s address appears instead of yours
- Public filing privacy is described
- Specific privacy-service price is not stated
- Data-sale policy is not stated
Source: bizee.com ↗
Both can keep your address off public filings; Northwest states more about privacy terms.
- Round 8Registered agent costTieNorthwest Registered Agent8/10
$125 per year
Registered agent cost
- Lower stated annual price
- Annual price is specified
- First year included free is not stated
Source: northwestregisteredagent.com ↗
Bizee8/10Yes, if you form your business with Bizee
First year included free
- First year free if you form with Bizee
- Annual price is specified after that
- Higher stated annual price than Northwest
- Free first year depends on forming with Bizee
Source: bizee.com ↗
Bizee offers a free first year with formation; Northwest lists the lower annual price.
Side by side
- Domain registration included
- Business email included
- Website and hosting included
- Annual report paperwork service is priced
- Formation package is free
- Clear offer for buyers focused on formation
- Expedited option is $150 total
- Same-day online filing is listed
- Does not list LLC formation in this bundle
- Total varies by state
- Listed filing fees range widely
- No support hours listed
- The facts don’t list comparable added services
- No value comparison for the package contents
- Standard filing takes 6–8 weeks
- Same-day filing requires submission by 2:30 PM