Is this a ranking of which legal website to buy?

No. Able Legal Forms does not publish rankings or star ratings. This page explains two products we link to: Rocket Lawyer’s membership (including a first entity registration) and LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan.

Does LegalZoom’s attorney plan form my LLC for free?

The attorney-plan page describes consultations and document review, not a $0 state filing. Formation packages, if you buy them elsewhere on LegalZoom, are a different purchase. State fees still apply to any filing.

Does Rocket Lawyer’s “first registration free” waive state fees?

No. Rocket Lawyer’s pricing page says the first LLC, corporation, or nonprofit registration is free with membership, then $99, and that government fees are excluded. You still pay the state.

Will either plan represent me in a lawsuit?

LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan materials say full representation in a lawsuit is not included; members may hire network attorneys separately at a stated discount. Rocket Lawyer distinguishes legal information from privileged advice sessions sold as add-ons. Read each provider’s terms.

Which one should a brand-new shopper buy first?

If you only need the state to create an LLC, compare formation offers—including Inc Authority’s $0 service-fee filing—on our formation page. If you mainly need scheduled attorney consults, read the attorney-plan limits carefully. Many owners need both filing help and advice at different times.

Do prices on this page stay current?

No guarantee. Figures above were taken from public pricing pages reviewed on this site’s review date. Providers change plans; open their sites before you enter a card.

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Rocket Lawyer vs. LegalZoom: Pricing, Features and Who Each Fits

Rocket Lawyer and LegalZoom both sell online legal products, but the buttons on Able Legal Forms open two different kinds of purchase: a Rocket Lawyer membership that can include a first entity registration, and LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan for prepaid consultations.

Quick answer

Use Rocket Lawyer’s public pricing and LLC pages when you want a membership that bundles documents, limited attorney contacts, and a first registration with state fees still due. Use LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan page when you want a subscription of attorney consults and limited document review. Able Legal Forms does not link LegalZoom’s business-formation checkout here. Neither product replaces reading your state’s filing rules. Prices below can change; verify them on each provider’s site.

What we are comparing (and what we are not)

This guide follows the same links used elsewhere on the site: Rocket Lawyer’s LLC and pricing pages, and LegalZoom’s attorneys page. It is not a review of every LegalZoom SKU, every Rocket Lawyer add-on, or any marketing ranking claim. For vendor-by-vendor formation detail—including Inc Authority—see business formation services.

Feature comparison

Rocket Lawyer membership versus LegalZoom Business Attorney Plan
Topic	Rocket Lawyer (membership)	LegalZoom (Business Attorney Plan)
Main product on our links	Membership tiers with documents, e-sign, AI tools, and attorney contact limits; first entity registration free with membership, then $99, state fees excluded (pricing page).	Prepaid attorney plan: unlimited 30-minute consults on new matters, document review (up to 10 pages per document on the plan materials), tools listed on the attorneys page.
Published price examples	Pricing page / FAQ: Standard $149 per year or $34.99 per month; Plus $249 per year or $49.99 per month; Pro $349 per year or $64.99 per month; 7-day trial at $0.	$39.09/month billed annually at $469, or $43.17/month billed every six months at $259. The plan renews automatically. Confirm the live checkout; promotions change.
Attorney access	Ask an Attorney limits by tier (12 / 36 / unlimited on the pricing table). Live consults start on Plus. Privileged “Legal Advice Session” listed as a separate $149 / $249 add-on. Ask an Attorney and live consult are described as legal information, not advice.	Network attorneys for consults on new matters. Plan FAQs state lawsuit representation is not included; a 25% hourly discount may apply if you hire separately.
Entity filing	First LLC, corporation, or nonprofit registration free with membership; later filings $99; state fees extra. Registered agent and EIN are add-ons on higher tiers.	Attorney plan can discuss entity choice and review an operating agreement; it is not the same checkout as a formation package. We do not link LegalZoom formation here.
Who it tends to fit	Owners who want document tools plus a first filing inside one membership and who will cancel a trial if they do not want the paid plan.	Owners who mainly want scheduled attorney conversations and limited review, and who already know filing may be a separate purchase.

Rocket Lawyer membership in more detail

The pricing page groups Standard, Plus, and Pro. All three list document creation, e-signatures, and AI Q&A. Attorney written answers and live calls scale up by tier. Registered agent is listed at $125 per year on Plus and Pro; EIN at $70 on those tiers; Standard lists registered agent and EIN as not included. Cancellation steps are not fully spelled out on the pricing page—cancel before a trial ends if you do not want the paid membership.

View Rocket Lawyer formation

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View Rocket Lawyer membership prices

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LegalZoom Business Attorney Plan in more detail

The attorneys page markets ongoing support for less than a typical hourly consult, with 6- and 12-month billing options. Plan copy highlights unlimited 30-minute consults on new matters and document review with a 10-page limit on ordinary documents (estate-planning documents created with LegalZoom may have different review rules on that page). Longer reviews list flat add-on prices. The plan is not full court representation. If you need an operating agreement reviewed, an attorney consult can help, but drafting or filing is still a separate decision—see LLC operating agreement options.

View LegalZoom attorney plan

This ordinary link opens LegalZoom’s attorney-plan page, not a business-formation checkout. Able Legal Forms does not earn a commission from it.

Where Inc Authority fits

If your only job is to send articles to the state with a $0 vendor service fee, Inc Authority’s homepage competes on that offer and still requires state fees. That is a formation checkout, not an attorney membership. Read Is a free LLC really free? and LLC vs sole proprietor before you assume you need any of these subscriptions.

View Inc Authority formation

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How to choose

Write down whether you need a filing, document templates, attorney time, or all three.
Open the provider’s own pricing page and note renewal, trial, and cancellation language.
Add the state fee from the official secretary of state site to any “free” filing quote.
Avoid buying an attorney plan only to get a filing, or a filing membership only to get unlimited advice.

FAQ

Is this a ranking of which legal website to buy?: No. Able Legal Forms does not publish rankings or star ratings. This page explains two products we link to: Rocket Lawyer’s membership (including a first entity registration) and LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan.
Does LegalZoom’s attorney plan form my LLC for free?: The attorney-plan page describes consultations and document review, not a $0 state filing. Formation packages, if you buy them elsewhere on LegalZoom, are a different purchase. State fees still apply to any filing.
Does Rocket Lawyer’s “first registration free” waive state fees?: No. Rocket Lawyer’s pricing page says the first LLC, corporation, or nonprofit registration is free with membership, then $99, and that government fees are excluded. You still pay the state.
Will either plan represent me in a lawsuit?: LegalZoom’s Business Attorney Plan materials say full representation in a lawsuit is not included; members may hire network attorneys separately at a stated discount. Rocket Lawyer distinguishes legal information from privileged advice sessions sold as add-ons. Read each provider’s terms.
Which one should a brand-new shopper buy first?: If you only need the state to create an LLC, compare formation offers—including Inc Authority’s $0 service-fee filing—on our formation page. If you mainly need scheduled attorney consults, read the attorney-plan limits carefully. Many owners need both filing help and advice at different times.
Do prices on this page stay current?: No guarantee. Figures above were taken from public pricing pages reviewed on this site’s review date. Providers change plans; open their sites before you enter a card.

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Sources and review date

Reviewed October 17, 2026. Prices, trials, and plan limits below are taken from the provider pages linked here. Those pages can change. This site did not buy the products, and it does not publish ratings, testimonials, or user counts.