LegalZoom vs Stripe Atlas

Two legal & formation tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

LegalZoom fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Stripe Atlas: Everything a startup needs on day one.

Compare	LegalZoomLegalZoom	Stripe AtlasStripe
In one line	Form an LLC and keep up with filings	Delaware C-corp or LLC formed in a week, with a bank account
Starting price	From $0 + state fees	$500 one-time
Six-person team	From $0 + state fees	$500 one-time
Plans	LLC formation $0, $249, or $299 + state fees; business advisor plan $49/mo; Business Attorney Plan $39.09/mo billed annually ($469/yr) or $43.17/mo billed every 6 months	$500 one-time, including state fees and the first year of registered agent; then $100/yr
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	n/a	n/a
Integrations	Standalone	Stripe, Mercury, Carta
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plans not stated	Every plan
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: Mon–Fri 5 a.m.–7 p.m. PT; weekends 7 a.m.–4 p.m. PT	Phone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for LegalZoom.	Stripe has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	See reviews on Capterra
Trustpilot score	4.6 / 5 from 33,743 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	75	20
Fit: Restaurant or café	75	15
Fit: Service business	80	45
Fit: Agency or studio	80	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	15
Fit: Online store	80	80
Why people pick it	Well known Attorney access add-on	Everything a startup needs on day one Fast
Where it falls short	Upsells at every step	Delaware only Not for brick-and-mortar
	Visit LegalZoom	Visit Stripe Atlas

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices