MyCompanyWorks and LegalNature both let you form an LLC, but they’re not actually competing on the same thing. MyCompanyWorks is a formation service that bundles a registered agent and EIN into a package. LegalNature is a legal document platform that happens to include LLC formation as one of many templates in a broader subscription.
I’ve used both while running Ecommerce Paradise. I coach students through business formation for their high-ticket dropshipping stores every week, and which one actually fits you depends less on price and more on whether you need one-time formation help or an ongoing library of legal documents.
| Feature | MyCompanyWorks | LegalNature |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest formation price | $79 + state fee | $0 to $49 + state fee |
| Mid-tier price | $199 + state fee | N/A (subscription model) |
| Registered agent | Entrepreneur tier ($199), renews $119/yr | Add-on, $125/yr |
| EIN included | Entrepreneur tier ($199) | Not a core feature |
| Document library | MyCompanyForms (formation-related only) | 100+ templates, $84 to $119/yr subscription |
| Money-back guarantee | Standard satisfaction guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee |
Get Your Registered Agent and EIN Bundled for $199
MyCompanyWorks’ Entrepreneur package includes both in one order, purpose-built for forming and launching your LLC.
Pricing at a Glance
MyCompanyWorks runs three formation packages: Basic at $79, Entrepreneur at $199, and Complete at $279, all plus your state’s filing fee. LegalNature prices LLC formation itself much lower, starting around $0 to $49 plus state fees depending on current promotions, but that low price only covers the filing.
Where LegalNature actually makes most of its money is the ongoing document subscription that sits alongside formation, not the one-time filing fee itself. Annual access to their full template library runs $84 to $119 a year depending on tier, or $38.95 to $59 a month if you’d rather pay monthly, which works out considerably more expensive over a year.
What You Get for Registered Agent and EIN
MyCompanyWorks bundles both your EIN and your first year of registered agent service into the $199 Entrepreneur package. LegalNature treats registered agent service as a separate add-on priced at $125/year, and EIN acquisition isn’t positioned as a core part of their formation flow the way it is with MyCompanyWorks.
If your priority is getting your LLC, EIN, and registered agent all handled in one transaction, MyCompanyWorks is built around that exact use case. LegalNature expects you to piece those components together yourself, or pay for each as a separate line item.
LegalNature’s Real Value: The Document Library
LegalNature’s strength isn’t formation, it’s the 100-plus state-compliant legal document templates that come with a subscription: contractor agreements, NDAs, lease agreements, and operating agreement templates that go well beyond what a formation service typically offers.
For an ecommerce store that’s going to be signing supplier contracts, freelancer agreements, and customer-facing terms on a regular basis, that document access has real ongoing value long after your LLC is formed and filed away. MyCompanyWorks’ MyCompanyForms library, by comparison, focuses narrowly on formation-related paperwork rather than the broader operating documents a growing store needs.
Ongoing Costs and Renewals
MyCompanyWorks’ registered agent renews at $119/year starting in year two. LegalNature’s registered agent add-on renews at $125/year, close enough that it’s not a meaningful differentiator on its own.
The real ongoing cost difference is the document subscription. If you keep LegalNature’s annual plan active every year for the document access, you’re paying $84 to $119/year on top of whatever you spent on formation and registered agent service. MyCompanyWorks doesn’t have an equivalent recurring subscription unless you specifically add their Premium compliance dashboard for $139/year.
What Ordering Actually Looks Like
MyCompanyWorks walks you through package selection, business details, and a compliance audit before submitting to the state, closer to a traditional formation service. You get scanned documents online once everything’s filed.
LegalNature’s interface is built around its document platform first, with LLC formation presented as one workflow among many. If you’re only there to form an LLC, the broader platform can feel like more than you need. If you already know you’ll use the document library regularly, that same breadth becomes a selling point instead of clutter.
Support and Guarantees
Both companies offer standard support channels and back their orders with a satisfaction guarantee for filing errors on their end. LegalNature specifically advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee on its subscription, giving you a clear window to cancel if the document library doesn’t end up being useful to you.
MyCompanyWorks’ guarantee is more narrowly scoped to correcting formation mistakes rather than a blanket refund window on the service fee itself. Once your Articles of Organization are filed with either company, state fees are non-refundable regardless of which guarantee applies.
Document Quality and State Compliance
LegalNature’s templates are built to be state-compliant, meaning the operating agreement or NDA you generate reflects your specific state’s requirements rather than a generic national template. That matters more than it sounds, since a contractor agreement that ignores your state’s specific labor classification rules can create real problems later.
MyCompanyWorks’ operating agreement, included on every tier starting with Basic, is also personalized to your specific entity and state at the point of formation, not a generic fill-in-the-blank template. The difference is scope: MyCompanyWorks generates the documents you need to form and maintain your LLC, while LegalNature’s library extends into the ongoing operational documents a business generates well after formation, contractor agreements, lease templates, and business-specific NDAs among them.
Foreign Qualification and Multi-State Filing
If you’re planning to register your LLC to do business in more than one state, both companies handle foreign qualification as an add-on rather than a headline feature. MyCompanyWorks prices it individually per state, so you’ll need to request a quote rather than seeing a flat number on their pricing page.
LegalNature’s foreign qualification support is less prominently featured on their site than their document library, since multi-state registration isn’t the core of their business model the way it is for a dedicated formation service. If multi-state filing is a near-term need, get a specific quote from whichever company you’re leaning toward before assuming either handles it the same way, since the per-state pricing can vary more than either company’s homepage suggests.
Cancellation and Switching Later
Neither company locks you into the other’s ecosystem. If you form your LLC through MyCompanyWorks and later want LegalNature’s document library, or the reverse, there’s nothing stopping you from using both simultaneously since they solve different problems rather than competing head to head.
What’s harder to undo is the entity itself. If you form as an LLC through one company and later decide you wanted a different state or entity type, that’s a separate filing with its own fees, not something either company’s cancellation policy covers. Get your entity type and state settled before you place either order.
Which One Should You Choose
If you want a straightforward formation service that bundles your EIN and registered agent into one order and you don’t need an ongoing legal document library, MyCompanyWorks is the more focused pick.
If you know your store is going to need a steady stream of contracts, NDAs, and business documents beyond formation, LegalNature’s subscription can end up cheaper than paying a lawyer per document, and the LLC formation comes along for the ride at a lower headline price.
A lot of sellers I work with end up using MyCompanyWorks or a similar service to actually file the LLC, then subscribing to LegalNature separately once they need ongoing document support for suppliers and contractors. There’s nothing wrong with using both for what each does best rather than forcing one to do the other’s job. If you want to see how either stacks up against other options, my MyCompanyWorks alternatives guide covers nine more services worth a look.
Reputation and Track Record
MyCompanyWorks has been operating since 2001, giving it a longer history in the formation space than most newer competitors that have launched in the past decade. It’s not a household name the way LegalZoom is, but it hasn’t picked up the aggressive upsell reputation that some cheaper formation services carry either.
LegalNature operates in a slightly different lane, positioning itself as a legal document platform first and a formation service second. That positioning has helped it build a following among small business owners who need ongoing document access, rather than founders who only ever need a single formation transaction.
Neither company has a pattern of major complaints about lost filings or withheld paperwork, which is the baseline you actually want. The real distinction between them is what each was built to do well, not whether either one is unreliable, and that distinction should drive your decision more than brand familiarity alone.
Solo Founder vs a Business That Signs a Lot of Contracts
If you’re a solo ecommerce founder forming your first LLC and your only near-term need is getting the entity filed with a registered agent and EIN attached, MyCompanyWorks is built around exactly that transaction. You pay once for the Entrepreneur package and you’re set for the first year.
If your business is going to be signing supplier agreements, contractor NDAs, and vendor contracts on a regular basis, especially once you’re working with freelance VAs, designers, or multiple suppliers, LegalNature’s document subscription starts paying for itself faster than you’d expect. A single contractor agreement drafted by a lawyer can cost more than a full year of LegalNature’s subscription.
Neither approach is wrong. The mistake would be paying for LegalNature’s full document subscription when all you actually needed was a one-time LLC filing, or trying to draft ongoing supplier contracts from a formation-only service that was never built for that job. Match the tool to the actual recurring need, not the one that looked best on the homepage.
State Filing Fees Apply to Both
Every price above is the company’s own fee. Your state’s filing fee sits on top no matter which you pick. Georgia’s fee runs around $100 through the Georgia Secretary of State’s business services division. Nevada runs considerably higher, near $425, through the Nevada Secretary of State’s business portal, and every other state publishes its own number worth checking before you file.
If you haven’t settled on a state yet, that decision affects your total cost more than which formation company you use. My complete guide to business formation for high-ticket dropshipping walks through how to choose the right state for an ecommerce business specifically.
EIN Costs If You Skip the Add-On
Neither company’s EIN handling is free, but the IRS issues EINs at no charge directly through their online application if you have a Social Security Number or ITIN. It takes about ten minutes and the confirmation letter appears immediately on-screen.
If you’re comfortable handling that step yourself, you can pair LegalNature’s lower-cost formation with a free direct-to-IRS EIN application and skip paying either company for something the government provides at no cost. The same logic applies with MyCompanyWorks’ Basic tier if you don’t need the Entrepreneur package’s bundled EIN.
Refunds and What Happens If You Change Your Mind
LegalNature’s 30-day money-back guarantee on its document subscription is genuinely generous compared to most competitors in this space, giving you a real window to test whether the document library earns its keep before you’re locked into a renewal.
MyCompanyWorks’ guarantee is narrower by design, since it’s correcting formation errors rather than offering a blanket refund on the service fee itself. Once your Articles of Organization are actually filed with the state on either service, the state’s own filing fee is non-refundable no matter which guarantee applies to the rest of your order.
If you’re on the fence about whether you’ll actually use LegalNature’s document library regularly, the 30-day window is worth testing before you commit to a full year of the subscription. Set a calendar reminder near day 25 so you don’t miss the cutoff if it’s not a fit, since most subscription cancellations get missed simply because nobody set a reminder in time.
Both companies also handle plan changes differently once you’re a customer. MyCompanyWorks lets you upgrade from Basic to a higher tier after the fact if you decide you need the registered agent or EIN service later, though you’ll pay the difference rather than getting the bundled discount retroactively. LegalNature’s model is more flexible in the other direction, since the document subscription can simply be cancelled without touching the LLC itself, because the entity and the subscription are billed as two separate products under the hood.
Getting Your LLC Set Up Is Just the First Step
Whichever service you pick, forming the entity is table stakes for building a real high-ticket dropshipping business, not the finish line.
Once your paperwork is filed, you still need a niche worth building around before you start sourcing products.
You’ll also need suppliers you can actually rely on. If you’d rather skip the trial and error, my team handles formation, suppliers, and your full store build through the done-for-you turnkey build.
Frequently Asked Questions About MyCompanyWorks vs LegalNature
Which is cheaper for LLC formation, MyCompanyWorks or LegalNature?
LegalNature’s headline formation price is lower, starting around $0 to $49 plus state fees, compared to MyCompanyWorks’ $79 minimum. That price doesn’t include registered agent or EIN on either service.
Does LegalNature include a registered agent with formation?
No, it’s a separate add-on priced at $125/year. MyCompanyWorks bundles the first year into its $199 Entrepreneur package.
Is LegalNature’s document library worth the subscription cost?
If your store regularly needs contracts, NDAs, or other legal documents beyond formation paperwork, the $84 to $119/year subscription can be cheaper than hiring a lawyer per document. If you only need the LLC formed, you’re paying for access you won’t use.
Can I use MyCompanyWorks to form my LLC and LegalNature just for documents?
Yes. Plenty of sellers form through one service and subscribe to the other purely for its document library, since neither company requires you to use its full suite exclusively.
Which company has a better refund policy?
LegalNature explicitly advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee on its subscription. MyCompanyWorks’ guarantee focuses on correcting filing errors rather than a blanket refund window, so read the specific terms before ordering from either.
Does either company handle registered agent service the same way?
Both price it similarly, MyCompanyWorks at $119/year renewal and LegalNature at $125/year, close enough that it shouldn’t be your deciding factor between the two.
Is it worth paying for both services at the same time?
For some sellers, yes. Forming through MyCompanyWorks for the bundled EIN and registered agent, then subscribing to LegalNature separately once you need ongoing supplier or contractor documents, is a common and reasonable approach rather than picking just one.
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Trevor Fenner is an ecommerce entrepreneur and the founder of Ecommerce Paradise, a platform focused on helping entrepreneurs build and scale profitable high-ticket ecommerce and dropshipping businesses. With over a decade of hands-on experience, Trevor specializes in high-ticket dropshipping strategy, niche and product selection, supplier recruiting and onboarding, Google & Bing Shopping ads, ecommerce SEO, and systems-driven automation and scaling. Through Ecommerce Paradise, he provides free education via in-depth guides like How to Start High-Ticket Dropshipping, advanced training through the High-Ticket Dropshipping Masterclass, and fully done-for-you turnkey ecommerce services for entrepreneurs who want a faster, more hands-off path to growth. Trevor is known for emphasizing sustainable, real-world ecommerce models over hype-driven tactics, helping store owners build scalable, sellable, and location-independent brands.
