Guide 24 · Comparisons, with sources
Sethhost vs Bizee (Incfile): one-time packages vs the hosted bundle
Bizee will form your LLC for $0 plus the state fee. Sethhost's first term is $948 before the state fee. This page does not try to talk its way around that gap — it lays out what each model actually includes, where the ongoing money goes in both columns, and which situations each model genuinely fits, with every Bizee figure taken from Bizee's own pages on November 7, 2026.
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How this comparison was built
Bizee — the company many founders first met as Incfile, its former name — sells formation in three one-time packages, the first of them priced at $0 plus the state fee. Sethhost sells one subscription. This is the sharpest model difference in the comparison guides: pay once for the filing, or pay monthly for the filing plus the operating layer around it. Neither model is a trick; they are answers to different questions, and this page prints the criteria for choosing between them.
Every Bizee fact below comes from Bizee's own published pages, fetched and checked on November 7, 2026 — its LLC formation pages and its Wyoming LLC guide. Every Sethhost fact comes from Sethhost's own pricing page and service agreement. One item could not be verified on Bizee's package pages — whether its EIN service covers the no-SSN fax route — and the table says exactly that instead of guessing.
Sethhost's own terms, stated in its own column first. Hosted is $79 per month with a 12-month initial term — a first-term total of $948, before the state fee and the filing processing fee. That term is a real commitment and it is disclosed here and on the pricing page, not saved for checkout. Formation is included in the first term; after the first term the membership continues month-to-month at $79, auto-renews, and can be cancelled from the portal. Enrollment screens applicants at intake, and Sethhost serves founders based outside the United States. The registered agent of record is CorpNet, Incorporated, Sethhost's wholesale partner, named in the service agreement before you pay.
The criteria table
| Criterion | Sethhost | Bizee (formerly Incfile) |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | One subscription: $79/mo, 12-month initial term, $948 first-term total before the state fee and the filing processing fee; then month-to-month | One-time package prices: Basic $0, Standard $199, Premium $299, each plus the state filing fee. Bizee's formation page states that is the full cost to form your LLC, with no required upgrades |
| Formation filing | Included in the first term — prepared at your direction, confirmed by you before submission, in any of the 50 states, DC, or Puerto Rico | Bizee prepares and files the formation paperwork and tracks the filing in every package; Premium adds expedited filing |
| Registered agent | Included in Hosted; the agent of record is CorpNet, Incorporated, Sethhost's wholesale partner | A full year of registered agent service is included free with every package; after the first year it renews at $149/year |
| EIN — including with no SSN | Handling included in the first term, including the no-SSN IRS fax workflow (typically 15–25 business days on Sethhost's published figures) | EIN is included in Standard and Premium, not in Basic. Bizee's package pages checked for this guide do not state whether its EIN service handles the no-SSN route; Bizee's own Wyoming guide directs a founder with no SSN or ITIN to file Form SS-4 with the IRS by fax or mail — so if that is your situation, confirm coverage with Bizee before ordering |
| Website, domain, and US phone | A five-page website built for you (live in 14 days from content handoff), domain for the first year, hosting and care, and a configured US business number, inside the membership | Premium includes a domain name, business email, and a business phone number, per Bizee's package pages. No website build or hosting service is listed in the Bizee packages on the pages checked for this guide |
| Compliance calendar and annual reports | A compliance calendar with best-efforts deadline reminders, and annual report filing service included in Hosted (the state's own fee is separate) | Standard and Premium include lifetime compliance alerts, per Bizee's package pages; annual report filing is offered as a separate service rather than as part of the formation packages |
| Banking | Document file assembled for your application; Sethhost does not open the account and never promises approval | Bizee's formation pages describe the EIN as what you need to open a business bank account and list a banking resolution among its document items; the account application itself is yours, with the bank |
| Who it is built for | Founders based outside the US, screened at intake, who want filing, agent, EIN, website, and calendar under one subscription | Any founder who wants the formation bought once, at the lowest entry price in this comparison set, and is content to assemble the rest separately |
First-year money, like for like
Bizee is the cheapest way in this comparison set to get a company formed, and it is not close. A Wyoming LLC on Bizee's Basic package costs the $100 Wyoming state fee and nothing for the formation itself, with a year of registered agent service included. Its Standard package — the tier with the EIN and an operating agreement — is $199 plus the same $100 state fee. Sethhost's first term for the same Wyoming company prices on this site's calculator at $1,079.44: the $948 membership year, the $100 state fee, and the 3% filing processing fee.
The difference is not a filing-quality claim — it is scope and time. Bizee's prices end at formation and the first agent year; the agent then renews at $149 a year, and the website, its hosting, and the ongoing filing help are separate arrangements you make yourself. Sethhost's price keeps going for twelve months because the service keeps going: the built website and its care, the phone number, the calendar, and the annual report filing service. A founder who needs only the company formed is overpaying in the Sethhost column, and a founder who needs the operating layer will assemble it somewhere — the honest question this table exists to answer is whether you want to assemble it yourself.
Where Sethhost is the weaker choice
Sethhost's weaknesses, stated in full:
- Sethhost is new and small. It publishes no count of businesses formed, because it does not have a large one to publish. The established providers on this page have served founders at a scale Sethhost has not reached.
- No preparer service. Sethhost does not prepare your tax filings. Form 5472 and federal filing help is waitlist-only, delivered by a qualified preparer engaged for that service when that engagement is in place; until then the obligation sits on your compliance calendar with a plain-language explanation, and the filing itself is yours or your CPA's.
- Banking is document preparation, never account opening. Sethhost assembles the document file a bank or a payment provider asks for. It does not open accounts, and it never promises a bank's or Stripe's approval — that decision belongs to the provider alone.
- The 12-month initial term. If your plans are uncertain, a one-time filing you can walk away from may fit better than a year of membership. We would rather lose the comparison on that point honestly than hide the term.
- Bizee's entry price is $0 plus the state fee. Against that, Sethhost's first term is $948 before the state fee. No honest framing makes the subscription the cheaper way to form a company, and this page does not attempt one.
- Bizee operates at a scale Sethhost does not. Bizee's own formation page states that over one million businesses have been formed through it. Sethhost is a new desk; if a long operating history at volume is your deciding criterion, this column loses it.
Which column fits your situation
- You want the company formed at the lowest possible entry cost, full stop. Bizee Basic, at $0 plus the state fee with a year of agent service included, is that route among the paid services — and the do-it-yourself route is cheaper still in cash if you can solve the registered agent yourself.
- You want the EIN and an operating agreement in the same one-time order. Bizee Standard, at $199 plus the state fee — with the no-SSN caveat in the table above confirmed first if it applies to you.
- You are abroad and want the operating layer run, not assembled — a built website with hosting and care, a US number, the calendar, and the annual report filing inside one subscription. That is the Sethhost column, term and all.
- You are testing an idea. A one-time package fits a test; a 12-month initial term does not.
Sources and check date
Sources — checked November 7, 2026. Bizee LLC formation page: bizee.com/form/bizee-4 (Basic $0, Standard $199, Premium $299, each plus the state filing fee; registered agent free for a year, then $149/year). Bizee package page: bizee.com/form/get-started (Standard adds the EIN, operating agreement, and lifetime compliance alerts; Premium adds expedited filing, a domain, business email, and a phone number). Bizee Wyoming LLC guide: bizee.com/llc/wyoming (the Form SS-4 by fax or mail direction for founders with no SSN or ITIN; the $100 Wyoming state fee). Sethhost figures: the pricing page and service agreement on this site. Prices change; the figure confirmed when you order is the one that governs, on either side.
Sethhost is not a law firm and does not provide legal or tax advice. This guide is general information, not advice about your situation. Tax filings are performed by a qualified tax preparer engaged for that service or by your own CPA; legal questions go to your own attorney.
Reading is step one. The paperwork is the rest.
Sethhost handles formation paperwork, the EIN workflow, registered agent service, your website, a US number, and a compliance calendar — one company, one bill. Hosted is $79 per month and formation is included in your first term; the state filing fee is always shown separately.