File.Business vs Rocket Lawyer.
Rocket Lawyer is a legal-documents membership that includes formation. File.Business is a compliance workspace with formation as the on-ramp. The comparison is a subscription question: $149 to $349 a year for legal documents, or $249 for the compliance platform.
RLPick Rocket Lawyer for
- Unlimited legal documents
- Attorney Q&A on tap
- One canceling decision
FBPick File.Business for
- Same subscription price, different job done fully
- You are not renting your formation
- Agent math again
- Compliance is not a template problem
Every line, both columns, real numbers.
No checkmark theater. Where Rocket Lawyer is stronger, the right column says so.
| Feature | File.Business | Rocket Lawyer |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Compliance platform, $29/mo or $249/yr | Legal membership, $149 to $349/yr by tier |
| LLC formation | $0 service fee + state fee | First free with membership; $99 + fees each after |
| Registered Agent | $149/yr flat | $124.99/yr, Plus or Pro only |
| Legal documents | Templates for compliance filings | Unlimited legal docs: contracts, NDAs, leases |
| Attorney access | Referrals to counsel | Ask-a-lawyer Q&A, 30% off attorney services |
| Compliance calendar | 51 jurisdictions, included | Not the product |
| Annual report filing | $129 + state fee, AutoFile $99/yr | Not offered as a service |
| AI assistant | BosAI for compliance questions | Rocket Copilot for document drafting |
| Cancel behavior | Plan lapses, workspace stays | Membership cancel anytime; formation stays valid |
| 3-year cost | $985 platform + agent | $1,122 membership + agent |
| State fees | At cost, itemized before payment | At cost, on top |
| Money-back terms | 60-day on service fees | Trial-based |
Rocket Lawyer pricing verified August 11, 2026 from their public pricing page and current independent reviews. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. Spot an outdated number? Tell us and we fix it.
Three years, both columns, all-in.
- Business OS $249/yr times 3
- LLC $0 service fee, agent free yr1
- Agent $149 times 2
- Plus membership $249/yr times 3
- Registered agent $124.99/yr times 3
- Formation free only while membership runs
Both columns exclude state fees. The honest caveat: if you draft contracts monthly and use the attorney Q&A, Rocket Lawyer’s membership is buying legal work, not just formation, and the comparison narrows. If you joined for the free LLC and stayed by default, the math above is your bill.
Rocket Lawyer pricing verified August 11, 2026 from their public pricing page and current independent reviews. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. Spot an outdated number? Tell us and we fix it.
Where Rocket Lawyer genuinely wins.
Unlimited legal documents
Contracts, NDAs, leases, employment agreements, drafted and stored. For document-heavy businesses this replaces real spend at a lawyer.
Attorney Q&A on tap
Licensed attorneys answering state-specific questions, plus 30% off engagements. We do not practice law.
One canceling decision
A single membership covers documents, formation, and legal help. Simple to reason about.
Where File.Business pulls ahead.
Same subscription price, different job done fully
$249/yr against their $249/yr Plus tier, the cheapest one that carries a registered agent. Theirs buys documents; ours buys the compliance layer that actually files, tracks, and stores across 51 jurisdictions.
You are not renting your formation
Their free formation rides the membership. Our $0 LLC service fee is not attached to any subscription; the Free workspace stays free.
Agent math again
$149 flat against $124.99 that requires their $249/yr Plus membership, and free the first year with a plan.
Compliance is not a template problem
An operating agreement template does not file your Delaware franchise tax. The calendar, AutoFile, and BosAI do the recurring work memberships leave to you.
Already with Rocket Lawyer?
Leaving Rocket Lawyer? Your LLC stays valid after canceling, in their own words. Change the agent ($49 + state fee), bring your documents into the vault, and keep their membership only if you draft legal documents often enough to earn its $149 to $349.
Formation is done and stays valid. If you have not drafted a document in months, the membership is a $12 to $29/mo habit.
$49 + state fee, filed by us; their $124.99 renewal stops.
Business OS for the calendar, filings, and BosAI, at half their subscription.