CorpNet vs. Harbor Compliance
Are you overwhelmed by the maze of filings to start your business entity and keep it compliant? A trustworthy business formation and compliance services provider can help simplify the process. Find out whether CorpNet or Harbor Compliance is right for you.
Company Highlights
Both CorpNet and Harbor Compliance support an array of business entity types in all 50 states. They assist business owners of all sizes and in all industries start and grow their companies. Here are some details about each of these well-known business formation and compliance services providers.

- Founded in 2009
- Family owned and operated
- Service across all 50 states
- 100,000+ business formed
- Secure, online portal
- Enterprise pricing
- Secure API
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Transparent pricing
- Trustpilot rating of 4.9/5
- Google rating of 4.8/5
- BBB A+ rating

- Founded in 2012
- Privately held
- Service in all 50 states
- 40,000+ business formed
- Support via email, phone, chat
- API available
- Trustpilot rating of 4.3/5
- Google rating of 4.2/5
- BBB rating of A+
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Harbor Compliance are registered trademarks owned by Harbor Business Compliance Corporation.
Why Choose CorpNet Over Harbor Compliance?
While CorpNet and Harbor Compliance have similar offerings and provide services in all 50 states, some differences exist that are worth considering as you choose a business filings partner. Below are just a few reasons entrepreneurs trust CorpNet.
Extensive Formation and Compliance Experience
CorpNet has helped create hundreds of thousands of business entities, supporting a full range of entities—including LLCs, Professional LLCs, C Corporations, Professional Corporations, S Corporations, Nonprofit Corporations, and LLPs—in all 50 states. In addition, we help Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships with their filing needs (such as DBAs, payroll account registrations, and more). With extensive compliance filings capabilities (such as foreign qualifications, initial and annual reports, amendments, business license and permit applications, entity conversions, and domestications—to name a few), CorpNet also ensures entities remain in good legal standing with their states of registration and tax authorities.
Harbor Compliance supports many different entity types as well with formation and compliance filings. However, the company does not provide as wide a variety of services as CorpNet—for instance, CorpNet assists with IRS change letters, payroll tax account closures, domestications, entity conversions, and S Corporation revocations, but Harbor Compliance does not.
Transparent Formation Pricing
CorpNet provides clear, itemized pricing on our website so business owners know what they will pay for our services. You can easily obtain pricing for each of our formation packages by simply telling us the type of entity you’re interested in and the state where you wish to establish it. We believe in upfront transparency and don’t make prospective customers jump through hoops to get cost information.
Harbor Compliance requires potential customers to provide more information than CorpNet does before they provide specific formation pricing details.
Bulk Discount Pricing on Registered Agent Services
Businesses with many entities or with locations in multiple states can save a significant amount on registered agent services through CorpNet’s high-volume discounted pricing structure. Also, each of CorpNet’s formation packages offer registered agent services free of charge for a period of time (60 days free with the Basic package and one full year free with the Deluxe and Complete packages.
Harbor Compliance offers a reduced registered agent service rate on multi-year contracts. The company does not have volume discount pricing for businesses with multi-entity or multi-state registered agent needs.
No Third-Party Services Push During Our Order Process
Our online order form gets down to business so your filing request gets into our team’s capable hands quickly and efficiently.
Harbor Compliance’s online form goes off on a bit of a tangent, pushing a variety of third-party services for things like business banking, insurance, and accounting.
More Accommodating of Order Change Requests
CorpNet is more accommodating if you need to cancel or make a change to an order that you placed with us. Call us, send us an email, or make the request through our portal–your convenience is a top priority.
Harbor Compliance has a more restrictive cancellation policy. They require customers to cancel subscriptions in writing at least 3 business days before the subscription renews. If they fail to, the subscription goes into effect for another term and no refund will be given. One-time service order cancellation must be provided via written notice—and no refund is given if work has started on the order.
Money-Back Satisfaction Guarantee
With CorpNet’s generous 60-day refund policy, you get back 100% of our services if you’re not satisfied with the quality of our service. That risk-free satisfaction guarantee demonstrates our commitment to handling your orders with exceptional care.
Harbor Compliance does not indicate any type of money-back guarantee on their quality of service.
Exceptional Customer Satisfaction Track Record
CorpNet’s high ratings from the over 1,000 customers who’ve reviewed us on Trustpilot showcase our commitment to delivering quality service reliably. Conversely, Harbor Compliance has been reviewed by relatively very few customers, who have collectively given the company lower ratings than CorpNet has earned.
Bonus: The CorpNet Partner Program
CorpNet even provides an opportunity for professional services providers (such as accountants, bookkeepers, business coaches and consultants, and attorneys) to add a new revenue stream with minimal effort and no membership fees. Choose to participate in our Reseller or Referral program (or both!) and boost your business income.
- Referral Program – Refer your clients to CorpNet for their formation and compliance filing needs and earn a commission for every referral that becomes a completed order.
- Reseller Program – Brand and sell our services as your own as we act as your silent fulfillment partner. We give you discounted pricing on our service rates and you can charge your clientele whatever makes sense for you and them. Get all of the credit while we do all of the work behind the scenes.
How Comprehensive Are CorpNet and Harbor Compliance Offerings?
With a complete solution for all of your business entity’s filing needs, CorpNet is here to assist you through every step of launching and growing your company. But you may be wondering, “How do CorpNet’s and Harbor Compliance’s services compare side by side?”
Available Options for Business Entity Formation | ||
| Sole Proprietorship | ||
| Partnership | ||
| C Corporation | ||
| S Corporation | ||
| Professional Corporation | ||
| Nonprofit Corporation | ||
| Limited Liability Company (LLC) | ||
| Series LLC | ||
| Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC) | ||
| Limited Partnership (LP) | ||
| Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) | ||
Available Start Up and Formation Services | ||
| Business Name Search | ||
| Business Name Reservations | ||
| Initial Report (Statement of Information) | ||
| Registered Agent Representation | ||
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) | ||
| Payroll Tax Registration | ||
| Sales and Use Tax Registration | ||
| Corporate Income Tax Registration | ||
| Custom Corporate Bylaws | ||
| Custom Nonprofit Bylaws | ||
| Custom LLC Operating Agreement | ||
| Customized Stock Certificates | ||
| Customized LLC Member Certificates | ||
| Custom Corporate or LLC Kit | ||
| 501(c)3 Filings | ||
| S Corporation Election | ||
| C Corporation Election | ||
| Doing Business As (DBA) | ||
| Business Licenses and Permits | ||
Available Ongoing Compliance Services | ||
| Annual Report (Statement of Information) | ||
| Annual Meeting Minutes (Shareholders & Directors) | ||
| Foreign Qualification | ||
| Domestication | ||
| Articles of Amendments | ||
| Reinstatements | ||
| Articles of Conversion | ||
| Articles of Dissolution | ||
| Certificate of Good Standing | ||
| Certified Copies Of Documents | ||
| Apostille Certification | ||
| Payroll Tax Account Closures | ||
| IRS Change Letters | ||
| S Corporation Revocation | ||
Compare CorpNet's Business Formation Packages
Choosing the right business formation service is crucial for getting your new venture up and running smoothly. CorpNet offers everything you need to establish your new business. And, you’ll find comfort in knowing that CorpNet is the only provider that keeps your personal information private from third parties. You can count on us to be your trusted advisor and on-call expert in all things business.
Basic Package
Starting at $99
- Name availability check
- Articles of Incorporation/Organization
- Free registered agent (60 days)
- Online access to incorporation docs
- Free compliance tool with alerts
- Satisfaction guaranteed
Deluxe Package
Starting at $219
- Name availability check
- Articles of Incorporation/Organization
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Free registered agent (1 year)
- Online access to incorporation docs
- Free compliance tool with alerts
- Satisfaction guaranteed
Complete Package
Starting at $269
- Name availability check
- Articles of Incorporation/Organization
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Certified copy of formation documents
- Incorporator Resolution Statement
- Free registered agent (1 year)
- Custom bylaws and minutes
- Custom operating agreement
- Custom incorporation resolution
- Electronic delivery of state documents
- Custom kit and seal
- Online access to incorporation docs
- Free compliance tool with alerts
- Lifetime support via phone and email
- Satisfaction guaranteed
Service prices do not include state fees, shipping and handling, or our 3% convenience fee. State filing fees and shipping fees are additional and vary per state and filing speed. Prices are for standard processing speed only. Express or 24-hour rush processing is subject to additional services and state fees.
The CorpNet Difference
Nellie and Phil Akalp have been coined as the pioneers of the online legal document filing space. They were at the forefront of the industry when they launched the first-of-its-kind service in 1997 from their small southern California apartment. This dynamic attorney husband and wife team has provided business formation and compliance services for over 26 years and they’ve helped over half a million entrepreneurs start and maintain their businesses.
CorpNet offers incorporation and compliance services in all 50 states with a full suite of services that include incorporating a business, forming an LLC, filing a DBA, registered agent services, sales tax registration, payroll tax registration, corporate compliance monitoring, and annual report filing.
