GetGoodStanding vs Northwest Registered Agent
Pricing checked September 30, 2026
Short answer
Northwest charges $50 plus state fees to order a standalone Certificate of Good Standing through a free account; our price includes the state fee. What they also publish, free to anyone, is a table of every state’s own cost and processing time. If you plan to file it yourself, read their table. If you want it handed to you, we quote one all-in number before you pay.
GetGoodStanding and Northwest, line by line
| GetGoodStanding | Northwest | |
|---|---|---|
| What the price is | From $50, all in, shown before you pay. | $50 plus state fees, for a standalone certificate ordered through a free account. |
| Is the state filing fee included? | Yes. Where the state charges $25 or less, the total stays $50. Above that, the price is the state fee plus $25, rounded up to the nearest $5. | No. Their page reads "plus state fees", so the state charge is added to the $50. |
| Turnaround, as published | Set by each state (see your state’s page) | They publish each state’s own processing time in a free table. They do not publish a turnaround of their own. |
| Expedited option | No rush tier. Where a state sells its own expedite, that cost is inside the price you see for that state. | Not published for the retrieval service. |
| What arrives | Most certificates are delivered as an emailed PDF. When a state issues only a paper certificate, it's mailed. | Not stated on the page for the paid retrieval. |
| Free reference material | An all-in price for each state we order in, a glossary, and ten question-by-question guides. | A 50-state table of state cost and state processing time, plus a page for each state and a breakdown of which states require the certificate and how recent it must be. Free, and no order required. |
| What else they sell you | Nothing. One certificate, one charge, nothing renews. | Registered agent service in every state, formation, annual reports and foreign qualification, which is the main business. |
Competitor prices as of September 30, 2026, from each company's public pricing page.
Our price includes the state fee, plus ordering the certificate from the state and delivering it to you.
Every figure in the Northwest column was read from their own page on September 30, 2026 and is quoted as published. Prices change without notice and your order may differ, so check their current page before you decide.
What Northwest Registered Agent charges
- Standalone certificate of good standing$50 plus state fees
Their page says you can create a free account and order a standalone certificate of good standing for $50 plus state fees. The dollar figures in the table further down that page are each state’s own charge, not what Northwest charges.
Competitor prices as of September 30, 2026, from each company's public pricing page.
Our price includes the state fee, plus ordering the certificate from the state and delivering it to you.
Ours, for comparison: from $50 with the state filing fee already inside the price. Where the state charges $25 or less the total stays $50; above that it is the state fee plus $25, rounded up to the nearest $5. Nothing renews, and there is no account to create. See the exact price for your state.
When Northwest Registered Agent is the better pick
Their free material is better than ours and we would rather say so. The table on that page gives every state’s own cost and processing time in one place, and their per-state pages go further than most paid guides, down to which states will not accept a certificate older than 30, 60 or 90 days and which do not ask for one at all. If you are filing it yourself, start there. Northwest is also the better call if what you actually need is a registered agent in a new state, since that is the service they are built around and we do not offer it. Where we are different is narrow: their $50 is charged on top of the state fee while our price includes it, and there is no account to create.
Quick answers
How much does Northwest Registered Agent charge for a Certificate of Good Standing?
Is Northwest’s free state table accurate?
Do I need to be a Northwest customer to get a certificate from them?
Can I just order the certificate from the state myself?
What does GetGoodStanding charge?
Read September 30, 2026. Northwest Registered Agent is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with them. Spot something out of date? Email support@getgoodstanding.com and we will correct it.
One price, state fee included.
Order from 47 states and DC. From $50, state filing fee included. Processing time is set by each state; see your state's page.