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Every state's LLC costs, set down with their sources.

Nationwide

3 Best LLC Services (2026)

For 2026, we rank the LLC services you can use anywhere in the US as Mainstay Filing ($199), Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199) and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co ($199), best first. Mainstay Filing heads the list, as $199 a year, in any state, covers the formation, the registered agent and the yearly report wherever the state requires one.

Compiled by the LLC Factbook editors

The services we recommend

The methodology sets the order. Each state service is the pick for businesses in its own state.
Our national pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in every state

$199 plus the state fee, then $199 a year

The top national pick is Mainstay Filing: $199 a year, in any state, covers the formation, the registered agent and the yearly report wherever the state requires one.

The $200 three-year premium over Oregon Registered Agent.co pays for one provider in all fifty states.

What the price buys

  • Preparing and filing the formation
  • Registered agent service for twelve months
  • The periodic state report, wherever one is due
  • Handling of the EIN application

In its favor

  • The same $199 in every state
  • Flat on renewal
  • Your state report is filed

Against it

  • Not the smallest bill in one state
Oregon pick

2. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for Oregon businesses

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

The runner-up is Oregon Registered Agent.co: Oregon formation at $199 plus state fees, then $99 a year.

Choose it for a company that stays in Oregon.

What the price buys

  • Oregon formation drafted and sent to the state
  • Agent duty in Oregon for the opening year

In its favor

  • $99 at renewal
  • Then $99 each year

Against it

  • One state (Oregon)
  • Sending in the yearly report falls to you
Wisconsin pick

3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: best for Wisconsin businesses

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

Third on the list is Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: Wisconsin formation at $199 plus state fees, then $99 a year.

Choose it for a company that stays in Wisconsin.

What the price buys

  • Wisconsin formation drafted and sent to the state
  • Agent duty in Wisconsin for the opening year

In its favor

  • $99 at renewal
  • Then $99 each year

Against it

  • One state (Wisconsin)
  • Sending in the yearly report falls to you

The 3 picks in one table

No.ServiceFirst-year feeFrom year twoService charges, three years
1 Mainstay Filing $199$199/yr$597 Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Oregon Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397 Visit Oregon Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Wisconsin Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397 Visit Wisconsin Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as published on November 12, 2026; the two state services price their own state only. State fees come on top.

What the state adds

Looking at three-year state fees for an LLC, the smallest state bill is $50 and the largest is $2,490. They are charged on top of every pick. The full list is in LLC costs by state.

What decided the order

Three-year service fees count for 34% and filings covered for 26%. Renewal, state fit and fee labeling share what is left. Readers could be in any state, so the one provider that covers all fifty goes first. Oregon Registered Agent.co (Oregon) and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co (Wisconsin) win on price in their own states.

Find your state

State chapters hold the official fee data and a short list for that state. LLC costs by state.

Quick answers

What are the best LLC services in 2026?

Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co, from first to last.

How much does a LLC service cost?

Prices start at $199 and top out at $199, with the state fee on top.

How much do state fees vary?

Looking at three-year state fees for an LLC, the smallest state bill is $50 and the largest is $2,490.

Can one service cover every state?

Mainstay Filing does. The state picks cover one state apiece.

Why are single-state services on a national list?

In their home states they come in below the national pick on price. Oregon Registered Agent.co is our pick for Oregon businesses; Wisconsin Registered Agent.co for Wisconsin businesses.

How did you choose the order?

With five weighted criteria: three-year service fees, filings covered, renewal price, state fit and fee labeling.

Sources for this chapter

  1. For Ariz, see azleg.gov (opened August 2026)
  2. For Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source, see azcc.gov (opened October 2026)
  3. For Cal, see leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opened August 2026)
  4. For California Secretary of State, see sos.ca.gov (opened August 2026)
  5. For California Secretary of State, see bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov (opened August 2026)
  6. For California yearly filing: Statement of Information, official source, see sos.ca.gov (opened October 2026)
  7. For California other cost: Annual LLC tax: amount and, see ftb.ca.gov (opened October 2026)
  8. For California other cost: Annual LLC tax: amount and, see ftb.ca.gov (opened October 2026)
  9. Mainstay Filing, pricing page, on the company's page November 12, 2026
  10. Oregon Registered Agent.co, pricing page, on the company's page November 12, 2026
  11. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co, pricing page, on the company's page November 12, 2026