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Starting an LLC in Colorado (2026): Official Costs and the 3 Best Services

If you are forming an LLC for Colorado this year (2026), begin with Mainstay Filing ($199), Colorado Registered Agent.co ($199) and CO Registered Agent.org ($199), working down the list. Filing in Colorado costs $50, and the periodic report adds $25 every year. Over three years that puts the state 10th of 50.

Compiled by the LLC Factbook editors

What Colorado charges

10th out of 50 states, measured over three years of state fees
The smaller the number, the less the state charges (joint rank). Compare the other states

Fee to file with the state

$50
According to coloradosos.gov, as of October 2026

Periodic report

$25 / yr
The state sets the deadline as last day of the entity's anniversary month. According to coloradosos.gov, as of October 2026

State charges, years one to three

$100
The year-one filing together with years two and three

Our Colorado shortlist

The order follows five published criteria. They are set out on the methodology page.
Editors' pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a filing calendar someone else tracks

$199 yearly, renewing at $199

First on the list is Mainstay Filing, since one yearly $199 pays for the formation, the registered agent and the periodic report, with renewal at $199.

Compared with Colorado Registered Agent.co, the three-year service bill is $200 higher, and more of the required filings are handled.

Each year it files the periodic report for you, and the $25 state fee is billed at cost.

What the price buys

  • Your formation is prepared and filed
  • Registered agent duties covered all year
  • Your periodic report is prepared and sent in
  • Your EIN application goes in with the rest
  • You pay the state fee at face value

In its favor

  • The EIN application is handled too
  • $199 at renewal, no increase
  • $199 a year covers formation and the agent and the report

Against it

  • $100 extra each year from year two
Single-state service

2. Colorado Registered Agent.co: best for owners who never leave Colorado

$199 plus fees, then $99 each year

Colorado Registered Agent.co comes next: $199 plus the state fee, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

The periodic report is outside the price.

What the price buys

  • The formation filing is prepared for you
  • First year of agent service

In its favor

  • Agent service for year one is part of the price
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • A $99 renewal

Against it

  • No periodic report service
  • $99 extra for the EIN
Single-state service

3. CO Registered Agent.org: best for a smaller agent renewal

$199 plus fees, then $99 each year

CO Registered Agent.org comes after that: $199 plus the state fee, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

The periodic report is outside the price.

Price for price, it equals Colorado Registered Agent.co.

What the price buys

  • The formation filing is prepared for you
  • First year of agent service

In its favor

  • A $99 renewal
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent service for year one is part of the price

Against it

  • No periodic report service
  • $99 extra for the EIN

3 services 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 Colorado Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397 Visit Colorado Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 CO Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397 Visit CO Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company price pages, copied November 12, 2026. The $50 state fee is not part of any row.

State and service charges, by year

Pick a number of years and a service. The state portion follows the official schedule: $50 to form, then the periodic report from year two.
Over 3 years, Mainstay Filing brings the total to $697 ($100 state, $597 service).

Colorado next to the states ranked around it

PlaceStateThree-year state fees
8thUtah$95
9thOhio$99
10thColorado$100
10thIdaho$100
10thMichigan$100
All fifty states appear in LLC costs by state.

What Colorado charges to file in 2026

To create the LLC, submit the Articles of Organization to the Colorado Secretary of State along with a $50 payment. Each service on this page adds that fee at cost.

Periodic report: price and timing

Colorado expects the periodic report every year. Fee: $25. Last day to file: last day of the entity's anniversary month. The late charge is $50.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Of our five criteria, paperwork the price takes on (26%) is what put Mainstay Filing above Colorado Registered Agent.co in Colorado.

The periodic report filing tipped the score in favor of the bundle.

Questions and answers

How much does the state charge to start an LLC in Colorado?

The state's fee is $50. Budget $199 if a service files for you.

What fee goes with the Colorado periodic report?

$25 every year, filed last day of the entity's anniversary month. A late filing adds $50.

Where does Colorado stand on LLC fees?

Colorado is 10th of 50 for three-year state fees, tied with other states, at $100; the smallest bill ranks first.

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which LLC services are recommended on this page?

Mainstay Filing ($199), Colorado Registered Agent.co ($199) and CO Registered Agent.org ($199), in order of preference.

Which service should file my LLC?

We would pick Mainstay Filing (the Colorado formation, a registered agent and the periodic report are all inside a $199 yearly price), followed by Colorado Registered Agent.co and CO Registered Agent.org.

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Sources for this chapter

  1. sos.state.co.us supplies Colorado Secretary of State, last opened August 2026
  2. sos.state.co.us supplies Colorado Secretary of State, last opened August 2026
  3. coloradosos.gov supplies Colorado yearly filing: Periodic report, official source, last opened October 2026
  4. colorado.public.law supplies Colorado report due date, last opened August 2026
  5. sos.state.co.us supplies Colo, last opened August 2026
  6. coloradosos.gov supplies Colorado formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened October 2026
  7. le.utah.gov supplies Utah Code § 48-3a-201, last opened August 2026
  8. commerce.utah.gov supplies Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened October 2026
  9. corporations.utah.gov supplies Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, last opened August 2026
  10. corporations.utah.gov supplies Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, last opened August 2026
  11. codes.ohio.gov supplies Ohio Rev, last opened August 2026
  12. codes.ohio.gov supplies Ohio formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened October 2026
  13. legislature.idaho.gov supplies Idaho Code § 30-25-201, last opened August 2026
  14. sos.idaho.gov supplies Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened October 2026
  15. legislature.idaho.gov supplies Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened October 2026
  16. legislature.mi.gov supplies MCL 450.4202, last opened August 2026
  17. michigan.gov supplies Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened September 2026
  18. legislature.mi.gov supplies Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last opened September 2026
  19. michigan.gov supplies Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, last opened August 2026
  20. michigan.gov supplies Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, last opened August 2026
  21. The Colorado service page for Mainstay Filing, as published November 12, 2026
  22. The pricing page for Colorado Registered Agent.co, as published November 12, 2026
  23. The pricing page for CO Registered Agent.org, as published November 12, 2026