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3 Best LLC Services in Minnesota (2026): Worked Prices

Result for Minnesota in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), MN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order, among LLC formation services. Three-year totals: $397 to $597. Then add Minnesota's $155 filing fee, which does not change from row to row.
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↓ Sorted by: Rows follow a five-part score in which three-year total counts 42% and coverage 28%

Minnesota: the numbers worked

Formation fee $155 revisor.mn.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Year-one totals $199 Provider charges only
Three-year results $397 to $597 Opening price and two renewals
Government total, 3 years $155 The same whoever files
Crossing point Does not occur Same ranking each year

Minnesota rows with the arithmetic

Ranked by score; every price comes from a company page. The $155 state fee is left out of the rows.

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Row one

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a cost that stays flat

Year 1: $199. Renewal: $199. State fee: separate.
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Sum of 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing scores highest in Minnesota: $199/yr gets the annual renewal filed too, and the price stays flat at renewal.

Subtract and MN Registered Agent.org is $200 cheaper across three years, yet it leaves more filings to you.

It handles the annual renewal; the state fee for it is zero.

The price buys

  • Articles of organization, prepared and filed
  • Registered agent, covered all year
  • Annual renewal, filed when due
  • EIN application, handled
  • State fee charged at cost

Adds up

  • No increase at renewal ($199)
  • $199 for the whole bundle
  • No extra charge for the EIN application

Does not add up

  • $100 more per year than MN Registered Agent.org after year one
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Minnesota only

2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for a no-extras start

Year 1: $199. Year 2 on: $99.
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

MN Registered Agent.org scores second. Working: forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

Its price stops before the annual renewal.

The price buys

  • Formation paperwork, done for you
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • $199 over the state fee
  • Agent included to start
  • A small $99 renewal

Does not add up

  • Filing the annual renewal is left to you
  • An EIN add-on at $99
3
Minnesota only

3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent renewal

Year 1: $199. Year 2 on: $99.
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Minnesota Registered Agent.co scores third. Working: forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

Its price stops before the annual renewal.

Year one and renewal both match MN Registered Agent.org.

The price buys

  • Formation paperwork, done for you
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Agent included to start
  • A small $99 renewal
  • $199 over the state fee

Does not add up

  • Filing the annual renewal is left to you
  • An EIN add-on at $99

Year-by-year sums

No. Provider Year 1 total Total at year 2 Total at year 3 Total at year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 MN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit MN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Minnesota Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, summed year by year. No break-even shows up in ten years.

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Change the years to redo the addition, with the EIN application as an option.

Sum after 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, MN Registered Agent.org $397, Minnesota Registered Agent.co $397. Lowest total at that point: MN Registered Agent.org.

Minnesota state fees (official)

Term Value Where it comes from
Cost to form $155 revisor.mn.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual renewal No fee revisor.mn.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
What the state collects by year 3 $155 Our addition

To get the three-year state figure, add the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and any yearly minimum tax. Costs with no fixed amount, such as newspaper publication, are mentioned but not added.

What settled the order

Items covered per dollar put Mainstay Filing in row one. That term is 28% of the score; three-year total, year-two change, crossover year and published detail make up the rest.

Filing the annual renewal for you outweighed MN Registered Agent.org's smaller three-year total.

EIN application included, break-even comes in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes MN Registered Agent.org.

Minnesota LLC filing fee and rules, from the source

$155 is the price of the filing that creates the LLC, the Articles of Organization, delivered to the Minnesota Secretary of State. A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

Official wording: revisor.mn.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

If you skip the service

Skip the service and Minnesota still collects $155 across three years while you handle every form. The services charge $397 to $597 for that work.

Quick answers

What does an LLC formation service cost in Minnesota?

The rows charge $199 up front, and the state adds $155.

What do the services add up to over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.

What is the Minnesota fee to file an LLC?

Filing costs $155, and you submit the Articles of Organization.

What does Minnesota collect each year after formation?

The recurring item is the annual renewal, free annually (December 31).

Does the price include the EIN application?

Mainstay Filing includes it, MN Registered Agent.org bills $99 and Minnesota Registered Agent.co bills $99.

In what year does one service pass another in total cost?

Not within ten years; no row passes another.

Which LLC formation service is best value in Minnesota?

By the five-part score the Minnesota rows run Mainstay Filing, MN Registered Agent.org and Minnesota Registered Agent.co, led by Mainstay Filing on items covered per dollar.

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Inputs and sources

  1. Check Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing at revisor.mn.gov; last read October 2026.
  2. Check Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing at revisor.mn.gov; last read October 2026.
  3. Check Minnesota report due date at sos.state.mn.us; last read August 2026.
  4. Check Minn at revisor.mn.gov; last read August 2026.
  5. Check Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee at sos.mn.gov; last read October 2026.
  6. Check Minnesota registered agent statute at revisor.mn.gov; last read October 2026.
  7. Mainstay Filing Minnesota service page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs
  8. MN Registered Agent.org pricing page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs
  9. Minnesota Registered Agent.co pricing page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs