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3 Best LLC Services in New Hampshire (2026): Worked Prices

Result for New Hampshire in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), New Hampshire Registered Agent.co ($199) and NH Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, among LLC formation services. $397 to $597 is the spread of three-year service totals, and $100 is the state's own filing charge on each.

↓ Sorted by: Rows follow a five-part score in which three-year total counts 42% and coverage 28%

Key results

Filing charge $100 gc.nh.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
First-year results $199 Excludes the state
Three-year results $397 to $597 First year + 2 renewals
Three-year state total $300 Left out of the score
Where rows cross Not within ten years The order stays put for ten years

The New Hampshire rows

Rows are sorted by the method. None of the rows includes the $100 state fee.

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Row one

1. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep handled for you

$199 yearly plus $100 for the state
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Sum of 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing comes out on top. Working: formation, registered agent and annual report all sit inside $199 a year, renewing at $199.

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

The annual report gets filed too, and the only addition is the state's $100.

The price buys

  • Formation handled start to finish
  • Registered agent, covered all year
  • Annual report, filed when due
  • EIN application, handled
  • State fee at the exact amount

Adds up

  • Same $199 after the first year
  • $199 per year, everything counted
  • No extra charge for the EIN application

Does not add up

  • New Hampshire Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
2
Single-state plan

2. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest first-year total

$199 plus state fee, then $99 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co fills row 2: forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

The annual report is not in its price.

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Agent included to start
  • $99 a year afterward
  • $199 to form

Does not add up

  • Annual report is not part of it
  • EIN application not included ($99)
3
Single-state plan

3. NH Registered Agent.org: best for companies that never leave the state

$199 plus state fee, then $99 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

NH Registered Agent.org fills row 3: forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

The annual report is not in its price.

Year one and renewal both match New Hampshire Registered Agent.co.

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • $99 a year afterward
  • $199 to form
  • Agent included to start

Does not add up

  • Annual report is not part of it
  • EIN application not included ($99)

Cumulative cost, year by year

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 New Hampshire Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 NH Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit NH Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published on November 13, 2026; year one, then renewals added one at a time. The ranking by running sum is stable for ten years.

Break-even check

The calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row once you choose the years, and counts the EIN application if ticked.

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

The state's side of the math, New Hampshire

Term Value Where it comes from
Cost to form $100 gc.nh.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual report $100 every year sos.nh.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
Late filing charge $50 sos.nh.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
State side, 3 years $300 Our addition

Our state figure adds three things: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where there is one. Variable costs like publication stay out.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing wins items covered per dollar, worth 28%, with New Hampshire Registered Agent.co close behind.

Items covered per dollar tipped it: the annual report is inside the price.

If you need the EIN application, the rows cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing passes New Hampshire Registered Agent.co.

New Hampshire LLC filing fee and rules, from the source

The New Hampshire Secretary of State is paid $100 and handed the Certificate of Formation of a New Hampshire Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source text: gc.nh.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

If you skip the service

With no service, three years cost $300 in state fees. Each service adds its own row, $397 to $597 over the same period.

New Hampshire price questions, answered

What does an LLC formation service cost in New Hampshire?

$199 for the service and $100 for the state.

What do the services add up to over three years?

Between $397 to $597 for three years of service.

What is the New Hampshire fee to file an LLC?

$100; you submit the Certificate of Formation of a New Hampshire Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1).

What does New Hampshire collect each year after formation?

$100 annually for the annual report, deadline given as April 1.

Does the price include the EIN application?

Mainstay Filing = included; New Hampshire Registered Agent.co = $99; NH Registered Agent.org = $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 New Hampshire?

Mainstay Filing scores first. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co and NH Registered Agent.org follow.

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Inputs and sources

  1. New Hampshire Secretary of State, per sos.nh.gov, August 2026.
  2. New Hampshire Secretary of State, per sos.nh.gov, August 2026.
  3. New Hampshire report due date, per gencourt.state.nh.us, August 2026.
  4. N.H, per gc.nh.gov, August 2026.
  5. New Hampshire formation fee: Filing, per gc.nh.gov, October 2026.
  6. New Hampshire registered agent statute, per gc.nh.gov, October 2026.
  7. Mainstay Filing New Hampshire service page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs
  8. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co pricing page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs
  9. NH Registered Agent.org pricing page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs