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

Result for Utah in 2026: UT Registered Agent.org ($199), Utah Registered Agent.co ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order, among LLC formation services. $397 to $597 is the spread of three-year service totals, and $59 is the state's own filing charge on each.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

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

Utah in brief

Filing charge $59 commerce.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Year 1 spread $199 Before government fees
Totals after three years $397 to $597 First year + 2 renewals
State sum, years 1 to 3 $95 Filing + reports + any tax
Break-even year No break-even The order stays put for ten years

Worksheet: Utah

Ranked by score; every price comes from a company page. The $59 state fee is left out of the rows.

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Best value

1. UT Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest first-year total

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

UT Registered Agent.org comes out on top. Working: $199 for the formation, then a yearly agent renewal of $99.

Three-year total below Mainstay Filing earns row one.

Allow time for the Annual Report/Renewal; it is not covered.

The price buys

  • Articles of organization, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • First agent year included
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 to form

Does not add up

  • The price omits the Annual Report/Renewal
  • It charges $99 for the EIN application
2
Local row

2. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for a local formation service

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

Next in the working, Utah Registered Agent.co: $199 for the formation, then a yearly agent renewal of $99.

Allow time for the Annual Report/Renewal; it is not covered.

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

The price buys

  • Articles of organization, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • First agent year included
  • $199 to form

Does not add up

  • The price omits the Annual Report/Renewal
  • It charges $99 for the EIN application
3
Works in all 50

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

$199 yearly plus $59 for the state
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Sum of 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing is row 3: $199/yr gets the annual report filed too, and the price stays flat at renewal.

Three years cost $200 more here than at UT Registered Agent.org, and cost carries 42% of the score.

It files the Annual Report/Renewal for you, and the $18 state fee is passed on at cost.

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Registered agent, covered all year
  • Annual report, filed when due
  • EIN application, handled
  • Government fee passed along with no markup

Adds up

  • Renewal stays at $199
  • EIN application covered
  • $199 per year, everything counted

Does not add up

  • Yearly premium over UT Registered Agent.org: $100

Totals after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

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

Year one plus renewals, from the prices read on November 13, 2026. The ranking by running sum is stable for ten years.

Do the sum

Pick a number of years and each row's running sum appears; tick the box to add the EIN application for each provider.

Total over 3 years: UT Registered Agent.org $397, Utah Registered Agent.co $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Row with the smallest sum: UT Registered Agent.org.

The state's side of the math, Utah

Term Value Where it comes from
Formation charge $59 commerce.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual Report/Renewal $18 every year corporations.utah.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
Penalty if the report is late $10 corporations.utah.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
State fees added over 3 years $95 Filing + reports + any tax

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.

The working behind Utah

Weight 42%: three-year total. That term separated the top two rows.

UT Registered Agent.org wins the cost term at $397 over three years, against $200 more for Mainstay Filing.

With the EIN application added, Mainstay Filing's running sum passes UT Registered Agent.org's in year 2.

Utah LLC filing fee and rules, from the source

The LLC exists once the Utah Secretary of State accepts the Certificate of Organization along with $59. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source text: commerce.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

Without a service

Do it yourself and only state fees remain, $95 over three years. The service rows add $397 to $597 for the paperwork and the agent.

About these figures

What does an LLC formation service cost in Utah?

$199 for year one across our rows, plus the state's $59 fee.

What do the services add up to over three years?

Service totals for three years: $397 to $597.

What is the Utah fee to file an LLC?

$59 to the state, filed on the Certificate of Organization.

What does Utah collect each year after formation?

The recurring item is the Annual Report/Renewal, $18 annually (last day of the entity's anniversary month).

Does the price include the EIN application?

Each row differs: UT Registered Agent.org ($99), Utah Registered Agent.co ($99) and Mainstay Filing (included).

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 Utah?

UT Registered Agent.org takes the first row, Utah Registered Agent.co the second, Mainstay Filing the third.

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Inputs and sources

  1. Source of Utah Division of Corporations and: corporations.utah.gov, August 2026.
  2. Source of Utah Division of Corporations and: corporations.utah.gov, August 2026.
  3. Source of Utah report due date: le.utah.gov, August 2026.
  4. Source of Utah Code § 48-3a-201: le.utah.gov, August 2026.
  5. Source of Utah formation fee: Filing fee: commerce.utah.gov, October 2026.
  6. Source of Utah registered agent statute: le.utah.gov, October 2026.
  7. Prices from UT Registered Agent.org, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  8. Prices from Utah Registered Agent.co, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  9. Prices from Mainstay Filing, Utah service page, November 13, 2026