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2 Best LLC Services in Ohio (2026): Prices Tracked

Our 2026 watchlist puts OH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) at the top for LLC formation services in Ohio, listed in that order. Three years of service fees land between $397 to $597. Ohio charges $99 to file, whichever service you pick.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team

Ordered by: Cost is 37% of the order and filings covered are 29% (tracking method)

Snapshot

Government fee to file $99 codes.ohio.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
What year one costs $199 Service fees alone
Three-year spread $397 to $597 Opening year and two more
State side, years 1 to 3 $99 Official figures only
Switch point Lines stay apart Same order for ten years

Ranked picks

Ordered by our tracking method. No service includes the $99 state fee.

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First place

1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for companies that never leave the state

$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that

Price in year 1 $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Three-year spend $397

OH Registered Agent.org leads since $199 to start, agent service for year one included, then $99 a year.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing earns it first place, since cost counts most.

Price covers

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • A year of agent service to begin with

Holds up

  • A small $99 renewal
  • Forming costs $199
  • No agent charge in year one

Weak spots

  • EIN application adds $99
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2
National

2. Mainstay Filing: best for budgeting one number

$199 yearly and the $99 state fee

Price in year 1 $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Three-year spend $597

Entry 2 is Mainstay Filing. A single $199 price handles formation and the statutory agent and the EIN application.

OH Registered Agent.org comes in $200 cheaper over three years, enough to place it higher.

Price covers

  • Formation of the LLC
  • Statutory agent for the full year
  • EIN application, prepared for you
  • Nothing added to state charges

Holds up

  • EIN application covered
  • A single price of $199 a year
  • Renewal stays at $199

Weak spots

  • After year one the gap to OH Registered Agent.org is $100
  • Bundling saves less in this state
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Year-by-year totals

Place Service After year 1 After year 2 After year 3 After year 5
1 OH Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595
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2 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995
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First-year price plus renewals, using November 13, 2026 prices. No service passes another inside ten years.

Pick your own number of years

How long will the LLC stay open? Choose the years and compare, with the EIN application as an option.
3 years of service fees come to OH Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Lowest of the totals: OH Registered Agent.org.

Government charges

Item Amount Source
Filing to create the LLC $99 codes.ohio.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
State fees over three years $99 Sum of the lines above

The state's share is worked out from three pieces: what it charges to file, what it charges for the next two reports, and any minimum tax. Anything without a fixed price, newspaper notices for instance, is left out of that figure.

What decided the order

OH Registered Agent.org wins on tracked three-year cost, a 37% measure, with Mainstay Filing close behind.

OH Registered Agent.org lands at $397 in the three-year column, $200 lower than Mainstay Filing.

With the EIN application included, Mainstay Filing overtakes OH Registered Agent.org in year 2.

Ohio LLC filing fee and requirements, as written by the state

$99 and the Articles of Organization (Form 610), filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, bring the company into being. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source wording: codes.ohio.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)

What it costs without a service

Filing on your own costs $99 in state fees over three years. The $397 to $597 charged by services pays for not doing the forms.

About these prices

How much do LLC formation services cost in Ohio?

These services charge $199 to begin, and the state takes $99.

What do these services cost over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, before state fees.

What does Ohio charge to file an LLC?

$99 paid to the state, through the Articles of Organization (Form 610).

What does Ohio charge every year once the LLC exists?

No report fee at all.

Does the price include the EIN application?

OH Registered Agent.org, $99 and Mainstay Filing, no added charge.

In what year does one service become pricier than another?

Within a decade the totals never swap places.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Ohio?

OH Registered Agent.org is first, with Mainstay Filing after it.

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Source trail

  1. Our note on Ohio Rev points to codes.ohio.gov (August 2026).
  2. Our note on Ohio formation fee: Filing fee points to codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
  3. Our note on Ohio registered agent statute points to codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
  4. OH Registered Agent.org listing for pricing page, taken November 13, 2026
  5. Mainstay Filing listing for Ohio service page, taken November 13, 2026