2 Best LLC Services in Virginia (2026): Prices Tracked
After this 2026 price pass on Virginia LLC formation services, the order is Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199). The three-year total for services spans $397 to $597; the state's $100 to file is a separate charge.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team
Ordered by:
Three-year cost counts for 37% and filings covered for 29%, with renewal movement, crossover year and price visibility making up the rest. How we track
Virginia in numbers
Formation fee at the state office$100law.lis.virginia.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Year 1 spread$199Service fees alone
What three years cost$397 to $597Year one and both renewals
State total, three years$200Does not vary by provider
Totals cross inDoes not happenOrder holds through year 10
The Virginia picks, ranked
Services are ordered by value, and every price comes from a company page. The $100 state fee is kept outside the prices.
#Ordered byPrice in year 1Price at renewalThree-year spend
1
Best value
1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled
$199 a year, plus $100 paid to the state
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$199/yr
Three-year spend$597
In Virginia, Mainstay Filing is the best value because it is the only price here that folds the annual registration fee into $199 a year.
Three years cost $200 more here than at VA Registered Agent.org, but the added filings it covers count for more in the order.
Virginia charges $50 for the Annual Registration Fee and the service passes that on without markup.
Price covers
Formation handled for you
Registered agent for the full year
Annual registration fee, filed when it is due
EIN application, prepared for you
State fee billed as is
Holds up
Year two costs $199
$199 yearly, everything in
EIN application included
Weak spots
VA Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
2
Local pick
2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for the lowest spend over three years
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 a year
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
VA Registered Agent.org places second. $199 in year one and $99 each year from then on.
The Annual Registration Fee is not covered by its price.
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
In Virginia, filings covered by the price (29% of the order) was the measure where Mainstay Filing pulled ahead.
Virginia expects the Annual Registration Fee every year, so a price that covers it beat a lower price that leaves it to you.
With the EIN application included, Mainstay Filing overtakes VA Registered Agent.org in year 2.
Virginia LLC filing fee and requirements, as written by the state
The LLC exists once the State Corporation Commission (SCC) takes the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011) and the $100. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.