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3 Best LLC Services in Alaska (2026), Opened Up

In Alaska for 2026, unpack LLC formation services in this order: Alaska Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and AK Registered Agent.org ($199). Whichever you open, the state's filing fee is $250, and services total $397 to $597 over three years.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Four things inside

State filing fee
$250, paid once
Next layer
$100 once in two years
Registered agent
Required, yes
Top of the stack
Alaska Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing then AK Registered Agent.org

Alaska: ranked

Prices come from each company's own page. See how we open it up.
Top of the stack

1. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for a business that stays in one state

$199 to form; renewal $99

What puts Alaska Registered Agent.co first: it opens at $199 with the first agent year inside and renews at $99.

A smaller three-year total than Mainstay Filing puts it on top for a company that stays put.

You still file the biennial report yourself.

Inside the price

  • The LLC, filed for you
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • No agent charge in year one
  • Then $99 yearly
  • Opens at $199 over the state fee

Inside, the catch

  • The biennial report sits outside the box
  • EIN not included ($99)
All fifty states

2. Mainstay Filing: best for not filing the biennial report yourself

$199 a year, with the $250 state fee added

What puts Mainstay Filing second: for $199 a year you open one package holding formation, the registered agent and the biennial report.

A $200 three-year gap to Alaska Registered Agent.co explains the lower spot.

Inside the service is the biennial report, filed for you, with Alaska's $100 passed through at cost.

Inside the price

  • Formation filed with the state
  • Registered agent across the full year
  • Biennial report handled for you
  • EIN application handled
  • State fees passed through without markup

Inside, the good

  • Year two costs $199
  • A flat $199 a year, all inside
  • The EIN step is packed in

Inside, the catch

  • Renews $100 higher than Alaska Registered Agent.co
Alaska only

3. AK Registered Agent.org: best for one-state companies

$199 to form; renewal $99

What puts AK Registered Agent.org third: it opens at $199 with the first agent year inside and renews at $99.

You still file the biennial report yourself.

Its prices match Alaska Registered Agent.co exactly, so the order between them is close.

Inside the price

  • The LLC, filed for you
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • Opens at $199 over the state fee
  • No agent charge in year one
  • Then $99 yearly

Inside, the catch

  • The biennial report sits outside the box
  • EIN not included ($99)

Side by side

#CompanyYear oneRenewalTotal, 3 yearsCovers
1Alaska Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397The LLC, filed for you; agent included in year oneOpen Alaska Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597formation filed with the state; registered agent across the full year; biennial report handled for youOpen Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3AK Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397The LLC, filed for you; agent included in year oneOpen AK Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, from company prices read November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whichever pick you open.

Layer by layer

How much does forming an LLC cost in this state?

Filing costs $250. A service on top of that costs $199 in year one.

State fees for years one through three stack up to $350. peek at akleg.gov, confirmed August 2026

Which form is inside the filing, and where does it go?

The Articles of Organization (Form 08-484) is the filing, and the Alaska Secretary of State is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.

The law underneath: Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070. peek at akleg.gov, confirmed August 2026

Must the LLC name a registered agent?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

An Alaska resident whose business office is the registered office, or a corporation authorized to do business in Alaska whose business office is the registered office.

peek at akleg.gov, confirmed October 2026

What is owed in later years?

Year after year the recurring job is the biennial report: every two years, costing $100. The calendar line from the state reads January 2 of the filing year.

File late and the state adds $37.50.

peek at commerce.alaska.gov, confirmed August 2026

Can I file it myself instead of hiring a service?

Nothing stops you. Without a service, your three-year bill is the state's $350.

Services add $397 to $597 across three years to take the filings off your desk, and Mainstay Filing counts the reports among them.

Why is the stack in this order?

On total across three years (34%), Alaska Registered Agent.co comes out ahead.

63% of the score comes from total across three years and what is inside the price.

Alaska Registered Agent.co stacks up to $397 over three years, $200 under Mainstay Filing.

The five layers

Alaska: the formation checklist

PartWhat is insidePeek at source
Fee to form$250peek at akleg.gov, confirmed August 2026
Registered agentRequired, yespeek at akleg.gov, confirmed October 2026
Biennial report$100 every two yearspeek at commerce.alaska.gov, confirmed August 2026
What the state collects in three years$350Our total of the rows above
Every row above links to its official source. The final row is our own total of the filing, two reports and any minimum tax.

More boxes to open

Is the EIN application inside the price?

Mainstay Filing includes the EIN application, and the others add it as an extra: Alaska Registered Agent.co $99; AK Registered Agent.org $99.

What if the report is late?

A late report costs $37.50 more.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Alaska Registered Agent.co runs to $397 and Mainstay Filing runs to $597 and AK Registered Agent.org runs to $397, before state fees.

What do these numbers rest on?

Two kinds of source feed this page: Alaska's official documents for what the state charges, and company price pages for what services charge.

Do I have to use a service?

No law requires a service. It is a paid convenience.

What is the best LLC service for Alaska?

Alaska Registered Agent.co, because its $99 renewal brings three years to $397. Then Mainstay Filing and AK Registered Agent.org.

What the page rests on

  1. Unpacking Alaska Department of Commerce, Community led us to commerce.alaska.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  2. Unpacking Alaska Department of Commerce, Community led us to commerce.alaska.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  3. Unpacking Alaska report due date led us to commerce.alaska.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  4. Unpacking Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075 led us to akleg.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  5. Alaska Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  6. Mainstay Filing Alaska service page, read November 13, 2026
  7. AK Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026