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3 Best LLC Services in Georgia (2026): Unpacked

Our 2026 stack of LLC formation services in Georgia, top to bottom: Mainstay Filing ($199), GA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199). Whichever you open, the state's filing fee is $110, and services total $397 to $597 over three years.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Top layer

State filing fee
$110, paid once
Every year after
$60 each year
Registered agent
Required, yes
Top of the stack
Mainstay Filing, GA Registered Agent.org then Georgia Registered Agent.co

Our Georgia picks, opened up

Curious about the order? The method is here.
Top of the stack

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price for setup and upkeep

$199 a year, with the $110 state fee added

Mainstay Filing sits on top in Georgia because $199 a year packs in formation, the registered agent and every annual registration.

Over three years this runs $200 above GA Registered Agent.org, and more of the filings are handled inside.

Inside the service is the annual registration, filed for you, with Georgia's $60 passed through at cost.

Inside the price

  • The formation filing, packed in
  • Registered agent for all twelve months
  • Annual registration filed on your behalf
  • EIN application
  • State fees at cost

Inside, the good

  • A flat $199 a year, all inside
  • Stays at $199
  • The EIN step is packed in

Inside, the catch

  • Renews $100 higher than GA Registered Agent.org
Georgia only

2. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a business that stays in one state

$199 to form; renewal $99

What puts GA Registered Agent.org second: $199 forms the LLC, and the agent renews each year at $99.

You still file the annual registration yourself.

Inside the price

  • Georgia formation filing
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • A first year of agent service is inside
  • Agent renews at $99
  • $199 plus the state fee to form

Inside, the catch

  • The annual registration sits outside the box
  • The EIN application costs $99 extra
Georgia only

3. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state option

$199 to form; renewal $99

What puts Georgia Registered Agent.co third: $199 forms the LLC, and the agent renews each year at $99.

You still file the annual registration yourself.

Its prices match GA Registered Agent.org exactly, so the order between them is close.

Inside the price

  • Georgia formation filing
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • A first year of agent service is inside
  • $199 plus the state fee to form
  • Agent renews at $99

Inside, the catch

  • The annual registration sits outside the box
  • The EIN application costs $99 extra

Inside each price

#CompanyOpening priceEach year afterThree-year totalWhat is inside
1Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597the formation filing, packed in; registered agent for all twelve months; annual registration filed on your behalfLook inside Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2GA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397georgia formation filing; agent included in year oneLook inside GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Georgia Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397georgia formation filing; agent included in year oneLook inside Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read November 13, 2026. Three years means year one plus two renewals.

Layer by layer

What is inside the cost of forming an LLC here?

$110 is the state's share. Add $199 if a service files in year one.

Add the recurring report and the state's fees reach $230 over three years. peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

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

The Articles of Organization (Form CD 030) is the filing, and the Georgia Secretary of State is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.

Statute: O.C.G.A. § 14-11-203. peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

Is a registered agent required?

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

A Georgia resident, a Georgia corporation or LLC, or a corporation or LLC from another state with authority to do business in Georgia. An entity cannot be its own agent.

peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

What is owed in later years?

Year after year the recurring job is the annual registration: yearly, costing $60. The calendar line from the state reads April 1.

File late and the state adds $25.

peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026

Do I have to pay a service at all?

Yes. Filing on your own costs only the state's fees, $230 over three years.

That $397 to $597 over three years is the price of handing off the paperwork and the agent role.

Why is the stack in this order?

On what is inside the price (29%), Mainstay Filing comes out ahead.

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

In Georgia the annual registration is due every year, and only the first pick packs its filing into the price.

How we open it up

What Georgia requires to form an LLC

PartWhat is insideOfficial source
LLC filing fee$110peek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
Registered agentRequired, yespeek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
Annual registration$60 every yearpeek at sos.ga.gov, confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years$230The rows above, stacked
To check the total yourself, add the filing fee, the next two reports and any minimum tax. Costs without a set amount are left out.

More boxes to open

Who applies for the EIN?

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

Is there a late fee?

Expect a $25 late fee.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Mainstay Filing stacks up to $597, GA Registered Agent.org stacks up to $397, Georgia Registered Agent.co stacks up to $397, before state fees.

Are the fees official?

The state-side figures were taken from Georgia's own publications, and the service prices from the price page each company posts. Dates for both appear on this page.

Do I have to use a service?

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

What is the best LLC service for Georgia?

Mainstay Filing is on top: the annual registration is filed for you within the $199 annual price, next to formation and the registered agent. Under it sit GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co.

What the page rests on

  1. Under Georgia Secretary of State fee sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  2. Under Georgia report due date sits law.justia.com, dated August 2026, as the original document
  3. Under Georgia Secretary of State Corporations sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  4. Under Georgia registered agent statute sits sos.ga.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  5. The Mainstay Filing Georgia service page, opened November 13, 2026
  6. The GA Registered Agent.org pricing page, opened November 13, 2026
  7. The Georgia Registered Agent.co pricing page, opened November 13, 2026