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

In Minnesota for 2026, unpack LLC formation services in this order: MN Registered Agent.org ($199), Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). Whichever you open, the state's filing fee is $155, and services total $397 to $597 over three years.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Top layer

State filing fee
$155, paid once
Next layer
A free report
Registered agent
Different here, see below
Top of the stack
MN Registered Agent.org, Minnesota Registered Agent.co then Mainstay Filing

The Minnesota stack, best on top

The order follows our five layers: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.
Ranked first

1. MN Registered Agent.org: best for owners who plan to stay local

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

MN Registered Agent.org sits on top in Minnesota because forming costs $199, and the agent is covered in year one, then $99 a year.

Its three-year cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is the heaviest layer.

Not inside the price: the annual renewal, which stays with you.

Inside the price

  • The LLC, filed for you
  • A first year of agent service

Inside, the good

  • $199 to form the LLC
  • A renewal of $99
  • A free agent year at the start

Inside, the catch

  • The annual renewal is a job you keep
  • $99 to apply for your EIN
Minnesota only

2. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state option

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

Minnesota Registered Agent.co sits second because forming costs $199, and the agent is covered in year one, then $99 a year.

Not inside the price: the annual renewal, which stays with you.

It charges what MN Registered Agent.org charges.

Inside the price

  • The LLC, filed for you
  • A first year of agent service

Inside, the good

  • A free agent year at the start
  • A renewal of $99
  • $199 to form the LLC

Inside, the catch

  • The annual renewal is a job you keep
  • $99 to apply for your EIN
All fifty states

3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled

$199 a year, with the $155 state fee added

Mainstay Filing sits third because inside its $199 yearly price sit the formation, the registered agent and the annual renewal filing, and it renews at $199.

Why not higher? Three years cost $200 more than MN Registered Agent.org, and cost is the heaviest layer.

Annual renewal filing is part of the package, and Minnesota charges nothing for it.

Inside the price

  • The formation filing, packed in
  • Registered agent across the full year
  • Annual renewal filed on your behalf
  • EIN application
  • State fees at cost

Inside, the good

  • No fee for the EIN application
  • A flat $199 a year, all inside
  • Renews at $199

Inside, the catch

  • MN Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less

Side by side

#PickYear oneEach year afterTotal, 3 yearsWhat is inside
1MN Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397The LLC, filed for you; A first year of agent serviceOpen MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Minnesota Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397The LLC, filed for you; A first year of agent serviceOpen Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597the formation filing, packed in; registered agent across the full year; annual renewal filed on your behalfOpen Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read November 13, 2026. Three years means year one plus two renewals.

Opened up, question by question

How much does forming an LLC cost in this state?

Your bill has two parts: $155 for the filing and, optionally, $199 for first-year help.

Add the recurring report and the state's fees reach $155 over three years. revisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

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

The Articles of Organization is the filing, and the Minnesota Secretary of State is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.

The law underneath: Minn. Stat. sec. 322C.0201. revisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

Must the LLC name a registered agent?

A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.

If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.

revisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

What is owed in later years?

Underneath it all, one filing repeats: the annual renewal, every year, with no fee. The state phrases its deadline like this: December 31.

revisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026

Can I file it myself instead of hiring a service?

Yes. Filing on your own costs only the state's fees, $155 over three years.

Choose help and your three-year total rises by $397 to $597.

Why is the stack in this order?

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

Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).

Three years at MN Registered Agent.org cost $397, which is $200 below Mainstay Filing.

How we open it up

Minnesota formation, unpacked

RequirementAmount or rulePeek at source
Fee to form$155revisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
Registered agentDifferent here, see belowrevisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
Annual renewalNo feerevisor.mn.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
State fees, years one to three$155The rows above, stacked
The last row stacks the filing fee, the reports in years two and three and any minimum tax. A cost with no fixed amount, such as a newspaper notice, is explained above and kept out of the sum.

More boxes to open

Is the EIN application inside the price?

Only Mainstay Filing packs it in. Elsewhere it is $99 at MN Registered Agent.org and $99 at Minnesota Registered Agent.co.

How do the three-year totals compare?

MN Registered Agent.org stacks up to $397, Minnesota Registered Agent.co stacks up to $397, Mainstay Filing stacks up to $597, with state fees on top.

What do these numbers rest on?

Official Minnesota paperwork stands behind every state fee here, and every service price traces back to the company's own pricing.

Do I have to use a service?

Not required. The state takes filings from owners.

What does the LLC owe each year?

Underneath it all, one filing repeats: the annual renewal, every year, with no fee. The state phrases its deadline like this: December 31.

Which LLC service should I open first in Minnesota?

MN Registered Agent.org, because $199 forms the LLC, and the agent renews each year at $99. Then Minnesota Registered Agent.co and Mainstay Filing.

What the page rests on

  1. Unpacking Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing led us to revisor.mn.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  2. Unpacking Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing led us to revisor.mn.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  3. Unpacking Minnesota report due date led us to sos.state.mn.us, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  4. Unpacking Minn led us to revisor.mn.gov, confirmed August 2026, which you can open yourself
  5. Unpacking Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee led us to sos.mn.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  6. Unpacking Minnesota registered agent statute led us to revisor.mn.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  7. MN Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  8. Minnesota Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  9. Mainstay Filing Minnesota service page, read November 13, 2026