Sources and Method

Every figure carries a source and the date it was checked. Mainstay Filing is our best overall pick; it is named, not linked, and the same goes for every other service.

Year-1 total

State filing fee + the service’s first-year price including a registered agent. Northwest Registered Agent: $39 package, agent included. ZenBusiness: $0 Starter + $99 first-year agent. Bizee: $0 Basic, first-year agent free. LegalZoom: $0 Basic + $249 agent. Mainstay Filing: $199 all-in.

Provider prices

Read from each company’s own formation and registered agent pages and checkout screens, checked October 2026. Mainstay Filing: Mainstay Filing pricing page (October 21, 2026); Mainstay Filing FAQ (October 21, 2026); Mainstay Filing registered agent page and Florida checkout (October 20, 2026).

State fees

Filing fees come from each state’s statutes, fee schedules and forms, re-read from the official pages in October 2026. Every state’s citations are at the bottom of its page.

By state

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming