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3 Best LLC Services in Maine (2026): Cost Calculator

Calculated for 2026, Maine LLC formation services rank ME Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Maine Registered Agent.co ($199), from first to third. Three years of service cost between $397 to $597, while Maine's $175 filing fee does not change with the provider.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Cost 41% plus coverage 27% plus three smaller terms (see the formula)

Maine: key outputs

Fee at the filing office$175legislature.maine.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Year-1 results$199Before government fees
What three years calculate to$397 to $597Three years of provider fees
State side through year 3$345Equal for every provider
CrossoverNone in ten yearsNo service passes another

Maine: results, best value first

Service prices only. Each result is subject to the same $175 state fee.
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1. ME Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest opening result

Top result
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that

ME Registered Agent.org calculates best. $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

Its three-year result is below Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost is 41% of the formula.

The annual report would still be your filing.

Inputs covered

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • Agent included to start
  • Formation inputs at $199
  • Then $99 a year

Adds up badly

  • The input excludes the annual report
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for the most filing work per dollar

Most work covered
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$199/yr
Result at year 3$597
$199 yearly, and $424 due at checkout together with the state fee

Mainstay Filing places second. No other service has the annual report inside a $199 yearly input.

At year three it falls $200 behind ME Registered Agent.org.

Preparing the annual report is never your job, and only the $85 state fee gets added.

Inputs covered

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Registered agent for the full year
  • Annual report, filed when due
  • EIN application prepared
  • Government fee passed through unchanged

Adds up well

  • $199 in year two
  • The EIN application is taken care of
  • $199 per year with everything in

Adds up badly

  • $100 more a year than ME Registered Agent.org after year one
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3. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent renewal

Maine focus
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that

Maine Registered Agent.co holds position 3 because $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

The annual report would still be your filing.

ME Registered Agent.org publishes identical prices.

Inputs covered

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • Agent included to start
  • Formation inputs at $199
  • Then $99 a year

Adds up badly

  • The input excludes the annual report
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application

What each service adds up to

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1ME Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Maine Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595Open Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, summed year by year. The order of results holds for ten years.

Break-even test

Enter a number of years and the calculator recomputes each service's running total; tick the box to add each provider's EIN application.
At 3 years, the results are ME Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597, Maine Registered Agent.co $397. Lowest of the results: ME Registered Agent.org.

Maine state fees (official)

InputAmountSource
Cost to form$175legislature.maine.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Annual report$85 every yearmaine.gov {input read August 2026, shown in full}
Late report$50maine.gov {input read August 2026, shown in full}
State fees over three years$345Our sum
The state's three-year figure is a sum of three kinds of charge: the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs with no fixed amount, such as publication in a newspaper, are noted in the text and left out of the sum.

Why result one is first

ME Registered Agent.org wins calculated three-year cost, worth 41%, with Mainstay Filing close behind.

The three-year column shows $397 for ME Registered Agent.org, $200 lower than Mainstay Filing.

Count the EIN application and ME Registered Agent.org calculates lower from year 2.

How Maine describes its LLC filing fee and filing requirements

The Maine Secretary of State accepts the Certificate of Formation (Form MLLC-6) plus $175. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source wording: legislature.maine.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

The no-service result

Do-it-yourself result: $345 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $597 is what avoiding the forms costs.

Maine cost questions

What do LLC formation services cost in Maine?

$199 for the service and $175 for the state.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.

How much does Maine charge to file an LLC?

Input $175 to file, using the Certificate of Formation (Form MLLC-6).

What does Maine charge each year after formation?

Annual report input: $85 a year, and the statute puts the deadline at June 1.

Is the EIN application part of the price?

Looking at each in turn: ME Registered Agent.org charges $99, Mainstay Filing comes with it and Maine Registered Agent.co charges $99.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

Not in ten years: the order of the running totals does not change.

Which LLC formation service calculates best in Maine?

Ranked results: ME Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Maine Registered Agent.co.

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Input sources

  1. We entered Maine Secretary of State after reading maine.gov in August 2026.
  2. We entered Maine Secretary of State after reading maine.gov in August 2026.
  3. We entered Maine report due date after reading maine.gov in August 2026.
  4. We entered 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531 after reading legislature.maine.gov in August 2026.
  5. We entered Maine formation fee: Filing fee after reading legislature.maine.gov in October 2026.
  6. We entered Maine registered agent statute after reading legislature.maine.gov in October 2026.
  7. ME Registered Agent.org pricing page, entered November 13, 2026
  8. Mainstay Filing Maine service page, entered November 13, 2026
  9. Maine Registered Agent.co pricing page, entered November 13, 2026