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2 Best LLC Services in Ohio (2026): Cost Calculator

Calculated for 2026, Ohio LLC formation services rank OH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), from first to third. Inputs give three-year service totals of $397 to $597; the $99 that Ohio charges to file is the same in every calculation.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: The result is 41% three-year cost and 27% filing work covered, with renewal change, break-even year and input clarity filling in the rest. The formula

Ohio results

Filing fee$99codes.ohio.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Opening results$199Provider fees only
What three years calculate to$397 to $597First year and both renewals
Government charges, 3 years$99Filing, reports and any minimum tax
Swap yearTotals stay apartNo service passes another

Ohio ranking

Every input is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $99 state fee has to be added separately.
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1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for companies that stay in one state

Best value
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
Input $199; later years $99

For Ohio, OH Registered Agent.org is the best value since formation inputs at $199 with the first agent year included, and each later year at $99.

A lower three-year result than Mainstay Filing puts it first, since cost weighs most.

Inputs covered

  • The Ohio formation filing
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

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

Adds up badly

  • EIN add-on: $99
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a single invoice

Full package
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$199/yr
Result at year 3$597
$199 per year, with $99 paid to the state

Mainstay Filing holds position 2 because one $199 price handles formation and the statutory agent plus the EIN application.

A $200 gap to OH Registered Agent.org at year three sets its place.

Inputs covered

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Statutory agent for the full year
  • EIN application prepared
  • State fee entered as published

Adds up well

  • EIN application included
  • $199 per year with everything in
  • $199 in year two

Adds up badly

  • Renews $100 above OH Registered Agent.org
  • Less upkeep to include here

Running total by year

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1OH Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open OH 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.
The first-year price plus renewals, using the prices entered November 13, 2026. The order of results holds for ten years.

Choose your own span

Given your years, the calculator adds the first-year price and each renewal for every service and counts the EIN application when ticked.
At 3 years, the results are OH Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Lowest at that point: OH Registered Agent.org.

The government inputs, Ohio

InputAmountSource
Articles filing$99codes.ohio.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
State side, 3 years$99Inputs added together
Each line cites the state's own publication. Adding the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax gives the three-year state result.

What settled the order

Calculated three-year cost put OH Registered Agent.org first. That term is 41% of the formula, and filing work in the price, renewal change, break-even year and input clarity make up the remainder.

OH Registered Agent.org takes the cost term at $397 over three years, and Mainstay Filing would need $200 more.

If the EIN application is needed, the results cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past OH Registered Agent.org.

How Ohio describes its LLC filing fee and filing requirements

The Ohio Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization (Form 610) plus $99, as Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.16 provides. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source wording: codes.ohio.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

If you skip the service

Do-it-yourself result: $99 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $597 is what avoiding the forms costs.

Common questions

What do LLC formation services cost in Ohio?

The services input $199 up front, and the state adds $99.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

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

How much does Ohio charge to file an LLC?

Ohio bills $99 for the Articles of Organization (Form 610).

What does Ohio charge each year after formation?

Reports cost nothing here.

Is the EIN application part of the price?

OH Registered Agent.org -> $99 more; Mainstay Filing -> included.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

The results do not cross in the first ten years.

Which LLC formation service calculates best in Ohio?

OH Registered Agent.org, which wins on calculated three-year cost. Mainstay Filing follow.

See also

Input sources

  1. We entered Ohio Rev after reading codes.ohio.gov in August 2026.
  2. We entered Ohio formation fee: Filing fee after reading codes.ohio.gov in October 2026.
  3. We entered Ohio registered agent statute after reading codes.ohio.gov in October 2026.
  4. Number entered from the OH Registered Agent.org pricing page page on November 13, 2026
  5. Number entered from the Mainstay Filing Ohio service page page on November 13, 2026