Alabama: ordered by value
Figures come from each company's own pricing. Add the $236 state fee to any row.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for filing and agent together
Top of the tally
$199/yr with $236 state fee extra
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing tops the Alabama tally: $199 yearly, unchanged at renewal, covers formation plus agent and the EIN application.
The $200 three-year gap to AL Registered Agent.org is made up by the 28% jobs-covered column.
Included lines
- Formation filed with the state
- Registered agent, full year
- EIN application
- State fee charged as billed
Gains
- Carries forward at $199
- The EIN application is a line in the price
- A single yearly entry of $199
Minus column
- $100 more a year once year one ends
- Nothing recurring in Alabama for it to handle
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2. AL Registered Agent.org: best for a lean start
In-state
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 2, AL Registered Agent.org, books this way: $199 to form, agent covered the first year, then $99 a year.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Year two on: $99
- A free agent year at the start
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
Minus column
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
3
3. Alabama Registered Agent.co: best for single-state companies
In-state
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 3, Alabama Registered Agent.co, books this way: $199 to form, agent covered the first year, then $99 a year.
The figures match AL Registered Agent.org.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Year two on: $99
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
Minus column
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
Cumulative totals
Company prices on November 13, 2026, summed year by year. Within ten years no line passes another.
Tally your own timeline
Change the years to re-tally the rows; the box brings in each service's EIN charge.
Alabama state fees (official)
We total the state side as filing plus two later reports plus any minimum tax; anything with no fixed price is described but not counted.
Why the table is ordered this way
Mainstay Filing ranks first on jobs ticked off, worth 28%, with AL Registered Agent.org next.
The bundle's edge is thin here, and paperwork per dollar still put it ahead.
Counting the EIN, the break-even year is 2, when Mainstay Filing passes AL Registered Agent.org.
Alabama LLC filing fee and rules (official)
$236 pays for the filing that creates the LLC: the Domestic Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation, submitted to the Alabama Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
From: from alison.legislature.state.al.us, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
Skipping the service
Filing yourself leaves only the state's fees, $236 over three years. A service adds $397 to $597 to take on the paperwork and the agent role.
Questions about these totals
What does an LLC service cost in Alabama?
Year one runs $199 before the $236 filing fee.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three-year service tallies: $397 to $597.
How much does Alabama charge to file an LLC?
$236, which accompanies the Domestic Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation.
What does Alabama charge each year after formation?
Is the EIN application included?
Mainstay Filing: no charge; AL Registered Agent.org: $99; Alabama Registered Agent.co: $99.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
There is no break-even point inside ten years.
Which LLC service is the best value in Alabama?
By our value sort the Alabama rows run Mainstay Filing, AL Registered Agent.org and Alabama Registered Agent.co, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
What each entry rests on
- Alabama formation fee: Filing fee (alison.legislature.state.al.us), tallied October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Filing fee (sos.alabama.gov), tallied October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Name reservation (sos.alabama.gov), tallied October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Name reservation (alison.legislature.state.al.us), tallied October 2026
- Alabama registered agent statute (alisondb.legislature.state.al.us), tallied October 2026
- Mainstay Filing Alabama service page (ledger date November 13, 2026)
- AL Registered Agent.org pricing page (ledger date November 13, 2026)
- Alabama Registered Agent.co pricing page (ledger date November 13, 2026)