Colorado: ordered by value
Service prices only. The $50 state fee is identical in every row.
1. Colorado Registered Agent.co: best for budget formations
Leading row
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Colorado Registered Agent.co books the first line, since $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
A three-year tally under Mainstay Filing's earns this row first place.
No periodic report is booked in the price.
Included lines
- Colorado formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
- Agent renews at $99 after that
Minus column
- The periodic report stays on your list
- Add $99 for EIN help
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for the most paperwork per dollar
Nationwide
$199 yearly and $50 to the state
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Second line: Mainstay Filing, because one $199 line covers formation, the registered agent and every periodic report.
On the three-year tally it trails Colorado Registered Agent.co by $200.
Each periodic report is handled for you; the one extra charge is the state's $25.
Included lines
- The formation line
- Registered agent, full year
- Periodic report, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- No markup on the state fee
Gains
- EIN application covered
- Next year's bill is $199
- Locked at $199 a year
Minus column
- Runs $100/yr over Colorado Registered Agent.co from year two
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3. CO Registered Agent.org: best for a second local line
Colorado specialist
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 3, CO Registered Agent.org, books this way: $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
No periodic report is booked in the price.
Colorado Registered Agent.co posts the same prices.
Included lines
- Colorado formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
- Agent renews at $99 after that
- A free agent year at the start
Minus column
- The periodic report stays on your list
- Add $99 for EIN help
Totals carried year by year
Company prices on November 13, 2026, summed year by year. The ranking stays the same for ten years.
Break-even calculator
How long will you keep the company? Pick the years and compare, EIN application optional.
Colorado state fees (official)
State fees over three years, as booked here: filing, then the next two reports, then minimum tax where the state has one.
How the rows were ranked
Three-year tally put Colorado Registered Agent.co in row one. That column carries 39% of the sort, and jobs ticked off, renewal step, break-even tally and price on the page make up the rest.
Colorado Registered Agent.co nets $397 after three years, $200 less than Mainstay Filing.
Put the EIN application in the sum and Mainstay Filing overtakes Colorado Registered Agent.co in year 2.
Colorado LLC filing fee and rules (official)
The Articles of Organization is sent to the Colorado Secretary of State with $50. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Source: from coloradosos.gov, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
Skipping the service
The do-it-yourself bottom line is $100 in state fees across three years. Each service books its own extra on top, $397 to $597 over the same period.
Colorado price questions
What does an LLC service cost in Colorado?
Year one runs $199 before the $50 filing fee.
What do three years of service add up to?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $597.
How much does Colorado charge to file an LLC?
$50, which accompanies the Articles of Organization.
What does Colorado charge each year after formation?
Each year brings $25 for the periodic report, set last day of the entity's anniversary month.
Is the EIN application included?
$99 more with Colorado Registered Agent.co, it is included with Mainstay Filing and $99 more with CO Registered Agent.org.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Not within ten years; no row overtakes another.
Which LLC service is the best value in Colorado?
Colorado Registered Agent.co comes first, with Mainstay Filing and CO Registered Agent.org behind it.
Where the entries come from
- Colorado Secretary of State (sos.state.co.us), tallied August 2026
- Colorado Secretary of State (sos.state.co.us), tallied August 2026
- Colorado yearly filing: Periodic report (coloradosos.gov), tallied October 2026
- Colorado report due date (colorado.public.law), tallied August 2026
- Colo (sos.state.co.us), tallied August 2026
- Colorado formation fee: Filing fee (coloradosos.gov), tallied October 2026
- Colorado Registered Agent.co, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing, Colorado service page: entered November 13, 2026
- CO Registered Agent.org, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026