Minnesota: ordered by value
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $155 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for never touching the annual renewal
Best value
Annual price $199; renewal price $199; state fee separate
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing tops the Minnesota tally: a $199 yearly entry pays for the filing, the registered agent and the annual renewal, and renews at $199.
Spend $200 more than MN Registered Agent.org across three years and the recurring paperwork comes off your list.
The annual renewal carries no state fee and is filed for you.
Included lines
- Articles prepared and filed
- Registered agent, full year
- Annual renewal, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- No markup on the state fee
Gains
- $199 a year takes in the whole bundle
- Carries forward at $199
- Applies for the EIN as part of the service
Minus column
- Its renewal is $100 above MN Registered Agent.org
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2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for a lean start
Local line
$199 to open, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
MN Registered Agent.org is second: a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.
You would handle the annual renewal yourself.
Included lines
- Minnesota formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Only $199 to form
- Agent renews at $99 after that
- A free agent year at the start
Minus column
- Not booked: the annual renewal
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
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3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a low agent renewal
Local line
$199 to open, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Minnesota Registered Agent.co is third: a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.
You would handle the annual renewal yourself.
MN Registered Agent.org posts the same prices.
Included lines
- Minnesota formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Only $199 to form
- Agent renews at $99 after that
Minus column
- Not booked: the annual renewal
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
What each row adds up to
Prices as booked on November 13, 2026; every column carries one more renewal. No row overtakes another within ten years.
Run the tally yourself
Change the years to re-tally the rows; the box brings in each service's EIN charge.
What Minnesota itself charges
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
Reading the ranking
Mainstay Filing ranks first on jobs ticked off, worth 28%, with MN Registered Agent.org next.
MN Registered Agent.org nets less over three years yet leaves the annual renewal with you.
Put the EIN application in the sum and Mainstay Filing overtakes MN Registered Agent.org in year 2.
Minnesota LLC filing fee and rules (official)
$155 pays for the filing that creates the LLC: the Articles of Organization, submitted to the Minnesota Secretary of State. A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
Cited: from revisor.mn.gov, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
Skipping the service
With no service you pay the state $155 over three years and handle every form. Hiring costs $397 to $597 more for that work.
Common questions
What does an LLC service cost in Minnesota?
Expect $199 plus $155 in state fees.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three-year service tallies: $397 to $597.
How much does Minnesota charge to file an LLC?
$155, which accompanies the Articles of Organization.
What does Minnesota charge each year after formation?
The state's recurring line is the annual renewal at no charge a year (it falls December 31).
Is the EIN application included?
it is included with Mainstay Filing, $99 more with MN Registered Agent.org and $99 more with Minnesota Registered Agent.co.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
The lines do not cross during the first ten years.
Which LLC service is the best value in Minnesota?
By our value sort the Minnesota rows run Mainstay Filing, MN Registered Agent.org and Minnesota Registered Agent.co, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
What each entry rests on
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, booked October 2026 via revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, booked October 2026 via revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota report due date, booked August 2026 via sos.state.mn.us
- Minn, booked August 2026 via revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, booked October 2026 via sos.mn.gov
- Minnesota registered agent statute, booked October 2026 via revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at MN Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at Minnesota Registered Agent.co, booked November 13, 2026