Utah: ordered by value
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $59 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep off your desk
First line
$199/yr with $59 state fee extra
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing books the first line, since $199/yr gets the filing, the registered agent and the annual report done and holds flat at renewal.
Carried to year three it totals $200 more than UT Registered Agent.org; the jobs it covers outweigh that on our sort.
Annual Report/Renewal filing is included, and the $18 state fee is charged at cost.
Included lines
- Formation filed with the state
- Registered agent, full year
- Annual report, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- State fee passed straight through
Gains
- Next year's bill is $199
- Pay $199/yr and the filing, agent and report are covered
- EIN step handled
Minus column
- Runs $100/yr over UT Registered Agent.org from year two
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2. UT Registered Agent.org: best for staying in one state
One-state plan
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
UT Registered Agent.org takes line 2 since $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
You would handle the Annual Report/Renewal yourself.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Agent included for the first year
- $199 to get going
- $99 a year from year two
Minus column
- You would do the Annual Report/Renewal on your own
- EIN help is a $99 extra line
3
3. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state filer
One-state plan
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Utah Registered Agent.co takes line 3 since $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
You would handle the Annual Report/Renewal yourself.
UT Registered Agent.org posts the same prices.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Agent included for the first year
- $99 a year from year two
- $199 to get going
Minus column
- You would do the Annual Report/Renewal on your own
- EIN help is a $99 extra line
Cumulative totals
Service fees only, from each company's prices read November 13, 2026. The order holds through year ten.
Run the tally yourself
Set the years and the calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row, plus the EIN application if you tick it.
Official state fees
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.
How the rows were ranked
Mainstay Filing beat UT Registered Agent.org on jobs ticked off, a 28% column.
UT Registered Agent.org nets less over three years yet leaves the Annual Report/Renewal with you.
Add the EIN application and UT Registered Agent.org turns into the lower total from year 2.
Utah LLC filing fee and rules (official)
To start the LLC, send the Certificate of Organization to the Utah Secretary of State and pay $59. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
From: official page commerce.utah.gov, ledger date October 2026 noted
The do-it-yourself row
Zero-service cost: $95 to the state across three years. Service fees of $397 to $597 are what it costs not to file it yourself.
Quick answers
What does an LLC service cost in Utah?
$199 for the service and $59 for the state.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three-year service tallies: $397 to $597.
How much does Utah charge to file an LLC?
$59, which accompanies the Certificate of Organization.
What does Utah charge each year after formation?
The Annual Report/Renewal: $18 per year, deadline last day of the entity's anniversary month.
Is the EIN application included?
Mainstay Filing: no charge; UT Registered Agent.org: $99; Utah Registered Agent.co: $99.
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 Utah?
By our value sort the Utah rows run Mainstay Filing, UT Registered Agent.org and Utah Registered Agent.co, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
What each entry rests on
- corporations.utah.gov supplies Utah Division of Corporations and, entered August 2026
- corporations.utah.gov supplies Utah Division of Corporations and, entered August 2026
- le.utah.gov supplies Utah report due date, entered August 2026
- le.utah.gov supplies Utah Code § 48-3a-201, entered August 2026
- commerce.utah.gov supplies Utah formation fee: Filing fee, entered October 2026
- le.utah.gov supplies Utah registered agent statute, entered October 2026
- Utah service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at UT Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at Utah Registered Agent.co, booked November 13, 2026