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3 Best LLC Services in Maryland (2026): What You Pay

Your best-value options among Maryland LLC formation services for 2026 are MD Registered Agent.org ($199), Maryland Registered Agent.co ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), ranked from first to third. Three years of service fees will cost you $397 to $597, and Maryland adds its own $100 when you file.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: We rank on five things: your spend (38%), your workload (31%) and three smaller ones

What to expect

Fee you pay at filing $100 egov.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What year one costs you $199 Before government fees
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $597 Opening year plus two more
Government charges, 3 years $700 Same whoever you hire
When one overtakes another Bills stay apart No service overtakes another

Maryland ranking

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $100 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Start here

1. MD Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest bill over three years

$199 to form, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

MD Registered Agent.org is the best value for you in Maryland: forming costs $199 with the first agent year included, and each later year runs $99.

On the heaviest factor, what you spend over three years, it beats Mainstay Filing.

Leave time for the Business Entity Annual Report, because this price skips it.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Formation costs $199
  • Year-one agent covered

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Business Entity Annual Report
  • EIN add-on: $99
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Maryland focus

2. Maryland Registered Agent.co: best for a local formation service

$199 to form, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Maryland Registered Agent.co takes spot 2 because forming costs $199 with the first agent year included, and each later year runs $99.

Leave time for the Business Entity Annual Report, because this price skips it.

No price gap from MD Registered Agent.org.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Formation costs $199

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Business Entity Annual Report
  • EIN add-on: $99
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All fifty states

3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled

$199 annually, renewing at $199
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Option 3 is Mainstay Filing. One $199 price takes care of formation, resident agent service and every annual report.

Its three-year price is $200 above MD Registered Agent.org's, and cost is 38% of the ranking.

It files the Business Entity Annual Report for you, and you pay only the $300 state fee, at cost.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Resident agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • Nothing added to state charges

What you get

  • $199 in year two
  • No extra fee for the EIN application
  • $199 for the full package

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over MD Registered Agent.org: $100

Year-by-year totals

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 MD Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out MD Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Maryland Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Maryland Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Break-even check

Not sure how long you will keep the company? Try a few timelines below, with the EIN application as an extra.

At 3 years, your totals are MD Registered Agent.org $397, Maryland Registered Agent.co $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Least you would pay: MD Registered Agent.org.

State fees with sources

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to form $100 egov.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Business Entity Annual Report $300 every year dat.maryland.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $700 Filing, reports and any tax

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

Notes on the order

Your three-year spend put MD Registered Agent.org first. That factor is 38% of the ranking, and upkeep the price covers, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

The three-year column shows $397 for MD Registered Agent.org, $200 lower than Mainstay Filing.

With the EIN application in your budget, the totals cross in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes MD Registered Agent.org.

What Maryland charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

$100 and the Articles of Organization, filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), bring your company into existence. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Official text: egov.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

$700 in state fees is the least three years can cost you. Services add $397 to $597 above that.

Common questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in Maryland?

Year one costs $199 before the $100 filing fee.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $597 in service fees.

How much will Maryland charge me to file an LLC?

You pay $100, using the Articles of Organization.

What will Maryland charge me each year after formation?

Budget $300 every year for the Business Entity Annual Report, due April 15.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: MD Registered Agent.org charges $99, Maryland Registered Agent.co charges $99 and Mainstay Filing includes it.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Not within ten years: the order of the totals stays the same.

Which LLC formation service is the best value for me in Maryland?

Start with MD Registered Agent.org, then Maryland Registered Agent.co, then Mainstay Filing.

Where to go next

What forming an LLC costs by state for all 50 states Best LLC services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. You can verify Maryland State Department of Assessments at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  2. You can verify Maryland State Department of Assessments at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  3. You can verify Maryland report due date at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  4. You can verify Md at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  5. You can verify Maryland formation fee: Filing fee at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. You can verify Maryland formation fee: Filing fee at egov.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  7. You can verify Maryland registered agent statute at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  8. Price page checked November 13, 2026: MD Registered Agent.org pricing page
  9. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Maryland Registered Agent.co pricing page
  10. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing Maryland service page