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

Mainstay Filing ($199), MA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Massachusetts Registered Agent.co ($199) give you the best value among Massachusetts LLC formation services for 2026, in that order. Budget $397 to $597 for services over three years, plus the $500 that Massachusetts charges to file.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Your spend is 38% of the ranking and the work covered is 31% (more on this)

Massachusetts at a glance

Your state filing fee $500 sec.state.ma.us (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 Renewals included
State fees by year three $1,500 Not part of the ranking
Prices swap in Not within ten years No service overtakes another

Your Massachusetts options

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $500 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Start here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for never filing the annual report yourself

$199 a year, and you pay the state $500
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing ranks first. Formation, resident agent and annual report all come with $199 a year, renewing at $199.

MA Registered Agent.org costs $200 less by year three; the 31% weight on work covered still puts this one first.

Preparing the Limited Liability Company Annual Report is off your list; you pay just the $500 state fee.

Your price covers

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Resident agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • State fee billed as published

What you get

  • $199 a year covers filing and agent and report
  • $199 in year two
  • EIN application included

What to watch

  • MA Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
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Local option

2. MA Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest opening bill

$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

MA Registered Agent.org ranks second. $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered by this price.

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
  • $199 plus the state fee

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Limited Liability Company Annual Report
  • EIN add-on: $99
3
Local option

3. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: best for a second in-state filer

$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Massachusetts Registered Agent.co ranks third. $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered by this price.

No price gap from MA Registered Agent.org.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Year-one agent covered

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Limited Liability Company Annual Report
  • EIN add-on: $99

What you pay by year

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

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Your budget calculator

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

Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, MA Registered Agent.org $397, Massachusetts Registered Agent.co $397. The best total here is MA Registered Agent.org.

What Massachusetts charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Formation charge $500 sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Limited Liability Company Annual Report $500 every year malegislature.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
What the state collects by year 3 $1,500 Our sum

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

Why number one is number one

Upkeep the price covers put Mainstay Filing first. That factor is 31% of the ranking, and your three-year spend, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

Taking over the Limited Liability Company Annual Report moved the bundle to first.

Count the EIN application in your budget and Mainstay Filing's total overtakes MA Registered Agent.org's in year 2.

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

$500 and the Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization, filed with the Massachusetts Secretary of State, bring your company into existence. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

The state's wording: sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

$1,500 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 Massachusetts?

Budget $199 plus $500 in state fees.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $597.

How much will Massachusetts charge me to file an LLC?

$500 is due when you submit the Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization.

What will Massachusetts charge me each year after formation?

The cost that repeats is the Limited Liability Company Annual Report, at $500 annually (on or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization).

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

Mainstay Filing adds nothing, MA Registered Agent.org adds $99 and Massachusetts Registered Agent.co adds $99.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

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

Mainstay Filing, which wins on upkeep the price covers. MA Registered Agent.org and Massachusetts Registered Agent.co follow.

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Where we looked

  1. Our source for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is sec.state.ma.us, from August 2026.
  2. Our source for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is malegislature.gov, from August 2026.
  3. Our source for M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12 is sec.state.ma.us, from August 2026.
  4. Our source for Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee is sec.state.ma.us, from October 2026.
  5. Our source for Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee is sec.state.ma.us, from October 2026.
  6. Our source for Massachusetts registered agent statute is sec.state.ma.us, from October 2026.
  7. We read Mainstay Filing's Massachusetts service page on November 13, 2026
  8. We read MA Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  9. We read Massachusetts Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026