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What forming an LLC costs by state / Missouri

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

If you are budgeting for LLC formation services in Missouri this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Missouri Registered Agent.co ($199) and MO Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. You will pay between $397 to $597 to a service across three years, and $50 to Missouri whichever one you choose.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

What to expect

Your state filing fee $50 sos.mo.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 The state fee is extra
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $597 Opening year plus two more
State fees by year three $50 Filing, reports and any minimum tax
Break-even Never Stable for a decade

Ranked for you

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Add Missouri's $50 to whichever option you pick.

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Start here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a yearly price you can plan around

$199 a year, and you pay the state $50
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing ranks first. $199 each year pays for the filing and agent service together.

The $200 extra over Missouri Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • State fee billed as published

What you get

  • The same $199 after year one
  • It prepares the EIN application
  • $199 for the full package

What to watch

  • Missouri Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
  • Bundling saves less in this state
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One-state service

2. Missouri Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest opening bill

$199 and fees; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Missouri Registered Agent.co ranks second. $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Agent service at no cost in year one

What to watch

  • EIN application adds $99
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One-state service

3. MO Registered Agent.org: best for a local formation service

$199 and fees; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

MO Registered Agent.org ranks third. $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

You would pay the same at Missouri Registered Agent.co.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Starts at $199

What to watch

  • EIN application adds $99

What each service adds up to

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 Missouri Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Missouri Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 MO Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out MO Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Pick your number of years

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service, counting the EIN application when you tick it.

3 years of fees add up to Mainstay Filing $597, Missouri Registered Agent.co $397, MO Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: Missouri Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to form $50 sos.mo.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $50 Sum of the lines above

Think of the state total as one filing, two reports and a yearly minimum tax where it applies. Notices and similar costs are listed separately.

Why number one is number one

For Missouri, the deciding factor was upkeep the price covers (31% of the ranking), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

With no Missouri report to bundle, its lead over Missouri Registered Agent.co is small but real.

If you count the EIN application, Missouri Registered Agent.co costs you less from year 2.

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

Your LLC exists once the Missouri Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1) and $50. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

The state's wording: sos.mo.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $50 over three years. A service piles $397 to $597 on top for the paperwork and the agent.

Missouri money questions

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

$199 in year one, plus the state's $50 filing fee.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.

How much will Missouri charge me to file an LLC?

$50 to the state, and the form is the Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1).

What will Missouri charge me each year after formation?

The state has no recurring LLC report.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

Mainstay Filing bundles it in, Missouri Registered Agent.co bills you $99 more and MO Registered Agent.org bills you $99 more.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

No break-even inside ten years.

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

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

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Where we looked

  1. Want to double-check RSMo 347.037? Try revisor.mo.gov, last read August 2026.
  2. Want to double-check Missouri formation fee: Filing fee? Try sos.mo.gov, last read October 2026.
  3. Want to double-check Missouri registered agent statute? Try revisor.mo.gov, last read October 2026.
  4. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing Missouri service page page said this
  5. On November 13, 2026 the Missouri Registered Agent.co pricing page page said this
  6. On November 13, 2026 the MO Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this