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

If you are budgeting for LLC formation services in New York this 2026, start with New York Registered Agent.ai ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order. Budget $397 to $597 for services over three years, plus the $200 that New York charges to file.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

New York at a glance

Government charge to file $200 dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $199 What the service charges
Total after 3 years $397 to $597 First year and both renewals
State total, years 1 to 3 $209 Does not depend on the service
Break-even Never No service overtakes another

Your New York options

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $200 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Best value for you

1. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for plain formation

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

New York Registered Agent.ai is the best value for you in New York: $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

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

Expect to handle the biennial statement on your own.

Your price covers

  • The New York formation filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99
  • First agent year included

What to watch

  • You keep the biennial statement as your job
  • $99 extra for the EIN
2
In-state company

2. NY Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer

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

Spot 2 goes to NY Registered Agent.org: $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

Expect to handle the biennial statement on your own.

Year-one and renewal prices both equal New York Registered Agent.ai's.

Your price covers

  • The New York formation filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent renews at $99
  • First agent year included
  • $199 on top of the state fee

What to watch

  • You keep the biennial statement as your job
  • $99 extra for the EIN
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Nationwide

3. Mainstay Filing: best for formation and upkeep under one price

$199 a year on top of the $200 state fee
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, agent for service of process service and every biennial statement.

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

You never file the biennial statement; New York's $9 is passed along at cost.

Your price covers

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Biennial statement, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • State fee billed as published

What you get

  • EIN application included
  • Year two costs $199
  • $199 per year, all in

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over New York Registered Agent.ai: $100

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 New York Registered Agent.ai $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out New York Registered Agent.ai Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 NY Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out NY Registered Agent.org 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.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. The order of totals stays put for ten years.

Pick your number of years

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates; tick the box to add each provider's EIN application.

Your spend for 3 years: New York Registered Agent.ai $397, NY Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Least you would pay: New York Registered Agent.ai.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
LLC formation filing $200 dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Biennial statement $9 every two years dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $209 Sum of the lines above

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

For New York, the deciding factor was your three-year spend (38% of the ranking), where New York Registered Agent.ai came out ahead.

New York Registered Agent.ai costs you $397 by year three, $200 less than Mainstay Filing.

Need the EIN application? Then the bills cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past New York Registered Agent.ai.

What New York charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

$200 and the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f), filed with the New York Secretary of State, bring your company into existence. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.

  • Publication: within 120 days, a notice runs for six weeks in two county newspapers (the papers set their own charges), then a Certificate of Publication is filed for $50.
  • Tax Department LLC fee (Form IT-204-LL): $25 a year for a single-member LLC with New York-source income; partnership LLCs pay more.

In the state's words: dos.ny.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $209 over three years. A service piles $397 to $597 on top for the paperwork and the agent.

Questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in New York?

You pay $199 up front to the service, and the state adds $200.

What will these services cost me over three years?

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

How much will New York charge me to file an LLC?

$200 is due when you submit the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f).

What will New York charge me each year after formation?

You pay $9 every two years for the biennial statement; the state sets the deadline at during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: New York Registered Agent.ai charges $99, NY Registered Agent.org charges $99 and Mainstay Filing includes it.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

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

Your options, best value first: New York Registered Agent.ai, NY Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

Related pages

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. Want to double-check New York Department of State? Try dos.ny.gov, last read August 2026.
  2. Want to double-check New York Department of State? Try filing.dos.ny.gov, last read August 2026.
  3. Want to double-check New York report due date? Try nysenate.gov, last read August 2026.
  4. Want to double-check NY Limited Liability Company Law? Try nysenate.gov, last read August 2026.
  5. Want to double-check New York formation fee: Filing? Try dos.ny.gov, last read October 2026.
  6. Want to double-check New York registered agent statute? Try nysenate.gov, last read October 2026.
  7. Want to double-check New York other cost: Publication? Try nysenate.gov, last read October 2026.
  8. Want to double-check New York other cost: Certificate? Try dos.ny.gov, last read October 2026.
  9. Want to double-check New York other cost: Tax? Try tax.ny.gov, last read October 2026.
  10. On November 13, 2026 the New York Registered Agent.ai pricing page page said this
  11. On November 13, 2026 the NY Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this
  12. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing New York service page page said this