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

For 2026, we would price out North Dakota Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and ND Registered Agents.org ($199), in that order, before any other North Dakota LLC formation services. Set aside $135 for the North Dakota filing fee, then $397 to $597 for three years of service.
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

North Dakota at a glance

Your state filing fee $135 sos.nd.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 What the service charges
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $597 Renewals included
Government charges, 3 years $235 Filing, reports and any minimum tax
Crossover year No crossover Stable for a decade

Ranked for you

Service prices only. Every option comes with the same $135 state fee.

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Best value for you

1. North Dakota Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest bill over three years

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

Start with North Dakota Registered Agent.co. $199 to start, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

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

You would still file the annual report yourself.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Then $99 a year
  • First agent year included

What to watch

  • You keep the annual report as your job
  • EIN add-on: $99
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Any state

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

$199 a year, with $334 due at checkout together with the state fee
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing ranks second. One $199 price takes care of formation, registered agent service and every annual report.

By year three it costs $200 more than North Dakota Registered Agent.co.

The annual report is covered, so your only extra is the state's $50.

Your price covers

  • The LLC formation filing
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • Nothing added to state charges

What you get

  • Year two costs $199
  • EIN application covered
  • Holds at $199

What to watch

  • North Dakota Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
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One-state service

3. ND Registered Agents.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

Next, ND Registered Agents.org: $199 to start, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

You would still file the annual report yourself.

You would pay the same at North Dakota Registered Agent.co.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • First agent year included
  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Then $99 a year

What to watch

  • You keep the annual report as your job
  • EIN add-on: $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 North Dakota Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out North Dakota Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 ND Registered Agents.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out ND Registered Agents.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Break-even check

Your totals for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are left out because every service owes the same ones.

At 3 years, your totals are North Dakota Registered Agent.co $397, Mainstay Filing $597, ND Registered Agents.org $397. Lowest of the totals: North Dakota Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Formation charge $135 sos.nd.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $50 every year sos.nd.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
Late filing charge $50 sos.nd.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $235 Sum of the lines above

Your three-year bill from the state is made of the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax in states that levy one. Anything the state does not put a fixed price on, a newspaper notice for example, is described but never added.

What settled it

Your three-year spend put North Dakota Registered Agent.co 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 North Dakota Registered Agent.co, $200 lower than Mainstay Filing.

Count the EIN application in your budget and Mainstay Filing's total overtakes North Dakota Registered Agent.co's in year 2.

What North Dakota charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

$135 and the Articles of Organization, filed with the North Dakota 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: sos.nd.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

Go it alone and North Dakota still takes $235 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $597 to take that over.

North Dakota money questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in North Dakota?

Year one costs $199 before the $135 filing fee.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $597 across the services, not counting state fees.

How much will North Dakota charge me to file an LLC?

You pay $135, using the Articles of Organization.

What will North Dakota charge me each year after formation?

The cost that repeats is the annual report, at $50 annually (November 15).

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

North Dakota Registered Agent.co adds $99, Mainstay Filing adds nothing and ND Registered Agents.org adds $99.

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 North Dakota?

Your options, best value first: North Dakota Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and ND Registered Agents.org.

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Where we looked

  1. Our source for North Dakota Secretary of State is sos.nd.gov, from August 2026.
  2. Our source for North Dakota Secretary of State is sos.nd.gov, from August 2026.
  3. Our source for North Dakota report due date is ndlegis.gov, from August 2026.
  4. Our source for North Dakota formation fee: Filing is sos.nd.gov, from October 2026.
  5. Our source for North Dakota registered agent statute is ndlegis.gov, from October 2026.
  6. We read North Dakota Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  7. We read Mainstay Filing's North Dakota service page on November 13, 2026
  8. We read ND Registered Agents.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026