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

When you shop for LLC formation services in Rhode Island for 2026, the order to follow is Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and RI Registered Agent.org ($199). Three years of service fees will cost you $397 to $597, and Rhode Island adds its own $150 when you 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)

Your Rhode Island budget

Government charge to file $150 docs.sos.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $199 What the service charges
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $597 First year and both renewals
State total, years 1 to 3 $1,450 Not part of the ranking
Bills cross in Bills stay apart No service overtakes another

The Rhode Island picks

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $150 state fee separately.

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First choice

1. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest opening bill

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ranks first. $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

Three years here cost less than three years with Mainstay Filing, and three-year cost is 38% of the ranking.

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

Your price covers

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent included to start
  • Agent renews at $99
  • $199 plus the state fee

What to watch

  • You keep the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company as your job
  • EIN application not included ($99)
2
Full package

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

$199 a year, and you pay the state $150
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, resident agent service and every annual report.

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

Preparing the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company is off your list; you pay just the $50 state fee.

Your price covers

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Resident agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • State fee billed as published

What you get

  • Year two costs $199
  • No extra fee for the EIN application
  • $199 per year, all in

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: $100
3
Local option

3. RI Registered Agent.org: best for owners who prepare their own reports

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, RI Registered Agent.org: $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

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

Year-one and renewal prices both equal Rhode Island Registered Agent.co's.

Your price covers

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent included to start
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • You keep the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company as your job
  • EIN application not included ($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 Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Rhode Island 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 RI Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out RI Registered Agent.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.

Your budget calculator

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 Rhode Island Registered Agent.co $397, Mainstay Filing $597, RI Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: Rhode Island Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
LLC formation filing $150 docs.sos.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Periodic report $50 every year sos.ri.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
Late report $25 sos.ri.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
Minimum tax $400 a year tax.ri.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What the state collects by year 3 $1,450 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 Rhode Island 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.

Three years with Rhode Island Registered Agent.co add up to $397, saving you $200 over Mainstay Filing.

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

What Rhode Island charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

Your LLC exists once the Rhode Island Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization (Form 400) and $150. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

  • $400 a year minimum tax to the Division of Taxation (Form RI-1065), owed whether or not the LLC makes a profit.

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

State fees only

$1,450 in state fees is the least three years can cost you. Services add $397 to $597 above that.

Rhode Island money questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in Rhode Island?

You pay $199 up front to the service, and the state adds $150.

What will these services cost me over three years?

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

How much will Rhode Island charge me to file an LLC?

You pay $150, using the Articles of Organization (Form 400).

What will Rhode Island charge me each year after formation?

You pay $50 each year for the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company; the state sets the deadline at May 1. The minimum tax comes with it.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: you pay $99 more; Mainstay Filing: you pay nothing extra; RI Registered Agent.org: you pay $99 more.

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 Rhode Island?

Rhode Island Registered Agent.co, which wins on your three-year spend. Mainstay Filing and RI Registered Agent.org follow.

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Where we looked

  1. Rhode Island Department of State traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  2. Rhode Island Department of State traces back to sos.ri.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. R.I traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing traces back to sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  5. Rhode Island formation fee: Filing traces back to docs.sos.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Rhode Island registered agent statute traces back to webserver.rilegislature.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Rhode Island other cost traces back to tax.ri.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. pricing page at Rhode Island Registered Agent.co, from November 13, 2026
  9. Rhode Island service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  10. pricing page at RI Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026