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

Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($199), TN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) give you the best value among Tennessee LLC formation services for 2026, in that order. Budget $397 to $597 for services over three years, plus the $300 that Tennessee charges to file.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: We rank on five things: your spend (38%), your workload (31%) and three smaller ones

What to expect

Your state filing fee $300 sos.tn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 The state fee is extra
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $597 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $900 Filing, reports and any minimum tax
Bills cross in Not within ten years Order never flips

Tennessee: your options, best value first

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $300 state fee separately.

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First choice

1. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for a basic start

$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

Tennessee Registered Agent.co is the best value for you in Tennessee: $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

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

The annual report is not covered by this price.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent included to start
  • A modest $99 renewal

What to watch

  • Annual report is not part of what you pay for
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
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Tennessee focus

2. TN Registered Agent.org: best for companies rooted in the state

$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

TN Registered Agent.org takes spot 2 because $199 for year one, then $99 for every year after.

The annual report is not covered by this price.

Tennessee Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Agent included to start
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • A modest $99 renewal

What to watch

  • Annual report is not part of what you pay for
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
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Full package

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

Starts at $199, renews at $199, and the state fee is separate
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing ranks third. It is the only price here that includes the annual report in $199 a year.

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

Tennessee charges $300 for the annual report, and the service hands that on with no markup.

Your price covers

  • The LLC formation filing
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • State fee billed as published

What you get

  • $199 per year, all in
  • No increase at renewal ($199)

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over Tennessee Registered Agent.co: $100

Year-by-year totals

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Tennessee Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Tennessee Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 TN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out TN 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.

Looked at November 13, 2026. Every column adds another renewal. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Try your own timeline

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

At 3 years, your totals are Tennessee Registered Agent.co $397, TN Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Least you would pay: Tennessee Registered Agent.co.

Tennessee fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
LLC formation filing $300 sos.tn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $300 every year sos.tn.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $900 Added up from the lines above

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

Why number one is number one

Weight 38%: your three-year spend. That factor separated the top two.

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

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

Your filing goes to the Tennessee Secretary of State: the Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company (Form SS-4270) together with $300. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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

State fees only

Without a service you pay $900 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $597 to your bill.

Common questions

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

Budget $199 plus $300 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 Tennessee charge me to file an LLC?

Plan on $300 to file with the Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company (Form SS-4270).

What will Tennessee charge me each year after formation?

Once your LLC exists, Tennessee will bill you for the annual report each year at $300, on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year.

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 Tennessee?

Start with Tennessee Registered Agent.co, then TN Registered Agent.org, then 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. For Tennessee Secretary of State, Division, open tnbear.tn.gov (read August 2026).
  2. For Tennessee Secretary of State, Division, open sos.tn.gov (read August 2026).
  3. For Tennessee yearly filing: Annual report, open sos.tn.gov (read October 2026).
  4. For Tennessee report due date, open law.justia.com (read August 2026).
  5. For Tennessee formation fee: Filing fee, open sos.tn.gov (read October 2026).
  6. For Tennessee registered agent statute, open sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (read October 2026).
  7. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Tennessee Registered Agent.co pricing page
  8. Price page checked November 13, 2026: TN Registered Agent.org pricing page
  9. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing Tennessee service page