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2 Best LLC Services in Washington (2026): What You Pay

WA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) give you the best value among Washington LLC formation services for 2026, in that order. Three years of service fees will cost you $397 to $597, and Washington adds its own $200 when you 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 $200 sos.wa.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $199 What the service charges
What three years cost you $397 to $597 Three years of service fees
State side through year 3 $340 Official amounts only
Break-even Does not happen Order never flips

Ranked for you

Ranked by how we rank. The $200 state fee is not folded into any option.

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1. WA Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest bill over three years

$199 to form, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

In Washington, WA Registered Agent.org is where your money goes furthest, since $199 to start, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

Cost settles it: you pay less over three years here than with Mainstay Filing.

The annual report is not covered by this price.

Your price covers

  • The Washington formation filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Agent included to start
  • $99 yearly from year two

What to watch

  • The annual report lands on your desk
  • $99 extra for the EIN
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for never filing the annual report yourself

$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

Mainstay Filing takes spot 2 because $199 a year covers the annual report too and does not climb at renewal.

Three years run $200 higher here than with WA Registered Agent.org.

You never file the annual report; Washington's $70 is passed along at cost.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • Government fee passed through unchanged

What you get

  • $199 per year, all in
  • No increase at renewal ($199)
  • No extra fee for the EIN application

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over WA Registered Agent.org: $100

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 WA Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out WA Registered Agent.org 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.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Cost calculator

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 WA Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Lowest at that point: WA Registered Agent.org.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Articles filing $200 sos.wa.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $70 every year sos.wa.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Cost of missing the deadline $25 sos.wa.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $340 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 this order for Washington

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

WA Registered Agent.org costs you $397 by year three, $200 less than Mainstay Filing.

If you count the EIN application, WA Registered Agent.org costs you less from year 2.

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

To form it you need the Certificate of Formation - Limited Liability Company, $200, and an address to send both: the Washington Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Straight from the source: sos.wa.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

Doing it yourself costs $340 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $597 is what you pay to skip the forms.

About these prices

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

$199 to the service and $200 to the state.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $597 for three years of service.

How much will Washington charge me to file an LLC?

You pay $200, using the Certificate of Formation - Limited Liability Company.

What will Washington charge me each year after formation?

The cost that repeats is the annual report, at $70 annually (last day of the entity's anniversary month).

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: WA Registered Agent.org charges $99 and Mainstay Filing includes it.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

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

WA Registered Agent.org is first for you, with Mainstay Filing after it.

Keep comparing

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 Washington Secretary of State, Corporations? Try ccfs.sos.wa.gov, last read August 2026.
  2. Want to double-check Washington Secretary of State, Corporations? Try sos.wa.gov, last read August 2026.
  3. Want to double-check Washington yearly filing: Annual report? Try sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026.
  4. Want to double-check Washington report due date? Try app.leg.wa.gov, last read August 2026.
  5. Want to double-check Washington formation fee: Filing fee? Try sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026.
  6. Want to double-check Washington formation fee: Filing fee? Try sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026.
  7. Want to double-check Washington registered agent statute? Try app.leg.wa.gov, last read October 2026.
  8. pricing page at WA Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026
  9. Washington service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026