Who should you hire in Minnesota for LLC formation services in 2026: we say Mainstay Filing ($199), Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($199) and MN Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked best first. Minnesota takes $155 to file, and service fees run $397 to $597 over three years.
By the LLC Answered editorial team
In brief
Short reply
Fee at the state
$155, a single time
In later years
Report, no cost
Registered agent
Different here, read on
Our ranking
Mainstay Filing, Minnesota Registered Agent.co then MN Registered Agent.org
Who to hire in Minnesota
Prices are from each company's own pricing. See how we decide.
#1Our answer: this one
1. Mainstay Filing: best for staying away from paperwork
$199 a year, plus the $155 state fee
Mainstay Filing comes first, as for $199 a year the formation, the registered agent and the annual renewal all get handled.
Is it the smaller bill? No. Minnesota Registered Agent.co is $200 less over three years, and the gap buys more of the paperwork.
It files the annual renewal too, and the state charges nothing for it.
What is bundled
State filing handled
Registered agent round the year
Annual renewal handled each time
EIN filed for you
No markup on state fees
Pluses
No increase ($199)
Applies for your EIN
$199 annually, all in
Downsides
$100 more each year after year one
#2For Minnesota
2. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a small first-year bill
Year one $199, later years $99
In second spot, Minnesota Registered Agent.co, as $199 gets the LLC formed, and the agent renews yearly at $99.
The annual renewal is not in the price, so you file it.
What is bundled
LLC filed for you
Year-one agent service
Pluses
$199 plus the state fee
Agent renews at $99
Agent covered in year one
Downsides
You will be filing the annual renewal yourself
EIN help is $99 more
#3For Minnesota
3. MN Registered Agent.org: best for a low agent renewal
Year one $199, later years $99
In third spot, MN Registered Agent.org, as $199 gets the LLC formed, and the agent renews yearly at $99.
The annual renewal is not in the price, so you file it.
Price for price it ties Minnesota Registered Agent.co.
What is bundled
LLC filed for you
Year-one agent service
Pluses
$199 plus the state fee
Agent covered in year one
Agent renews at $99
Downsides
You will be filing the annual renewal yourself
EIN help is $99 more
Numbers at a glance
#
Service
First year
Renews at
3-year cost
Included
1
Mainstay Filing
$199
$199/yr
$597
state filing handled; registered agent round the year; annual renewal handled each time
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are identical whichever you pick.
The questions, one by one
How much should I put aside?
The state's share is $155. A service takes $199 more in the first year.
When the recurring report are counted, state fees reach $155 across three years. revisor.mn.gov, current in October 2026 per the state
What is the filing, exactly?
One document does it: the Articles of Organization, filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
The rule comes from Minn. Stat. sec. 322C.0201. revisor.mn.gov, current in October 2026 per the state
Does this state want a registered agent?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.
Every figure above links to its official source; the last line is our own addition of the filing, two reports and any minimum tax, with variable costs such as publication left out.
Other questions
What does the EIN cost?
The EIN application costs nothing more at Mainstay Filing and $99 more at Minnesota Registered Agent.co, $99 more at MN Registered Agent.org.
What is the three-year bill for each?
$597 for Mainstay Filing, $397 for Minnesota Registered Agent.co, $397 for MN Registered Agent.org for the services alone.
How do you know these fees?
State side: Minnesota's published fee schedules and forms. Service side: the prices each company lists.
Must I hire a service?
No. What you pay a service covers the labor and the agent role, not anything the state demands.
What does the LLC owe the state every year?
Chiefly the annual renewal, once annually. The fee is nothing. The state's deadline reads: December 31, so note it early.
Who is your first choice in Minnesota?
Mainstay Filing leads because the annual renewal is part of the $199 annual price, next to formation and the registered agent; Minnesota Registered Agent.co and MN Registered Agent.org come next.