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3 Best LLC Services in Arizona (2026): Fee Schedule

Comparing 2026 fee schedules, the best LLC formation services for Arizona are Mainstay Filing ($199), Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199) and AZ Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Expect to pay $397 to $597 in service charges over three years, with $50 going to Arizona for the filing.

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Schedules ordered by: Ordered on five measures: charges 39%, duties 31%, three smaller ones after that

Fees in brief

Formation charge$50azcc.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$199Government fee not included
Billed over three years$397 to $597Three years of service fees
State side through year 3$50Not used in the order
Charges meet inDoes not occurOrder holds to year 10

Arizona fee schedules

Schedules sit in value order, with charges taken from company pages. The $50 state fee stays outside the service charges.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for a single figure to budget

Best value

$199 yearly, renewing at $199

Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597

Mainstay Filing ranks first. One charge of $199 handles formation and the statutory agent plus the EIN application.

The $200 premium over Arizona Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides the order.

Duties the charge covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Statutory agent for the whole year
  • EIN application prepared
  • Nothing added to state charges

Charges in its favor

  • $199 for the full package
  • It prepares the EIN application
  • The same $199 after year one

Charges against it

  • Renews $100 above Arizona Registered Agent.co
  • Arizona has no report for the bundle to take on
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2. Arizona Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest opening charge

One-state service

$199 to form, $99 yearly after

Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397

Position 2 goes to Arizona Registered Agent.co: $199 in year one, then $99 a year.

Duties the charge covers

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Agent service in the first year

Charges in its favor

  • $199 to form
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • Then $99 a year

Charges against it

  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
Check Arizona Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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3. AZ Registered Agent.org: best for companies rooted in the state

One-state service

$199 to form, $99 yearly after

Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397

Position 3 goes to AZ Registered Agent.org: $199 in year one, then $99 a year.

Line for line, it ties Arizona Registered Agent.co.

Duties the charge covers

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Agent service in the first year

Charges in its favor

  • Then $99 a year
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $199 to form

Charges against it

  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
Check AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

What each schedule adds up to

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Arizona Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595Check Arizona Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3AZ Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Check AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's charges as of November 13, 2026. No schedule passes another in ten years.

Pick a time span

How many years do you plan to run the company? Enter them below and compare, with the EIN application as a choice.
3 years of fees come to Mainstay Filing $597, Arizona Registered Agent.co $397, AZ Registered Agent.org $397. Schedule with the smallest total: Arizona Registered Agent.co.

State fees with sources

LineChargeSource
LLC formation filing$50azcc.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Three-year state total$50Calculated from the lines above
Three years of state charges come to the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs without a fixed amount, newspaper publication for example, are mentioned in the text and excluded from the sum.

How the order came out

Mainstay Filing did better than Arizona Registered Agent.co on duties inside the charge, a 31% measure.

With no Arizona report to bundle, its lead over Arizona Registered Agent.co is small but real.

Add the EIN application and Mainstay Filing's running charges pass Arizona Registered Agent.co's in year 2.

The Arizona LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words

$50 and the Articles of Organization (Form L010), filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission, bring the company into existence. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

  • Publication: a notice runs three times within 60 days unless the statutory agent is in a county of more than 800,000 people, where the Commission posts it instead.

Official text: azcc.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

The no-service total

Without hiring anyone you pay $50 in state fees across three years. The schedules show $397 to $597 more for a service.

Questions

What do LLC formation services charge in Arizona?

Year one bills $199 before the $50 filing fee.

What do these schedules add up to over three years?

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

How much does Arizona bill to file an LLC?

$50 to the state; the form is the Articles of Organization (Form L010).

What does Arizona bill each year after formation?

Reports are free here.

Does the charge include the EIN application?

Mainstay Filing: included, Arizona Registered Agent.co: $99 more, AZ Registered Agent.org: $99 more.

When does one schedule pass another in total charges?

No crossing within ten years; no schedule passes another.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Arizona?

Schedule one is Mainstay Filing, then Arizona Registered Agent.co, then AZ Registered Agent.org.

See also

Fee sources

  1. Backing for the Ariz line: azleg.gov, August 2026.
  2. Backing for the Arizona formation fee: Filing fee line: azcc.gov, October 2026.
  3. Backing for the Arizona registered agent statute line: azleg.gov, October 2026.
  4. Mainstay Filing's Arizona service page, dated November 13, 2026
  5. Arizona Registered Agent.co's pricing page, dated November 13, 2026
  6. AZ Registered Agent.org's pricing page, dated November 13, 2026