3 Best LLC Services in Colorado (2026): Fee Schedule
For LLC formation services in Colorado, the 2026 schedules rank CO Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Colorado Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Over three years the schedules total $397 to $597. The $50 filing fee in Colorado is identical on every one.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Three-year charges (39%) and duties covered (31%) lead, followed by renewal charge, point of equal cost and fee disclosure. How we order
Colorado charges at a glance
Government formation fee$50coloradosos.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$199Government fee not included
Three-year range$397 to $597First year with two more
State side through year 3$100Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Cost lines cross inCharges stay apartNo schedule overtakes another
Colorado ranking
Every charge is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $50 state fee has to be added separately.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. CO Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest opening charge
Top schedule
$199 to form, $99 yearly after
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397
Schedule one belongs to CO Registered Agent.org. Formation is billed at $199 with a first agent year included, and each later year is $99.
Lower three-year charges than Mainstay Filing put it first, because cost counts most.
We total only what the state prices: the filing fee, two further reports and any minimum tax. Publication and similar costs are noted separately.
What settled it
In Colorado, the deciding measure was charges over three years (39% of the order), where CO Registered Agent.org came out ahead.
The three-year column reads $397 for CO Registered Agent.org, $200 lower than Mainstay Filing.
If you need the EIN application, the schedules cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past CO Registered Agent.org.
The Colorado LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
Requirements: the Articles of Organization; fee $50; office the Colorado Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Official text: coloradosos.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
State fees only
$100 is the floor for three years, all of it state fees. Above that floor, services add $397 to $597.
About these fees
What do LLC formation services charge in Colorado?
Year one bills $199 before the $50 filing fee.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Anywhere from $397 to $597 for three years of service.
How much does Colorado bill to file an LLC?
Plan on $50 to file, using the Articles of Organization.
What does Colorado bill each year after formation?
The line that repeats is the periodic report, at $25 annually (last day of the entity's anniversary month).
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Service by service: CO Registered Agent.org ($99), Mainstay Filing (included) and Colorado Registered Agent.co ($99).
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
No point of equal cost inside ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Colorado?
By the five-part order the Colorado schedules run CO Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Colorado Registered Agent.co, led by CO Registered Agent.org on charges over three years.