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

Comparing 2026 fee schedules, the best LLC formation services for Delaware are DE Registered Agent.org ($199), Delaware Registered Agent.ai ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order. Service charges alone reach $397 to $597 by year three; Delaware separately collects $110 to file.

Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·

Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)

Delaware charges at a glance

Formation charge$110delcode.delaware.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$199Before state fees
Billed over three years$397 to $597Three years of service fees
Government charges, 3 years$910Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Break-evenNo equal pointOrder holds to year 10

Delaware fee schedules

Service fees only. Every schedule is subject to the same $110 state fee.
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1. DE Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest opening charge

Schedule one

$199 and fees; renewal $99

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

DE Registered Agent.org comes first because $199 in year one, then $99 a year.

Lower three-year charges than Mainstay Filing put it first, because cost counts most.

The Annual LLC Tax falls outside its duties.

Duties the charge covers

  • The Delaware formation filing
  • Agent service in the first year

Charges in its favor

  • Then $99 a year
  • Agent included to start
  • Opens at $199

Charges against it

  • The charge excludes the Annual LLC Tax
  • EIN add-on: $99
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2. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for a second in-state filer

Local option

$199 and fees; renewal $99

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

Delaware Registered Agent.ai ranks second. $199 in year one, then $99 a year.

The Annual LLC Tax falls outside its duties.

No difference in charges from DE Registered Agent.org.

Duties the charge covers

  • The Delaware formation filing
  • Agent service in the first year

Charges in its favor

  • Then $99 a year
  • Opens at $199
  • Agent included to start

Charges against it

  • The charge excludes the Annual LLC Tax
  • EIN add-on: $99
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3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled

Nationwide

Opening $199; renewal $199; state fee billed separately

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

Schedule 3 is Mainstay Filing. $199 a year pays for the annual tax too and does not rise at renewal.

DE Registered Agent.org bills $200 less over three years, enough to rank higher.

You never prepare the Annual LLC Tax, and the $400 state fee is all that gets added.

Duties the charge covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual tax, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared
  • State fee billed as published

Charges in its favor

  • The same $199 after year one
  • The EIN application is taken care of
  • $199 for the full package

Charges against it

  • From year two, $100 above DE Registered Agent.org
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Year-by-year totals

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1DE Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Check DE Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Delaware Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595Check Delaware Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's charges as of November 13, 2026. None of the schedules cross in ten years.

Equal-cost check

Type the years you expect to keep the LLC and each schedule's running charges update; tick the box to add each company's EIN application.
3 years of fees come to DE Registered Agent.org $397, Delaware Registered Agent.ai $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Lowest charges at that point: DE Registered Agent.org.

Official government charges

LineChargeSource
Articles filing$110delcode.delaware.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Annual LLC Tax$400 every yearlegis.delaware.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Late report$200legis.delaware.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
What the state bills by year 3$910Our sum
The state's share is the filing, the reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Anything the state leaves unpriced is described, not totaled.

How the order came out

Weight 39%: charges over three years. That measure separated the top two.

Three years with DE Registered Agent.org bill $397, against a Mainstay Filing bill that runs $200 higher.

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

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

$110 and the Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, bring the company into existence. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

As written: delcode.delaware.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

State fees only

Without hiring anyone you pay $910 in state fees across three years. The schedules show $397 to $597 more for a service.

About these fees

What do LLC formation services charge in Delaware?

$199 in year one across these schedules, plus the state's $110 filing fee.

What do these schedules add up to over three years?

Service charges after three years: $397 to $597.

How much does Delaware bill to file an LLC?

$110 to the state; the form is the Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company.

What does Delaware bill each year after formation?

The Annual LLC Tax costs $400 each year, due annual alternative-entity tax due on or before June 1.

Does the charge include the EIN application?

DE Registered Agent.org, plus $99, Delaware Registered Agent.ai, plus $99 and Mainstay Filing, nothing added.

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 Delaware?

DE Registered Agent.org is first, with Delaware Registered Agent.ai and Mainstay Filing behind it.

Related schedules

Fee sources

  1. Backing for the Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation line: corp.delaware.gov, October 2026.
  2. Backing for the Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation line: corp.delaware.gov, October 2026.
  3. Backing for the Delaware yearly filing: HB 400 line: legis.delaware.gov, October 2026.
  4. Backing for the Delaware report due date line: delcode.delaware.gov, August 2026.
  5. Backing for the 6 Del line: delcode.delaware.gov, August 2026.
  6. Backing for the Delaware registered agent statute line: delcode.delaware.gov, October 2026.
  7. DE Registered Agent.org published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026
  8. Delaware Registered Agent.ai published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026
  9. Mainstay Filing published these Delaware service page charges, November 13, 2026