OH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) come out first, second and third among Ohio LLC formation services for 2026. From $397 to $597 for three years of service, plus $99 that Ohio collects at filing.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)
Summary of fees
Government formation fee$99codes.ohio.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$199State fee billed separately
What three years bill$397 to $597Opening charge plus two renewals
Government charges, 3 years$99Official amounts only
Totals even out inNo equal pointOrder is fixed for ten years
The Ohio schedules
Columns give year one, the charge after that and the three-year total. Add Ohio's $99 to whichever schedule you pick.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest opening charge
Schedule one
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397
OH Registered Agent.org ranks first. $199 pays for formation, and the agent bills $99 a year after that.
Its three-year charges are below Mainstay Filing's, and charges carry 39% of the order.
To get the state figure, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. Open-ended costs get a mention but no number.
Notes on the order
Weight 39%: charges over three years. That measure separated the top two.
OH Registered Agent.org takes the cost measure at $397 over three years, and Mainstay Filing would need $200 more.
With the EIN application in the sum, the charges meet in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes OH Registered Agent.org.
The Ohio LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
To form the LLC you send the Articles of Organization (Form 610) to the Ohio Secretary of State with $99 (Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.16). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Quoted text: codes.ohio.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
The no-service total
$99 is the floor for three years, all of it state fees. Above that floor, services add $397 to $597.
Quick answers
What do LLC formation services charge in Ohio?
Year one bills $199 before the $99 filing fee.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Service charges after three years: $397 to $597.
How much does Ohio bill to file an LLC?
$99 is due when you submit the Articles of Organization (Form 610).
What does Ohio bill each year after formation?
Nothing is owed for reports.
Does the charge include the EIN application?
OH Registered Agent.org bills $99 more and Mainstay Filing bundles it in.
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 Ohio?
Best value to least: OH Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.