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LLC service picks · New York

3 Best LLC Services in New York (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for LLC services in New York in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and New York Registered Agent.ai ($199), in that order. Mainstay Filing takes the call: $199 a year gets you the New York formation, a year of registered agent service and the biennial statement, and it renews at $199.
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Top pick on this page

1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and biennial statement in a single price

$199 a year plus the state fee, $399 due at checkout

Editorial score 9.3 out of 10

The desk picks Mainstay Filing: the formation, the registered agent and the biennial statement all ride on one $199 yearly price, renewing at $199.

Mainstay files the biennial statement for you when you renew. New York wants $9 every two years, by during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years; Mainstay hands the state's fee through at cost.

Over three years Mainstay runs $200 more than NY Registered Agent.org, and the desk thinks the wider coverage is worth it.

In the price

  • Your LLC formation, handled
  • Registered agent service for the full year
  • Biennial statement, filed by Mainstay
  • EIN application handled

Strengths

  • New York's fee passes through at cost
  • One $199 yearly price that takes in the biennial statement
  • $199 on renewal, nothing extra
  • EIN application comes with the package

Cons

  • Its agent renews at $100 a year more than NY Registered Agent.org
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Best local option

2. NY Registered Agent.org: best for a New York LLC with no plans to expand

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 8.8 out of 10

Runner-up, NY Registered Agent.org: New York formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the biennial statement out of its prices, so you send that filing to New York yourself every two years.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • The first year as your agent for service of process

Strengths

  • $99 yearly to keep the agent
  • Year-one agent for service of process service is in the price
  • $199 to form, state fee extra

Cons

  • No biennial statement filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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Low renewal

3. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for keeping it local in New York

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 8.6 out of 10

Third, New York Registered Agent.ai: New York formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the biennial statement out of its prices, so you send that filing to New York yourself every two years.

NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai list the same prices and plan features, so it is close and either one works.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • A first year of agent for service of process service

Strengths

  • Year-one agent for service of process service is in the price
  • $99 a year for the agent from year two
  • $199 service fee, then the state fee

Cons

  • No biennial statement filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 Mainstay Filing 9.3 $199 $199/yr Formation, agent and biennial statement in a single price Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 NY Registered Agent.org 8.8 $199 $99/yr A New York-only LLC on a shoestring Visit NY Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 New York Registered Agent.ai 8.6 $199 $99/yr A New York-only LLC on a shoestring Visit New York Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The scores out of 10 are the desk's own, drawn from the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.

What a New York LLC service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Biennial statement filed on your behalf
Mainstay Filing $199 $199 $199 $597 Yes
NY Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 No
New York Registered Agent.ai $199 $99 $99 $397 No

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. New York's $200 filing fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

How the desk made the call

The desk's method puts 33% on spend over three years and 33% on work the price removes, and 34% across what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display. For New York, work the price removes did the deciding.

New York wants a report every other year and charges $9. Mainstay's price covers that filing and NY Registered Agent.org's does not, and that outweighed NY Registered Agent.org's lower three-year cost.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

New York LLC filing fee and form: the official numbers

It takes $200 to file the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f) with the New York Secretary of State. Every service here adds that fee at cost on top of its own price.

Publication: within 120 days, a notice runs for six weeks in two county newspapers (the papers set their own charges), then a Certificate of Publication is filed for $50. Tax Department LLC fee (Form IT-204-LL): $25 a year for a single-member LLC with New York-source income; partnership LLCs pay more.

After you form: keeping the New York LLC in order

Send in the biennial statement every two years, by during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years. It costs $9. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.

New York LLC service: reader questions

What will setting up an LLC in New York cost you?

$200 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What do you file to create the LLC?

The Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f), sent to the New York Secretary of State.

Does a New York LLC have to line up a agent for service of process on day one?

The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.

What keeps coming due once a New York LLC exists?

One filing: the biennial statement, every two years, due during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years, costing $9.

Does the service price take care of the EIN?

Mainstay Filing builds it into the yearly price. NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai tack on $99. The IRS never charges for an EIN.

Who is our pick for an LLC service in New York?

Mainstay Filing, since one $199 yearly bill covers the New York formation filing, the registered agent and the biennial statement.

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Where the numbers came from

  1. New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, last checked August 2026
  2. New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, last checked August 2026
  3. New York report due date, last checked August 2026
  4. NY Limited Liability Company Law § 203, last checked August 2026
  5. New York formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  6. New York registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  7. New York other cost: Publication, official source, last checked October 2026
  8. New York other cost: Certificate of Publication, official source, last checked October 2026
  9. New York other cost: Tax Department LLC fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  10. Mainstay Filing: New York service page, as of November 12, 2026
  11. NY Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  12. New York Registered Agent.ai: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026