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Missouri LLC Costs (2026): Official Fees and the 3 Best LLC Services

Short answer for Missouri in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), MO Registered Agent.org ($199) and Missouri Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Missouri charges $50 to form and asks for no yearly report; on our three-year measure it ranks 1st of 50.
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Official Missouri figures

of 50 for state fees over three years

Counted from the least expensive (shared). See all 50

State filing fee

$50

Source sos.mo.gov (October 2026)

Yearly report

None

Missouri has no recurring LLC report

Three-year state fees

$50

Formation, then two years of reports

Who we'd use in Missouri

The methodology sets the order. Service fees over three years count most, then what the price covers.

Top of our list

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a bundled price

$199/yr plus the $50 state fee

Mainstay Filing is where we'd go first: formation and the registered agent come together at $199 a year, unchanged at renewal.

MO Registered Agent.org comes in $200 lower across three years, and we still rank coverage ahead of that gap.

What you pay for

  • Formation prepared and filed
  • Registered agent, all year
  • EIN application
  • State fee passed through at cost

For

  • One $199 yearly price
  • Includes the EIN application
  • Same $199 at renewal

Against

  • MO Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
  • Missouri's lack of a report shrinks the bundle's edge
Single state

2. MO Registered Agent.org: best for founders staying in Missouri

$199 + state fee · agent $99/yr after

In second place, MO Registered Agent.org: a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.

What you pay for

  • Articles prepared and filed
  • First year of agent service

For

  • Year one of agent service in the price
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 to form

Against

  • Charges $99 for the EIN application
Single state

3. Missouri Registered Agent.co: best for a second Missouri option

$199 + state fee · agent $99/yr after

In third place, Missouri Registered Agent.co: a $199 formation fee and a $99 yearly agent renewal.

Prices match MO Registered Agent.org exactly; either works.

What you pay for

  • Articles prepared and filed
  • First year of agent service

For

  • Year one of agent service in the price
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 to form

Against

  • Charges $99 for the EIN application

3 picks, side by side

#ServiceYear oneFrom year twoThree-year service fees
1 Mainstay Filing $199$199/yr$597
Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 MO Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397
Visit MO Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Missouri Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397
Visit Missouri Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices read November 12, 2026. Add Missouri's $50 filing fee to every row.

Cost calculator

Change the years or the service to see the total. The state side counts the $50 filing.

Total, 3 years, Mainstay Filing: $647. State $50, service $597.

Missouri and its neighbors in the rank

RankStateThree-year state fees
1st Arizona$50
1st Mississippi$50
1st Missouri$50
1st New Mexico$50
5th Montana$75

LLC costs by state has all fifty rows.

What Missouri charges to form an LLC

$50 is the state's charge for the Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1). It is passed through unchanged by every service listed.

Yearly state filings

Once formed, a Missouri LLC files no yearly report; it keeps a registered agent.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Of our five criteria, state filings covered (30%) settled first place in Missouri.

Coverage still decided it, narrowly.

Missouri: questions

How much does it cost to start an LLC in Missouri?

$50 to the state. The services we'd use add $199 for the first year.

Does Missouri require an annual report for LLCs?

No. Missouri has no recurring LLC report.

Where does Missouri rank on LLC costs?

1st of 50 on three-year state fees (tied), at $50, counting from the least expensive state.

Is a registered agent required?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which LLC services are on this page?

Mainstay Filing ($199), MO Registered Agent.org ($199) and Missouri Registered Agent.co ($199), from first to last.

Which LLC service would you use?

We'd use Mainstay Filing: $199 yearly for the filing and the agent, with no renewal increase. MO Registered Agent.org and Missouri Registered Agent.co follow.

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Where each figure comes from

  1. RSMo 347.037 at revisor.mo.gov, confirmed August 2026
  2. Missouri formation fee: Filing fee, official source at sos.mo.gov, confirmed October 2026
  3. Missouri registered agent statute at revisor.mo.gov, confirmed October 2026
  4. Ariz at azleg.gov, confirmed August 2026
  5. Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source at azcc.gov, confirmed October 2026
  6. Miss at sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026
  7. NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and § 53-19-8 at nmonesource.com, confirmed August 2026
  8. Mont at mca.legmt.gov, confirmed August 2026
  9. Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source at sosmt.gov, confirmed October 2026
  10. Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source at sosmt.gov, confirmed October 2026
  11. Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source at sosmt.gov, confirmed October 2026
  12. Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source at sosmt.gov, confirmed October 2026
  13. Missouri service page: Mainstay Filing, read November 12, 2026
  14. Pricing page: MO Registered Agent.org, read November 12, 2026
  15. Pricing page: Missouri Registered Agent.co, read November 12, 2026