The New York quotes
Ranked by the
lab method. No quote includes the $200 state fee.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep you can ignore
Leads the board
$199 yearly, $399 due at checkout with the state fee
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $199/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $597
Mainstay Filing leads the board because $199/yr includes the biennial statement, with no movement at renewal.
NY Registered Agent.org saves $200 over three years and leaves more filings with you.
You never prepare the biennial statement; only the $9 state fee is added.
Quote includes
- Articles of organization, filed
- Registered agent, for twelve months
- Biennial statement, filed as it falls due
- The EIN application, prepared
- Official fee, nothing added
Reads well
- EIN application covered
- $199 per year, all included
- Same $199 after year one
Reads poorly
- From year two, $100 above NY Registered Agent.org
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2. NY Registered Agent.org: best for companies that stay in one state
New York focus
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, NY Registered Agent.org: three years read $397 because the renewal is just $99.
The biennial statement is not part of its quote.
Quote includes
- Articles of organization, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Formation quoted at $199
- Agent service at no cost in year one
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- Biennial statement is not part of the quote
- EIN add-on: $99
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3. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for companies rooted in the state
New York focus
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, New York Registered Agent.ai: three years read $397 because the renewal is just $99.
The biennial statement is not part of its quote.
Year one and renewal both equal NY Registered Agent.org's.
Quote includes
- Articles of organization, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Formation quoted at $199
- A modest $99 renewal
- Agent service at no cost in year one
Reads poorly
- Biennial statement is not part of the quote
- EIN add-on: $99
Year-by-year readings
Prices as published November 13, 2026; year one, then renewals added in turn. No quote passes another within ten years.
Run your own reading
Readings for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are left out because they match on every quote.
Official state charges
The three-year state reading adds the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Costs with no fixed amount, such as newspaper publication, are noted but not summed.
The reading behind New York
For New York, the deciding term was filings handled per dollar (30% of the ranking), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.
New York wants the biennial statement every two years, so a price that files it ranked above a lower price that does not.
With the EIN application added, Mainstay Filing's cumulative cost passes NY Registered Agent.org's in year 2.
New York LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the source
Spec: the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f); fee $200; destination the New York Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.
- 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.
Cited at: dos.ny.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
The state-fees-only case
Cost of filing yourself: $209 to the state over three years. Service readings of $397 to $597 are the price of avoiding the forms.
New York price questions, answered
What do LLC formation services charge in New York?
Budget $199 plus $200 in state fees.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.
How much does New York take to file an LLC?
$200; the filing is the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f).
What does New York bill each year after formation?
Biennial statement: $9 per two-year cycle, with the deadline stated as during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years.
Is the EIN application part of the quote?
Mainstay Filing (no charge) | NY Registered Agent.org ($99 extra) | New York Registered Agent.ai ($99 extra).
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which LLC formation service ranks best in New York?
From the top of the board: Mainstay Filing, NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai.
Logged references
- Bench note on New York Department of State: dos.ny.gov, August 2026.
- Bench note on New York Department of State: filing.dos.ny.gov, August 2026.
- Bench note on New York report due date: nysenate.gov, August 2026.
- Bench note on NY Limited Liability Company Law: nysenate.gov, August 2026.
- Bench note on New York formation fee: Filing: dos.ny.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on New York registered agent statute: nysenate.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on New York other cost: Publication: nysenate.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on New York other cost: Certificate: dos.ny.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on New York other cost: Tax: tax.ny.gov, October 2026.
- Quote source: Mainstay Filing New York service page, November 13, 2026
- Quote source: NY Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026
- Quote source: New York Registered Agent.ai pricing page, November 13, 2026