The cheapest LLC formation service is the cheapest at month twenty-four, not the cheapest on the pricing page. Everything else is marketing noise.
- The headline price exists to win the click; year two is where the margin lives. - Add the registered agent renewal and compliance fees to the base price before comparing anything. - Providers that list renewals next to the formation price deserve your shortlist. - A formation provider affiliate payout database shows who pays affiliates what, so read rankings with that incentive in mind. - A bundled EIN and operating agreement can beat the budget option once you buy those separately.
The honest two-year costs are at formationcompare.fyi, and my own filing service is $49 plus the state fee with no renewal games attached.