Alabama: the quick briefing
28th
on the 50-state list of three-year state fees
Fee the state takes at filing
$236
Report you must file again
None
No such report
What the state collects in 3 years
$236
The filing fee, then reports in years 2 and 3
Alabama ranking
You can read the weights on the
method page; three-year fees and coverage carry the most.
Best overall
1. Alabama Registered Agent.co: best for owners who will stay in Alabama
$199 plus fees, then $99 yearly
Alabama Registered Agent.co earns the top spot because you pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, and that criterion is worth 33% of the score.
What your money gets you
- Prepares and submits your articles
- First year of agent service
What works
- The agent renews at $99
- A formation fee of $199
- The first agent year is included
What to weigh
- It charges $99 for the EIN application
All 50 states
2. Mainstay Filing: best for an agent that comes with the price
$199 a year, plus the state fee ($435 at checkout)
Mainstay Filing is second for you since $199 a year covers both the filing and the registered agent, and you pay the same at renewal.
Alabama Registered Agent.co costs $200 less over three years, and that explains the order.
What your money gets you
- Prepares your formation papers and files them
- Acts as your registered agent all year
- Applies for your EIN
- The state fee is handed on as is
What works
- The price holds at $199 when you renew
- $199 a year with nothing left out
- Your EIN application is included
What to weigh
- Alabama Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
- With no yearly report there is less to bundle
Home-state option
3. AL Registered Agent.org: best for LLCs that only operate in Alabama
$199 plus fees, then $99 yearly
AL Registered Agent.org is third for you since you pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
On price it is exactly level with Alabama Registered Agent.co.
What your money gets you
- Prepares and submits your articles
- First year of agent service
What works
- The first agent year is included
- The agent renews at $99
- A formation fee of $199
What to weigh
- It charges $99 for the EIN application
Prices side by side
All prices come from the companies' own pages, as they stood on November 13, 2026. Alabama charges $236 to file, apart from what any provider bills.
Alabama LLC cost calculator
Pick how many years you want to total and which provider you would use. What the state takes is built from its own schedule: $236 when you form.
How Alabama compares with the states near it in the ranking
Alabama filing fee for 2026
The way to form the LLC is the Domestic Limited Liability Company Certificate of Formation at the Alabama Secretary of State for $236. The amount is the same whoever files for you.
What Alabama asks for after formation
Your Alabama LLC files nothing each year, and the registered agent is what goes on.
Our reasoning
Price over three years decided first place in Alabama. It is 33% of the score, and the other criteria are upkeep the price covers, renewal terms, fit with the state, plain statement of the state fee.
Over three years you would pay Alabama Registered Agent.co $397 in fees ($200 below Mainstay Filing).
Alabama LLC service questions
How much will Alabama charge me to form an LLC?
You pay the state $236. Our picks charge $199 in year 1.
Will my Alabama LLC have to file a report?
No. Alabama does not ask LLCs for a recurring report.
Is Alabama a low-cost state for LLCs?
Alabama ranks 28th of 50 on three-year state fees, at $236. Rank 1 is the lowest total.
Will I need a registered agent in Alabama?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which LLC services does this page rank?
Alabama Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and AL Registered Agent.org ($199), from our first pick to our last.
Which LLC service should I choose?
Start with Alabama Registered Agent.co: it files in Alabama for $199 and gives you the first agent year free; after that the agent costs $99 a year. Then look at Mainstay Filing and AL Registered Agent.org.
Where this briefing comes from
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open alison.legislature.state.al.us; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open sos.alabama.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama formation fee: Name reservation, official source, open sos.alabama.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama formation fee: Name reservation, official source, open alison.legislature.state.al.us; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama registered agent statute, open alisondb.legislature.state.al.us; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule, open sos.ga.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025, open sos.ga.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about N.D, open ndlegis.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about North Dakota formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open sos.nd.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, open sos.nd.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, open sos.nd.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, open sos.vermont.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open legislature.vermont.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered, open nj.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open pub.njleg.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, open njportal.com; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, open njportal.com; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in August 2026.
- If you want proof of what we say about Alabama Department of Revenue, 2024 business privilege tax, open revenue.alabama.gov; that is the page we relied on, and we looked at it in October 2026.
- You can see pricing page for Alabama Registered Agent.co on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026
- You can see Alabama service page for Mainstay Filing on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026
- You can see pricing page for AL Registered Agent.org on its own website, which we looked at on November 13, 2026