Ohio: the quick briefing
9th
among 50 states for three-year state fees
Fee the state takes at filing
$99
Report you must file again
None
No recurring report
What the state collects in 3 years
$99
The fee to file and two years of upkeep
What we would pick in Ohio
You can read the weights on the
method page; three-year fees and coverage carry the most.
Best overall
1. Mainstay Filing: best for a bundled price
$199 a year; $298 at checkout pays the state for you
Our first choice is Mainstay Filing. You pay a flat $199 for the filing and a year of statutory agent service, EIN included.
Plan on spending $200 more than at OH Registered Agent.org over three years, in exchange for fewer filings left for you to do.
What your money gets you
- Prepares your formation papers and files them
- Acts as your statutory agent all year
- Applies for your EIN
- The state fee is added at cost
What works
- One yearly price of $199
- There is no separate EIN fee
- The price holds at $199 when you renew
What to weigh
- You pay $100 more a year than OH Registered Agent.org's agent renewal
- A thinner bundle in Ohio
Ohio specialist
2. OH Registered Agent.org: best for a no-frills Ohio formation
You pay $199 in year 1 and $99 in every later year
OH Registered Agent.org takes second place because you pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
What your money gets you
- Files your Ohio formation
- First year of agent service
What works
- No agent fee in year 1
- $99 a year from year 2
- $199 and the state fee
What to weigh
- The EIN application costs $99 extra
The ranking in numbers
Every price here was taken from the company's website on November 13, 2026. You will also owe the $99 state fee on every row.
Ohio 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: $99 when you form.
How Ohio compares with the states near it in the ranking
Ohio filing fee for 2026
You will pay $99, and you file the Articles of Organization (Form 610) with the Ohio Secretary of State, as Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.16 provides. None of the providers below charges extra for it.
What the state requires every year
There is no yearly report to file, but you still need a statutory agent on record.
What decided the order
Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of OH Registered Agent.org on upkeep the price covers, which is weighted 26%.
Coverage broke a near tie.
Quick answers
How much will Ohio charge me to form an LLC?
Filing costs $99 at the state office. Provider fees come to $199.
Will my Ohio LLC have to file a report?
No. Ohio does not ask LLCs for a recurring report.
Is Ohio a low-cost state for LLCs?
Ohio ranks 9th of 50 on three-year state fees, at $99. Rank 1 is the lowest total.
Will I need a statutory agent in Ohio?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which LLC services does this page rank?
Mainstay Filing ($199) and OH Registered Agent.org ($199), in the order we would choose them.
Which LLC service should I choose?
Go with Mainstay Filing: the filing and the statutory agent come in one $199 price, and renewing does not raise it. After that: OH Registered Agent.org.
Where this briefing comes from
- Behind the Ohio Rev section is codes.ohio.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Ohio formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is codes.ohio.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Ohio registered agent statute section is codes.ohio.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Iowa Code § 489.201 section is legis.iowa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Iowa formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is legis.iowa.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is help.sos.iowa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is help.sos.iowa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Utah Code § 48-3a-201 section is le.utah.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is commerce.utah.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code section is corporations.utah.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code section is corporations.utah.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Colo section is sos.state.co.us, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Colorado formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is coloradosos.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Colorado Secretary of State section is sos.state.co.us, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Colorado Secretary of State section is sos.state.co.us, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Colorado yearly filing: Periodic report, official source section is coloradosos.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Idaho Code § 30-25-201 section is legislature.idaho.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is sos.idaho.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Idaho formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is legislature.idaho.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- We looked at the Mainstay Filing website on November 13, 2026 to confirm Ohio service page
- We looked at the OH Registered Agent.org website on November 13, 2026 to confirm pricing page