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3 Best LLC Services in Mississippi (2026): The Straight Story

If you need LLC formation services in Mississippi in 2026, here's the order we'd go in: Mainstay Filing ($199), Mississippi Registered Agent.co ($199) and Registered Agent MS.org ($199). Whoever you pick, Mississippi charges $50 to file, and the services run $397 to $597 over three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team

Quick facts

The short of it
State fee
$50, once, up front
After that
Report's free
Registered agent
Yes, you have to
Who we'd use
Mainstay Filing, Mississippi Registered Agent.co then Registered Agent MS.org

Mississippi picks, best first

Wondering why this order? We explain it here.

#1 Who we'd call first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for handing off the upkeep

$199 a year, plus the $50 state fee

For $199 a year, formation, the registered agent and the annual report are all handled. That's why Mainstay Filing is first.

Mississippi Registered Agent.co saves $200 across three years. The difference buys the extra jobs covered here.

It files the annual report too, and Mississippi doesn't charge for it.

What you get

  • Your formation filing, taken care of
  • Registered agent for a whole year
  • Annual report done for you
  • EIN application filed
  • State fees passed through, no markup

Pluses

  • Stays at $199
  • EIN handled for you
  • One fee: $199 a year

What's not

  • You'll pay $100 more each year than at Mississippi Registered Agent.co
#2 Mississippi only

2. Mississippi Registered Agent.co: best for a business that never leaves one state

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

$199 gets your LLC formed, and then the agent's $99 a year. That puts Mississippi Registered Agent.co second.

You're still on the hook for the annual report.

What you get

  • Your LLC, filed
  • The first agent year's on them

Pluses

  • Renewal's $99
  • $199 plus the state fee to form
  • Year one of the agent comes with it

What's not

  • The annual report stays on your plate
  • They charge $99 to apply for your EIN
#3 Mississippi only

3. Registered Agent MS.org: best for another in-state choice

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

$199 gets your LLC formed, and then the agent's $99 a year. That puts Registered Agent MS.org third.

You're still on the hook for the annual report.

Its prices match Mississippi Registered Agent.co exactly, so the order between them's a close call.

What you get

  • Your LLC, filed
  • The first agent year's on them

Pluses

  • Year one of the agent comes with it
  • $199 plus the state fee to form
  • Renewal's $99

What's not

  • The annual report stays on your plate
  • They charge $99 to apply for your EIN

Side by side

#WhoFirst yearEach year afterThree-year totalWhat you get
1 Mainstay Filing $199$199/yr$597your formation filing, taken care of; registered agent for a whole year; annual report done for you Go to Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mississippi Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397Your LLC, filed; The first agent year's on them Go to Mississippi Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Registered Agent MS.org $199$99/yr$397Your LLC, filed; The first agent year's on them Go to Registered Agent MS.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.

The questions that matter

What's it cost to form an LLC here?

$50 goes to the state. Hire a service in year one and that's $199 more.

State fees for years one through three come to $50. sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, if you don't believe us

What do I actually send the state?

The Mississippi Secretary of State takes the Certificate of Formation (Form F0100). Once it approves, you've got a company.

The law: Miss. Code Ann. § 79-29-201. sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, if you don't believe us

Does the state make me have a registered agent?

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

Any individual, corporation or LLC with a physical address in Mississippi. Agents that serve for hire register with the Secretary of State as commercial agents.

sos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us

What's due in later years?

There's one filing that keeps coming back: the annual report, yearly, free of charge. In the state's own words it's due April 15.

sos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us

Do I have to pay somebody?

Yes. Filing it yourself costs only the state's fees: $50 over three years.

Hiring help costs $397 to $597 more across three years.

What put number one on top?

Mainstay Filing scores best on jobs the price actually covers, and that test is worth 30%.

Two tests carry most of the weight: money out the door in three years (35%) and jobs the price actually covers (30%).

Mississippi wants the annual report every year, and filing it is only part of the first pick's deal.

The five tests

What Mississippi requires to form an LLC

WhatDetailCheck it
LLC filing fee $50sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, if you don't believe us
Registered agent Yes, you have tosos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
Annual report No feesos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, if you don't believe us
What the state collects in three years $50The rows above, added up

Here's how we got the last row: filing fee + two reports + minimum tax, if there is one. Costs with no set price aren't in it.

More questions

Is the EIN application included?

Only Mainstay Filing throws it in. At the others it's $99 (Mississippi Registered Agent.co) and $99 (Registered Agent MS.org).

What do the picks cost over three years?

Mainstay Filing will set you back $597, and Mississippi Registered Agent.co will set you back $397, and Registered Agent MS.org will set you back $397, before state fees.

Where do these numbers come from?

State fees come from Mississippi's official documents, and service fees come from each company's own price page. Both are dated here.

Do I have to use a service?

No law says you need a service. It's a convenience you pay for.

What does the LLC owe every year?

There's one filing that keeps coming back: the annual report, yearly, free of charge. In the state's own words it's due April 15.

Who should I use for a LLC service in Mississippi?

Mainstay Filing is first: $199 a year pays for forming the LLC, acting as your registered agent and filing the annual report, and it renews at $199. Then comes Mississippi Registered Agent.co and Registered Agent MS.org.

What's next

Don't take our word for it

  1. Where Mississippi Secretary of State, Business comes from: sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, and you can go look yourself
  2. Where Mississippi Secretary of State, Business comes from: sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, and you can go look yourself
  3. Where Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report comes from: sos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  4. Where Miss comes from: sos.ms.gov, confirmed August 2026, and you can go look yourself
  5. Where Mississippi registered agent statute comes from: sos.ms.gov, confirmed October 2026, and you can go look yourself
  6. The Mainstay Filing Mississippi service page as of November 13, 2026
  7. The Mississippi Registered Agent.co pricing page as of November 13, 2026
  8. The Registered Agent MS.org pricing page as of November 13, 2026