Our 2026 ranking of LLC formation services in Nevada runs Nevada Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Registered Agent NV.org ($199). Here's the money: $425 to the state, $397 to $597 to a service across three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team
The short of it
The short of it
What the state charges
$425, one time
Every year after
$350 a year
Registered agent
Yes, it's the law
Our pick
Nevada Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing then Registered Agent NV.org
Nevada picks, best first
The order comes from our five tests: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.
#1Who we'd call first
1. Nevada Registered Agent.co: best for owners who'll stay home
$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year
Nevada Registered Agent.co is who we'd use first in Nevada, because $199 gets your LLC formed, and then the agent's $99 a year.
It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year cost, and cost is the biggest test.
Nobody here files the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal for you.
What you get
Nevada formation filing
The first agent year's on them
Pluses
$199 plus the state fee to form
Agent renews at $99
Year one of the agent comes with it
What's not
The Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal stays on your plate
The EIN application costs $99 extra
#2Every state
2. Mainstay Filing: best for handing off the upkeep
$199 a year, plus the $425 state fee
One yearly price of $199 covers the formation, the registered agent and every annual list. That puts Mainstay Filing second.
Nevada Registered Agent.co is $200 less over three years, and that's enough to decide the order.
It files your Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal, and Nevada's $350 gets passed along at cost.
What you get
Formation handled start to finish
Registered agent for a whole year
Annual list done for you
EIN application filed
State fees at cost
Pluses
No jump when you renew ($199)
One fee: $199 a year
EIN handled for you
What's not
Renews $100 higher than Nevada Registered Agent.co
#3Nevada only
3. Registered Agent NV.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 NV.org third.
Nobody here files the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal for you.
Its prices match Nevada Registered Agent.co exactly, so the order between them's a close call.
What you get
Nevada formation filing
The first agent year's on them
Pluses
Agent renews at $99
Year one of the agent comes with it
$199 plus the state fee to form
What's not
The Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal stays on your plate
The EIN application costs $99 extra
The numbers
#
Company
Year one
Each year after
Three-year total
What you get
1
Nevada Registered Agent.co
$199
$99/yr
$397
nevada formation filing; The first agent year's on them
Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.
The questions that matter
How much do I need to start an LLC in this state?
The state takes $425, and a service that files for you in year one adds $199.
State fees for years one through three come to $1,125. go check leg.state.nv.us, last confirmed October 2026
Which form do I file, and where?
The Nevada Secretary of State takes the Articles of Organization. Once it approves, you've got a company.
The law: NRS 86.151. How long the state takes: online usually the same day at no extra cost. go check leg.state.nv.us, last confirmed October 2026
Do I have to name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A commercial registered agent, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity with a physical Nevada address), or the title of an office in the company itself. Anyone acting as agent for 10 or more companies has to register as a commercial agent.
The Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal is the one you can't forget. It's annual and runs $350. Per the state, it's due last day of the LLC's anniversary month.
You can. Skip the service and your three-year bill is the state's $1,125.
A service adds $397 to $597 over three years, and with Mainstay Filing the reports are in that price.
What put number one on top?
On money out the door in three years (35% of the score), Nevada Registered Agent.co wins.
We run five tests: money out the door in three years (35%), jobs the price actually covers (30%), no hunting for the price (14%), no surprise at renewal (11%) and where it works (10%).
Do the math: Nevada Registered Agent.co is $397 for three years, and that's $200 less than Mainstay Filing.