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LLC cost guide · Arizona

Arizona LLC Route (2026): State Fees Leg by Leg and the 3 Best LLC Services

2026 route for an LLC filing in Arizona: Mainstay Filing ($199), AZ Registered Agent.org ($199) and Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked first to last. The first leg costs $50 at the state border, and no checkpoint report follows; measured over three years, Arizona lands at 1st of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

The Arizona route in figures

1st

by the three-year odometer, of 50

Lowest toll, lowest number (tie). Every state on one map

Entry fee
$50
azcc.gov (surveyed October 2026)
Checkpoint report
None
No checkpoint
State toll, three years
$50
Leg one, then checkpoints two and three

Who walks the Arizona route for you

The criteria and weights behind the order are in the method.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for opening and agent duty under one fare

Start here$199 a year, state toll billed apart

Mainstay Filing is stop one: opening the LLC and keeping a statutory agent come on one ticket at $199, and the fare holds at renewal.

AZ Registered Agent.org is $200 cheaper over three years, yet the coverage criterion points the other direction.

The fare covers

  • Leg one done for you: the formation is drafted and filed
  • Statutory agent duty held through the year
  • The EIN application is part of the route
  • The state's fee reaches you at cost

On the plus side

  • A $199 annual ticket
  • The renewal fare holds at $199
  • The EIN application is on the route

On the minus side

  • $100 more each lap after the first
  • Arizona has no checkpoint report, so the bundle covers less
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2. AZ Registered Agent.org: best for Arizona LLCs on a thin budget

Local pickLeg one $199; later legs $99

AZ Registered Agent.org sits at stop 2 because the Arizona filing for $199 with agent duty free in lap one, then $99 a year for the agent.

The fare covers

  • The paperwork that opens the LLC
  • First year of agent service

On the plus side

  • Then $99 per lap
  • A free first agent lap
  • $199 above the state toll

On the minus side

  • Help with the EIN costs $99
Visit AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Arizona Registered Agent.co: best for Arizona-only LLCs

Local pickLeg one $199; later legs $99

Arizona Registered Agent.co sits at stop 3 because the Arizona filing for $199 with agent duty free in lap one, then $99 a year for the agent.

Its fares match AZ Registered Agent.org's, so the two stops sit side by side.

The fare covers

  • The paperwork that opens the LLC
  • First year of agent service

On the plus side

  • A free first agent lap
  • Then $99 per lap
  • $199 above the state toll

On the minus side

  • Help with the EIN costs $99
Visit Arizona Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, side by side

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2AZ Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit AZ Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Arizona Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Arizona Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

We read every provider's price page on November 12, 2026. Add Arizona's $50 entry toll to every row.

Arizona LLC route calculator

Choose a trip length and a provider. State tolls follow the official schedule: $50 to open.

3 years with Mainstay Filing: $647 in all, split $50 state and $597 provider.

Arizona and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year state fees
1stArizona$50
1stMississippi$50
1stMissouri$50
1stNew Mexico$50
5thMontana$75

The full route map measures every state the same way.

Leg one: filing the Arizona LLC

To pass leg one, file the Articles of Organization (Form L010) at the Arizona Corporation Commission and pay $50; the authority is Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 29-3201. All of the providers below charge exactly that toll.

Publication: a notice runs three times within 60 days unless the statutory agent is in a county of more than 800,000 people, where the Commission posts it instead.

Does Arizona set a yearly checkpoint?

An open LLC in Arizona keeps a statutory agent and clears no checkpoint.

How the Arizona stops were ordered

Mainstay Filing won the lead on steps the service takes over, worth 27% of the total; AZ Registered Agent.org came next.

Coverage broke a tight result.

Questions along the way

How much does the state toll for forming an LLC in Arizona?

Filing at the state costs $50. Using a provider adds $199.

Do Arizona LLCs clear a yearly checkpoint?

No. Arizona sets no recurring LLC report.

Where does Arizona fall on the 50-state route?

Mile 1st of 50 on three-year state tolls, level with other states, at $50; mile 1 is the lightest toll.

Is a statutory agent a fixed stop for Arizona LLCs?

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

Which LLC services are on this route?

Mainstay Filing ($199), AZ Registered Agent.org ($199) and Arizona Registered Agent.co ($199), beginning with our lead pick.

Which service should walk my LLC through the route?

Mainstay Filing, AZ Registered Agent.org and Arizona Registered Agent.co, in route order.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker azleg.gov, covering Ariz, logged August 2026.
  2. Marker azcc.gov, covering Arizona formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  3. Marker azleg.gov, covering Arizona registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker sos.ms.gov, covering Miss, logged August 2026.
  5. Marker revisor.mo.gov, covering RSMo 347.037, logged August 2026.
  6. Marker sos.mo.gov, covering Missouri formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  7. Marker nmonesource.com, covering NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and § 53-19-8, logged August 2026.
  8. Marker mca.legmt.gov, covering Mont, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker sosmt.gov, covering Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker sosmt.gov, covering Montana formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker sosmt.gov, covering Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker sosmt.gov, covering Montana yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  13. Mainstay Filing's Arizona service page, as surveyed November 12, 2026
  14. AZ Registered Agent.org's pricing page, as surveyed November 12, 2026
  15. Arizona Registered Agent.co's pricing page, as surveyed November 12, 2026