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What does it really cost to form your US LLC?
Pick your state and see both totals side by side: what you'd pay doing every step yourself, and what you'd pay handing it to our team. Every government and third-party fee is itemised at exact cost, including the ones most services quietly mark up.
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- ✓Same figures as checkout
- ✓Zero markup on any fee
The LLC Guide, once. No service charge, because you do the filing.
Saves $200+ vs othersFlat service charge, identical in every state. You sign, we file.
Every government and third-party fee is billed at exact cost on both paths. Hand it to us and the US business address and compliance reminders come included free, so the whole decision is worth just $14.
Your two totals, side by side.
Choose where you want to form. Both columns update instantly, down to the last line item.
Do It Yourself
You file every step, we just teach you how
- $125Florida state filing feePaid directly to the state
- $49Registered agent (1 year)Required in every state
- $49US business addressFor mail & banking
- $10EIN (no SSN required)Your federal tax ID
- FreeBOI filingFinCEN report, filed at no charge
- FreeIncorpMe service chargeOur sideYou do the work, so there is nothing to pay us for it
- $37Non-Resident LLC GuideOur sideFiling walkthroughs, EIN scripts, lifetime access
Plus roughly an evening of your own time, and the risk sits with you.
Done For You
Our team files everything, you just sign
- $125Florida state filing feePaid directly to the state
- $49Registered agent (1 year)Required in every state
- FreeUS business addressIncluded free for mail & banking
- $10EIN (no SSN required)Your federal tax ID
- FreeBOI filingFinCEN report, filed at no charge
- FreeBusiness bank account setupGuided application with top US banking providers
- FreeLifetime compliance remindersSo you never miss a filing deadline
- $100IncorpMe service chargeOur sideFlat, identical in every state
- FreeEverything handled for you A to ZOur sideNothing left for you to file, learn or buy
Late? Fee back, we still file it. Every fee above is shown before you pay a cent.
A Florida LLC costs $270 if you do it yourself and $284 if we do it. The registry never knows which one you chose.
State filing fees are the current published government fees and can change without notice. Registered agent and EIN processing costs are billed at what they actually cost us. The BOI report carries no government fee, so it is $0 on both paths. The US business address is a provider cost on the DIY side and included free when we file for you.
Save $200+ with the $37 LLC Guide.
Other formation services file the identical paperwork with the identical state, then charge you for it. Across every state we cover, the guide saves $214 on average and our done-for-you service still lands $163 to $231 below them. Here is how Florida breaks down.
On a Florida LLC, versus the cheapest package elsewhere. Learn it once and every LLC after this one costs you nothing but the fees.
Haven't got the evening spare? Our done-for-you service still saves you $166 on Florida. Hand it over instead →
Competitor figures are the lowest all-in price commonly advertised for a comparable package in each state, including their registered agent and filing fees. Their pricing changes and upsells vary, so treat these as the floor, not the ceiling. Our own numbers are exact and come straight from our checkout.
Most of the cost isn't a choice.
Four lines are identical in both columns because they are government and third-party costs. No formation service can make them cheaper. They can only mark them up, and plenty do. Two more we simply include, so they cost you nothing on our side.
The state filing fee
Set by the Secretary of State. Nobody gets a discount, and nobody should add to it.
The registered agent
A required third party in your state. Costs the same whether you book them or we do.
The EIN
The IRS charges nothing for the number itself. The $10 is the cost of filing SS-4 the non-resident way.
The BOI report
FinCEN charges no fee for it, so neither do we. It is $0 on both paths.
The US business address
Doing it alone, you buy one from a provider. Hand it to us and it is included free, for mail and bank applications.
Lifetime compliance reminders
Annual reports and BOI updates have deadlines. We track them for the life of your LLC, at no charge, so you never miss one.
What the choice comes down to
$37 for the guide, or $100 for our team, minus the address you no longer buy. That is the entire decision, and it is worth $14.
Which one is actually you?
There is no wrong answer here. Both paths end with the same registered LLC, the same EIN, and the same bank applications.
Do it yourself if…
- ✓You have a free afternoon and don't mind government websites
- ✓You want to form more than one LLC over the next few years
- ✓You'd rather understand the system than outsource it
- ✓You plan to hire an agent later and want to audit their work
- ✓Every dollar matters more than every hour right now
8 modules, real screen recordings, lifetime access, 30-day guarantee.
Hand it over if…
- ✓Your time is worth more than the gap between the columns
- ✓You want one accountable party if something goes wrong
- ✓The EIN-without-an-SSN path is the part you're worried about
- ✓You'd rather launch this month than learn a filing system
- ✓You want renewal and compliance tracked for you afterwards
We file, request the EIN, set up agent and address, and prove every step.
Still torn? Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you honestly which column fits, even when the answer is the cheap one.
Every state, both columns.
Cheapest first, with the lowest price a typical formation service advertises for the same state alongside. New Mexico is the lowest-cost entry at $181 DIY, though cheapest and best-fit aren't always the same state.
| State | State fee | Do it yourself | Done for you | Others from | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $50 | $181save $229 | $195save $215 | $410 | Start → |
| Montana | $35 | $181save $229 | $195save $215 | $410 | Start → |
| Michigan | $50 | $195save $225 | $209save $211 | $420 | Start → |
| Wyoming | $102 | $223save $177 | $237save $163 | $400 | Start → |
| Delaware | $110 | $255save $245 | $269save $231 | $500 | Start → |
| Florida | $125 | $270save $180 | $284save $166 | $450 | Start → |
| Texas | $308 | $439save $211 | $453save $197 | $650 | Start → |
Not sure which state? Wyoming, Montana, Michigan and New Mexico have the lowest fees and strong privacy. Delaware is the one to pick if you plan to raise US investment. Florida and Texas suit founders with real US customers or operations. Our state-selection framework walks through the trade-offs, or ask us before you file. Unwinding a wrong state costs more than the LLC did.
A price list is only useful if it's the real one.
The calculator and the checkout share one file
These figures are not marketing copy typed into a page. They come from the same price list that generates your order, so the two cannot disagree.
Nothing is marked up
The state fee is the state's. The agent, address and EIN processing are billed at what they cost. We add one line, and it is labelled.
You see it all before you pay
The itemised breakdown appears on the checkout page before the payment step, matching this calculator line for line.
Renewal costs are not a surprise
Registered agent and address renew annually at the same exact cost. We remind you before either is due, at no charge.
What people ask about the numbers.
You've seen both numbers. Pick one.
Learn it yourself for $37 and never pay a formation service again, or hand it to our team for a flat $100 and get back to building. Either way, no fee on this page ever changes on you.
30-day guarantee on the guide · on time or we pay you on the service