3 Best LLC Services in Alaska (2026): Your Questions Answered
For LLC formation services in Alaska, we would ask Mainstay Filing ($199), Alaska Registered Agent.co ($199) and AK Registered Agent.org ($199) in 2026, in that order. The costs split two ways: $250 to the state for the filing and $397 to $597 to a service across three years.
Answered by the Ask About LLC editorial team ·
The short answers
What does the state charge?
$250, paid once
Every year after
$100 once every two years
Registered agent
Yes, the law says so
Our pick
Mainstay Filing, Alaska Registered Agent.co then AK Registered Agent.org
1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled
$199 a year, with the $250 state fee added
Why Mainstay Filing at the top? One yearly price of $199 pays for forming the LLC, serving as the registered agent and filing the biennial report, then renews at $199.
Is it the smallest bill? No: Alaska Registered Agent.co is $200 less over three years, and the difference pays for more of the paperwork.
Because the biennial report is inside the service, the only extra is Alaska's own $100, billed at cost.
Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.
What owners want to know
How much money do I need to start?
$250 goes to the state. Hiring a service in year one adds $199.
State fees for years one through three come to $350. akleg.gov, read in August 2026 for this answer
What do I actually send the state?
The paper that starts the company is the Articles of Organization (Form 08-484), and it is submitted to the Alaska Secretary of State.
Legal basis: Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070. akleg.gov, read in August 2026 for this answer
Does this state require a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
An Alaska resident whose business office is the registered office, or a corporation authorized to do business in Alaska whose business office is the registered office.
Yes, you can. Filing on your own costs the state's fees only, $350 over three years.
Paying for help raises the three-year total by $397 to $597, which buys the paperwork and the agent role.
Why is the list in this order?
Mainstay Filing does best on chores the price takes care of, which carries 29% of our score.
We weigh five questions: what you pay over three years (33%), chores the price takes care of (29%), answers on the price page (14%), what happens at renewal (13%) and room to add states (11%).
Getting the biennial report filed for you is worth more to us than a few dollars saved.
You can check the total by hand: take the filing fee, add two reports and any minimum tax. Costs that have no set amount are left for the text to explain.
Questions people also ask
Is the EIN application included?
Only Mainstay Filing covers it at no added cost. At the others, Alaska Registered Agent.co bills $99 and AK Registered Agent.org bills $99.
Is there a late fee?
Alaska adds $37.50.
What do the picks cost over three years?
Mainstay Filing comes to $597; Alaska Registered Agent.co comes to $397; AK Registered Agent.org comes to $397, before state fees.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each state fee links to its official page, and each service price is read from the company's own site.
Do I have to use a service?
Hiring help is a convenience you pay for, never a legal duty.
Which one do you recommend in Alaska?
Mainstay Filing comes first: $199 a year includes the formation, the registered agent and every biennial report. Next are Alaska Registered Agent.co and AK Registered Agent.org.
Where did we look this up?
Our answer on Alaska Department of Commerce, Community rests on commerce.alaska.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Alaska Department of Commerce, Community rests on commerce.alaska.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Alaska report due date rests on commerce.alaska.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075 rests on akleg.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
The Mainstay Filing Alaska service page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The Alaska Registered Agent.co pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The AK Registered Agent.org pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026