Cheapest LLC formation in Missouri

What does Missouri charge to form an LLC?

The Secretary of State sets one fee for the Articles of Organization, and it depends only on how you file: $50 online or $105 on paper. No service can lower it.¹

The online rate is the one to plan around. Filing on paper costs $55.00 more for the same Articles of Organization (LLC 1), and that difference is larger than the online fee itself. If a service files for you, ask which method it uses before you pay, because the state fee passed through to you follows the method.^{1, 6}

A name reservation is optional. It costs $25 and holds a name for up to 60 days, which is worth it only when the filing has to wait, for example on a lease or a co-owner's signature.¹

An LLC already formed in another state pays a different fixed charge. Registering it in Missouri costs $105 on the Application for Registration of a Foreign LLC, LLC 4, more than forming a new Missouri LLC online.⁷

There is no yearly report fee to budget for ($0), because Missouri LLCs don't file a report. If you are weighing a neighboring state instead, check its recurring filings first; Kansas and Illinois have their own rules, on the Kansas and Illinois registered agent pages.⁴

What raises the cost of a Missouri LLC?

A paper filing, a paid registered agent, provider rush fees and add-ons sold with packages all push a Missouri bill above the $50 online filing fee. Losing your agent can add a reinstatement fee on top.

A paper filing

Choosing paper adds $55.00 to the state fee. The Secretary of State doesn't publish an expedite fee, so the filing method is the one state-side choice that changes what you pay.¹

The registered agent

Every Missouri LLC needs an agent whose business office is its registered office (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.030). A paid agent is the one cost that comes back every year, and there are a few ways to handle it.

1. Act as your own agent. A Missouri resident qualifies, so the agent costs nothing, but your address goes on file as the LLC's registered office. The Missouri registered agent guide explains who qualifies.
2. Take a bundled first year. Bizee's package includes it (Free first year with any Bizee formation package), and ZenBusiness offers 50% off the first year ($99) when you form an LLC. Both renew at full price afterwards.^{8, 9}
3. Buy the service alone at a published yearly price, listed in the table below.

Changing agents later costs $10 on form Corp. 59. File that statement before you cancel the old service so the LLC is never without an agent; how to change a registered agent has the steps.^{6, 10}

Provider rush fees

The Secretary of State doesn't publish a processing time or an expedite option, but providers still sell speed: ZenBusiness offers a Rush upgrade +$79 on Starter, and InCorp lists a $50.00 InCorp expedite fee. ZenBusiness says its quoted processing excludes Secretary of State time, and InCorp's fee covers its own handling, with any state expedite fee extra. Either fee is worth paying only if you need the paperwork submitted quickly.^{11, 12}

Add-ons, trials and upsells

Checkouts commonly offer an EIN, an operating agreement, a business address and compliance subscriptions. On ZenBusiness's Starter, the EIN and operating agreement are +$99 add-ons. Watch the trials most closely. Swyft Filings attaches a ComplianceGuard 14-day free trial then auto-charged, and ZenBusiness's Starter includes Worry-Free Compliance free for 1 year (then $199/yr). Both are built around annual reports, and a Missouri-only LLC has none, so decide before the free period ends.^{11, 13}

A lapse in the agent

Going without a registered agent is grounds for administrative cancellation of the LLC, and reinstatement costs $100 plus any delinquent fees and penalties. Staying compliant in Missouri covers what keeps the LLC in good standing.¹⁴

Which providers have the lowest published prices for a Missouri LLC?

The table lists each provider's agent price, renewal and lowest-priced package. Rows follow our score, highest first, with ties in editorial order; they are not sorted by price.

The second table shows what each lowest-priced option leaves you paying from year two, when Missouri itself charges nothing for a report.

A few providers need a word of explanation beyond the table.

• Bizee's $0 + state fee package with its free agent year makes the state filing fee the only year-one charge; year two is the agent renewal.
• Tailor Brands' Lite package lists no agent, so either act as your own or add the service at $199/year.¹⁶
• LegalZoom's renewal follows the purchase rate, with the rate subject to change.¹⁸
• doola's Starter plan, $297/yr, includes the agent but recurs as a whole, so year two costs the plan price again.²¹
• Northwest's corporation page describes a total that includes one year of registered agent service, and its LLC page doesn't say the same; confirm whether an LLC order gets it.³¹
• Rocket Lawyer's formation is tied to a membership, Standard at $149/year, but the agent needs Plus at $249/year or higher, on top of the agent price.³²
• InCorp bills renewals at the 'then current' fee, so its published flat rate can change.²⁸
• Harbor Compliance renews unless you give notice at least 90 days before the end of the current term.³³

For agent-only prices beyond Missouri, see cheapest registered agent services. Packages and what they include are compared on Missouri LLC formation services, and agents on Missouri registered agents compared.