The cost of an operating agreement depends on what you are paying for, and there are three separate things inside the one document: the clause wording, the numbers in the blanks and the record of the finished agreement over time. Attorneys charge for the first, and this site publishes no attorney's rate and no template's price; the only third-party prices it cites are sourced on the page where they appear. The numbers are arithmetic on the members' own figures and are free here with no account. The record is what LLC Lane Pro keeps, at one flat monthly price shown on the pricing page. This page separates the three so an owner can see how much does an operating agreement cost for the part they actually need.
The wording: what an attorney or a template is charging for
Clause text is drafted for the state the company is formed in and for the members' situation, and its price is the drafter's, whether that is an attorney's fee or a template's subscription. This site does not supply clause text and does not publish what others charge for it except where a figure is cited to its source. What it can say is what the wording has to record, so an owner buying it knows which blanks the drafter must leave for the members' own numbers.
The numbers: free, because they are arithmetic on your figures
Ownership shares from capital, distributions after a reserve, the capital a major decision needs, a single member's capital account through draws and a set-aside, the managers' cost and the vote to remove one, and a new member's share with everyone's dilution: every one is worked on this site with no account and no card. The worked example on the operating agreement worksheet turns $50,000, $30,000 and $20,000 into 50%, 30% and 20% and a 67% decision into the $67,000 that must vote yes.
The record: what a paid plan is actually for
An agreement is signed once and consulted for years: when a member leaves, when the bank asks who owns what, when a buyer wants the amendment history. LLC Lane Pro keeps every company, member and share, every agreement and amendment with its status, your name and logo on the paperwork and an export when the accountant asks, at one price for the whole company with no per-member fee. If the free worksheets do the job, the record costs nothing; Pro is for the day the history matters.
How to decide what to pay for
Work the numbers first, because they are free and they tell you what the document has to say. Then price the wording for your state with counsel or a template provider, knowing which figures they will need from you. Keep the record where it can be found. This site publishes no fee and no legal advice; it publishes the arithmetic, and it is honest that the arithmetic is the cheap part.
Questions people ask about operating agreement cost
How much does an operating agreement cost with a lawyer?
This site publishes no attorney's rate; ask the attorney for a quote for your state and your number of members. What you can do first, free, is work the shares, distributions and thresholds so the quote is for wording only.
Is there a free operating agreement?
The arithmetic is free here with no account. Clause text is not published on this site; templates elsewhere carry their own prices, and the only such prices this site cites are sourced on the page where they appear.
What does LLC Lane Pro cost?
One flat monthly price for the whole company, shown on the pricing page, with no per-member and no per-document fees; the worksheets stay free either way.