Foreign LLC services, compared
There are three routes to a foreign LLC registration: a filing service, a state agent brand, or doing it yourself. Open your state to see them side by side. Mainstay Filing is our pick in every state.
The three routes
- Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the state fee; agent free for year one, then $149 a year.
- A state agent brand: $199 plus the state fee; agent included for year one, then $99 a year.
- Do it yourself: the state fee only, plus an agent you arrange.
Compare in your state
| State | State fee | First year with a service | Services listed | Agent after year one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Alaska | $350 | $549 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Arizona | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Arkansas | $270 | $469 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| California | $70 | $269 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Colorado | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Connecticut | $120 | $319 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Delaware | $200 | $399 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Florida | $125 | $324 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Georgia | $235 | $434 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Hawaii | $51 | $250 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Idaho | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Illinois | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Indiana | $105 | $304 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Iowa | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Kansas | $115 | $314 | 2 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Kentucky | $90 | $289 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Louisiana | $185 | $384 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Maine | $250 | $449 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Maryland | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $699 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Michigan | $50 | $249 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Minnesota | $185 | $384 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Mississippi | $250 | $449 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Missouri | $105 | $304 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Montana | $70 | $269 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Nebraska | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Nevada | $75 | $274 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| New Hampshire | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| New Jersey | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| New Mexico | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| New York | $250 | $449 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| North Carolina | $250 | $449 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| North Dakota | $135 | $334 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Ohio | $99 | $298 | 2 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Oklahoma | $300 | $499 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Oregon | $275 | $474 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Pennsylvania | $250 | $449 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| South Carolina | $110 | $309 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| South Dakota | $750 | $949 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Tennessee | $300 | $499 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Texas | $750 | $949 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Utah | $59 | $258 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Vermont | $155 | $354 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Virginia | $100 | $299 | 2 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Washington | $180 | $379 | 2 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| West Virginia | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Wisconsin | $100 | $299 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
| Wyoming | $150 | $349 | 3 (Mainstay Filing first) | $149 or $99 a year |
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Questions
What does a foreign LLC service actually do?
It prepares the state’s application, files it, pays the state and supplies the registered agent. The services we list charge $199 plus the state fee.
How do the services we list differ?
The service fee is the same $199. After year one the agent is $149 a year with Mainstay Filing and $99 a year with the state agent brands.
Can I skip the service?
Yes. You then pay only the state fee, but you must supply a registered agent with a street address in the state and prepare the application yourself.