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What foreign registration costs by state / Alaska

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Alaska (2026): What You Pay

For 2026, we would price out Mainstay Filing ($199), Alaska Registered Agent.co ($199) and AK Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, before any other Alaska foreign registration services. You will pay Alaska $350 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: We rank on five things: your spend (38%), your workload (31%) and three smaller ones

Alaska at a glance

Government charge to register $350 commerce.alaska.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Your first-year spend $199 Before government fees
Your three-year spend $397 to $497 First year and both renewals
State side through year 3 $550 Same whoever you hire
Crossover year No crossover Ranking steady to year 10

The Alaska picks

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $350 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Our top pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee wherever you register

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing is the best value for you in Alaska: $199 to file, nothing for the agent in year one, and the same price in every state.

The $100 extra over Alaska Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.

Your agent price from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • The same fee in each state

What you get

  • $199 for the registration
  • Same fee wherever you register
  • Agent free for the first year

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Alaska Registered Agent.co
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Alaska only

2. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for a low registration bill

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Alaska Registered Agent.co takes spot 2 because $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Then $99 a year
  • Service fee of $199
  • Agent service at no cost in year one

What to watch

  • Limited to one state
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Alaska only

3. AK Registered Agent.org: best for one more state

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

AK Registered Agent.org takes spot 3 because $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Its prices match Alaska Registered Agent.co's exactly.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Then $99 a year
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • Limited to one state

What each service adds up to

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Alaska Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Alaska Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 AK Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out AK Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Your budget calculator

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates.

You would pay Mainstay Filing $497, Alaska Registered Agent.co $397, AK Registered Agent.org $397 over 3 years. Lowest of the totals: Alaska Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Foreign registration filing $350 commerce.alaska.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Biennial report $200 akleg.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $550 Filing, reports and any tax

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

Why this order for Alaska

Mainstay Filing did better than Alaska Registered Agent.co on upkeep the price covers, a 31% factor.

You are dealing with at least two states when you register here, and one provider for both beat Alaska Registered Agent.co.

What Alaska charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

If your LLC was formed elsewhere, you register it in Alaska before doing business there. You hand the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497) to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing and pay $350. Include certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.

If you never register, expect Alaska courts dismissing your own claims (AS 10.50.675(a)); penalties up to $10,000; fees owed for the time before registering.

Straight from the source: akleg.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

What it costs without a service

Go it alone and Alaska still takes $550 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $497 to take that over.

Quick answers

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Alaska?

$350 for the filing itself, and a service would add $199 in year one.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $497 for three years of service.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497) with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Alaska?

Yes, namely certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.

What do I file after I register?

You file the biennial report next, and it costs $200.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Alaska?

Your options, best value first: Mainstay Filing, Alaska Registered Agent.co and AK Registered Agent.org.

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Where we looked

  1. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community traces back to commerce.alaska.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  2. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community traces back to commerce.alaska.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. Alaska report due date traces back to commerce.alaska.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075 traces back to akleg.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  5. Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration traces back to commerce.alaska.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to traces back to akleg.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.675 to traces back to akleg.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to traces back to akleg.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to traces back to akleg.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Mainstay Filing Alaska service page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  11. Alaska Registered Agent.co pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  12. AK Registered Agent.org pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026