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What foreign registration costs by state / Florida

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

Your best-value options among Florida foreign registration services for 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($199), Florida Registered Agent.io ($199) and FL Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked from first to third. You will pay Florida $125 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Best value for you comes first, using our five-part ranking

The short version

Your state registration fee $125 flsenate.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 Service fees only
Three-year range $397 to $497 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $402.50 Not part of the ranking
When one overtakes another Bills stay apart No service overtakes another

Florida ranking

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $125 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Ranks first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

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

In Florida, Mainstay Filing is where your money goes furthest, since $199 beyond what Florida charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

Choosing Florida Registered Agent.io would leave $100 in your pocket over three years and more filings on your desk.

Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • Good in all fifty states

What you get

  • $199 above the state fee
  • No agent charge in year one
  • One price in every state

What to watch

  • $50 above Florida Registered Agent.io at renewal
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Florida focus

2. Florida Registered Agent.io: 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

Next, Florida Registered Agent.io: three years of service fees come to $397.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent renews at $99
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • Starts at $199

What to watch

  • Florida only, so the home state needs its own agent
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Florida focus

3. FL Registered Agent.org: best for adding a single 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

Next, FL Registered Agent.org: three years of service fees come to $397.

Florida Registered Agent.io lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Florida only, so the home state needs its own agent

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

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 Florida Registered Agent.io $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Florida Registered Agent.io Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 FL Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out FL Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Try your own timeline

Change the years and see what you would pay.

3 years of fees add up to Mainstay Filing $497, Florida Registered Agent.io $397, FL Registered Agent.org $397. Least you would pay: Florida Registered Agent.io.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Foreign registration filing $125 flsenate.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $138.75 dos.fl.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Three-year state total $402.50 Sum of the lines above

Think of the state total as one filing, two reports and a yearly minimum tax where it applies. Notices and similar costs are listed separately.

Why this order for Florida

Upkeep the price covers put Mainstay Filing first. That factor is 31% of the ranking, and your three-year spend, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

Several states at one price beat Florida Registered Agent.io's lower renewal.

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

Out-of-state LLCs doing business in Florida send $125 and the Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027) to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section. The filing needs certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation issued inside 90 days.

An unregistered LLC can face Florida courts dismissing your own claims (Fla. Stat. 605.0904(1)); fines starting at $500 to $1,000; fees owed for the time before registering.

Official text: dos.fl.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Go it alone and Florida still takes $402.50 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $497 to take that over.

Common questions

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

$125 as the official fee, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 across the services, not counting state fees.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027) with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.

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

Yes, and it can be at most 90 days old: certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $138.75.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Not within ten years: the order of the totals stays the same.

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

By our five factors the Florida order is Mainstay Filing, Florida Registered Agent.io and FL Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on upkeep the price covers.

See also

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Florida Department of State, Division traces back to dos.fl.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  2. Florida Department of State, Division traces back to dos.fl.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  3. Florida yearly filing: Annual report traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  4. Florida report due date traces back to leg.state.fl.us; we looked in August 2026.
  5. Fla traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  6. Florida formation fee: Filing fee traces back to dos.fl.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Florida formation fee: Filing fee traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Florida registered agent statute traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application traces back to form.sunbiz.org; we looked in October 2026.
  10. Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  12. Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of traces back to flsenate.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  13. Form CR2E057, withdrawal traces back to form.sunbiz.org; we looked in October 2026.
  14. Florida service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  15. pricing page at Florida Registered Agent.io, from November 13, 2026
  16. pricing page at FL Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026