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

Your best-value options among Maryland foreign registration services for 2026 are Maryland Registered Agent.co ($199), MD Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), ranked from first to third. Maryland takes $100 from you at registration; the services add $397 to $497 across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

Your Maryland budget

Fee you pay at registration $100 mgaleg.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Your first-year spend $199 Before government fees
Three-year range $397 to $497 Three years of service fees
What the state collects in 3 years $700 Does not depend on the service
Bills cross in Bills stay apart Stable for a decade

The Maryland picks

Ranked by how we rank. The $100 state fee is not folded into any option.

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Best value for you

1. Maryland Registered Agent.co: best for one extra 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

In Maryland, Maryland Registered Agent.co is where your money goes furthest, since $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Three years here cost less than three years with Mainstay Filing, and three-year cost is 38% of the ranking.

Your price covers

  • The Maryland registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent service at no cost in year one

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
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Maryland focus

2. MD Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state registrant

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

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

You would pay the same at Maryland Registered Agent.co.

Your price covers

  • The Maryland registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • $199 for the registration

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
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Full package

3. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

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 ranks third. $199 to file, nothing for the agent in year one, and the same price in every state.

Its three-year price is $100 above Maryland Registered Agent.co's, and cost is 38% of the ranking.

Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

Your price covers

  • Registration delivered to the state office
  • A price that holds across states

What you get

  • Service charge of $199
  • The fee does not change by state

What to watch

  • $50 above Maryland Registered Agent.co at renewal

Costs over time

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

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. The order of totals stays put for ten years.

Try your own timeline

Your totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because every service owes the same ones.

At 3 years, your totals are Maryland Registered Agent.co $397, MD Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Your smallest total: Maryland Registered Agent.co.

The government side of your Maryland budget

What you pay for Amount Source
Filing to register your foreign LLC $100 mgaleg.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 $300 mgaleg.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $700 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 number one is number one

Maryland Registered Agent.co did better than MD Registered Agent.org on your three-year spend, a 38% factor.

The three-year column shows $397 for Maryland Registered Agent.co, $100 lower than Mainstay Filing.

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

Working in Maryland with an LLC from another state means registering with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division, using the Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company) and $100. It also asks for written proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing dated within 60 days.

Operating without registering may mean being kept out of Maryland courts as plaintiff until you register (4A-1007(a)).

The state's wording: mgaleg.maryland.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Go it alone and Maryland still takes $700 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $497 to take that over.

About these prices

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

$100 at the state office, before any service fee of $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company) with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division.

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

Yes, and it can be at most 60 days old: written proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return, Form 1 next, and it costs $300.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

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

Start with Maryland Registered Agent.co, then MD Registered Agent.org, then Mainstay Filing.

Where to go next

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. You can verify Maryland State Department of Assessments at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  2. You can verify Maryland State Department of Assessments at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  3. You can verify Maryland report due date at dat.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  4. You can verify Md at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  5. You can verify Maryland formation fee: Filing fee at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. You can verify Maryland formation fee: Filing fee at egov.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  7. You can verify Maryland registered agent statute at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  8. You can verify Maryland Business Express at egov.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  9. You can verify Corporations and Associations § 4A-1002 at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  10. You can verify Corporations and Associations § 4A-1009 at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  11. You can verify Corporations and Associations § 4A-1007 at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  12. You can verify Tax-Property § 11-101, annual report at mgaleg.maryland.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  13. We read Maryland Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  14. We read MD Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  15. We read Mainstay Filing's Maryland service page on November 13, 2026