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What foreign registration costs by state / Massachusetts

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

If you are budgeting for foreign registration services in Massachusetts this 2026, start with Massachusetts Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and MA Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Your budget has two parts: $500 to the state, and $397 to $497 for a service across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

What to expect

Government charge to register $500 sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What year one costs you $199 Before government fees
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $497 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $1,500 Does not depend on the service
Break-even Bills stay apart Order never flips

Massachusetts ranking

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $500 state fee separately.

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Our top pick

1. Massachusetts 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

Start with Massachusetts Registered Agent.co. A Massachusetts registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

On the heaviest factor, what you spend over three years, it beats Mainstay Filing.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent included to start
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Massachusetts only, so the home state needs its own agent
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Full package

2. 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

Spot 2 goes to Mainstay Filing: a $199 service fee that does not change by state, with first-year agent service included.

Three years run $100 higher here than with Massachusetts Registered Agent.co.

You pay no agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 plus the state's fee
  • The fee does not change by state

What to watch

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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One-state service

3. MA Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby provider

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

MA Registered Agent.org takes spot 3 because a Massachusetts registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

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

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Agent included to start
  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

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

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 Massachusetts Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Massachusetts Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 MA Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out MA 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 service overtakes another within ten years.

Break-even check

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

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

State fees with sources

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $500 sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Foreign LLC annual report $500 sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What the state collects by year 3 $1,500 Our sum

Only amounts the state fixes go into the total: the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax. Costs the state leaves unpriced are explained instead.

Why this order for Massachusetts

Massachusetts Registered Agent.co wins your three-year spend, worth 38%, with Mainstay Filing close behind.

Massachusetts Registered Agent.co costs you $397 by year three, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.

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

What you need to register: the Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48), the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division, $500. Attach certificate of legal existence or good standing from within the last 90 days.

An unregistered LLC can face a closed door at Massachusetts courts for your own lawsuits (G.L. c. 156C, 54(a)).

The state's wording: sec.state.ma.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Doing it yourself costs $1,500 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $497 is what you pay to skip the forms.

Common questions

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

$500 at the state office, while our picks add $199.

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 Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (General Laws Chapter 156C, Section 48) with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division.

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

Yes, and it can be at most 90 days old: certificate of legal existence or good standing.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Foreign LLC annual report next, and it costs $500.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

No break-even inside ten years.

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

Your options, best value first: Massachusetts Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and MA Registered Agent.org.

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Where we looked

  1. You can verify Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in August 2026.
  2. You can verify Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth at malegislature.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  3. You can verify M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12 at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in August 2026.
  4. You can verify Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in October 2026.
  5. You can verify Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. You can verify Massachusetts registered agent statute at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in October 2026.
  7. You can verify Massachusetts Corporations Division, foreign LLC at sec.state.ma.us, which we looked at in October 2026.
  8. You can verify G.L. c. 156C § 48 at malegislature.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  9. You can verify G.L. c. 156C § 54 at malegislature.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  10. You can verify G.L. c. 156D § 15.01 at malegislature.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  11. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Massachusetts Registered Agent.co pricing page
  12. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing Massachusetts service page
  13. Price page checked November 13, 2026: MA Registered Agent.org pricing page