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What foreign registration costs by state / Texas

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

Your best-value options among Texas foreign registration services for 2026 are Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked from first to third. Your budget has two parts: $750 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: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

Budget snapshot

Government charge to register $750 sos.state.tx.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 Service fees only
What three years cost you $397 to $497 First year and both renewals
State total, years 1 to 3 $750 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
When one overtakes another Never Order never flips

Texas ranking

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $750 state fee separately.

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Our top pick

1. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a low registration bill

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Texas Registered Agent.ai ranks first. $199 gets you registered with a year of agent service; each year after costs $99.

Cost settles it: you pay less over three years here than with Mainstay Filing.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • First agent year included
  • $99 a year for the agent after that

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
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Full package

2. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states over time

$199 for registration, $149 for the agent after that
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: $199 beyond what Texas charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

A $100 difference from Texas Registered Agent.ai at year three sets its place.

The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • The first agent year is covered
  • Same fee wherever you register
  • $199 plus the state's fee

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
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One-state service

3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for adding a single state

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

TX Registered Agent.org ranks third. $199 gets you registered with a year of agent service; each year after costs $99.

Texas Registered Agent.ai lists identical prices.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • First agent year included
  • $199 on top of the state fee

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state

What you pay by year

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Texas Registered Agent.ai $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Texas Registered Agent.ai 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 TX Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out TX 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. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Break-even check

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service.

Over 3 years: Texas Registered Agent.ai $397, Mainstay Filing $497, TX Registered Agent.org $397. Your smallest total: Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Texas fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $750 sos.state.tx.us (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $750 Sum of the lines above

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

What settled it

Your three-year spend put Texas Registered Agent.ai first. That factor is 38% of the ranking, and upkeep the price covers, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

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

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

Working in Texas with an LLC from another state means registering with the Texas Secretary of State, using the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) and $750.

Skipping registration can bring Texas courts dismissing your own claims (BOC 9.051(b)).

In the state's words: comptroller.texas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

Doing it yourself costs $750 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 Texas?

$750 in state fees, with another $199 if you hire help.

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 Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) with the Texas Secretary of State.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Public Information Report next, and it costs nothing.

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 Texas?

Texas Registered Agent.ai, which wins on your three-year spend. Mainstay Filing and TX Registered Agent.org follow.

Related pages

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. For Texas yearly filing: Annual report, open comptroller.texas.gov (read October 2026).
  2. For Texas report due date, open statutes.capitol.texas.gov (read August 2026).
  3. For Tex, open sos.texas.gov (read August 2026).
  4. For Texas registered agent statute, open sos.texas.gov (read October 2026).
  5. For Texas Secretary of State, foreign, open sos.state.tx.us (read October 2026).
  6. For Form 304 instructions, open sos.state.tx.us (read October 2026).
  7. For Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9, open statutes.capitol.texas.gov (read October 2026).
  8. For Texas Comptroller, franchise tax, open comptroller.texas.gov (read October 2026).
  9. For Texas Business Organizations Code, Chapter, open tcss.legis.texas.gov (read November 2026).
  10. On November 13, 2026 the Texas Registered Agent.ai pricing page page said this
  11. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing Texas service page page said this
  12. On November 13, 2026 the TX Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this