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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Indiana (2026): Worked Prices

Result for Indiana in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and IN Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, among foreign registration services. Registration at Indiana costs $105, identical in each row, and the services themselves total $397 to $497 across three years.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

↓ Sorted by: Total cost over three years (42%), items covered per dollar (28%), then year-two change, crossover year and published detail. The method

Results box

Fee the state takes to register $105 iar.iga.in.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Totals after one year $199 Excludes the state
Three-year results $397 to $497 First year + 2 renewals
What the state collects by year 3 $137 Registration + reports + any tax
First crossover No crossing Same ranking each year

Indiana rows with the arithmetic

Ranked by score; every price comes from a company page. The $105 state fee is left out of the rows.

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Wins on value

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that keep expanding

$199 for registration, $149 for the agent after that
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $149/yr
Sum of 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing scores highest in Indiana: $199 to file, no agent charge in year one, and the same price in each state.

Indiana Registered Agent.co totals $100 less over three years, but the 28% coverage term favors this row.

From year two: $149 per year for the agent, everywhere.

The price buys

  • Registration papers, prepared and filed
  • Registered agent with no charge in year one
  • Fifty-state service

Adds up

  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent free for the first year
  • Fee does not change by state

Does not add up

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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Single-state plan

2. Indiana Registered Agent.co: best for a low-total registration

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Row 2 belongs to Indiana Registered Agent.co because registration in Indiana costs $199 here, with a $99 agent renewal after that.

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • No agent charge for year one
  • Starts at $199
  • Agent renews at $99

Does not add up

  • The home state still needs a different agent
3
Single-state plan

3. IN Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby service

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Row 3 belongs to IN Registered Agent.org because registration in Indiana costs $199 here, with a $99 agent renewal after that.

Its prices equal Indiana Registered Agent.co's in every column.

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • No agent charge for year one
  • Starts at $199
  • Agent renews at $99

Does not add up

  • The home state still needs a different agent

Totals after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

No. Provider Year 1 total Total at year 2 Total at year 3 Total at year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Indiana Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit Indiana Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 IN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit IN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year one plus renewals, from the prices read on November 13, 2026. No break-even shows up in ten years.

Check the math yourself

The calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row once you choose the years.

3 years of fees add to Mainstay Filing $497, Indiana Registered Agent.co $397, IN Registered Agent.org $397. The least spent: Indiana Registered Agent.co.

The state's side of the math, Indiana

Term Value Where it comes from
Registration charge $105 iar.iga.in.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Business Entity Report, filed every two years $32 inbiz.in.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
State side, 3 years $137 Filing + reports + any tax

To get the three-year state figure, add the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and any yearly minimum tax. Costs with no fixed amount, such as newspaper publication, are mentioned but not added.

Why row one is row one

Items covered per dollar put Mainstay Filing in row one. That term is 28% of the score; three-year total, year-two change, crossover year and published detail make up the rest.

With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.

Indiana foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

Doing business in Indiana through an LLC from another state takes the Foreign Registration Statement (State Form 56369), filed at the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division for $105. Include certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing) at most 60 days.

An unregistered LLC may face its own claims cannot be brought (IC 23-0.5-5-2(b)).

Quoted from: inbiz.in.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

The no-service row

Do it yourself and only state fees remain, $137 over three years. The service rows add $397 to $497 for the paperwork.

Common questions

How much does Indiana take to register an out-of-state LLC?

$105 as the official fee, plus $199 for a service in year one.

What do the services add up to over three years?

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

Which form does the registering?

The form is Foreign Registration Statement (State Form 56369), and the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division receives it.

Does Indiana ask for a paper from the home state?

Yes, and it must be under 60 days old: certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing).

What recurring filing comes after registration?

The Business Entity Report, filed every two years, which costs $32.

In what year does one service pass another in total cost?

Not within ten years; no row passes another.

Which foreign registration service is best value in Indiana?

By the five-part score the Indiana rows run Mainstay Filing, Indiana Registered Agent.co and IN Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on items covered per dollar.

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Inputs and sources

  1. Check Indiana Secretary of State, Business at inbiz.in.gov; last read August 2026.
  2. Check Indiana Secretary of State, Business at forms.in.gov; last read August 2026.
  3. Check Indiana report due date at law.justia.com; last read August 2026.
  4. Check Ind at forms.in.gov; last read August 2026.
  5. Check Indiana registered agent statute at faqs.in.gov; last read October 2026.
  6. Check Indiana Secretary of State business at in.gov; last read October 2026.
  7. Check Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, registration of at iga.in.gov; last read October 2026.
  8. Check Indiana Code 23-0.5-9, fees at iga.in.gov; last read October 2026.
  9. Check Indiana Code 23-0.5-4, registered agents at iga.in.gov; last read October 2026.
  10. Input: Mainstay Filing Indiana service page (November 13, 2026)
  11. Input: Indiana Registered Agent.co pricing page (November 13, 2026)
  12. Input: IN Registered Agent.org pricing page (November 13, 2026)