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

New York, 2026, foreign registration services: the ranking by value reads New York Registered Agent.ai ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). The state's $250 is common to all rows. What differs is the service total, $397 to $497 over 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

Key results

Charge for registering $250 ny.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Totals after one year $199 State fee not added
Three-year spread $397 to $497 Service fees only, 3 years
State sum, years 1 to 3 $259 Does not depend on the row
Where rows cross Not within ten years The order stays put for ten years

New York rows with the arithmetic

Ranked by score; every price comes from a company page. The $250 state fee is left out of the rows.

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Row one

1. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for a no-extras 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

New York Registered Agent.ai takes row one because $397 in service fees across three years.

Three-year total below Mainstay Filing earns row one.

The price buys

  • The New York registration filing
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Service fee of $199
  • Agent included to start
  • A small $99 renewal

Does not add up

  • Nothing outside this state
2
In-state provider

2. NY Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent renewal

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

Next in the working, NY Registered Agent.org: $397 in service fees across three years.

Year one and renewal both match New York Registered Agent.ai.

The price buys

  • The New York registration filing
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • A small $99 renewal
  • Service fee of $199
  • Agent included to start

Does not add up

  • Nothing outside this state
3
Covers the most items

3. Mainstay Filing: best for the same fee in every state

$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 is row 3: a $199 service fee in any state, with year-one agent service included.

Do the subtraction: three years here minus three years at New York Registered Agent.ai leaves $100.

Year one has no agent charge; after that it is $149 a year.

The price buys

  • Registration handled start to finish
  • Agent for service of process with no charge in year one
  • A price that does not change by state

Adds up

  • $199 plus the state's fee
  • Useful if another state follows
  • Agent free for the first year

Does not add up

  • Agent renewal is higher ($149)

What each row adds up to

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

Company prices from November 13, 2026, summed year by year. No row passes another within ten years.

Try your own number of years

Change the years to redo the addition.

Sum after 3 years: New York Registered Agent.ai $397, NY Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Lowest total at that point: New York Registered Agent.ai.

New York state fees (official)

Term Value Where it comes from
Cost to register $250 ny.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Biennial statement $9 dos.ny.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
State side, 3 years $259 Filing + reports + any tax

State total = filing fee + reports in years 2 and 3 + any minimum tax. Items without a fixed amount are left out of the addition.

What settled the order

For New York, the term that decided it was three-year total (42% of the score), where New York Registered Agent.ai came out ahead.

New York Registered Agent.ai wins the cost term at $397 over three years, against $100 more for Mainstay Filing.

New York foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

Doing business in New York through an LLC from another state takes the Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form DOS-1361-f-a), filed at the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations for $250. Include certificate of Existence (also called a Certificate of Good Standing) from within the last 365 days.

Quoted from: dos.ny.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

Filing it yourself, worked out

Do it yourself and only state fees remain, $259 over three years. The service rows add $397 to $497 for the paperwork.

Quick answers

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

$250 for the filing, plus $199 for a service in year one.

What do the services add up to over three years?

Between $397 to $497 for three years of service.

Which form does the registering?

The form is Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form DOS-1361-f-a), and the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations receives it.

Does New York ask for a paper from the home state?

Yes, and it must be under 365 days old: certificate of Existence (also called a Certificate of Good Standing).

What recurring filing comes after registration?

The biennial statement, which costs $9.

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 New York?

New York Registered Agent.ai takes the first row, NY Registered Agent.org the second, Mainstay Filing the third.

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Inputs and sources

  1. For New York Department of State: dos.ny.gov, checked August 2026.
  2. For New York Department of State: filing.dos.ny.gov, checked August 2026.
  3. For New York report due date: nysenate.gov, checked August 2026.
  4. For NY Limited Liability Company Law: nysenate.gov, checked August 2026.
  5. For New York formation fee: Filing: dos.ny.gov, checked October 2026.
  6. For New York registered agent statute: nysenate.gov, checked October 2026.
  7. For Department of State, Application for: dos.ny.gov, checked October 2026.
  8. For LLC Law § 802, application: nysenate.gov, checked October 2026.
  9. For LLC Law § 808, consequences: nysenate.gov, checked October 2026.
  10. For Department of State, Certificate of: dos.ny.gov, checked October 2026.
  11. Prices from New York Registered Agent.ai, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  12. Prices from NY Registered Agent.org, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  13. Prices from Mainstay Filing, New York service page, November 13, 2026