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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026): Worked Prices

After the sums, Mainstay Filing ($199) and OH Registered Agent.org ($199) lead the 2026 Ohio table of foreign registration services, in that order. Registration at Ohio costs $99, identical in each row, and the services themselves total $397 to $497 across three years.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

↓ Sorted by: Rows follow a five-part score in which three-year total counts 42% and coverage 28%

The working so far

Fee the state takes to register $99 ohiosos.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
First-year results $199 Provider charges only
Sum of years 1 to 3 $397 to $497 Includes both renewals
Three-year state total $99 Registration + reports + any tax
First crossover Never No row ever passes another

The Ohio rows

Service prices only. Add the $99 state fee to any row; it is identical for all.

1
Top score

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

$199 plus state fee, then $149 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $149/yr
Sum of 3 years $497

Row one is Mainstay Filing. The math: $199 over Ohio's own fee, followed by $149 a year for the agent.

Subtract and OH Registered Agent.org is $100 cheaper across three years, yet it leaves more filings to you.

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

The price buys

  • Filing delivered to the state
  • Fifty-state service

Adds up

  • Service charge of $199
  • Useful if another state follows

Does not add up

  • $50 above OH Registered Agent.org at renewal
2
Ohio only

2. OH Registered Agent.org: best for a low-total registration

$199 plus state fee, then $99 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

OH Registered Agent.org fills row 2: registration in Ohio costs $199 here, with a $99 agent renewal after that.

The price buys

  • Registration done for you
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Agent included to start
  • $199 over the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two

Does not add up

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

Running sum by year

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 OH Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit OH Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published on November 13, 2026; year one, then renewals added one at a time. No row passes another within ten years.

Do the sum

Sums for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because they match in every row.

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

Official state amounts

Term Value Where it comes from
Filing the registration $99 ohiosos.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
What the state collects by year 3 $99 Calculated from the rows above

Each state row cites its official source. The 3-year total adds the filing, the year-2 and year-3 reports and any minimum tax.

Notes on the order

For Ohio, the term that decided it was items covered per dollar (28% of the score), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.

Ohio foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

Doing business in Ohio through an LLC from another state takes the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), filed at the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services for $99.

Operating unregistered risks its own claims cannot be brought (R.C. 1706.515(A)).

Quoted from: codes.ohio.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

The no-service row

The state's fees alone total $99 for three years, which is the floor. The table shows what each service adds ($397 to $497).

About these figures

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

$99 as the official fee, before service fees of $199.

What do the services add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals gives $397 to $497.

Which form does the registering?

The form is Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), and the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services receives it.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

Nothing: a foreign LLC files no recurring report here.

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

Never in ten years: the order of the running sums does not change.

Which foreign registration service is best value in Ohio?

Mainstay Filing takes the first row, OH Registered Agent.org the second.

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Inputs and sources

  1. Source of Ohio Rev: codes.ohio.gov, August 2026.
  2. Source of Ohio formation fee: Filing fee: codes.ohio.gov, October 2026.
  3. Source of Ohio registered agent statute: codes.ohio.gov, October 2026.
  4. Source of Ohio Secretary of State, filing: ohiosos.gov, October 2026.
  5. Source of Form 617, Registration of a: ohiosos.gov, October 2026.
  6. Source of R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign: codes.ohio.gov, October 2026.
  7. Source of R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing: codes.ohio.gov, October 2026.
  8. Mainstay Filing Ohio service page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs
  9. OH Registered Agent.org pricing page, read on November 13, 2026 for the inputs