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

Worked out for 2026, the best-value foreign registration services in Texas come to Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Three years of service fees come to $397 to $497; every row also owes Texas the same $750 registration fee.
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%

Key results

Registration fee $750 sos.state.tx.us (checked October 2026) as the source
First-year results $199 Provider charges only
Three-year range $397 to $497 Opening price and two renewals
Three-year state total $750 The same whoever registers
Break-even year No crossing No row ever passes another

The Texas rows

Prices are copied from each company's own pricing. The $750 state fee is added separately.

1
Top score

1. Mainstay Filing: best for adding a second or third state

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

Mainstay Filing comes out on top. Working: $199 over Texas's own fee, followed by $149 a year for the agent.

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

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

The price buys

  • Registration handled start to finish
  • Registered agent with no charge in year one
  • Fifty-state service

Adds up

  • The first agent year is covered
  • Covers all fifty states
  • $199 added to Texas's fee

Does not add up

  • Agent renews at $149, which is $50 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
2
In-state provider

2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: 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

Next in the working, Texas Registered Agent.ai: $199 to register and one year of agent service, followed by $99 yearly.

The price buys

  • Registration papers, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • First agent year included
  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • Service fee of $199

Does not add up

  • A second provider is needed at home
3
In-state provider

3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for one added registration

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

Next in the working, TX Registered Agent.org: $199 to register and one year of agent service, followed by $99 yearly.

Year one and renewal both match Texas Registered Agent.ai.

The price buys

  • Registration papers, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Service fee of $199
  • First agent year included
  • $99 a year for the agent afterward

Does not add up

  • A second provider is needed at home

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 Texas Registered Agent.ai $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit Texas Registered Agent.ai Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 TX Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit TX Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Read November 13, 2026. Each column gets one more renewal. No row passes another within ten years.

Try your own number of years

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

Adding up 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Texas Registered Agent.ai $397, TX Registered Agent.org $397. The least spent: Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Official state amounts

Term Value Where it comes from
Registration charge $750 sos.state.tx.us (checked October 2026) as the source
Three-year state total $750 Total of the rows

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

Why row one is row one

Weight 28%: items covered per dollar. That term separated the top two rows.

The home state counts too; covering both with one account scored highest.

Texas foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

To register, file the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) at the Texas Secretary of State and pay $750.

Not registering can lead to no standing as plaintiff (BOC 9.051(b)).

Official wording: comptroller.texas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

The state-fees-only case

The state's fees alone total $750 for three years, which is the floor. The table shows what each service adds ($397 to $497).

Quick answers

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

$750 for the filing, 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 Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304), and the Texas Secretary of State receives it.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

The Public Information Report, which has no fee.

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 Texas?

From the top: Mainstay Filing, Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org.

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Inputs and sources

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