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

Worked out for 2026, the best-value foreign registration services in Utah come to Utah Registered Agent.co ($199), UT Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order. Do the sum: $397 to $497 in service fees by year three, plus $59 to the state for registering.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

↓ Sorted by: Best score first, from five weighted checks

Utah: the numbers worked

Fee the state takes to register $59 commerce.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Year 1 spread $199 Provider charges only
Totals after three years $397 to $497 Year one plus two more years
What the state collects by year 3 $95 Registration + reports + any tax
Year the lines meet No break-even Rows keep their positions through year 10

Rows ranked by value

Ranked by score; every price comes from a company page. The $59 state fee is left out of the rows.

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Wins on value

1. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for one more state and nothing else

$199 on top of the state's $59; renewals at $99
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Utah Registered Agent.co takes row one because $397 in service fees across three years.

Its three-year total is below Mainstay Filing's, and the three-year total counts 42% of the score.

The price buys

  • The Utah registration filing
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Year-one agent covered
  • A small $99 renewal
  • $199 over the state fee

Does not add up

  • Utah only, so the home state needs its own agent
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In-state provider

2. UT Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer

$199 on top of the state's $59; renewals at $99
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Row 2 belongs to UT Registered Agent.org because $397 in service fees across three years.

Utah Registered Agent.co publishes the same prices.

The price buys

  • The Utah registration filing
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • $199 over the state fee
  • A small $99 renewal
  • Year-one agent covered

Does not add up

  • Utah only, so the home state needs its own agent
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Covers the most items

3. Mainstay Filing: best for companies still growing

$199 on top of the state's $59; renewals at $149
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $149/yr
Sum of 3 years $497

Next in the working, Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the state's fee, a free first year of registered agent, then $149 a year.

On three-year total it is $100 behind Utah Registered Agent.co.

The agent line starts in year two at $149 a year, in any state.

The price buys

  • Registration done for you
  • Registered agent with no charge in year one
  • A price that does not change by state

Adds up

  • $199 for the registration
  • No agent charge in year one
  • Same fee wherever you register

Does not add up

  • Utah Registered Agent.co charges $50 less for the 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 Utah Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit Utah Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 UT Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit UT 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.

Service fees only, using each company's prices as read on November 13, 2026. The ranking by running sum is stable for 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 Utah Registered Agent.co $397, UT Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. The least spent: Utah Registered Agent.co.

Official state amounts

Term Value Where it comes from
Cost to register $59 commerce.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual report $18 businessregistration.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
State fees added over 3 years $95 Adds the rows above

Our state figure adds three things: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where there is one. Variable costs like publication stay out.

What settled the order

Weight 42%: three-year total. That term separated the top two rows.

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

Utah foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

To register, file the Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company) at the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code and pay $59. It requires certificate of existence no older than 90 days.

What skipping it can cost: its own claims cannot be brought (Utah Code 16-1a-503(2)).

Cited at: businessregistration.utah.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

Without a service

Do it yourself and only state fees remain, $95 over three years. The service rows add $397 to $497 for the paperwork.

About these figures

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

$59 at the state office, and our rows add $199.

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 Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company), and the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code receives it.

Does Utah ask for a paper from the home state?

Yes, and it must be under 90 days old: certificate of existence.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

The annual report, which costs $18.

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 Utah?

By the five-part score the Utah rows run Utah Registered Agent.co, UT Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, led by Utah Registered Agent.co on three-year total.

See also

Foreign registration worksheets, all 50 states Best foreign registration services overall The method

Inputs and sources

  1. Utah Division of Corporations and comes from corporations.utah.gov (August 2026).
  2. Utah Division of Corporations and comes from corporations.utah.gov (August 2026).
  3. Utah report due date comes from le.utah.gov (August 2026).
  4. Utah Code § 48-3a-201 comes from le.utah.gov (August 2026).
  5. Utah formation fee: Filing fee comes from commerce.utah.gov (October 2026).
  6. Utah registered agent statute comes from le.utah.gov (October 2026).
  7. Utah Division of Corporations, foreign comes from commerce.utah.gov (October 2026).
  8. Utah Code Title 16, Chapter comes from le.utah.gov (October 2026).
  9. Utah Code Title 16, Chapter comes from le.utah.gov (October 2026).
  10. Utah Business Registration System comes from businessregistration.utah.gov (October 2026).
  11. Utah Code 16-1a-501 to 16-1a-510 comes from le.utah.gov (November 2026).
  12. November 13, 2026 copy of the Utah Registered Agent.co pricing page
  13. November 13, 2026 copy of the UT Registered Agent.org pricing page
  14. November 13, 2026 copy of the Mainstay Filing Utah service page