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Foreign registration price index · Texas

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026): Price Index

Tallied for 2026, the best-value foreign registration services for Texas are Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), in order. Texas charges $750 to register; the service lines subtotal $397 to $497 over three years.
Entries by the LLC Price Index editorial team

Index basis: Weighted index: cost over three years counts 38%, coverage per dollar 32%

The Texas tally

Foreign filing fee at the state$750sos.state.tx.us (read October 2026) per the state
Opening prices$199Service lines only
Sum of years one to three$397 to $497First year plus two later years
Three-year state line$750Registration, reports and any tax
Crossing pointNoneNo line passes another

Texas: foreign registration price index

Each line shows year one, the price from year two and the three-year subtotal. Texas's $750 fee is added to any line.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies on the move

Leads the index
First year$199
Years 2 and on$149/yr
Three-year sum$497
Registration $199, agent at $149 afterward

Line one is Mainstay Filing: a $199 service charge in any state, first agent year thrown in.

Its three-year subtotal is $100 above Texas Registered Agent.ai's, and the paperwork it covers outweighs that in the index.

The agent bills $149 a year starting in year two, in any state.

Line includes

  • Filing made with the state
  • Registered agent free for the first year
  • A fifty-state service

Credits

  • No agent charge the first year
  • $199 for the registration
  • All fifty states covered

Debits

  • Renewal is $50 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
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2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a lean way in on this ledger

In-state line
First year$199
Years 2 and on$99/yr
Three-year sum$397
Registration $199, agent at $99 afterward

Next on the ledger: Texas Registered Agent.ai, with $199 to register with a year of agent service included, then $99 each year.

Line includes

  • The Texas registration, filed
  • Agent service in year one

Credits

  • A service fee of $199
  • Then $99 per year
  • Agent included at the start

Debits

  • Nothing outside this state
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3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state choice

In-state line
First year$199
Years 2 and on$99/yr
Three-year sum$397
Registration $199, agent at $99 afterward

Next on the ledger: TX Registered Agent.org, with $199 to register with a year of agent service included, then $99 each year.

On price alone it is a tie with Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Line includes

  • The Texas registration, filed
  • Agent service in year one

Credits

  • Agent included at the start
  • Then $99 per year
  • A service fee of $199

Debits

  • Nothing outside this state

What each line costs, year by year

LineProviderTotal, year 1Total, year 2Total, year 3Total, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3TX Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as published on November 13, 2026: year one, then each renewal in turn. No crossing happens inside ten years.

Work it out

Change the years to compare subtotals.
3 years of service fees: Mainstay Filing $497, Texas Registered Agent.ai $397, TX Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: Texas Registered Agent.ai.

What Texas charges itself

EntryAmountCited from
Registering the LLC$750sos.state.tx.us (read October 2026) per the state
State total, years 1 to 3$750Total of the above
The three-year state line combines the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named but left out of the sum.

The Texas index, explained

Weight 32%: coverage per dollar. That column separated the top two lines.

The home state counts as well, and a single account for both scored highest.

Official Texas foreign LLC registration fee and rules

Out-of-state LLCs send the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) to the Texas Secretary of State, and the fee is $750.

An unregistered LLC can face it cannot sue in Texas until it registers (BOC 9.051(b)).

Official wording: comptroller.texas.gov (read October 2026) per the state

If you file it yourself

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

Quick answers

What does Texas charge an out-of-state LLC to register?

$750 in state fees, before $199 in service fees.

What is the three-year subtotal for these services?

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

Which document does the registering?

The registering document is Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304), and the Texas Secretary of State is the office that takes it.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

Next comes the Public Information Report, which carries no fee.

When does one line pass another in total cost?

Within ten years, never: the order of the subtotals stays the same.

Which foreign registration service indexes best in Texas?

By our value index, the Texas lines run Mainstay Filing, Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing leads on coverage per dollar.

Other price ledgers

Source lines

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