3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026): Prices Tracked
Texas watchlist, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199) lead the foreign registration services, best value first. On top of Texas's $750, three years of service run $397 to $497.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team
Ordered by:
Order = 37% cost, 29% filings covered, and three lighter measures (details)
Texas price snapshot
Government fee to register$750sos.state.tx.us (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Year 1 spread$199Provider charges only
What three years cost$397 to $497Opening year and two more
State total, three years$750Does not vary by provider
Totals cross inLines stay apartRanking does not flip
What Texas services charge
Services are ordered by value, and every price comes from a company page. The $750 state fee is kept outside the prices.
#Ordered byPrice in year 1Price at renewalThree-year spend
1
Top pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering over and over
$199 to register, $149 a year after
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$149/yr
Three-year spend$497
Mainstay Filing leads since registration in Texas for $199 plus state fees, with the first agent year paid.
Spend $100 more than at Texas Registered Agent.ai across three years and the repeating filings are no longer yours.
Once the free year ends, the agent charges $149 a year.
Price covers
Registration paperwork filed
Registered agent is free in year one
Service in all fifty states
Holds up
Service charge of $199
Registered agent is free in year one
All fifty states covered
Weak spots
$50 more each year for the agent
2
Built for Texas
2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a low-cost registration
$199 to register, $99 a year after
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
Next up, Texas Registered Agent.ai: it charges $199 to register and covers a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
Price covers
Registration sent to the state office
A year of agent service to begin with
Holds up
$99 yearly from year two
Year-one agent covered
Service charge of $199
Weak spots
Texas only, so the home state needs its own agent
3
Built for Texas
3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for a modest agent renewal
$199 to register, $99 a year after
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
Next up, TX Registered Agent.org: it charges $199 to register and covers a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
Its prices are identical to Texas Registered Agent.ai's.
Reports in years two and three, the filing itself and any minimum tax are what make up the three-year state figure here. Costs the state does not put a number on are described, never added.
The reasoning behind the order
The 29% measure filings covered by the price separated the top two.
The home state counts as well, and one account for both scored best.
Texas foreign LLC registration fee and rules, as written by the state
An LLC from another state has to register in Texas before doing business here. You file the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) with the Texas Secretary of State and pay $750.
If it never registers: a ban on suing in Texas courts until it registers (BOC 9.051(b)).