The ordered tally
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $150 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. AL Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent cost
Leading row
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Best value for Alabama is AL Registered Agent.org: $199 above the state fee at the start, $99 each year after.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Alabama registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $199 on top of the state fee
- Agent included for the first year
- Year two on: $99
Minus column
- Covers Alabama alone, so the home state needs its own agent
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies on the grow
Bundled
$199 to register, $149 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Row 2, Mainstay Filing, books this way: $199 over the state fee, registered agent free in year one, then $149/yr after.
Carried three years it sits $100 above AL Registered Agent.org, and cost is 39% of the sort.
After the free year the agent line books $149 yearly, in every state.
Included lines
- The foreign filing, booked
- Registered agent, year one free
- All fifty states covered
Gains
- The fee is identical in every state
- The first agent year is covered
- A service fee of $199
Minus column
- Agent renewal of $149 is $50 above AL Registered Agent.org
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3. Alabama Registered Agent.co: best for a low agent renewal
One-state plan
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
In third place, Alabama Registered Agent.co, where $199 above the state fee at the start, $99 each year after.
The figures match AL Registered Agent.org.
Included lines
- Alabama registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Year two on: $99
- $199 on top of the state fee
- Agent included for the first year
Minus column
- Covers Alabama alone, so the home state needs its own agent
The tally after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Company prices on November 13, 2026, summed year by year. The order holds through year ten.
Break-even calculator
Set the years and the calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row.
Alabama state fees (official)
To reproduce the bottom line, add the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax. Costs without a fixed amount stay out of it.
How the rows were ranked
AL Registered Agent.org ranks first on three-year tally, worth 39%, with Mainstay Filing next.
AL Registered Agent.org takes the cost column at $397 for three years, with Mainstay Filing $100 higher.
Alabama foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC from elsewhere that does business in Alabama needs the Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration, filed with the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division for $150.
Trading while unregistered risks it cannot file its own lawsuits there (Ala. Code 10A-1-7.21(a)).
Source: see revenue.alabama.gov, entered October 2026 in the ledger
Filing on your own
Filing yourself leaves only the state's fees, $150 over three years. A service adds $397 to $497 to take on the paperwork.
FAQ
What does Alabama charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$150 in state fees, and a service adds $199 in year one.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three-year service tallies: $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration, submitted to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The business privilege tax return carries no fee.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
There is no break-even point inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Alabama?
AL Registered Agent.org ranks first on three-year tally, then Mainstay Filing and Alabama Registered Agent.co.
What each entry rests on
- Alabama formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from alison.legislature.state.al.us in October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from sos.alabama.gov in October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Name reservation, recorded from sos.alabama.gov in October 2026
- Alabama formation fee: Name reservation, recorded from alison.legislature.state.al.us in October 2026
- Alabama registered agent statute, recorded from alisondb.legislature.state.al.us in October 2026
- Alabama Secretary of State, LLC, recorded from sos.alabama.gov in October 2026
- Foreign LLC Application for Registration, recorded from sos.alabama.gov in October 2026
- Secretary of State Online Services, recorded from alabamainteractive.org in October 2026
- Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01, recorded from alison.legislature.state.al.us in October 2026
- Department of Revenue, business privilege, recorded from revenue.alabama.gov in October 2026
- Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.21, recorded from alison.legislature.state.al.us in November 2026
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the AL Registered Agent.org pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Mainstay Filing Alabama service page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Alabama Registered Agent.co pricing page