The ordered tally
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $120 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. Connecticut Registered Agent.co: best for one extra state
Row one
Service $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Connecticut Registered Agent.co books the first line, since a $199 filing fee and a $99 agent renewal in Connecticut.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- A free agent year at the start
- Then $99 annually
Minus column
- Nothing outside this state
2
2. CT Registered Agent.org: best for one more registration
One-state plan
Service $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
CT Registered Agent.org takes line 2 since a $199 filing fee and a $99 agent renewal in Connecticut.
The figures match Connecticut Registered Agent.co.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Then $99 annually
- A free agent year at the start
- Adds $199 to the state fee
Minus column
- Nothing outside this state
3
3. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and the ones after
Any state
Service $199, agent renewal $149
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
In third place, Mainstay Filing, where a $199 service fee in any state with the first agent year included.
Connecticut Registered Agent.co nets $100 lower across three years, enough to sort ahead.
Year one carries no agent charge; $149 a year follows.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Registered agent, year one free
- All fifty states covered
Gains
- A free first year of agent service
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- The fee is identical in every state
Minus column
- A pricier agent renewal at $149
Totals carried year by year
Service fees only, from each company's prices read November 13, 2026. The ranking stays the same for ten years.
Break-even calculator
Totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees stay out because every row pays the same.
Connecticut fee schedule
We total the state side as filing plus two later reports plus any minimum tax; anything with no fixed price is described but not counted.
How the rows were ranked
Three-year tally put Connecticut Registered Agent.co in row one. That column carries 39% of the sort, and jobs ticked off, renewal step, break-even tally and price on the page make up the rest.
Connecticut Registered Agent.co takes the cost column at $397 for three years, with Mainstay Filing $100 higher.
Connecticut foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
The Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division receives the Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability and $120 from out-of-state LLCs working in Connecticut. Include certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation dated no earlier than 90 days.
Skipping it can lead to back fees for the unregistered months.
Cited: from business.ct.gov, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
The do-it-yourself row
State fees alone come to $280 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Connecticut price questions
What does Connecticut charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$120 for the filing itself, and a service adds $199 in year one.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three years of service total $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability, submitted to the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division.
Does Connecticut want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 90 days: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from the state of formation.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $80.
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 Connecticut?
By our value sort the Connecticut rows run Connecticut Registered Agent.co, CT Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, led on three-year tally by Connecticut Registered Agent.co.
Sources and price pages
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, booked August 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, booked August 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Connecticut yearly filing: Annual report, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Connecticut report due date, booked August 2026 via cga.ct.gov
- Connecticut formation fee: Filing fee, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Connecticut formation fee: Filing fee, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Foreign LLC forms and fees, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Foreign Registration Statement form, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Foreign investigations penalties, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Who can be an agent, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Foreign annual report forms and, booked October 2026 via business.ct.gov
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Connecticut Registered Agent.co pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the CT Registered Agent.org pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Mainstay Filing Connecticut service page