The ordered tally
Service prices only. The $125 state fee is identical in every row.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in any state
Leading row
$199 to register, $149 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing books the first line, since $199 to file, no agent charge in year one, and the same price in every state.
Spend $100 more than FL Registered Agent.org across three years and the recurring paperwork comes off your list.
The agent line reads zero in year one and $149/yr from year two, in any state.
Included lines
- State registration handled
- Registered agent, year one free
- Any state, one fee
Gains
- No price change by state
- Year-one agent service included
- A service fee of $199
Minus column
- Renewal lands $50 over FL Registered Agent.org
2
2. FL Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent cost
Florida only
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
FL Registered Agent.org takes line 2 since $199 above the state fee at the start, $99 each year after.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $99 a year from year two
- $199 on top of the state fee
- No agent charge in year one
Minus column
- The home state needs a separate agent
3
3. Florida Registered Agent.io: best for one more registration
Florida only
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Florida Registered Agent.io takes line 3 since $199 above the state fee at the start, $99 each year after.
Same posted prices as FL Registered Agent.org.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $99 a year from year two
- $199 on top of the state fee
- No agent charge in year one
Minus column
- The home state needs a separate agent
The tally after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Prices as booked on November 13, 2026; every column carries one more renewal. No row overtakes another within ten years.
Run the tally yourself
Change the years to re-tally the rows.
Florida fee schedule
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
How the rows were ranked
Mainstay Filing beat FL Registered Agent.org on jobs ticked off, a 28% column.
Several states at one price outweighed FL Registered Agent.org's lower renewal.
Florida foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
Out-of-state LLCs send the Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027) to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section with a fee of $125. Provide certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation no older than 90 days.
Without registration, expect it cannot file its own lawsuits there (Fla. Stat. 605.0904(1)); a penalty range of $500 to $1,000; the fees it should have paid.
From: per dos.fl.gov (booked October 2026 to the ledger)
The do-it-yourself row
State fees alone come to $402.50 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Florida price questions
What does Florida charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$125 paid to the state, with $199 more if a service files it.
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 Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027), submitted to the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.
Does Florida want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 90 days: certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $138.75.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Within ten years, never: the order of the totals does not change.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Florida?
By our value sort the Florida rows run Mainstay Filing, FL Registered Agent.org and Florida Registered Agent.io, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
Source ledger
- August 2026 entry: Florida Department of State, Division, source dos.fl.gov
- August 2026 entry: Florida Department of State, Division, source dos.fl.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida yearly filing: Annual report, source flsenate.gov
- August 2026 entry: Florida report due date, source leg.state.fl.us
- August 2026 entry: Fla, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida formation fee: Filing fee, source dos.fl.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida formation fee: Filing fee, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida registered agent statute, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application, source form.sunbiz.org
- October 2026 entry: Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of, source flsenate.gov
- October 2026 entry: Form CR2E057, withdrawal, source form.sunbiz.org
- Mainstay Filing, Florida service page: entered November 13, 2026
- FL Registered Agent.org, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026
- Florida Registered Agent.io, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026