Georgia: ordered by value
Service prices only. The $235 state fee is identical in every row.
1. Georgia 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
Georgia Registered Agent.co books the first line, since $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Georgia registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $199 on top of the state fee
- First-year agent service is covered
- Agent renews at $99 after that
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and the ones after
Most included
Service $199, agent renewal $149
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing is second: the Georgia filing at $199 plus state fees, agent covered in year one.
Carried three years it sits $100 above Georgia Registered Agent.co, and cost is 39% of the sort.
Year one carries no agent charge; $149 a year follows.
Included lines
- The registration filing
- Registered agent, year one free
- Fifty-state coverage
Gains
- $199 to file the registration
- No registered agent charge in year one
- The fee is identical in every state
Minus column
- A pricier agent renewal at $149
3
3. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a second local line
Local line
Service $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 3, GA Registered Agent.org, books this way: $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
Georgia Registered Agent.co posts the same prices.
Included lines
- Georgia registration filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- Agent renews at $99 after that
- $199 on top of the state fee
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
Running tally by year
Read November 13, 2026. Each column adds another renewal. None of the totals cross in ten years.
Break-even calculator
Choose a number of years to see each row's total by then.
Official state fees
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.
Why the Georgia rows sit where they do
Three-year tally put Georgia 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.
Georgia Registered Agent.co takes the cost column at $397 for three years, with Mainstay Filing $100 higher.
Georgia foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
Registration takes the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241), delivered to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division with $235.
Skipping it can lead to it cannot file its own lawsuits there (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).
Per official page sos.ga.gov, ledger date October 2026 noted
Filing on your own
State fees alone come to $355 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Quick answers
What does Georgia charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$235 for the filing itself, with $199 more if a service files it.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $497 across the rows, with state fees left out.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241), submitted to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual registration costs $60.
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 Georgia?
Georgia Registered Agent.co ranks first on three-year tally, then Mainstay Filing and GA Registered Agent.org.
What each entry rests on
- Georgia Secretary of State fee (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Georgia report due date (law.justia.com), tallied August 2026
- Georgia Secretary of State Corporations (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Georgia registered agent statute (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Georgia Secretary of State, how (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Form CD 241, application for (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Form CD 555, application for (sos.ga.gov), tallied October 2026
- Georgia Registered Agent.co, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing, Georgia service page: entered November 13, 2026
- GA Registered Agent.org, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026