The ordered tally
Rows ranked by value from company price pages. The $100 state fee is kept out of the rows.
1. New Jersey Registered Agent.co: best for a budget registration
Top of the tally
$199 plus the $100 state fee; renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row one is New Jersey Registered Agent.co, because $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
On the three-year column, the biggest weight in the sort, it beats Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- $99 a year from year two
- A free agent year at the start
Minus column
- Nothing outside this state
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies on the grow
All fifty states
$199 plus the $100 state fee; renewal $149
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing takes line 2 since $199 over the state fee, registered agent free in year one, then $149/yr after.
On the three-year tally it trails New Jersey Registered Agent.co by $100.
From year two the agent row bills $149 a year.
Included lines
- The foreign filing, booked
- Registered agent, year one free
- Any state, one fee
Gains
- No price change by state
- No registered agent charge in year one
- $199 to file the registration
Minus column
- New Jersey Registered Agent.co renews its agent $50 lower
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3. Registered Agent NJ.org: best for another in-state filer
One-state plan
$199 plus the $100 state fee; renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
In third place, Registered Agent NJ.org, where $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
New Jersey Registered Agent.co posts the same prices.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- $99 a year from year two
Minus column
- Nothing outside this state
The tally after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Read November 13, 2026. Each column adds another renewal. The ranking stays the same for ten years.
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State fees, cited
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 table is ordered this way
Three-year tally put New Jersey 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.
Three years with New Jersey Registered Agent.co add up to $397; Mainstay Filing runs $100 higher.
New Jersey foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC from elsewhere that does business in New Jersey needs the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC), filed with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury for $100. Enclose good standing certificate.
Official text: from njportal.com, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
The zero-service option
The do-it-yourself bottom line is $250 in state fees across three years. Each service books its own extra on top, $397 to $497 over the same period.
New Jersey price questions
What does New Jersey charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$100 as the official fee, before service fees of $199.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three-year service tallies: $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC), submitted to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury.
Does New Jersey want a document from the home state?
Yes: good standing certificate.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $75.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Not within ten years; no row overtakes another.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for New Jersey?
The New Jersey tally reads New Jersey Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and Registered Agent NJ.org from top to bottom.
Where the entries come from
- New Jersey Division of Revenue, booked August 2026 via njportal.com
- New Jersey Division of Revenue, booked August 2026 via njportal.com
- New Jersey report due date, booked August 2026 via njleg.state.nj.us
- New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered, booked October 2026 via nj.gov
- New Jersey formation fee: Filing, booked October 2026 via pub.njleg.gov
- New Jersey registered agent statute, booked October 2026 via pub.njleg.gov
- NJ Division of Revenue, Business, booked October 2026 via njportal.com
- NJ Division of Revenue, fee, booked October 2026 via nj.gov
- Public Records Filing for New, booked October 2026 via nj.gov
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the New Jersey Registered Agent.co pricing page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Mainstay Filing New Jersey service page
- Booked November 13, 2026 from the Registered Agent NJ.org pricing page