Pennsylvania: ordered by value
Each row carries year one, the later-year price and the three-year total. Pennsylvania's $250 is booked on top.
1. PA Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent cost
Row one
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
PA Registered Agent.org books the first line, since service fees add up to $397 over three years.
On the three-year column, the biggest weight in the sort, it beats Mainstay Filing.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- A modest renewal of $99
- A service fee of $199
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
2
2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that keep adding states
All fifty states
Year one $199, year two on $149
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Row 2, Mainstay Filing, books this way: $199 to file, no agent charge in year one, and the same price in every state.
A $100 three-year gap to PA Registered Agent.org fixes this row.
Agent renewal is $149 per year wherever you register.
Included lines
- Registration prepared and filed
- One fee, every state
Gains
- Adds $199 to the state fee
- Fifty states covered
Minus column
- Renewal lands $50 over PA Registered Agent.org
3
3. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: best for one more registration
Local line
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 3, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, books this way: service fees add up to $397 over three years.
Its published prices equal PA Registered Agent.org's.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- A service fee of $199
- A modest renewal of $99
Minus column
- Another company is needed for the home state
Totals carried year by year
Year one and then renewals, per the prices read November 13, 2026. None of the totals cross in ten years.
Tally your own timeline
Change the years to re-tally the rows.
Pennsylvania 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.
Notes on the order
Three-year tally put PA Registered Agent.org 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.
PA Registered Agent.org nets $397 after three years, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.
Pennsylvania foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
The Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations receives the Foreign Registration Statement (DSCB:15-412) and $250 from out-of-state LLCs working in Pennsylvania.
Trading while unregistered risks Pennsylvania's courts will not hear its own claims (15 Pa.C.S. 411(b)).
Cited: from pa.gov, recorded October 2026 as a ledger line
If you file it yourself
State fees alone come to $264 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $497.
Questions about these totals
What does Pennsylvania charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$250 for the filing itself, before service fees of $199.
What do three years of service add up to?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Foreign Registration Statement (DSCB:15-412), submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $7.
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 Pennsylvania?
The first line belongs to PA Registered Agent.org, the second to Mainstay Filing and the third to Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co.
Sources and price pages
- August 2026 entry: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau, source pa.gov
- August 2026 entry: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau, source pa.gov
- August 2026 entry: 15 Pa.C.S. § 8821, source pa.gov
- October 2026 entry: Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, source pa.gov
- October 2026 entry: Pennsylvania registered agent statute, source legis.state.pa.us
- October 2026 entry: Pennsylvania DOS, foreign associations, source pa.gov
- October 2026 entry: Foreign Registration Statement, DSCB:15-412, source pa.gov
- October 2026 entry: Commercial registered office providers, source pa.gov
- November 2026 entry: 15 Pa.C.S. 411, registration to, source legis.state.pa.us
- November 2026 entry: Pennsylvania Department of State, general, source pa.gov
- PA Registered Agent.org, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing, Pennsylvania service page: entered November 13, 2026
- Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026