Wisconsin: ordered by value
Figures come from each company's own pricing. Add the $100 state fee to any row.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that keep adding states
Top of the tally
$199 plus state fee, then $149/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Best value for Wisconsin is Mainstay Filing: a $199 service fee in any state with the first agent year included.
Carried to year three it totals $100 more than WI Registered Agent.org; the jobs it covers outweigh that on our sort.
Year one carries no agent charge; $149 a year follows.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Registered agent, year one free
- The same price nationwide
Gains
- No price change by state
- A free first year of agent service
- $199, with state fees on top
Minus column
- Agent renewal of $149 is $50 above WI Registered Agent.org
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2. WI Registered Agent.org: best for a budget registration
One-state plan
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 2, WI Registered Agent.org, books this way: a $199 filing fee and a $99 agent renewal in Wisconsin.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Then $99 annually
- Only $199 to register
- Year one of the agent comes with it
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3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state filer
One-state plan
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 3, Wisconsin Registered Agent.co, books this way: a $199 filing fee and a $99 agent renewal in Wisconsin.
Its published prices equal WI Registered Agent.org's.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Only $199 to register
- Year one of the agent comes with it
- Then $99 annually
What each row adds up to
Year one and then renewals, per the prices read November 13, 2026. No row overtakes another within ten years.
Tally your own timeline
Set the years and the calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row.
Wisconsin 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.
Notes on the order
Mainstay Filing ranks first on jobs ticked off, worth 28%, with WI Registered Agent.org next.
Registering here involves at least two states, and a single provider for both beat WI Registered Agent.org.
Wisconsin foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
Registration takes the Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), delivered to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services with $100.
Official text: see dfi.wi.gov, entered October 2026 in the ledger
Skipping the service
With no service you pay the state $230 over three years and handle every form. Hiring costs $397 to $497 more for that work.
Questions about these totals
What does Wisconsin charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$100 for the filing itself, before service fees of $199.
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 Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $65.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
They never cross in ten years, so the year-one order holds.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Wisconsin?
By our value sort the Wisconsin rows run Mainstay Filing, WI Registered Agent.org and Wisconsin Registered Agent.co, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
Source ledger
- August 2026 entry: Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, source dfi.wi.gov
- August 2026 entry: Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, source dfi.wi.gov
- August 2026 entry: Wisconsin report due date, source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- August 2026 entry: Wis, source dfi.wi.gov
- October 2026 entry: Wisconsin formation fee: Filing fee, source dfi.wi.gov
- October 2026 entry: Wisconsin registered agent statute, source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- October 2026 entry: DFI Form 521, foreign registration, source dfi.wi.gov
- October 2026 entry: DFI file online, source dfi.wi.gov
- October 2026 entry: Wis, source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- October 2026 entry: DFI Form 524, withdrawal of, source dfi.wi.gov
- November 2026 entry: Wis, source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- Mainstay Filing Wisconsin service page, prices entered November 13, 2026
- WI Registered Agent.org pricing page, prices entered November 13, 2026
- Wisconsin Registered Agent.co pricing page, prices entered November 13, 2026