Texas ledger, best value first
Ordered by our
value rule. No row includes the $300 state fee.
1. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for staying in one state
Top of the tally
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Texas Registered Agent.ai books the first line, since $199 in year one and $99 in every year after.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
You would handle the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report yourself.
Included lines
- State filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- $199 to get going
- Agent included for the first year
- Then $99 annually
Minus column
- You would do the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report on your own
- Add $99 for EIN help
2
2. TX Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state filer
One-state plan
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
TX Registered Agent.org takes line 2 since $199 in year one and $99 in every year after.
You would handle the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report yourself.
Line for line, it ties Texas Registered Agent.ai.
Included lines
- State filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Agent included for the first year
- $199 to get going
- Then $99 annually
Minus column
- You would do the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report on your own
- Add $99 for EIN help
3
3. Mainstay Filing: best for never touching the Public Information Report
Most included
$199 yearly and $300 to the state
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing takes line 3 since for $199 a year it files the formation, serves as registered agent and handles the Public Information Report.
Texas Registered Agent.ai nets $200 lower across three years, enough to sort ahead.
It also covers the free Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report.
Included lines
- Formation filed with the state
- Registered agent, full year
- Public Information Report, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- Official fee, nothing added
Gains
- EIN application covered
- Next year's bill is $199
- $199 a year takes in the whole bundle
Minus column
- Its renewal is $100 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
Running tally by year
Service fees only, from each company's prices read November 13, 2026. Within ten years no line passes another.
Run the tally yourself
Change the years to re-tally the rows; the box brings in each service's EIN charge.
What Texas itself charges
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
For Texas, the column that settled the top row was three-year tally (39% of the sort), where Texas Registered Agent.ai led.
Texas Registered Agent.ai takes the cost column at $397 for three years, with Mainstay Filing $200 higher.
Put the EIN application in the sum and Mainstay Filing overtakes Texas Registered Agent.ai in year 2.
Texas LLC filing fee and rules (official)
The Texas Secretary of State receives the Certificate of Formation (Form 205) and $300, under Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.005. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Cited: per sos.texas.gov (booked October 2026 to the ledger)
Skipping the service
State fees alone come to $300 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $597.
Questions about these totals
What does an LLC service cost in Texas?
The rows charge $199 up front, and the state adds $300.
What do three years of service add up to?
Three years of service total $397 to $597.
How much does Texas charge to file an LLC?
$300, which accompanies the Certificate of Formation (Form 205).
What does Texas charge each year after formation?
Zero annually for the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, filed by the cutoff May 15.
Is the EIN application included?
Texas Registered Agent.ai: $99; TX Registered Agent.org: $99; Mainstay Filing: no charge.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Not within ten years; no row overtakes another.
Which LLC service is the best value in Texas?
The Texas tally reads Texas Registered Agent.ai, TX Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing from top to bottom.
What each entry rests on
- Texas yearly filing: Annual report (comptroller.texas.gov), tallied October 2026
- Texas report due date (statutes.capitol.texas.gov), tallied August 2026
- Tex (sos.texas.gov), tallied August 2026
- Texas registered agent statute (sos.texas.gov), tallied October 2026
- Texas Registered Agent.ai pricing page, prices entered November 13, 2026
- TX Registered Agent.org pricing page, prices entered November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing Texas service page, prices entered November 13, 2026