Alabama quote board
Ranked by the
lab method. No quote includes the $150 state fee.
1. AL Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest annual agent quote
Top quote
$199 on top of Alabama's $150; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Top quote: AL Registered Agent.org. $397 in service fees over three years.
Its three-year reading is below Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost carries 36% of the ranking.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- $199 over the state fee
- Agent renews at $99
- No agent charge in year one
Reads poorly
- Alabama only, so the home state needs its own agent
2
2. Alabama Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state filer
Local quote
$199 on top of Alabama's $150; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Alabama Registered Agent.co holds spot 2 because $397 in service fees over three years.
AL Registered Agent.org publishes the same prices.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Agent renews at $99
- $199 over the state fee
- No agent charge in year one
Reads poorly
- Alabama only, so the home state needs its own agent
3
3. Mainstay Filing: best for same cost in each state
Any state
$199 on top of Alabama's $150; renewal $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing holds spot 3 because the Alabama filing at $199 plus state fees, first agent year covered.
Three years cost $100 more here than at AL Registered Agent.org.
After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.
Quote includes
- The foreign registration filing
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- A price that holds across states
Reads well
- Registered agent is free in year one
- The fee does not change by state
- $199 plus the state's fee
Reads poorly
- $50 more each year for the agent
Running totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. None of the quotes cross in ten years.
Run your own reading
How long will the company run? Set the years and compare.
Alabama state fees (official)
State reading = filing fee + reports in years 2 and 3 + any minimum tax. Items without a fixed amount stay out of the sum.
The reading behind Alabama
For Alabama, the deciding term was measured three-year cost (36% of the ranking), where AL Registered Agent.org came out ahead.
AL Registered Agent.org takes the cost term with $397 over three years, while Mainstay Filing needs $100 more.
Alabama foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
Registration: the Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration, the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division, $150.
Operating unregistered can bring Alabama courts will not hear its claims (Ala. Code 10A-1-7.21(a)).
Quoted text: revenue.alabama.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Without a service
Cost of filing yourself: $150 to the state over three years. Service readings of $397 to $497 are the price of avoiding the forms.
Alabama price questions, answered
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Alabama?
$150 in state fees, plus a service fee of $199.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
Service readings after three years: $397 to $497.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration, lodged at the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The business privilege tax return, which has no fee.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Alabama?
AL Registered Agent.org, which wins on measured three-year cost. Then Alabama Registered Agent.co and Mainstay Filing.
Logged references
- Bench note on Alabama formation fee: Filing fee: alison.legislature.state.al.us, October 2026.
- Bench note on Alabama formation fee: Filing fee: sos.alabama.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Alabama formation fee: Name reservation: sos.alabama.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Alabama formation fee: Name reservation: alison.legislature.state.al.us, October 2026.
- Bench note on Alabama registered agent statute: alisondb.legislature.state.al.us, October 2026.
- Bench note on Alabama Secretary of State, LLC: sos.alabama.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Foreign LLC Application for Registration: sos.alabama.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Secretary of State Online Services: alabamainteractive.org, October 2026.
- Bench note on Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01: alison.legislature.state.al.us, October 2026.
- Bench note on Department of Revenue, business privilege: revenue.alabama.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.21: alison.legislature.state.al.us, November 2026.
- Quote source: AL Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026
- Quote source: Alabama Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026
- Quote source: Mainstay Filing Alabama service page, November 13, 2026