Alaska: quotes, best value first
Service prices only. The $350 state fee applies to every quote.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing
Ranks first
Opening $199; later years $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing leads the board because $199 to file, no agent charge in year one, one price in every state.
The $100 premium over AK Registered Agent.org at year three buys coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.
Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.
Quote includes
- The foreign registration filing
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- Fifty-state service
Reads well
- Service charge of $199
- One price in every state
- The first agent year is covered
Reads poorly
- $50 above AK Registered Agent.org at renewal
2
2. AK Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest annual agent quote
Local quote
Opening $199; later years $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
AK Registered Agent.org holds spot 2 because registration with Alaska through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
Quote includes
- The Alaska registration filing
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Agent renews at $99
- First agent year included
- $199 plus the state fee
Reads poorly
- A second provider is needed at home
3
3. Alaska Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent renewal
Local quote
Opening $199; later years $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Alaska Registered Agent.co holds spot 3 because registration with Alaska through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
No price difference from AK Registered Agent.org.
Quote includes
- The Alaska registration filing
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Agent renews at $99
- First agent year included
- $199 plus the state fee
Reads poorly
- A second provider is needed at home
Running totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Company prices from November 13, 2026, accumulated by year. No break-even appears inside ten years.
Break-even test
Readings for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because they match on every quote.
Government side of the board, Alaska
State reading = filing fee + reports in years 2 and 3 + any minimum tax. Items without a fixed amount stay out of the sum.
How the ranking came out
Mainstay Filing wins filings handled per dollar, worth 30%, with AK Registered Agent.org right behind.
With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.
Alaska foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
An LLC formed elsewhere registers in Alaska before it does business there. The filing is the Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497), delivered to the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing with $350. Attach certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
An LLC that never registers may face Alaska courts will not hear its suits until it registers (AS 10.50.675(a)); a maximum of $10,000; back fees covering the unregistered stretch.
Cited at: akleg.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
The no-service reading
Cost of filing yourself: $550 to the state over three years. Service readings of $397 to $497 are the price of avoiding the forms.
Alaska price questions, answered
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Alaska?
$350 as the official fee, before service fees of $199.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
$397 to $497 across the quotes, not counting state fees.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Certificate of Registration, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 08-0497), lodged at the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
Is a document from the home state required by Alaska?
Yes: certificate of good standing (or equivalent) from the home state.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The biennial report, billed at $200.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No crossing within ten years; no quote passes another.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Alaska?
From the top of the board: Mainstay Filing, AK Registered Agent.org and Alaska Registered Agent.co.
Logged references
- August 2026 log entry for Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, from commerce.alaska.gov.
- August 2026 log entry for Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, from commerce.alaska.gov.
- August 2026 log entry for Alaska report due date, from commerce.alaska.gov.
- August 2026 log entry for Alaska Stat. §§ 10.50.070, 10.50.075, from akleg.gov.
- October 2026 log entry for Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration, from commerce.alaska.gov.
- October 2026 log entry for Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to, from akleg.gov.
- October 2026 log entry for Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.675 to, from akleg.gov.
- October 2026 log entry for Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to, from akleg.gov.
- October 2026 log entry for Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to, from akleg.gov.
- Alaska service page at Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026
- pricing page at AK Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026
- pricing page at Alaska Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026