Delaware: quotes, best value first
Prices come from each company's own pricing. Add the $200 state fee separately.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again
Top quote
$199 on top of Delaware's $200; renewal $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
For Delaware, Mainstay Filing gives the best value: a $199 service charge in any state, first agent year included.
Pay $100 more than DE Registered Agent.org across three years and the recurring filings stop being your problem.
Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.
Quote includes
- Registration completed for you
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- One fee wherever you register
Reads well
- The fee does not change by state
- First-year agent service included
- $199 for the registration
Reads poorly
- $50 above DE Registered Agent.org at renewal
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2. DE Registered Agent.org: best for a low-reading registration
Delaware only
$199 on top of Delaware's $200; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, DE Registered Agent.org: $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 per year.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- No agent charge in year one
- $199 for the registration
- Then $99 a year
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3. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for a nearby service
Delaware only
$199 on top of Delaware's $200; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, Delaware Registered Agent.ai: $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 per year.
Quote for quote, it ties DE Registered Agent.org.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- $199 for the registration
- No agent charge in year one
- Then $99 a year
Readings over time
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. 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.
Official state charges
Every state row cites its official source. The three-year total combines the filing, the second-year and third-year reports and any minimum tax.
Why quote one is quote one
Mainstay Filing wins filings handled per dollar, worth 30%, with DE Registered Agent.org right behind.
With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.
Delaware foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
An out-of-state LLC lodges the Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company at the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, for $200. Attach certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation issued inside 180 days.
Operating unregistered can bring no lawsuits as plaintiff in Delaware courts until it registers (6 Del. C. 18-907(a)).
Official wording: corp.delaware.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
If you skip the service
Going without a service, you still owe Delaware $1,000 across three years and you handle every form. The services bill $397 to $497 for that work.
About these readings
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Delaware?
$200 to the state, before service fees of $199.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
Anywhere from $397 to $497 for three years of service.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, lodged at the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations.
Is a document from the home state required by Delaware?
Yes, no more than 180 days old: certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The Annual LLC tax, billed at $400.
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 Delaware?
The top quote is Mainstay Filing, then DE Registered Agent.org, then Delaware Registered Agent.ai.
Logged references
- Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation traces to corp.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation traces to corp.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Delaware yearly filing: HB 400 traces to legis.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Delaware report due date traces to delcode.delaware.gov (August 2026).
- 6 Del traces to delcode.delaware.gov (August 2026).
- Delaware registered agent statute traces to delcode.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Foreign LLC registration form traces to corpfiles.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Delaware Code Title 6, chapter traces to delcode.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Division of Corporations fee schedule traces to corpfiles.delaware.gov (October 2026).
- Mainstay Filing Delaware service page, sampled November 13, 2026
- DE Registered Agent.org pricing page, sampled November 13, 2026
- Delaware Registered Agent.ai pricing page, sampled November 13, 2026