The Kentucky quotes
Service prices only. The $90 state fee applies to every quote.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee, wherever you register
Ranks first
$199 plus the state's fee, then $149 yearly
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing leads the board because $199 on top of the state fee, a free first registered agent year, then $149 a year.
Pay $100 more than Kentucky Registered Agent.co across three years and the recurring filings stop being your problem.
The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.
Quote includes
- The foreign registration filing
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- Good in all fifty states
Reads well
- Service charge of $199
- The fee does not change by state
- Agent free for the first year
Reads poorly
- $50 more each year for the agent
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2. Kentucky Registered Agent.co: best for a no-frills registration
Kentucky focus
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Quote 2: Kentucky Registered Agent.co. $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 per year.
Quote includes
- Registration done for you
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- No agent charge in year one
- $199 over the state fee
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- Kentucky only, so the home state needs its own agent
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3. KY Registered Agent.org: best for one added registration
Kentucky focus
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Quote 3: KY Registered Agent.org. $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 per year.
Year one and renewal both equal Kentucky Registered Agent.co's.
Quote includes
- Registration done for you
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- No agent charge in year one
- $199 over the state fee
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- Kentucky only, so the home state needs its own agent
Readings over time
Service fees only, from each company's prices sampled November 13, 2026. None of the quotes cross in ten years.
Try another time span
Readings for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because they match on every quote.
Government side of the board, Kentucky
The three-year state reading adds the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Costs with no fixed amount, such as newspaper publication, are noted but not summed.
How the ranking came out
Mainstay Filing wins filings handled per dollar, worth 30%, with Kentucky Registered Agent.co right behind.
Registering here involves at least two states, and one provider for both beat Kentucky Registered Agent.co.
Kentucky foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
Doing business in Kentucky with an LLC from another state takes the Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) (Form FBE), lodged at the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings for $90.
Ignoring registration risks no standing as plaintiff (KRS 14A.9-020(1)); a daily charge of $2.
Cited at: sos.ky.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Filing it yourself, measured
File it yourself and only state fees remain: $645 over three years. The service quotes add $397 to $497 for the paperwork.
Quick answers
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Kentucky?
$90 as the official fee, with $199 more if you hire a service.
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 Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) (Form FBE), lodged at the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The annual report, billed at $15.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Kentucky?
The top quote is Mainstay Filing, then Kentucky Registered Agent.co, then KY Registered Agent.org.
Logged references
- Kentucky Secretary of State: see sos.ky.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Kentucky Secretary of State: see sos.ky.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Kentucky report due date: see apps.legislature.ky.gov, sampled August 2026.
- KRS 275.025: see apps.legislature.ky.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Kentucky formation fee: Filing fee: see sos.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Kentucky registered agent statute: see apps.legislature.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Kentucky Secretary of State, business: see sos.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Form FBE, Certificate of Authority: see web.sos.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- KRS 14A.9-020, consequences of transacting: see apps.legislature.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- KRS 14A.9-010, authority to transact: see apps.legislature.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability: see revenue.ky.gov, sampled October 2026.
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Mainstay Filing Kentucky service page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Kentucky Registered Agent.co pricing page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the KY Registered Agent.org pricing page