Ranked quotes
Prices come from each company's own pricing. Add the $50 state fee separately.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for same cost in each state
Best reading
$199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing reads best in Michigan: $199 beyond Michigan's own fee, then $149 a year for the agent.
Its three-year reading is $100 above Michigan Registered Agent.co's, and the extra filings it handles outweigh that in the ranking.
After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Good in all fifty states
Reads well
- All fifty states covered
- $199 plus the state's fee
Reads poorly
- Agent renews at $149, $50 above Michigan Registered Agent.co
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2. Michigan Registered Agent.co: best for adding exactly one state
In-state provider
$199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Michigan Registered Agent.co fills quote 2: registration with Michigan through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
Quote includes
- Registration done for you
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- A modest $99 renewal
- $199 plus the state fee
- Year-one agent covered
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3. MI Registered Agent.org: best for one added registration
In-state provider
$199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
MI Registered Agent.org fills quote 3: registration with Michigan through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
Quote for quote, it ties Michigan Registered Agent.co.
Quote includes
- Registration done for you
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Year-one agent covered
- A modest $99 renewal
- $199 plus the state fee
Readings over time
Prices as published November 13, 2026; year one, then renewals added in turn. No break-even appears inside ten years.
Try another time span
The calculator adds year one and renewals for each quote once you set the years.
Michigan state fees (official)
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.
The reading behind Michigan
Mainstay Filing read better than Michigan Registered Agent.co on filings handled per dollar, a 30% term.
Registering here involves at least two states, and one provider for both beat Michigan Registered Agent.co.
Michigan foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division receives $50 and the Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan (for foreign limited liability companies) (Form CSCL/CD 760) from out-of-state LLCs active in Michigan. Add certificate of good standing dated within 30 days.
Operating unregistered can bring it cannot bring claims of its own (MCL 450.5007(1)).
As written: michigan.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Without a service
With no service, three years read $100 in state fees. Each service adds its own quote, $397 to $497 over the same period.
Michigan price questions, answered
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Michigan?
$50 as the official fee, plus $199 if you pay a service for year one.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan (for foreign limited liability companies) (Form CSCL/CD 760), lodged at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division.
Is a document from the home state required by Michigan?
Yes, no more than 30 days old: certificate of good standing.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The annual statement, billed at $25.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
Not in ten years: the order of the cumulative costs does not change.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Michigan?
From the top of the board: Mainstay Filing, Michigan Registered Agent.co and MI Registered Agent.org.
Logged references
- Michigan Department of Licensing and traces to michigan.gov (August 2026).
- Michigan Department of Licensing and traces to michigan.gov (August 2026).
- Michigan report due date traces to michigan.gov (August 2026).
- MCL 450.4202 traces to legislature.mi.gov (August 2026).
- Michigan formation fee: Filing fee traces to michigan.gov (September 2026).
- Michigan formation fee: Filing fee traces to legislature.mi.gov (September 2026).
- Michigan registered agent statute traces to legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
- LARA limited liability company forms traces to michigan.gov (October 2026).
- MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority traces to legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
- MCL 450.5008, activities that are traces to legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
- MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting traces to legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Mainstay Filing Michigan service page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Michigan Registered Agent.co pricing page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the MI Registered Agent.org pricing page