Ranked quotes
Quotes ranked by reading; every price comes from a company page. The $185 state fee is kept outside the quotes.
1. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a no-frills registration
Best reading
$199 to register, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Minnesota Registered Agent.co ranks first. Reading: $397 in service fees over three years.
It beats Mainstay Filing on the biggest term in the ranking, three-year cost.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- $99 a year for the agent after that
- No agent charge in year one
- $199 for the registration
Reads poorly
- Nothing outside this state
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee, wherever you register
Any state
$199 to register, $149 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing ranks second. Reading: a $199 service charge in any state, first agent year included.
Three years cost $100 more here than at Minnesota Registered Agent.co.
Agent quote from year two: $149 a year, in any state.
Quote includes
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- The same fee in each state
Reads well
- Registered agent is free in year one
- The fee does not change by state
- $199 above the state fee
Reads poorly
- $50 more each year for the agent
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3. MN Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state filer
Local quote
$199 to register, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
MN Registered Agent.org ranks third. Reading: $397 in service fees over three years.
Year one and renewal both equal Minnesota Registered Agent.co's.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- No agent charge in year one
- $199 for the registration
- $99 a year for the agent after that
Reads poorly
- Nothing outside this state
Readings over time
Service fees only, from each company's prices sampled November 13, 2026. The ranking by cumulative cost is stable for ten years.
Run your own reading
Change the years to take a new reading.
Government side of the board, Minnesota
Filing fee, plus the recurring report in years two and three, plus any minimum tax: that is the three-year state reading.
Why quote one is quote one
Minnesota Registered Agent.co read better than Mainstay Filing on measured three-year cost, a 36% term.
$397 across three years for Minnesota Registered Agent.co, which saves $100 against Mainstay Filing.
Minnesota foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
An out-of-state LLC lodges the Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota at the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services, for $185.
Ignoring registration risks no lawsuits as plaintiff in Minnesota courts until it registers (Minn. Stat. 322C.0808, subd. 1).
As written: revisor.mn.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
The no-service reading
Cost of filing yourself: $185 to the state over three years. Service readings of $397 to $497 are the price of avoiding the forms.
Quick answers
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Minnesota?
$185 at the state office, and our quotes add $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 Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota, lodged at the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The annual renewal, which has no fee.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
The quotes do not cross in the first ten years.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Minnesota?
Minnesota Registered Agent.co, which wins on measured three-year cost. Then Mainstay Filing and MN Registered Agent.org.
Logged references
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota report due date traces to sos.state.mn.us (August 2026).
- Minn traces to revisor.mn.gov (August 2026).
- Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee traces to sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota registered agent statute traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign traces to sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Foreign LLC certificate of authority traces to sos.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences traces to revisor.mn.gov (October 2026).
- pricing page at Minnesota Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026
- Minnesota service page at Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026
- pricing page at MN Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026