Ohio board, ranked
Each quote shows year one, the price from year two and the three-year reading. Ohio's $99 is added to any quote.
1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest annual agent quote
Best reading
Opening $199; later years $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
OH Registered Agent.org ranks first. Reading: registration with Ohio through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
A three-year reading under Mainstay Filing's earns the top quote.
Quote includes
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- $199 for the registration
- A modest $99 renewal
- First agent year included
Reads poorly
- The home state needs a different agent
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states over time
Nationwide
Opening $199; later years $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing ranks second. Reading: $199 to file, no agent charge in year one, one price in every state.
Its reading is $100 above OH Registered Agent.org's at year three, and cost is 36% of the ranking.
The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.
Quote includes
- Registration done for you
- Fifty-state service
Reads well
- The fee does not change by state
- $199 plus the state's fee
Reads poorly
- Agent renews at $149, $50 above OH Registered Agent.org
Readings over time
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. Readings keep one order for ten years.
Try another time span
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.
What settled the order
OH Registered Agent.org wins measured three-year cost, worth 36%, with Mainstay Filing right behind.
On the three-year column OH Registered Agent.org sits at $397, a $100 difference from Mainstay Filing.
Ohio foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
An LLC formed elsewhere registers in Ohio before it does business there. The filing is the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), delivered to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services with $99.
If it never registers: no lawsuits as plaintiff in Ohio courts until it registers (R.C. 1706.515(A)).
Official wording: codes.ohio.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
If you skip the service
State fees alone read $99 for three years, which is the floor. The board shows what each service adds ($397 to $497).
About these readings
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Ohio?
$99 to the state, 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 Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), lodged at the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
Nothing: foreign LLCs file no recurring report here.
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 Ohio?
By the five-part test the Ohio quotes run OH Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, led by OH Registered Agent.org on measured three-year cost.
Logged references
- Ohio Rev: see codes.ohio.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Ohio formation fee: Filing fee: see codes.ohio.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Ohio registered agent statute: see codes.ohio.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Ohio Secretary of State, filing: see ohiosos.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Form 617, Registration of a: see ohiosos.gov, sampled October 2026.
- R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign: see codes.ohio.gov, sampled October 2026.
- R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing: see codes.ohio.gov, sampled October 2026.
- OH Registered Agent.org pricing page, sampled November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing Ohio service page, sampled November 13, 2026