Wisconsin quote board
Ranked by the
lab method. No quote includes the $100 state fee.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing
Best reading
$199 on top of Wisconsin's $100; renewal $149
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Mainstay Filing reads best in Wisconsin: a $199 service charge in any state, first agent year included.
The $100 premium over WI Registered Agent.org at year three buys coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.
The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- The same fee in each state
Reads well
- Helpful if another state follows
- The first agent year is covered
- Service charge of $199
Reads poorly
- $50 above WI Registered Agent.org at renewal
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2. WI Registered Agent.org: best for a single added state
Wisconsin focus
$199 on top of Wisconsin's $100; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, WI Registered Agent.org: $397 in service fees over three years.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Service fee of $199
- Agent included to start
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- Wisconsin only, so the home state needs its own agent
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3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state filer
Wisconsin focus
$199 on top of Wisconsin's $100; renewal $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: $397 in service fees over three years.
Quote for quote, it ties WI Registered Agent.org.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- A modest $99 renewal
- Service fee of $199
- Agent included to start
Reads poorly
- Wisconsin only, so the home state needs its own agent
Year-by-year readings
Service fees only, from each company's prices sampled November 13, 2026. The ranking by cumulative cost is stable for ten years.
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Wisconsin fee schedule
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.
Why quote one is quote one
Mainstay Filing wins filings handled per dollar, worth 30%, with WI Registered Agent.org right behind.
Several states at one price beat WI Registered Agent.org's lower renewal.
Wisconsin foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
Doing business in Wisconsin with an LLC from another state takes the Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), lodged at the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services for $100.
Quoted text: dfi.wi.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
The no-service reading
Going without a service, you still owe Wisconsin $230 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 Wisconsin?
$100 at the state office, before service fees of $199.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
Year one plus two renewals reads $397 to $497.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company (Form 521), lodged at the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The annual report, billed at $65.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Wisconsin?
The top quote is Mainstay Filing, then WI Registered Agent.org, then Wisconsin Registered Agent.co.
Logged references
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Wisconsin report due date: see docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Wis: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled August 2026.
- Wisconsin formation fee: Filing fee: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Wisconsin registered agent statute: see docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, sampled October 2026.
- DFI Form 521, foreign registration: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled October 2026.
- DFI file online: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Wis: see docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, sampled October 2026.
- DFI Form 524, withdrawal of: see dfi.wi.gov, sampled October 2026.
- Wis: see docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, sampled November 2026.
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Mainstay Filing Wisconsin service page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the WI Registered Agent.org pricing page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Wisconsin Registered Agent.co pricing page