Texas quote board
Prices come from each company's own pricing. Add the $300 state fee separately.
1. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for the smallest opening quote
Top quote
$199 to form, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
For Texas, Texas Registered Agent.ai gives the best value: $199 for the formation, $99 yearly for the agent after that.
Its three-year reading is below Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost carries 36% of the ranking.
The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report is not part of its quote.
Quote includes
- Articles of organization, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- A modest $99 renewal
- Opens at $199
- First agent year included
Reads poorly
- Preparing the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report remains a job you keep
- EIN add-on: $99
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2. TX Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer
Texas only
$199 to form, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Next on the board, TX Registered Agent.org: $199 for the formation, $99 yearly for the agent after that.
The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report is not part of its quote.
Its quotes match Texas Registered Agent.ai's exactly.
Quote includes
- Articles of organization, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Opens at $199
- First agent year included
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- Preparing the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report remains a job you keep
- EIN add-on: $99
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3. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep you can ignore
Nationwide
$199 a year plus the $300 state fee
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $199/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $597
Mainstay Filing ranks third. Reading: filing, registered agent and Public Information Report are all inside $199 a year, renewing at $199.
A $200 difference from Texas Registered Agent.ai at year three sets its position.
The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report is filed for you, and carries no state fee.
Quote includes
- Formation delivered to the state office
- Registered agent, for twelve months
- Public Information Report, filed as it falls due
- The EIN application, prepared
- Official fee, nothing added
Reads well
- No increase on renewal ($199)
- Flat at $199
- No extra fee for the EIN application
Reads poorly
- Renews $100 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
Year-by-year readings
Year one plus renewals, using prices sampled November 13, 2026. No break-even appears inside ten years.
Bench calculator
Choose a number of years and every quote's cumulative cost appears; tick the box to add the EIN application for each provider.
Texas 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.
What settled the order
Weight 36%: measured three-year cost. That term separated the top two quotes.
$397 across three years for Texas Registered Agent.ai, which saves $200 against Mainstay Filing.
Add the EIN application to the math and the crossing moves to year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Texas Registered Agent.ai.
Texas LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the source
The Texas Secretary of State takes $300 along with the Certificate of Formation (Form 205), per Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.005. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Cited at: sos.texas.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Without a service
Going without a service, you still owe Texas $300 across three years and you handle every form. The services bill $397 to $597 for that work.
Common questions
What do LLC formation services charge in Texas?
Budget $199 plus $300 in state fees.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
Anywhere from $397 to $597 for three years of service.
How much does Texas take to file an LLC?
Filing costs $300, using the Certificate of Formation (Form 205).
What does Texas bill each year after formation?
Zero annually for the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, deadline described as May 15.
Is the EIN application part of the quote?
Texas Registered Agent.ai adds $99, TX Registered Agent.org adds $99 and Mainstay Filing includes it.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No crossing within ten years; no quote passes another.
Which LLC formation service ranks best in Texas?
By the five-part test the Texas quotes run Texas Registered Agent.ai, TX Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, led by Texas Registered Agent.ai on measured three-year cost.
Logged references
- Reference for Texas yearly filing: Annual report: comptroller.texas.gov, logged October 2026.
- Reference for Texas report due date: statutes.capitol.texas.gov, logged August 2026.
- Reference for Tex: sos.texas.gov, logged August 2026.
- Reference for Texas registered agent statute: sos.texas.gov, logged October 2026.
- Logged November 13, 2026: Texas Registered Agent.ai pricing page
- Logged November 13, 2026: TX Registered Agent.org pricing page
- Logged November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing Texas service page