3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Alabama (2026): Fee Schedule
Mainstay Filing ($199), Alabama Registered Agent.co ($199) and AL Registered Agent.org ($199) come out first, second and third among Alabama foreign registration services for 2026. Counting only service fees, three years of registration help cost $397 to $497, on top of Alabama's $150.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Ordered on five measures: charges 39%, duties 31%, three smaller ones after that
Summary of fees
Government registration fee$150sos.alabama.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$199Provider charges alone
Three-year range$397 to $497Year one and two renewals
State side through year 3$150The same for every service
Point of equal costNot in ten yearsOrder is fixed for ten years
Alabama: schedules, best value first
Columns give year one, the charge after that and the three-year total. Add Alabama's $150 to whichever schedule you pick.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same charge in each state
Ranked first
$199 for registration, $149 for the agent after that
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$497
Mainstay Filing comes first because a $199 fee beyond the state's, no registered agent charge in year one, then $149 a year.
Choosing Alabama Registered Agent.co would save $100 over three years and leave more duties with you.
The state's share is the filing, the reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Anything the state leaves unpriced is described, not totaled.
What settled it
Duties inside the charge put Mainstay Filing first. That measure is 31% of the order, and charges over three years, charge at renewal, point of equal cost and fee disclosure make up the rest.
Registering here involves at least two states, and one provider for both beat Alabama Registered Agent.co.
The Alabama foreign LLC registration fee and rules, in the state's own words
Doing business in Alabama through an LLC from elsewhere means filing the Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration with the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division, at $150.
Staying unregistered may bring a bar on suing as plaintiff in Alabama courts until it registers (Ala. Code 10A-1-7.21(a)).
Skip the service and the state is the only one to bill you: $150 over three years. A service lays $397 to $497 over that for the paperwork.
Quick answers
What does Alabama charge a foreign LLC to register?
$150 at the filing office, with $199 on top if you hire help.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.
Which form completes the registration?
Complete Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Application for Registration and send it to the Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division.
Which recurring filing comes after registration?
The business privilege tax return, which has no fee.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
Not in ten years: the order of running totals does not change.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Alabama?
Schedule one is Mainstay Filing, then Alabama Registered Agent.co, then AL Registered Agent.org.