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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026): Fee Schedule

We rank Ohio foreign registration services for 2026 as OH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), best value first. Registration in Ohio costs $99. Three years of service charges add $397 to $497.

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Schedules ordered by: Charges count 39% and duties 31% (the full order)

Fees in brief

Government registration fee$99ohiosos.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$199Before state fees
Three-year range$397 to $497Three years of service fees
State side through year 3$99Not used in the order
Totals even out inNo equal pointOrder is fixed for ten years

The Ohio schedules

Ordered by how we order. The $99 state fee is not folded into any schedule.
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1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for one more state, nothing extra

Schedule one

$199 to register, $99 yearly after

Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$397

In Ohio, OH Registered Agent.org is the best value since the filing costs $199 and includes a year of agent service; after that, $99 a year.

Cost settles it: three years here bill less than three years with Mainstay Filing.

Duties the charge covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service in the first year

Charges in its favor

  • No agent charge in year one
  • Then $99 a year
  • $199 for the registration

Charges against it

  • The home state needs a different agent
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

Most duties covered

$199 to register, $149 yearly after

Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$497

Following that, Mainstay Filing: $199 for the filing in any state, with the opening statutory agent year included.

Three years bill $100 more here than at OH Registered Agent.org.

Agent charge from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Duties the charge covers

  • The foreign registration filing
  • Fifty-state service

Charges in its favor

  • $199 plus the state's fee
  • One charge in every state

Charges against it

  • OH Registered Agent.org bills $50 less for the agent
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Charges over time

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1OH Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Check OH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's charges as of November 13, 2026. None of the schedules cross in ten years.

Try other years

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Billed over 3 years: OH Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Smallest total: OH Registered Agent.org.

Ohio fee list

LineChargeSource
Registration filing$99ohiosos.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
State fees over three years$99Filing, reports and any tax
We total only what the state prices: the filing fee, two further reports and any minimum tax. Publication and similar costs are noted separately.

What settled it

OH Registered Agent.org did better than Mainstay Filing on charges over three years, a 39% measure.

OH Registered Agent.org totals $397 at year three, $100 under Mainstay Filing.

The Ohio foreign LLC registration fee and rules, in the state's own words

An LLC formed elsewhere has to register in Ohio before it does business there. The paperwork is the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services together with $99.

Ignoring the requirement can lead to dismissal of its own lawsuits in Ohio (R.C. 1706.515(A)).

Official text: codes.ohio.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

Filing it yourself

The do-it-yourself bill is $99 to the state across three years. Paying $397 to $497 to a service buys your time back.

Quick answers

What does Ohio charge a foreign LLC to register?

$99 to the state, before any service charge of $199.

What do these schedules add up to over three years?

$397 to $497 across the schedules, not counting state fees.

Which form completes the registration?

Complete Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617) and send it to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.

Which recurring filing comes after registration?

None. Foreign LLCs file no recurring report here.

When does one schedule pass another in total charges?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Ohio?

OH Registered Agent.org, which wins on charges over three years. Mainstay Filing follow.

Related schedules

Fee sources

  1. codes.ohio.gov is the basis for Ohio Rev, as of August 2026.
  2. codes.ohio.gov is the basis for Ohio formation fee: Filing fee, as of October 2026.
  3. codes.ohio.gov is the basis for Ohio registered agent statute, as of October 2026.
  4. ohiosos.gov is the basis for Ohio Secretary of State, filing, as of October 2026.
  5. ohiosos.gov is the basis for Form 617, Registration of a, as of October 2026.
  6. codes.ohio.gov is the basis for R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign, as of October 2026.
  7. codes.ohio.gov is the basis for R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing, as of October 2026.
  8. pricing page as OH Registered Agent.org listed it on November 13, 2026
  9. Ohio service page as Mainstay Filing listed it on November 13, 2026