Mainstay Filing ($199), TX Registered Agent.org ($199) and Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) come out first, second and third among Texas LLC formation services for 2026. Service charges alone reach $397 to $597 by year three; Texas separately collects $300 to file.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Best value first, using our five-part order
Summary of fees
State charge to form the LLC$300sos.texas.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$199State fee billed separately
Years 1 to 3 added$397 to $597First year with two more
State side through year 3$300Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Cost lines cross inDoes not occurRanking does not change
Ranked schedules
Service fees only. Every schedule is subject to the same $300 state fee.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for forming and keeping the LLC on one invoice
Leads the list
$199 a year, and $300 to the state
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597
In Texas, Mainstay Filing is the best value since formation, registered agent and Public Information Report all sit inside $199 a year, renewing at $199.
Paying $200 above TX Registered Agent.org across three years takes the repeating filings off your plate.
It files the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report for you at no state fee.
Three years of state charges come to the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs without a fixed amount, newspaper publication for example, are mentioned in the text and excluded from the sum.
How the order came out
Weight 31%: duties inside the charge. That measure separated the top two.
Having the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report filed for you outweighed TX Registered Agent.org's smaller three-year charges.
If you need the EIN application, the schedules cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past TX Registered Agent.org.
The Texas LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
The LLC exists once the Texas Secretary of State accepts the Certificate of Formation (Form 205) and $300. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
As written: sos.texas.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
State fees only
$300 is the floor for three years, all of it state fees. Above that floor, services add $397 to $597.
Common questions
What do LLC formation services charge in Texas?
Budget $199 plus $300 in state fees.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.
How much does Texas bill to file an LLC?
Plan on $300 to file, using the Certificate of Formation (Form 205).
What does Texas bill each year after formation?
The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report costs nothing each year, due May 15.
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Mainstay Filing, nothing added, TX Registered Agent.org, plus $99 and Texas Registered Agent.ai, plus $99.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
No point of equal cost inside ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Texas?
Mainstay Filing is first, with TX Registered Agent.org and Texas Registered Agent.ai behind it.