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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Delaware (2026): Price Table

In the 2026 table of foreign registration services for Delaware, the top three are Delaware Registered Agent.ai ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and DE Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. The $200 registration fee in Delaware is common to every entry; service cells read $397 to $497 by year three.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Cost 40%, coverage 30%, three smaller columns (how the table is sorted)

Delaware: the main figures

  • Fee at the filing office$200delcode.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • What year one costs$199The state fee is separate
  • Year-3 range$397 to $497Provider charges for three years
  • State total, years 1 to 3$1,000Equal in every entry
  • Break-even yearNone within ten yearsSteady ranking

The Delaware entries

Placed by the table method. The $200 state fee is not folded into any entry.

  1. 1. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for a basic registration

    Ranked first
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that

    Delaware Registered Agent.ai is entry one. $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.

    Cost decides this one: three years here cost less than three years with Mainstay Filing.

    Price buys

    • The Delaware registration filing
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • Starts at $199
    • Then $99 a year

    Against it

    • A second provider is needed at home
    See Delaware Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

    All fifty states
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$497

    $199 for registration, $149 for the agent after that

    Entry 2 is Mainstay Filing. Registering in Delaware costs $199 plus state fees, and the first agent year is already paid.

    At year three it sits $100 behind Delaware Registered Agent.ai.

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

    Price buys

    • Registration handled for you
    • Registered agent costs nothing in year one
    • Fifty-state service

    In its favor

    • No agent charge in year one
    • Service charge of $199
    • The fee does not change by state

    Against it

    • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Delaware Registered Agent.ai
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. DE Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent renewal

    Delaware only
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that

    Below that, DE Registered Agent.org: $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.

    Year-one and renewal cells both equal Delaware Registered Agent.ai's.

    Price buys

    • The Delaware registration filing
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Then $99 a year
    • Starts at $199
    • Agent included to start

    Against it

    • A second provider is needed at home
    See DE Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Running totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Delaware Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595See Delaware Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3DE Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See DE Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Year one plus renewals, using prices read November 13, 2026. No entry passes another within ten years.

Cost calculator

Totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are omitted because every entry owes the same ones.
3 years of fees come to Delaware Registered Agent.ai $397, Mainstay Filing $497, DE Registered Agent.org $397. Least spent: Delaware Registered Agent.ai.

Delaware state fees (official)

ChargeCellSource
Registration filing$200delcode.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual LLC tax$400corp.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Three-year state total$1,000Filing, reports and any tax
Filing, two further reports and any minimum tax make up the three-year state figure on this table. Anything the state leaves unpriced is described instead of added.

The sort behind Delaware

Weight 40%: three-year row total. That column separated the top two.

Delaware Registered Agent.ai adds up to $397 over three years, a $100 saving next to Mainstay Filing.

Delaware foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the official source

The Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations receives $200 and the Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company from out-of-state LLCs operating in Delaware. Enclose certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation from the last 180 days.

Without registration: Delaware courts closed to its own claims (6 Del. C. 18-907(a)).

Official wording: corp.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]

Without a service

With no service, Delaware still bills $1,000 over three years and every form lands on your desk. Services charge $397 to $497 to lift that work.

Questions

What does registering a foreign LLC in Delaware cost?

$200 as the official fee, before a service fee of $199.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

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

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, lodged with the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations.

Must a document from the home state accompany the Delaware filing?

Yes, one issued within 180 days: certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

It is the Annual LLC tax, charged at $400.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

Not within ten years: the running totals keep the same order.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Delaware?

Delaware Registered Agent.ai ranks first, ahead of Mainstay Filing and DE Registered Agent.org.

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Where this came from

  1. Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation: corp.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  2. Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation: corp.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  3. Delaware yearly filing: HB 400: legis.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  4. Delaware report due date: delcode.delaware.gov, as of August 2026.
  5. 6 Del: delcode.delaware.gov, as of August 2026.
  6. Delaware registered agent statute: delcode.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  7. Foreign LLC registration form: corpfiles.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  8. Delaware Code Title 6, chapter: delcode.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  9. Division of Corporations fee schedule: corpfiles.delaware.gov, as of October 2026.
  10. Entry taken from Delaware Registered Agent.ai pricing page, November 13, 2026
  11. Entry taken from Mainstay Filing Delaware service page, November 13, 2026
  12. Entry taken from DE Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026