Foreign registration price tables - Florida
3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Florida (2026): Price Table
Table order: Sorted by three-year cost (40%) and filing work covered (30%), then renewal gap, crossover year and cell clarity. Table method
Table summary
- Fee at the filing office$125flsenate.gov [read October 2026, table note]
- First-year cells$199Provider charges alone
- Cells at year three$397 to $497Opening year plus two more
- State side through year 3$402.50Official figures alone
- Break-even yearNone within ten yearsNo entry passes another
Florida price table
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing
Top of the table- Year-1 cell$199
- Cell for later years$149/yr
- Three-year cell$497
$199 on top of Florida's $125; renewal $149
Mainstay Filing is the first entry in Florida: registering in Florida costs $199 plus state fees, and the first agent year is already paid.
The $100 difference from Florida Registered Agent.io at year three buys coverage, and coverage settles the order.
No agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.
Price buys
- Registration handled for you
- Registered agent costs nothing in year one
- Fifty-state service
In its favor
- Agent free for the first year
- $199 plus the state's fee
- One price in every state
Against it
- $50 above Florida Registered Agent.io at renewal
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2. Florida Registered Agent.io: best for a basic registration
Local entry- Year-1 cell$199
- Cell for later years$99/yr
- Three-year cell$397
$199 on top of Florida's $125; renewal $99
Florida Registered Agent.io holds place 2 because $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.
Price buys
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
In its favor
- Agent renews at $99
- Agent service at no cost in year one
- Service fee of $199
Against it
- Nothing outside this state
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3. FL Registered Agent.org: best for adding a single state
Local entry- Year-1 cell$199
- Cell for later years$99/yr
- Three-year cell$397
$199 on top of Florida's $125; renewal $99
FL Registered Agent.org holds place 3 because $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.
Florida Registered Agent.io lists identical prices.
Price buys
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
In its favor
- Agent renews at $99
- Service fee of $199
- Agent service at no cost in year one
Against it
- Nothing outside this state
See FL Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Cumulative cost by year
| No. | Entry | Year 1 cell | Year 2 cell | Year 3 cell | Year 5 cell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainstay Filing | $199 | $348 | $497 | $795 | See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
| 2 | Florida Registered Agent.io | $199 | $298 | $397 | $595 | See Florida Registered Agent.ioPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
| 3 | FL Registered Agent.org | $199 | $298 | $397 | $595 | See FL Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
Choose your own span
State fees with sources
| Charge | Cell | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to register | $125 | flsenate.gov [read October 2026, table note] |
| Annual report | $138.75 | dos.fl.gov [read October 2026, table note] |
| What the state collects by year 3 | $402.50 | Calculated from the lines above |
Notes on the order
For Florida, the deciding column was filing work per row (30% of the sort), where Mainstay Filing finished ahead.
Several states for one price beat Florida Registered Agent.io's lower renewal.
Florida foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the official source
To register: the Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027), the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section, $125. The filing needs certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation issued inside 90 days.
What skipping it may cost: being unable to bring its own claims in Florida (Fla. Stat. 605.0904(1)); civil fines of $500 to $1,000; the fees it would have paid.
As printed: dos.fl.gov [read October 2026, table note]
If you skip the service
Going alone costs $402.50 paid to the state across three years; services at $397 to $497 are what you pay to skip the forms.
Questions
What does registering a foreign LLC in Florida cost?
$125 in state fees, while hiring a service adds $199.
What do these entries add up to over three years?
Service totals after three years: $397 to $497.
Which form carries out the registration?
Use Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida (Form CR2E027), lodged with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section.
Must a document from the home state accompany the Florida filing?
Yes, one issued within 90 days: certificate of existence (or record of similar import) from the jurisdiction of formation.
Which recurring filing follows registration?
It is the annual report, charged at $138.75.
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 Florida?
By the five-column test the Florida order is Mainstay Filing, Florida Registered Agent.io and FL Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work per row.
Related tables
Where this came from
- dos.fl.gov is the reference behind Florida Department of State, Division, read in August 2026.
- dos.fl.gov is the reference behind Florida Department of State, Division, read in August 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida yearly filing: Annual report, read in October 2026.
- leg.state.fl.us is the reference behind Florida report due date, read in August 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Fla, read in August 2026.
- dos.fl.gov is the reference behind Florida formation fee: Filing fee, read in October 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida formation fee: Filing fee, read in October 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida registered agent statute, read in October 2026.
- form.sunbiz.org is the reference behind Form CR2E027, foreign LLC application, read in October 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida Statutes 605.0902, certificate of, read in October 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida Statutes 605.0905, activities that, read in October 2026.
- flsenate.gov is the reference behind Florida Statutes 605.0904, consequences of, read in October 2026.
- form.sunbiz.org is the reference behind Form CR2E057, withdrawal, read in October 2026.
- Price cells copied from Mainstay Filing Florida service page, November 13, 2026
- Price cells copied from Florida Registered Agent.io pricing page, November 13, 2026
- Price cells copied from FL Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026