Foreign registration price tables - Ohio

2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026): Price Table

Reading down the 2026 Ohio table, the order is Mainstay Filing ($199) and OH Registered Agent.org ($199). Ohio charges $99 to register. The service cells add $397 to $497 across three years.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team · Table updated November 13, 2026

Table order: Entries are placed by five columns; cost carries 40% and coverage 30%

Ohio at a glance

Fee to register the foreign LLC$99ohiosos.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Opening cells$199Provider charges alone
Year-3 range$397 to $497First year and both renewals
State side through year 3$99Equal in every entry
Ranks change inNo swapSteady ranking

Ohio: prices, best value first

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $99 state fee has to be added separately.

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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state
Entry one
- Year-1 cell$199
- Cell for later years$149/yr
- Three-year cell$497
Year one $199; later years $149

Mainstay Filing is entry one. $199 on top of the state fee, free agent service in year one, then $149 a year.
OH Registered Agent.org would save $100 over three years and leave more filing work with you.
Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.
Price buys
- Registration handled for you
- Fifty-state service
In its favor
- Service charge of $199
- The fee does not change by state
Against it
- Agent renews at $149, $50 above OH Registered Agent.org
See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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2. OH Registered Agent.org: best for a basic registration
Local entry
- Year-1 cell$199
- Cell for later years$99/yr
- Three-year cell$397
Year one $199; later years $99

OH Registered Agent.org is ranked second. $199 to register and a year of agent service, then $99 yearly.
Price buys
- Registration delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
In its favor
- $199 on top of the state fee
- A modest $99 renewal
- Year-one agent covered
Against it
- Ohio only, so the home state needs its own agent
See OH 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	OH Registered Agent.org	$199	$298	$397	$595	See OH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year one plus renewals, using prices read November 13, 2026. The order of totals stays fixed for ten years.

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Ohio fee list

Charge	Cell	Source
Registration filing	$99	ohiosos.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Three-year state total	$99	Sum of the lines above

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.

Notes on the order

Filing work per row put Mainstay Filing first. That column is 30% of the sort, and three-year row total, renewal gap, row crossover and cell clarity make up the remainder.

With the LLC in two states, coverage decided the order.

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

An LLC from another state that does business in Ohio files the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617) at the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services for $99.

What skipping it may cost: a block on lawsuits it files in Ohio (R.C. 1706.515(A)).

Source: codes.ohio.gov [read October 2026, table note]

If you skip the service

Going alone costs $99 paid to the state across three years; services at $397 to $497 are what you pay to skip the forms.

Quick answers

What does registering a foreign LLC in Ohio cost?

$99 as the official fee, and a service fee of $199 if you use one.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), lodged with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

Nothing. Foreign LLCs file no recurring report in this state.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Ohio?

Top to bottom: Mainstay Filing and OH Registered Agent.org.

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Where this came from

For Ohio Rev the source is codes.ohio.gov (August 2026).
For Ohio formation fee: Filing fee the source is codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
For Ohio registered agent statute the source is codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
For Ohio Secretary of State, filing the source is ohiosos.gov (October 2026).
For Form 617, Registration of a the source is ohiosos.gov (October 2026).
For R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign the source is codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
For R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing the source is codes.ohio.gov (October 2026).
Ohio service page, as printed by Mainstay Filing on November 13, 2026
pricing page, as printed by OH Registered Agent.org on November 13, 2026