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3 Best LLC Services in Texas (2026): Price Table

In the 2026 table of LLC formation services for Texas, the top three are Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Pick any entry and three years cost $397 to $597; the $300 filing fee in Texas is added regardless.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

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

Table summary

  • Government formation fee$300sos.texas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • Year-1 range$199Government fees not counted
  • Price band, three years$397 to $597Opening year plus two more
  • State side through year 3$300Filing, reports and any minimum tax
  • Entries swap inEntries keep their placesNothing changes rank

Texas table, ranked

Entries sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $300 state fee stays outside the entry prices.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for the most filing work per dollar

    Top of the table
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$199/yr
    • Three-year cell$597

    $199 yearly plus $300 to the state

    Mainstay Filing is entry one. Formation, registered agent and Public Information Report are all part of $199 a year, which renews at $199.

    Paying $200 more than Texas Registered Agent.ai over three years takes the recurring filings off your hands.

    Texas asks nothing for the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, and the service asks nothing extra.

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Registered agent for twelve months
    • Public Information Report, filed when due
    • EIN application prepared
    • Nothing added to state charges

    In its favor

    • $199 covers the full package
    • The EIN application is taken care of
    • Year two is $199

    Against it

    • $100 more a year than Texas Registered Agent.ai after year one
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for the smallest bill over three years

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

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    Texas Registered Agent.ai holds place 2 because $199 to start with the first agent year included, then $99 a year.

    Its price stops before the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report.

    Price buys

    • The Texas formation filing
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Starts at $199
    • Then $99 per year
    • First agent year included

    Against it

    • The price skips the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report
    • $99 extra for the EIN
    See Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for owners who prepare their own reports

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

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    TX Registered Agent.org holds place 3 because $199 to start with the first agent year included, then $99 a year.

    Its price stops before the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report.

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

    Price buys

    • The Texas formation filing
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Starts at $199
    • Then $99 per year
    • First agent year included

    Against it

    • The price skips the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report
    • $99 extra for the EIN
    See TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Totals over time

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595See Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3TX Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as published November 13, 2026; year one first, then each renewal added. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Choose your own span

Change the years to recalculate, with the EIN application as an option.
3 years of fees come to Mainstay Filing $597, Texas Registered Agent.ai $397, TX Registered Agent.org $397. Least spent: Texas Registered Agent.ai.

The government side, Texas

ChargeCellSource
Filing to form the LLC$300sos.texas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Repeating report feeNo chargecomptroller.texas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Late filing charge$50comptroller.texas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees summed, years 1 to 3$300Filing, 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.

What settled the order

Mainstay Filing takes filing work per row, worth 30%, with Texas Registered Agent.ai close behind.

Having the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report filed on your behalf counted for more than Texas Registered Agent.ai's smaller three-year total.

With the EIN application in the math, the swap comes in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Texas LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the official source

To form the LLC: the Certificate of Formation (Form 205), $300, sent to the Texas Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Cited at: sos.texas.gov [read October 2026, table note]

Filing it yourself

$300 in state fees is the least three years can cost. The table shows what each service piles on ($397 to $597).

Quick answers

What do LLC formation services charge in Texas?

$199 for the service and $300 for the state.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Service totals after three years: $397 to $597.

How much does Texas charge to file an LLC?

It costs $300 to file, using the Certificate of Formation (Form 205).

What does Texas charge each year after formation?

Following formation, the table shows Texas wanting the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report each year for no charge, May 15.

Is the EIN application included in the price?

Entry by entry: Mainstay Filing (included), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($99) and TX Registered Agent.org ($99).

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

The entries do not swap places in the first ten years.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Texas?

Mainstay Filing, which wins on filing work per row. Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org follow.

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Where this came from

  1. Figure for Texas yearly filing: Annual report confirmed at comptroller.texas.gov during October 2026.
  2. Figure for Texas report due date confirmed at statutes.capitol.texas.gov during August 2026.
  3. Figure for Tex confirmed at sos.texas.gov during August 2026.
  4. Figure for Texas registered agent statute confirmed at sos.texas.gov during October 2026.
  5. Texas service page, as printed by Mainstay Filing on November 13, 2026
  6. pricing page, as printed by Texas Registered Agent.ai on November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page, as printed by TX Registered Agent.org on November 13, 2026