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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026): Cost Calculator

Ohio foreign registration services, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199) and OH Registered Agent.org ($199) are the best value, in that order. The $99 that Ohio takes is constant; what varies is the $397 to $497 of service fees by year three.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Best value first, from our five-term calculation

Ohio: key outputs

Foreign filing fee$99ohiosos.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
First-year outputs$199Excludes state charges
Three-year band$397 to $497Renewals included
State side through year 3$99Independent of the service
Swap yearTotals stay apartNo service passes another

Ohio ranking

Results sit in value order, with inputs taken from company pages. The $99 state fee stays outside the service prices.
1

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

Top result
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$149/yr
Result at year 3$497
$199 on top of Ohio's $99; renewal $149

Mainstay Filing calculates best. $199 past what Ohio charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

The $100 premium over OH Registered Agent.org at year three buys coverage, and coverage decides the order.

No agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.

Inputs covered

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Fifty-state service

Adds up well

  • $199 for the registration
  • All fifty states covered

Adds up badly

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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2. OH Registered Agent.org: best for adding only one state

One-state service
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 on top of Ohio's $99; renewal $99

Position 2 is OH Registered Agent.org: $199 covers the registration and a year of agent service; every year after is $99.

Inputs covered

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

Adds up well

  • Starts at $199
  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Agent included to start

Adds up badly

  • Nothing outside this state

What each service adds up to

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2OH Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open OH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Built from prices published November 13, 2026: year one, then one more renewal in each later column. Ranked by running result, the order is steady for ten years.

The calculator

Enter a number of years and the calculator recomputes each service's running total.
3 years of fees calculate to Mainstay Filing $497, OH Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: OH Registered Agent.org.

Ohio fee list

InputAmountSource
Registration filing$99ohiosos.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
What the state collects by year 3$99Calculated from the inputs above
Three years of state charges mean one filing, two reports and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and similar costs are noted separately.

How the result came out

For Ohio, the deciding term was filing work in the price (27% of the formula), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.

How Ohio describes the foreign LLC registration fee and rules

The Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services accepts $99 and the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617) from out-of-state LLCs doing business in Ohio.

Skipping registration can bring a lost right to sue in Ohio courts (R.C. 1706.515(A)).

Cited at: codes.ohio.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

State fees only

Do-it-yourself result: $99 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $497 is what avoiding the forms costs.

Quick answers

What is the registration fee for a foreign LLC in Ohio?

$99 in state fees, not counting a service fee of $199.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $497 for three years of service.

Which form registers the LLC?

Complete Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617) and deliver it to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.

What recurring filing follows registration?

Nothing. Foreign LLCs have no recurring report here.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

Not in ten years: the order of the running totals does not change.

Which foreign registration service calculates best for Ohio?

Mainstay Filing calculates best, followed by OH Registered Agent.org.

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Input sources

  1. Check Ohio Rev against codes.ohio.gov; entered August 2026.
  2. Check Ohio formation fee: Filing fee against codes.ohio.gov; entered October 2026.
  3. Check Ohio registered agent statute against codes.ohio.gov; entered October 2026.
  4. Check Ohio Secretary of State, filing against ohiosos.gov; entered October 2026.
  5. Check Form 617, Registration of a against ohiosos.gov; entered October 2026.
  6. Check R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign against codes.ohio.gov; entered October 2026.
  7. Check R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing against codes.ohio.gov; entered October 2026.
  8. Number entered from the Mainstay Filing Ohio service page page on November 13, 2026
  9. Number entered from the OH Registered Agent.org pricing page page on November 13, 2026