GA Registered Agent.org takes the top spot because the Georgia registration is $199 and includes year one as agent, with $99 a year after that.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
Across three years its total is under Mainstay Filing's, and that counts for a lot in our scoring.
In the price
- Filing with the state
- A first year as your registered agent
Good
- An agent price of $99 in year two
- $199 for the service, state fee extra
- The registered agent role is free for the first year
Watch for
- Georgia only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
Mainstay Filing makes the list at number two because $199 prepares the Georgia registration and the registered agent role costs nothing in year one, then $149 a year.
Past the free first year, agent service runs $149 a year, and that holds in every state.
GA Registered Agent.org undercuts it by $100 across three years, which leaves Mainstay Filing second on cost.
In the price
- The foreign registration handled on your behalf
- Registered agent service is free for the first year
- Free scans of served papers on the same business day
Good
- $199 service fee, with the state's fee added
- Papers served on the company are scanned the same business day at no charge
- The same price in each of the fifty states
- No charge for registered agent service in year one
Watch for
- The agent is $149 a year after year one, $50 above GA Registered Agent.org
Georgia Registered Agent.co makes the list at number three because the Georgia registration is $199 and includes year one as agent, with $99 a year after that.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
The published prices and features of GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co are identical, so the order between them is a coin flip between solid options.
In the price
- Filing with the state
- The first year as registered agent
Good
- A $199 price on top of the registration fee
- Keeps the agent for $99 a year from year two
- Covers your first year of registered agent service
Watch for
- Georgia only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
The 3 picks side by side
Filing Shortlist sets each score out of 10 itself, using the criteria on How we rank; no customer ratings feed in.
Georgia foreign registration service pricing in 2026: first year, renewals, three-year total
Every price comes from the company's own pages as of November 12, 2026. The $235 Georgia registration fee comes on top of each row and is left out of the totals.
Why GA Registered Agent.org is first
On Filing Shortlist's shortlist, three-year price and what the price covers carry 28% each and renewal terms, fit for the state and price clarity share the other 44%. In Georgia, three-year price made the difference.
GA Registered Agent.org adds up to $397 over three years, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing. Both services include year one, which left the renewal price to settle the order.
Every criterion and weight is set out on How we rank.
Registering a foreign LLC in Georgia: fee, form and office
Registration goes to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division on the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241). The state fee is $235.
Each year after that, the company files the annual registration for $60, due between January 1 and April 1.
What to have ready before you file
- The company's exact legal name and its formation date in the home state.
- A registered agent at a street address in the state. Every company on this shortlist can be that agent.
- Payment of the $235 state fee with the filing.
- A reminder in your own calendar for the annual registration and its $60 fee.
The cost of skipping Georgia registration
An unregistered out-of-state LLC cannot sue in Georgia courts (O.C.G.A. 14-2-1502).
Common questions about Georgia foreign registration services
Must an LLC from another state register in Georgia?
It must, once it does business in the state. An unregistered company cannot sue in the state's courts until it does.
What is the full price of a foreign LLC registration in Georgia?
The state fee is $235, and service fees run $199.
What is the Georgia foreign registration form called?
It is the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form CD 241), submitted to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
Does a registered foreign LLC still need a registered agent?
Yes. The company keeps a registered agent in the state, at a street address there, for as long as it stays registered.
Which foreign registration services made this shortlist?
GA Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($199), listed from the top pick down.
Which service leads the Georgia foreign registration shortlist?
GA Registered Agent.org, because $199 above the state fee gets the company registered in Georgia, and the agent renews at $99.
Where the figures come from
- Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025 and annual registration guide (checked again October 2026)
- Georgia report due date (checked again August 2026)
- Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule Rev. 8/2025, effective September 6, 2025 (checked again October 2026)
- Georgia registered agent statute (checked again October 2026)
- Georgia Secretary of State, how to register a foreign entity (checked again October 2026)
- Form CD 241, application for certificate of authority (checked again October 2026)
- Form CD 555, application for withdrawal (checked again October 2026)
- Pulled from GA Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Mainstay Filing: Georgia service page, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Georgia Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026