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3 Best LLC Services in Texas (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for LLC services in Texas in 2026: Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Texas Registered Agent.ai takes the call: $199 plus the Texas filing fee, first-year registered agent service included, then $99 a year.
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Best here

1. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a Texas LLC with no plans to expand

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.4 out of 10

The desk picks Texas Registered Agent.ai: Texas formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Texas yourself every year.

Add up three years and it undercuts Mainstay Filing, and cost is one of our two heaviest criteria.

In the price

  • The formation filing
  • The first year as your registered agent

Strengths

  • Year-two agent price: $99
  • Year-one registered agent service is in the price
  • $199 service fee, then the state fee

Cons

  • No Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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All-in price

2. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and Public Information Report in a single price

$199 a year plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.0 out of 10

Runner-up, Mainstay Filing: $199 a year gets you the Texas formation, a year of registered agent service and the Public Information Report, and it renews at $199.

Mainstay files the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report for you when you renew. Texas wants no fee, by May 15, and a late filing tacks on $50; Mainstay hands the state's fee through at cost.

Texas Registered Agent.ai undercuts Mainstay Filing by $200 over three years, and that is why Mainstay sits lower on cost.

In the price

  • Your LLC formation, handled
  • Registered agent service for the full year
  • Public Information Report, filed by Mainstay
  • EIN application handled

Strengths

  • One $199 yearly price that takes in the Public Information Report
  • $199 on renewal, nothing extra
  • Texas's fee passes through at cost
  • EIN application comes with the package

Cons

  • Its agent renews at $100 a year more than Texas Registered Agent.ai
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Lower renewal than Mainstay

3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for keeping it local in Texas

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 8.7 out of 10

Third, TX Registered Agent.org: Texas formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Texas yourself every year.

TX Registered Agent.org lines up with Texas Registered Agent.ai on price and plan features, so little divides them.

In the price

  • The formation filing
  • A first year of registered agent service

Strengths

  • Registered agent service for year one is covered
  • A $199 formation price, state fee on top
  • The agent costs $99 after year one

Cons

  • No Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 Texas Registered Agent.ai 9.4 $199 $99/yr A Texas-only LLC on a shoestring Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing 9.0 $199 $199/yr Formation, agent and Public Information Report in a single price Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 TX Registered Agent.org 8.7 $199 $99/yr A Texas-only LLC on a shoestring Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our editors assign each score out of 10 using the criteria on How we rank. Customer ratings play no part.

What a Texas LLC service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report filed on your behalf
Texas Registered Agent.ai $199 $99 $99 $397 No
Mainstay Filing $199 $199 $199 $597 Yes
TX Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 No

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Texas's $300 filing fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

Behind the order

Spend over three years made the call in Texas. The desk weighs spend over three years and work the price removes at 33% each and gives what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display the remaining 34%.

Texas Registered Agent.ai comes to $397 over three years, $200 less than Mainstay Filing. Mainstay would file the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report too, but an owner can do that alone at no cost, so the lower price won.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Texas LLC filing fee and form: the official numbers

It takes $300 to file the Certificate of Formation (Form 205) with the Texas Secretary of State. Every service here adds that fee at cost on top of its own price.

After you form: keeping the Texas LLC in order

Send in the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year, by May 15. There is no fee. Late means $50 extra. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Texas LLC service: reader questions

What will setting up an LLC in Texas cost you?

$300 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What do you file to create the LLC?

The Certificate of Formation (Form 205), sent to the Texas Secretary of State.

Does a Texas LLC have to line up a registered agent on day one?

Yes. Texas expects a registered agent from the start, with a street address inside the state.

What keeps coming due once a Texas LLC exists?

One filing: the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, every year, due May 15, free of charge.

Does the service price take care of the EIN?

Mainstay Filing builds it into the yearly price. Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org tack on $99. The IRS never charges for an EIN.

Who is our pick for an LLC service in Texas?

Texas Registered Agent.ai, since $199 to form, state fee extra, then $99 a year for the agent.

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Where the numbers came from

  1. Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source, last checked October 2026
  2. Texas report due date, last checked August 2026
  3. Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.005, last checked August 2026
  4. Texas registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  5. Texas Registered Agent.ai: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  6. Mainstay Filing: Texas service page, as of November 12, 2026
  7. TX Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026