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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Oregon (2026), No Fluff

Our 2026 ranking of foreign registration services in Oregon runs Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199), OR Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). Oregon charges $275 to register no matter who files, and services add $397 to $497 over three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team

Quick facts

The short of it
What the state charges to register
$275
Bring a home-state certificate?
No
Once you're registered
$275, annual report
Who we'd use
Oregon Registered Agent.co, OR Registered Agent.org then Mainstay Filing

Oregon: our ranking

The order comes from our five tests: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.

#1 Our top pick

1. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for registering in one place only

$199 to register, $99 a year for the agent after

Oregon Registered Agent.co is who we'd use first in Oregon, because you'll pay $199 over the state fee and get the agent free for year one, then $99 a year.

Its three-year total's under Mainstay Filing's, which makes it the first pick for a company that stays put.

What you get

  • Oregon registration filing
  • The first agent year's on them

Pluses

  • $99 a year from year two
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Year one of the agent comes with it

What's not

  • Oregon only, so your home state needs another agent
#2 Oregon specialist

2. OR Registered Agent.org: best for one added state, and that's it

$199 to register, $99 a year for the agent after

OR Registered Agent.org comes in second because you'll pay $199 over the state fee and get the agent free for year one, then $99 a year.

Price for price, it's a tie with Oregon Registered Agent.co.

What you get

  • Oregon registration filing
  • The first agent year's on them

Pluses

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • $99 a year from year two
  • Year one of the agent comes with it

What's not

  • Oregon only, so your home state needs another agent
#3 Works in all 50 states

3. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states down the road

$199 to register, $149 a year for the agent after

Mainstay Filing takes third place: it's $199 to register, with a free first registered agent year and $149 a year from then on.

Oregon Registered Agent.co is $100 less over three years, and that's enough to decide the order.

You don't pay for the registered agent the first year. From year two, it's $149 annually wherever you registered.

What you get

  • Registration, start to finish
  • Registered agent, waived for the first year
  • A flat fee in every state

Pluses

  • Same fee in every state
  • $199 on top of Oregon's fee
  • No registered agent fee in year one

What's not

  • Oregon Registered Agent.co renews its agent $50 lower

The numbers

#CompanyYear oneThenThree-year totalCovers
1 Oregon Registered Agent.co $199$99/yr$397oregon registration filing; The first agent year's on them See Oregon Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 OR Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397oregon registration filing; The first agent year's on them See OR Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Mainstay Filing $199$149/yr$497Registration, start to finish; registered agent, waived for the first year; A flat fee in every state See Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.

What you need to know

Does my LLC have to register here?

Before your LLC does business in Oregon. You register with the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, then you start working.

An unregistered LLC risks it can't sue in Oregon courts until it registers (ORS 63.704(1)).

go check oregonlegislature.gov, last confirmed October 2026

What's it cost to register?

The state charges $275, and a service adds $199.

Over three years the state's fees reach $825, counting any recurring report. go check sos.oregon.gov, last confirmed October 2026

What registers the LLC?

The form's the Application for Authority to Transact Business, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 110), and the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division gets it.

No home-state certificate is part of this filing.

What do I owe once I'm registered?

Expect the annual report: $275.

Straight from the state, the deadline is anniversary of the date authority was granted.

Why this order?

On money out the door in three years (35% of the score), Oregon Registered Agent.co wins.

We run five tests: money out the door in three years (35%), jobs the price actually covers (30%), no hunting for the price (14%), no surprise at renewal (11%) and where it works (10%).

Do the math: Oregon Registered Agent.co is $397 for three years, and that's $100 less than Mainstay Filing.

The five tests

What Oregon requires to register

WhatDetailCheck it
Registration fee $275go check sos.oregon.gov, last confirmed October 2026
Certificate from home Nogo check oregonlegislature.gov, last confirmed October 2026
Annual report $275go check oregonlegislature.gov, last confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years $825The rows above, added up

The last row is our math, not the state's: filing fee, plus the reports in years two and three, plus any minimum tax. If a cost has no fixed amount, like a newspaper notice, it's explained above and left out.

More questions

Do I still need an agent at home?

Each state sets its own rule, so keep an agent at home too. A provider that works in every state, like Mainstay Filing, can handle both.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Over three years you're looking at $397 at Oregon Registered Agent.co, $397 at OR Registered Agent.org, $497 at Mainstay Filing, with state fees on top.

Where do these numbers come from?

Each state fee links to its official page, and each service price comes from the company's own site.

Is a service required?

Not required. The state takes filings from owners.

Will a service file it for me?

Yes. Every pick files it, and the state fee's the same whichever you choose.

What's the best foreign registration service in Oregon?

Oregon Registered Agent.co is first: $199 files the registration, and from year two the agent's $99. Then comes OR Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

What's next

Don't take our word for it

  1. Don't take our word on Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation: sos.oregon.gov, August 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  2. Don't take our word on Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation: sos.oregon.gov, August 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  3. Don't take our word on Oregon report due date: oregon.public.law, August 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  4. Don't take our word on ORS 63.044 and ORS 63.047: oregonlegislature.gov, August 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  5. Don't take our word on Oregon formation fee: Filing fee: sos.oregon.gov, October 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  6. Don't take our word on Oregon Secretary of State, foreign: sos.oregon.gov, October 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  7. Don't take our word on Application for Authority, form instructions: sos.oregon.gov, October 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  8. Don't take our word on Registered agents and service of: sos.oregon.gov, October 2026, is where it's from, no filter
  9. Oregon Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  10. OR Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026
  11. Mainstay Filing Oregon service page, read November 13, 2026