Sources and Method

Every price is from the provider’s own registered agent page. Providers are cited by name and read date, not linked.

Provider prices

Read October 20, 2026, with a saved copy of each page. A provider with no published price on its site is left out. Three-year totals are the first-year price plus two renewals at the published renewal price; where no renewal price is published we show none.

Mainstay Filing

Mainstay Filing pricing, FAQ and services pages, read October 25, 2026. The $149 price is for registered agent service alone.

Which providers are in each state

A provider appears for a state if it ranked in Google’s top 20 for “cheapest registered agent {state}” on 20 October 2026 or the AI Overview named it, plus the four names seen in every state.

State rules

Agent requirements, statutes and change-of-agent fees are from each state’s code and Secretary of State forms, checked October 2026.

By state

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming