Flat-fee registered agent: is the price really flat?
Mainstay Filing is a flat fee: $149 a year, $149 the next, with state fees passed through at cost. Of the 19 other providers priced here, 14 show a flat price and 4 step up after the first year.
Mainstay Filing
$149 a year, every year
- There is no add-on menu: no EIN add-on, no operating-agreement upcharge, no rush tier and no compliance plan
- State fees are passed through at cost and shown before you pay
- The first three government mailings a year are scanned free; after that a per-piece fee applies
Mainstay Filing pricing, FAQ and services pages, read October 25, 2026. The registered agent address is not a business mailing address and cannot stand in for one, for example for bank verification.
Every provider, flat or teaser
| Provider | Advertised | After year 1 | Flat or teaser? | What the page says it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstay Filing | $149 | $149 | Flat | Registered agent all year; same-business-day scan of service of process; first three government mailings a year scanned free |
| IncParadise | $89 | $89 | Flat | Its state page also lists a $40/yr pre-pay special. More |
| MyCompanyWorks | $119 | not published | Unclear | Documents scanned to an account dashboard; filing reminders |
| Northwest Registered Agent | $125 | $125 | Flat | Its address on public filings; scans of state and legal mail; up to 5 pieces of other business mail scanned free a year; domain, website, email and phone line More |
| InCorp Services | $129 | $129 | Flat | Same-day electronic service of process; compliance calendar; entity monitoring More |
| MyLLC | $129 | $129 | Flat | As low as $87/yr if you prepay five years. More |
| RegisteredAgents.com | $129 | $129 | Flat | Online document portal |
| ResidentAgents.com | $129 | $129 | Flat | Service of process received and scanned the same business day More |
| Bizee | $149 | $149 | Flat | Compliance notifications; its address on the public record More |
| CorpNet | $149 | $149 | Flat | Price only More |
| MyUSACorporation | $149 | $149 | Flat | Payable in advance, per its page. |
| Standard Filings | $199 | $199 | Flat | Its page says $199/yr in any state. More |
| Registered Agents Inc | $200 | $200 | Flat | Business address, annual report filing and same-day document scans, per its order page More |
| LegalZoom | $249 | $249 | Flat | Alerts when mail arrives; documents scanned and uploaded; annual report reminders More |
| doola | $297 | $297 | Flat | Alerts for legal documents and government notices |
| Swyft Filings | $596 | $596 | Flat | Billed $149 per quarter, which is $596 a year. More |
| FreeRegisteredAgent.com | $0 | $129 | Teaser | Compliance alerts, per its Illinois page More |
| Launch Registered Agent | $34.99 | $48.99 | Teaser | Document scanning and upload; client portal; annual report reminders |
| Harbor Compliance | $99 | $159 | Teaser | Documents delivered to a client portal; annual report reminders More |
| ZenBusiness | $99 | $199 | Teaser | Document receipt, scanning and upload to a dashboard; email notifications More |
The questions people ask
Is the $125/year a teaser rate or does it increase?
Northwest’s registered agent page, read October 20, 2026, shows $125 a year and says the price has not gone up in 20 years. It is not a teaser by its own page, though it adds $100 a year per state for five or more states.
Is $149 a teaser rate?
No, for Mainstay Filing. A registered agent alone, for a company that is already formed, is $149 a year. That plan does not include the annual report. It renews at $199 a year, with no rate that jumps at renewal and no new line items.
Is a $39 LLC package a teaser?
The package price is real, but it is not the registered agent price. $39 plus the state fee, with its registered agent service included the first year, then $125 a year; annual report filing is an extra $100 plus the state fee. See advertised against checkout price.
Which registered agent prices are teasers?
4 of the 19 providers priced here show a higher price after year one: ZenBusiness ($99 then $199), Harbor Compliance ($99 then $159), FreeRegisteredAgent.com ($0 then $129) and Launch Registered Agent ($34.99 then $48.99).
What should a flat fee include?
At least the legal address, service of process forwarded promptly and a way to see it. See what is in a flat fee for what each page lists.
More: the teaser-rate explainer.
Flat fees by state
| State | Priced | Flat | Teaser | Lowest flat price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| Alaska | 7 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Arizona | 8 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| California | 8 | 5 | 3 | $125 |
| Colorado | 8 | 6 | 2 | $125 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Delaware | 7 | 6 | 1 | $89 |
| Florida | 9 | 5 | 3 | $125 |
| Georgia | 7 | 5 | 2 | $125 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Idaho | 7 | 5 | 2 | $125 |
| Illinois | 9 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| Indiana | 8 | 6 | 2 | $125 |
| Iowa | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Kansas | 5 | 4 | 1 | $125 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 2 | $125 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 2 | $125 |
| Maine | 9 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| Maryland | 7 | 5 | 2 | $125 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | 1 | $89 |
| Michigan | 7 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 7 | 3 | $89 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| Missouri | 9 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| Montana | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 6 | 1 | $125 |
| Nevada | 8 | 7 | 1 | $125 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 7 | 2 | $125 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 7 | 1 | $125 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 8 | 1 | $125 |
| New York | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 6 | 3 | $125 |
| North Dakota | 9 | 7 | 2 | $125 |
| Ohio | 9 | 8 | 1 | $89 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 2 | $125 |
| Oregon | 8 | 7 | 1 | $125 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 7 | 1 | $89 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 6 | 2 | $125 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 2 | $125 |
| South Dakota | 6 | 5 | 1 | $89 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 1 | $89 |
| Texas | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Utah | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Vermont | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Virginia | 8 | 5 | 3 | $125 |
| Washington | 8 | 5 | 3 | $125 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 2 | $125 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 1 | $125 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 6 | 2 | $125 |