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Rankings of registered agents, LLC formation and foreign registration services in all 50 states.

Registered agents · Nationwide

3 Best Registered Agents (2026)

Researched and written by the Launchwise Review editorial team
Launchwise Review grades the best registered agents for a 2026 launch, best grade first: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Nebraska Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and WI Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). Mainstay Filing earns the top grade across the country: one $149 yearly plan works in every state and renews at $149, and your first three government letters each year are scanned free.
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Highest national grade

1. Mainstay Filing: best for businesses in whichever state

$149 a year, flat

Our mark 9.3 out of 10

Top national grade, Mainstay Filing: one $149 yearly plan works in every state and renews at $149, and your first three government letters each year are scanned free.

Over three years it costs $150 more than Nebraska Registered Agent.co does in Nebraska. That buys one account for every state.

In the price

  • A street address in every state you file in
  • Free scan of served papers the same business day they arrive
  • No fee to scan the first three government mailings you get each year
  • Compliance reminders

Pros

  • All fifty states at $149
  • Does not rise when you renew
  • Same-day scanning of legal papers, no fee

Less good

  • Pricier than a local agent
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Read the Mainstay Filing launch review
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Best for Nebraska

2. Nebraska Registered Agent.co: best for Nebraska businesses

$99 a year, flat

Our mark 9.1 out of 10

Next, Nebraska Registered Agent.co: $99 a year, steady at renewal, for a launch that stays in Nebraska.

Nebraska is its home ground, so it fits a launch based there.

In the price

  • An in-state street address as the registered office
  • You get scans of served legal papers online

Pros

  • $99 a year, below the national pick
  • Steady from year to year
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Less good

  • Covers Nebraska only
  • The yearly report is not in the price
Visit Nebraska Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read the Nebraska Registered Agent.co launch review
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Best for Wisconsin

3. WI Registered Agent.org: best for Wisconsin businesses

$99 a year, flat

Our mark 9.0 out of 10

Then WI Registered Agent.org: $99 a year, steady at renewal, for a launch that stays in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin is its home ground, so it fits a launch based there.

In the price

  • The in-state address the state asks for
  • Papers served on the company are scanned and sent to your account

Pros

  • A lower opening price than the national pick
  • Stays at $99 on renewal
  • Served papers are scanned into your account

Less good

  • Made for Wisconsin; other states need another agent
  • You file the yearly report yourself
Visit WI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read the WI Registered Agent.org launch review

The 3 grades at a glance

Rank Service Our score Annual price Renewal price Best for Link
1 Mainstay Filing 9.3 $149 $149/yr Best for a launch in any state Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Nebraska Registered Agent.co 9.1 $99 $99/yr Best for Nebraska businesses Visit Nebraska Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 WI Registered Agent.org 9.0 $99 $99/yr Best for Wisconsin businesses Visit WI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
The 10-point grades are editorial, built from the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.

Registered Agent: three-year cost with 2026 prices

Service Year one Year two Year three Three-year total
Mainstay Filing $149 $149 $149 $447
Nebraska Registered Agent.co $99 $99 $99 $297
WI Registered Agent.org $99 $99 $99 $297
Every service price was copied from the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. A state service prices its home state only, and all of them pass the state's filing fee through at cost.

Why Mainstay Filing leads

Cost to launch and stay and launch paperwork handled count for 26% each, and renewal behavior, state match and price transparency share the final 48%. For a national list, reach is the tiebreaker: only one company here works in every state at a single price. Nebraska Registered Agent.co (Nebraska) and WI Registered Agent.org (Wisconsin) cost less than Mainstay over three years at home, so they take the second and third grades for launches there.

Do you need an agent in every state?

Registered agents work state by state: any state where your company is formed or registered needs its own agent on file. Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia treat the requirement differently, so open their state pages. A national company keeps every renewal in one account. A state specialist can cost less, but only inside its own state.

Our state lists

On a state page, Mainstay Filing is weighed against the agents based in that state, with the state's own fees, forms and due dates in view. Browse the state guides.

Quick answers about Registered Agents

Which registered agents grade highest for 2026?

Our 2026 grades, best first: Mainstay Filing, Nebraska Registered Agent.co and WI Registered Agent.org.

What does a registered agent cost?

Prices here go from $99 up to $149 a year.

Can one company cover every state?

Only Mainstay Filing. It covers all fifty states at one price; the state services here each cover one.

Are state fees in these prices?

No. The state's filing fee comes on top of every service and differs by state.

Why grade single-state services on a national list?

If your launch stays in one state, a local specialist may cost you less. Nebraska Registered Agent.co is our pick for Nebraska businesses; WI Registered Agent.org for Wisconsin businesses.

How did we grade them?

With five weighted criteria, explained on How we rank: cost to launch and stay, launch paperwork handled, renewal behavior, state match and price transparency.

See also

Sources and dates

  1. From Mainstay Filing: pricing and service pages, copied November 12, 2026
  2. From Nebraska Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, copied November 12, 2026
  3. From WI Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, copied November 12, 2026