Best registered agents
The agent who takes your legal papers, rated state by state on yearly amount, renewal and what the plan includes.
Registered Agent rankingsLedger updated November 12, 2026
Ratings of LLC services and registered agents, state by state
Formation Rated rates registered agents, LLC formation services and foreign registration services in all 50 states. Each rating counts cost over years one to three, inclusions per price, renewal price and terms, fit with state rules and price clarity.
The three ledgers
Best LLC services
The service that files your formation documents, rated for each state on three-year cost and the yearly paperwork the price covers.
LLC Service rankingsBest foreign registration
The service that registers an existing company in a second state, rated on fee, agent and renewal.
Foreign Registration rankingsNationwide ratings
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The method
How lines are rated
- Cost over years one to three (27%): The service fee in year one plus two renewals, from published prices.
- Inclusions per price (27%): The yearly paperwork covered by the price: registered agent, report filing, EIN application, and whether the account works in other states.
- Renewal price and terms (20%): Whether the renewal price matches the first-year price, and how renewing or cancelling works.
- Fit with state rules (16%): How the service fits that state: report cadence, late fees, agent address rules and filing steps.
- Price clarity (10%): Whether the amount due is clear before you pay and the state fee is shown separately at cost.
Ratings by state
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