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Entry · California

California Registered Agent.ai Review (2026)

From the Formation Rated editorial team
Line one for California Registered Agent.ai: $99 a year for California agent for service of process service, with the same $99 at renewal. The plan includes an in-state street address for the registered office and online scans of papers served on the company. Line two: forming a California LLC costs $199 plus the state fee, first year of agent service included. Line three: foreign registration in California, $199 plus the state fee. Rating note: it suits a California-only company that wants a fixed agent amount and files its own Statement of Information.
Rating note

California Registered Agent.ai: rated for a California-only companies

$99/yr, renews at $99

Our score9.2out of 10

A bare-bones California agent: flat amount, fixed renewal.

What you get

  • A registered office with an in-state street address
  • Served papers are scanned and placed in your online account

Pros

  • $99 a year, level on renewal
  • A lower yearly line than Mainstay Filing's agent
  • Also sells LLC formation and foreign registration
  • First agent year included when it forms your LLC

Trade-offs

  • Leaves the Statement of Information line to you
  • EIN application is a separate $99 line
  • California only; other states need their own agent
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Line items on the $99 plan

$99 a year makes California Registered Agent.ai the California agent for service of process. The company receives an in-state street address as its registered office, and papers served there are scanned and posted to your account. Renewal carries over at $99.

Forming a California LLC: the California Registered Agent.ai amounts

Formation through California Registered Agent.ai is $199, with California's filing fee on a separate line. Year one of agent for service of process service is included; the agent line after that is $99 a year. An EIN application adds $99, though the IRS itself issues EINs free.

California then expects the Statement of Information every two years, due last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially, at $20; California Registered Agent.ai leaves that line to you.

Foreign registration in California: the California Registered Agent.ai amounts

Registering an outside company in California through California Registered Agent.ai is $199, plus the state's $70. Year one of agent for service of process service is included. You provide certificate of good standing (existence or status) from the home state, issued inside 180 days.

California Registered Agent.ai against Mainstay Filing

Agent service only: $297 over three years at California Registered Agent.ai, $447 at Mainstay Filing, a gap of $150. Mainstay Filing sells a single agent plan that applies in all fifty states and scans the first three government mailings a year free. Mainstay Filing: $199 a year for formation plus the Statement of Information filing. California Registered Agent.ai: $397 over three years for formation and the agent, report filing excluded. CA Registered Agent.org is the other California agent on the books; it charges the same $99 a year, and the two rate closely.

California Registered Agent.ai: your questions

What are California Registered Agent.ai's amounts?

$99 a year for agent for service of process service, and the same on renewal. Formation is $199 plus the California filing fee.

Does California Registered Agent.ai file my yearly report?

No. The California Statement of Information is outside its published amounts, so it is your filing.

Does California Registered Agent.ai rate well as a registered agent for a California LLC?

Yes, if the company is staying in California and wants a level agent amount. Its average score across our California pages is 9.2.

What does California Registered Agent.ai include?

The California registered office address, and online scans of papers served on the company.

Does California Registered Agent.ai register outside companies in California?

Yes, at $199 plus California's fee, with a year of agent service included.

See also

Source lines

  1. California registered agent statute (ledger date October 2026)
  2. California Secretary of State (ledger date August 2026)
  3. California Secretary of State (ledger date August 2026)
  4. California yearly filing: Statement of Information, official source (ledger date October 2026)
  5. Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01 (ledger date August 2026)
  6. California Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms (ledger date October 2026)
  7. Form LLC-5 (ledger date October 2026)
  8. Corporations Code section 17708.03 (ledger date October 2026)
  9. Revenue and Taxation Code section 19135 (ledger date October 2026)
  10. Franchise Tax Board, LLC filing requirements (ledger date October 2026)
  11. California Corporations Code 17708.07 (ledger date November 2026)
  12. California Registered Agent.ai, home, pricing and service pages: amounts read November 12, 2026
  13. Mainstay Filing, California service pages: amounts read November 12, 2026