3 Best Registered Agents in Minnesota (2026) and the Facts Behind Them
Minnesota 2026 ranking of registered agents: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). Agent prices start at $99 to $149 in year one and total $297 to $447 over three.
LLC Q and A editorial team ·
Quick answers
Agent required?
Exception; see below
Title in law
Registered agent
Typical price
$99 to $149 yearly
Pick
Mainstay Filing, Minnesota Registered Agent.co then MN Registered Agent.org
Best in Minnesota, in order
Order set by our five criteria, three-year cost first.
1#1 pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in all states
$149/yr, renews at $149
#1 in Minnesota: Mainstay Filing, because one $149-a-year account works in whichever state the LLC registers.
Minnesota Registered Agent.co saves $150 over three years if the LLC never leaves Minnesota.
Price covers
In-state street address
Three government mailings a year scanned at no charge
Not limited to LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits as well
Service fees only, from company price pages read November 13, 2026. State fees are identical for every pick.
Questions and replies
Must the LLC name a registered agent?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
Law: Minn. Stat. § 5.36. revisor.mn.gov (October 2026) is the source of record
Who can be the agent?
If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.
Meeting the rule makes the role free.
Agent price per year?
Recommended services charge $99 to $149 annually, $297 to $447 across three years.
State fees do not change with your choice of agent.
Why have an agent?
Serves as the LLC's delivery point in Minnesota for court papers and government letters.
Three-year total = filing + report in year 2 + report in year 3 + minimum tax (if any). Fees without a fixed amount, like newspaper notices, are not summed.
More replies
May an owner serve as agent?
Yes. The state does not require an agent at all.
What address counts?
Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.
What do the picks cost over three years?
Mainstay Filing totals $447 and Minnesota Registered Agent.co totals $297 and MN Registered Agent.org totals $297
Are the fees official?
Official Minnesota sources for the state side, published prices for the service side.
Is a service required?
No law requires a service; it is a paid convenience.
Best registered agent in Minnesota?
Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year travels with the company to a new state. Then Minnesota Registered Agent.co and MN Registered Agent.org.
Source list
Reference line for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, drawn from revisor.mn.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, drawn from revisor.mn.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Minnesota report due date, drawn from sos.state.mn.us and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Minn, drawn from revisor.mn.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, drawn from sos.mn.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Minnesota registered agent statute, drawn from revisor.mn.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Mainstay Filing Minnesota service page, read November 13, 2026
Minnesota Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
MN Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026