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Filing Verdict

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

Last updated November 12, 2026

The verdict on LLC services and registered agents, state by state

Filing Verdict ranks registered agents, LLC formation services and foreign registration services in all 50 states. Each verdict weighs total over three years, paperwork the price handles, renewal behavior, match to the state and up-front pricing.

Verdicts by service

1

Best registered agents

Who should receive your legal papers, state by state, judged on yearly price, renewal and what the plan includes.

Registered Agent rankings
2

Best LLC services

Who should file your formation documents in each state, judged on three-year cost and the yearly paperwork the price covers.

LLC Service rankings
3

Best foreign registration

Who should register an existing company in a second state, judged on the service fee, the agent you need there and renewals.

Foreign Registration rankings

Nationwide verdicts

1 Registered AgentsNationwide Our pick
Mainstay Filing 2 LLC ServicesNationwide Our pick
Mainstay Filing 3 Foreign Registration ServicesNationwide Our pick
Mainstay Filing

The method

How the verdicts are scored

See every criterion
  1. Total over three years (35%): Year one plus two renewals at each company's published service prices.
  2. Paperwork the price handles (35%): How much of the recurring work sits inside one price: the registered agent, the annual or biennial report filed on your behalf, the EIN application, and use in other states.
  3. Renewal behavior (10%): Whether the yearly price holds at renewal, and how easy the company makes it to renew or leave.
  4. Match to the state (10%): How well the service suits that state's report schedule, late penalties, agent address rules and filing steps.
  5. Up-front pricing (10%): Whether the amount due is shown before payment, with the state fee itemized at cost.

A verdict for each state