Where Minnesota stands on fees
1st
out of 50, yearly state charges
Where we would file in Minnesota
Criteria and weights behind this order are on the
method page.
Our pick
1. MN Registered Agent.org: best for Minnesota-only companies
Year one $99, year two $99
Highest on the list, MN Registered Agent.org: $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Its three-year bill sits below Mainstay Filing's, the factor we weight most.
Price covers
- Street address the state can reach
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- $99 each year
- Yearly price below Mainstay Filing
Downside
- Another state means another agent
- Annual renewal sits outside the price
Anywhere you file
2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider across the map
Year one $149, year two $149
Just behind comes Mainstay Filing, where the price is $149 here and $149 anywhere else, with $149 at renewal.
Provider charges over three years are $150 higher than MN Registered Agent.org's, and cost carries 36% of the score.
Price covers
- A genuine street address inside the state
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- $149 per year, level at renewal
- Same price in all fifty states
Downside
- MN Registered Agent.org charges $50 less per year
- Report filing belongs to the formation package, not this plan
Rooted in Minnesota
3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for a Minnesota local
Year one $99, year two $99
Just behind comes Minnesota Registered Agent.co, where $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Prices match MN Registered Agent.org's exactly, so the two sit next to each other on the chart.
Price covers
- Street address the state can reach
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Yearly price below Mainstay Filing
- $99 each year
Downside
- Another state means another agent
- Annual renewal sits outside the price
The 3 providers compared
All prices here are as the companies showed them on November 12, 2026. Naming a different agent does not change what Minnesota charges.
Upkeep budget
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the annual renewal from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Minnesota and the states beside it on the chart
Minnesota registered agent rules, in the state's words
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional. Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted.
People and entities that can serve: 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. The rule comes from Minn. Stat. § 5.36.
Charges that keep recurring
The state writes to your registered agent about the annual renewal, which costs nothing every year and is due December 31.
Reasoning for the ranking
Service cost across three years (36%) is the criterion on which MN Registered Agent.org outscored Mainstay Filing here.
MN Registered Agent.org totals $297 over three years, which is $150 less than Mainstay Filing.
Minnesota registered agent questions
Is a registered agent required for every Minnesota LLC?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Minnesota LLC?
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.
How much does Minnesota registered agent service run each year?
Allow $99 to $149 each year.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
Nothing. Minnesota charges no yearly report fee, so no state charge recurs.
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in ranked order.
Which registered agent should I use?
Our route runs through MN Registered Agent.org: $99 per year with no change at renewal, a good fit for a company that stays put. After it, Mainstay Filing and Minnesota Registered Agent.co.
Where each number comes from
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.state.mn.us for Minnesota report due date; last seen August 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minn; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.mn.gov for Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check revisor.mn.gov for Minnesota registered agent statute; last seen October 2026.
- Check azcc.gov for Arizona Corporation Commission; last seen August 2026.
- Check azcc.gov for Arizona Corporation Commission; last seen August 2026.
- Check legislature.idaho.gov for Idaho yearly filing: Annual report: due date, official; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.ms.gov for Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.ms.gov for Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.ms.gov for Mississippi yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos.mo.gov for Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.mo.gov for Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division; last seen August 2026.
- MN Registered Agent.org: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- Mainstay Filing: Minnesota service page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- Minnesota Registered Agent.co: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026