Where Wisconsin stands on fees
19th
out of 50, yearly state charges
Wisconsin: the ranked providers
Criteria and weights behind this order are on the
method page.
First stop
1. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: best for a business with one state to cover
Year one $99, year two $99
Spot one goes to Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: a Wisconsin-focused plan for $99 per year and $99 later.
Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, and that criterion counts for 36%.
Price covers
- Street address the state can reach
- Served documents arrive as scans in your login
Upside
- Cheaper by the year than the national pick
- $99 each year
Downside
- One-state service
- Filing the annual report is not part of the deal
Anywhere you file
2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider across the map
Year one $149, year two $149
Mainstay Filing takes spot 2: the price is $149 here and $149 anywhere else, with $149 at renewal.
Wisconsin Registered Agent.co comes in $150 lower across three years, which is why it is placed higher.
Price covers
- The registered office address is supplied
- 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
- Valid in every state
- $149 each year
Downside
- Costs $50 more yearly than Wisconsin Registered Agent.co
- An agent-only plan, so the reports stay with you
Local to Wisconsin
3. WI Registered Agent.org: best for an office address in the state
Year one $99, year two $99
Placed third, WI Registered Agent.org offers a Wisconsin-focused plan for $99 per year and $99 later.
Price for price it equals Wisconsin Registered Agent.co.
Price covers
- Street address the state can reach
- Served documents arrive as scans in your login
Upside
- Cheaper by the year than the national pick
- $99 each year
Downside
- One-state service
- Filing the annual report is not part of the deal
Prices in a row
All prices here are as the companies showed them on November 12, 2026. Naming a different agent does not change what Wisconsin charges.
Agent and state fees, year by year
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the annual report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Wisconsin and the states beside it on the chart
Wisconsin registered agent requirements by statute
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be an actual physical location with a street address in Wisconsin, not solely a P.O. box, mailbox service or answering service.
Acceptable agents: A Wisconsin resident, or a business entity formed in Wisconsin or authorized there, whose business office is the registered office. The agent needs an email address and has to consent. Authority: Wis. Stat. § 183.0115.
What Wisconsin bills each year
One thing recurs: the annual report, at $25 every year, end of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date. Late filings add $25.
Why Wisconsin Registered Agent.co leads
Service cost across three years settled first place in Wisconsin; it carries 36% of the score, and the other criteria are requirements handled, renewal behavior, state-specific fit, pass-through of state fees.
Three years with Wisconsin Registered Agent.co cost $297 in provider charges, $150 less than Mainstay Filing.
Wisconsin: your questions
Is a registered agent required for every Wisconsin LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Wisconsin LLC?
A Wisconsin resident, or a business entity formed in Wisconsin or authorized there, whose business office is the registered office. The agent needs an email address and has to consent.
How much does Wisconsin registered agent service run each year?
The agents ranked here charge $99 to $149 per year.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
$25 per year by our yearly measure, which is the annual report ($25 every year).
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Wisconsin Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and WI Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), starting with our top pick.
Which registered agent should I use?
Our route runs through Wisconsin Registered Agent.co: $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state. After it, Mainstay Filing and WI Registered Agent.org.
Where each number comes from
- Behind Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate: dfi.wi.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate: dfi.wi.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Wisconsin report due date: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Wis: dfi.wi.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Wisconsin formation fee: Filing fee, official source: dfi.wi.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Wisconsin registered agent statute: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department: sos.ok.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department: sos.ok.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing: business4.wv.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing: business4.wv.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind West Virginia yearly filing: Annual report: fee and: sos.wv.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind West Virginia yearly filing: Annual report: fee and: onestop.wv.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Louisiana Secretary of State: geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Louisiana Secretary of State: sos.la.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source: legis.la.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Kansas Form ILC, Information Report: sos.ks.gov, seen October 2026.
- On November 12, 2026 Wisconsin Registered Agent.co showed this pricing page
- On November 12, 2026 Mainstay Filing showed this Wisconsin service page
- On November 12, 2026 WI Registered Agent.org showed this pricing page