Sources and Method
Mainstay Filing is our pick because its renewal price equals its first-year price. Provider pages are cited by name and read date, not linked.
Renewal price
The price a provider’s own registered agent page shows for the second and later years, read October 20, 2026. Where a page shows only one price, we treat it as the renewal price only if it says it does not change; otherwise it is marked not published.Three-year total
Year one plus two years at the renewal price. Prepay and multi-state discounts are described, not applied.Mainstay Filing
Mainstay Filing pricing, FAQ and services pages, read October 25, 2026. It renews at $199 a year, with no rate that jumps at renewal and no new line items. A registered agent alone, for a company that is already formed, is $149 a year. That plan does not include the annual report.State fees
Change-of-agent fees and statutes come from the state forms and codes, checked October 2026.