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3 Best Registered Agents in Maine (2026): Fee Schedule

We rank Maine registered agents for 2026 as Maine Registered Agent.co ($99/yr), Mainstay Filing ($149/yr) and ME Registered Agent.org ($99/yr), best value first. A year of agent service starts at $99 to $149; three years cost $297 to $447.

Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·

Schedules ordered by: Best value first, using our five-part order

Maine: the fee summary

Is one mandatory?Yeslegislature.maine.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Opening charges$99 to $149Fee per year
Three-year range$297 to $447Opening charge plus two renewals
Annual report$85 yearlymaine.gov {fee list dated August 2026}
Totals even out inCharges stay apartNo schedule overtakes another

Maine fee schedules

Ordered by how we order. The agent you name has no bearing on state fees.
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1. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest yearly charge

Schedule one

$99 opening, $99 at renewal

Opening charge
$99
Renewal charge
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$297

Maine Registered Agent.co ranks first. $99 yearly with an in-state street address on file.

Charges under Mainstay Filing's over three years earn it the top place.

Duties the charge covers

  • A local registered office
  • Papers served on the LLC scanned to your account

Charges in its favor

  • Constant $99 per year
  • A lower yearly charge than Mainstay Filing

Charges against it

  • Expanding means finding a new agent
  • The annual report remains your task
Check Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent

Full package

$149 opening, $149 at renewal

Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447

Following that, Mainstay Filing: $149 a year today and again wherever the company registers next.

Its three-year charges are $150 above Maine Registered Agent.co's, and charges carry 39% of the order.

Duties the charge covers

  • An office address inside the state
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Charges in its favor

  • Travels with the company
  • $149 every year

Charges against it

  • $50 a year above Maine Registered Agent.co
  • Covers the agent role only
Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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3. ME Registered Agent.org: best for another address in the state

Local option

$99 opening, $99 at renewal

Opening charge
$99
Renewal charge
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$297

ME Registered Agent.org ranks third. $99 yearly with an in-state street address on file.

No difference in charges from Maine Registered Agent.co.

Duties the charge covers

  • A local registered office
  • Papers served on the LLC scanned to your account

Charges in its favor

  • A lower yearly charge than Mainstay Filing
  • Constant $99 per year

Charges against it

  • Expanding means finding a new agent
  • The annual report remains your task
Check ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year-by-year totals

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1Maine Registered Agent.co$99$198$297$495Check Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$149$298$447$745Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3ME Registered Agent.org$99$198$297$495Check ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company charges from November 13, 2026, added up by year. None of the schedules cross in ten years.

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Running charges at 3 years: Maine Registered Agent.co $297, Mainstay Filing $447, ME Registered Agent.org $297. Smallest total: Maine Registered Agent.co.

What Maine itself bills

LineChargeSource
Formation charge$175legislature.maine.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Annual report$85 every yearmaine.gov {fee list dated August 2026}
Late report$50maine.gov {fee list dated August 2026}
State fees over three years$345Our sum
The state's share is the filing, the reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Anything the state leaves unpriced is described, not totaled.

What settled it

Weight 39%: charges over three years. That measure separated the top two.

Three years with Maine Registered Agent.co bill $297, against a Mainstay Filing bill that runs $150 higher.

What Maine requires of a registered agent (Maine Secretary of State), in the state's own words

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

A commercial registered agent listed with the Secretary of State, or a noncommercial agent: an individual or entity serving as agent in Maine, or the holder of a named position in the company. Section in force: 5 M.R.S. § 105.

A noncommercial agent lists a physical street address in Maine, not a P.O. box. Commercial agents keep their address on file with the state.

Official text: legislature.maine.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

Filing it yourself

An eligible owner can name themselves and pay no agent fee, while state fees stay the same. The schedules above charge $99 to $149 a year for a Maine address and someone to accept legal papers.

Questions

What does a Maine registered agent charge per year?

$99 to $149 a year across these schedules.

What do three years of agent service cost?

$297 to $447 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Does the state insist that a Maine LLC have a registered agent?

Yes, it does. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

May the owner act as the registered agent?

You can, provided you meet both the address and eligibility rules.

What does the state charge the LLC every year?

Annual report: $85 a year, deadline worded by the state as June 1.

When does one schedule pass another in total charges?

No crossing within ten years; no schedule passes another.

Which registered agent is the best value in Maine?

Maine Registered Agent.co, which wins on charges over three years. Mainstay Filing and ME Registered Agent.org follow.

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Fee sources

  1. maine.gov is the basis for Maine Secretary of State, as of August 2026.
  2. maine.gov is the basis for Maine Secretary of State, as of August 2026.
  3. maine.gov is the basis for Maine report due date, as of August 2026.
  4. legislature.maine.gov is the basis for 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531, as of August 2026.
  5. legislature.maine.gov is the basis for Maine formation fee: Filing fee, as of October 2026.
  6. legislature.maine.gov is the basis for Maine registered agent statute, as of October 2026.
  7. Maine Registered Agent.co published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026
  8. Mainstay Filing published these Maine service page charges, November 13, 2026
  9. ME Registered Agent.org published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026