3 Best Registered Agents in New York (2026): Fee Schedule
Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), NY Registered Agent.org ($99/yr) and New York Registered Agent.ai ($99/yr) come out first, second and third among New York registered agents for 2026. 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: Ordered on five measures: charges 39%, duties 31%, three smaller ones after that
Summary of fees
Is an agent for service of process required?Depends on the wordingnysenate.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$99 to $149Charge for one agent year
Charges, three years$297 to $447Both renewals counted
Biennial statement$9 per two yearsdos.ny.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Break-evenNo equal pointNo schedule overtakes another
Ranked schedules
Ordered by how we order. The agent you name has no bearing on state fees.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent
Top schedule
Billed $149 in year one and $149 afterward
Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447
Mainstay Filing comes first because one account serves all states, at $149 a year and $149 at renewal.
Paying $150 above NY Registered Agent.org across three years takes the repeating filings off your plate.
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
To get the state figure, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. Open-ended costs get a mention but no number.
Why schedule one is first
Weight 31%: duties inside the charge. That measure separated the top two.
NY Registered Agent.org bills less here, but coverage of all fifty states weighed more.
What New York requires of a agent for service of process (New York Secretary of State), in the state's own words
The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.
If one is designated: a person who lives in New York or has a business address there, an LLC formed or authorized in New York, or a corporation formed or authorized in New York. Section in force: N.Y. LLC Law §§ 301 and 302.
New York has no registered-office requirement. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC and mails a copy of any papers served to the address the company has on file. A designated registered agent's street address goes on the filing.
Source wording: nysenate.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
The no-service total
Eligible owners pay nothing extra to go without a service. The schedules above charge $99 to $149 a year for the convenience.
About these fees
What does a New York registered agent charge per year?
$99 to $149 a year on this page.
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 New York LLC have an agent for service of process?
The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.
May the owner act as the agent for service of process?
Yes if you qualify, though the state does not require an agent to be named at all.
What does the state charge the LLC every year?
After formation, expect New York to bill for the biennial statement every two years at $9, during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
They keep one order for ten years.
Which registered agent is the best value in New York?
Mainstay Filing, which wins on duties inside the charge. NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai follow.