No.1
Our top pick
1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for the least expensive year among these agents
$99 yearly, no change
Score9.4out of 10
First place: KS Registered Agent.org. The plan is a flat $99 a year, and papers served on the company are scanned to your account.
The company's registered office address is KS Registered Agent.org's, located in the state, and scans of served papers go to your account.
Its three-year total is below Mainstay Filing's, which carries considerable weight in our scoring.
In the price
- A street address in the state, on the public record
- Scans of served papers appear in your online account
Why pick it
- $99 annually, flat across renewals
- Yearly price below Mainstay Filing's
- Forms LLCs too, with the first agent year free
Weak spots
- The information report is yours to file
- Built for Kansas; elsewhere you need another agent
No.2
One agent, every state
2. Mainstay Filing: best for all fifty states
$149 yearly, no change
Score8.9out of 10
Second place: Mainstay Filing. The charge is $149 a year whether the company stays in one state or spreads out, and three government letters a year are scanned at no cost.
For a company not yet formed, the $199 yearly package adds the Kansas filing and the information report.
KS Registered Agent.org costs $150 less over three years, and Mainstay Filing trails it on that criterion.
In the price
- An in-state street address on the public record
- Service of process scanned and uploaded within the same business day, at no charge
- Free scans of the first three government mailings each year
- Compliance reminders
Why pick it
- Service of process on the company scanned within the same business day, no charge
- $149 a year, unchanged at renewal
- Accepts LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
- Three government letters a year scanned at no charge
Weak spots
- The agent plan runs $50 a year above KS Registered Agent.org
- No annual report filing on the agent-only plan
The 2 rulings in brief
| Rank | Provider | Ruling score | Yearly charge | Renewal | Suited to | Link |
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| 1 | KS Registered Agent.org | 9.4 | $99 | $99/yr | The lowest yearly charge on this list | Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
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| 2 | Mainstay Filing | 8.9 | $149 | $149/yr | An agent usable in all fifty states | Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
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Scores out of 10 are editorial marks set by The Startup Judge from the criteria on
How we rank. They are not customer ratings.
Kansas registered agent charges in 2026: year one, renewals and the three-year total
| Provider | Year one | Year two | Year three | Total over three years | Price unchanged at renewal |
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| KS Registered Agent.org | $99 | $99 | $99 | $297 | Yes |
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| Mainstay Filing | $149 | $149 | $149 | $447 | Yes |
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Each charge was taken from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Kansas's own fees are the same whichever agent is chosen.
The reasoning for the order
The method behind these rulings gives 31% to charge over three years and 31% to work taken off the founder, with renewal conduct, fit with local rules and pricing in plain sight dividing 38%. What settled Kansas was charge over three years.
Over three years KS Registered Agent.org totals $297, $150 less than Mainstay Filing. A company that needs an agent only in Kansas gains little from fifty-state reach, so the lower yearly charge carried the ruling.
Each criterion and its weight appear on How we rank.
What Kansas requires of a resident agent (source: Kansas Secretary of State)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted. Authority: K.S.A. 17-7925.
The Kansas information report: its fee and due date
In Kansas, the information report comes due every two years. $90 is payable to the state, and the deadline is 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end. Notices about it are sent to your resident agent.
Questions on Kansas registered agents
Is a Kansas LLC obliged to appoint a resident agent?
Yes. Kansas law expects every LLC to appoint a resident agent with a physical address in the state, and that appointment is public.
What is the going yearly rate for a Kansas registered agent?
Yearly charges fall between $99 to $149, and every provider holds its price at renewal.
Is the owner permitted to serve as the resident agent?
Yes, when the state's conditions are met. The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.
What is the deadline for the Kansas information report?
$90 goes to the state, and the filing falls due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.
Which registered agents were heard in this ranking?
KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ruled upon in that order.
Which Kansas registered agent does the record favor?
KS Registered Agent.org, since it charges $99 a year, holding that price at renewal, the lowest yearly charge on this list.
The record
- Kansas Form ILC, Information Report, on the record as of October 2026
- Kansas report due date, on the record as of August 2026
- Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule, on the record as of October 2026
- Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source, on the record as of October 2026
- Kansas registered agent statute, on the record as of October 2026
- Exhibit: KS Registered Agent.org, pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Exhibit: Mainstay Filing, Kansas service page, November 12, 2026