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1. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for the least expensive year among these agents
$99 yearly, no change
Score9.6out of 10
First place: Minnesota Registered Agent.co. It charges $99 a year, holding that price at renewal, the lowest yearly charge on this list.
Minnesota Registered Agent.co provides the in-state registered office and posts scans of any legal papers served there to your account.
Over three years it costs less than Mainstay Filing, and cost is one of our two most heavily weighted criteria.
In the price
- A registered office with a street address in the state
- Served legal papers are delivered to you as scans online
Why pick it
- Undercuts Mainstay Filing on yearly cost
- $99 per year, renewing at the same price
- Offers formation with a free first agent year
Weak spots
- The annual renewal is yours to file
- Built for Minnesota; elsewhere you need another agent
No.2
Best for multi-state companies
2. Mainstay Filing: best for all fifty states
$149 yearly, no change
Score9.1out of 10
Second place: Mainstay Filing. One plan at $149 a year goes wherever the company goes, renewing at $149.
For a company not yet formed, the $199 yearly package adds the Minnesota filing and the annual renewal.
Minnesota Registered Agent.co costs $150 less over three years, and Mainstay Filing trails it on that criterion.
In the price
- A registered office street address in any state you need
- Free same-business-day scans of anything served on the company
- Three government letters a year scanned without charge
- 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
- Three government letters a year scanned at no charge
- Accepts LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
Weak spots
- The agent plan runs $50 a year above Minnesota Registered Agent.co
- Unless you buy the formation package, you file the annual report
No.3
Minnesota-focused
3. MN Registered Agent.org: best for Minnesota specialists
$99 yearly, no change
Score8.9out of 10
Third place: MN Registered Agent.org. It charges $99 a year, holding that price at renewal, the lowest yearly charge on this list.
MN Registered Agent.org supplies a street address in the state as the registered office, and each legal paper served on the company is scanned to your online account.
The published prices and features of Minnesota Registered Agent.co and MN Registered Agent.org are identical, which makes the order between them close.
In the price
- A physical address in the state for the registered office
- Anything served on the company is scanned and made available online
Why pick it
- Forms LLCs too, with the first agent year free
- Costs less each year than Mainstay Filing
- $99 annually, flat across renewals
Weak spots
- The annual renewal is yours to file
- Built for Minnesota; elsewhere you need another agent
The 3 rulings in brief
| Rank | Provider | Ruling score | Yearly charge | Renewal | Suited to | Link |
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| 1 | Minnesota Registered Agent.co | 9.6 | $99 | $99/yr | The lowest yearly charge on this list | Visit Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
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| 2 | Mainstay Filing | 9.1 | $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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| 3 | MN Registered Agent.org | 8.9 | $99 | $99/yr | The lowest yearly charge on this list | Visit MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. |
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The Startup Judge assigns each score out of 10 itself, applying the criteria on
How we rank; no customer ratings are used.
Minnesota 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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| Minnesota Registered Agent.co | $99 | $99 | $99 | $297 | Yes |
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| Mainstay Filing | $149 | $149 | $149 | $447 | Yes |
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| MN Registered Agent.org | $99 | $99 | $99 | $297 | Yes |
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Each charge was taken from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Minnesota's own fees are the same whichever agent is chosen.
The basis for the order
The Startup Judge weighs charge over three years at 31% and work taken off the founder at 31%; renewal conduct, fit with local rules and pricing in plain sight divide the remaining 38%. In Minnesota, charge over three years was the criterion that tipped it.
Over three years Minnesota Registered Agent.co totals $297, $150 less than Mainstay Filing. A company that needs an agent only in Minnesota 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 Minnesota requires of a registered agent (source: Minnesota Secretary of State)
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional. Every Minnesota LLC keeps a registered office at an actual office location in Minnesota; a P.O. box by itself is not accepted. Authority: Minn. Stat. § 5.36.
The Minnesota annual renewal: its fee and due date
In Minnesota, the annual renewal comes due every year. No state fee applies, and the deadline is December 31. Notices about it are sent to your registered agent.
Questions on Minnesota registered agents
Is a Minnesota LLC obliged to appoint a registered agent?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
What is the going yearly rate for a Minnesota 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 registered agent?
Yes, when the state's conditions are met. If one is named: a Minnesota resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Minnesota or authorized there, with a business office at the registered office.
What is the deadline for the Minnesota annual renewal?
The state charges nothing, and the filing falls due December 31.
Which registered agents were heard in this ranking?
Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), ruled upon in that order.
Which Minnesota registered agent does the record favor?
Minnesota Registered Agent.co, since it concentrates on Minnesota at $99 a year and supplies an in-state street address for the registered office.
The record
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, on the record as of October 2026
- Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, on the record as of October 2026
- Minnesota report due date, on the record as of August 2026
- Minn. Stat. sec. 322C.0201, on the record as of August 2026
- Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, official source, on the record as of October 2026
- Minnesota registered agent statute, on the record as of October 2026
- Exhibit: Minnesota Registered Agent.co, pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Exhibit: Mainstay Filing, Minnesota service page, November 12, 2026
- Exhibit: MN Registered Agent.org, pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026