TKT-01 WHAT MOVES
The headline year
Often discounted
First-year pricing is where almost all the discounting happens, and it is the number that gets advertised.
Worked through in What Should a Registered Agent Cost?.
The rack
Registered agents: cheap is a first-year word.
Low-cost registered agent services compared on first-year and renewal price, what the cheapest tiers leave out, and serving as your own agent.
Where to begin
Begin with these pages
Guide
What You Are Really Paying For, and What Cheap Costs You (2026)
What do registered agent services actually do for the money?
Read the guide ExplainerWhat Should a Registered Agent Cost?
How much should a registered agent service cost per year?
Read the explainer ShortlistCheapest Reliable Registered Agent Services (2026)
What's the cheapest reliable registered agent service?
Read it How-toHow to Cut Your Registered Agent Bill Without Risk (2026)
How do I change my registered agent to a new service?
Follow the steps ShortlistWhat You Lose at the Cheapest Tier (2026)
What do registered agent services actually do for the money?
Read it Head to headZenBusiness vs Bizee on Price (2026)
How much should a registered agent service cost per year?
Read itWhat to check before the price
TKT-02 WHAT DOES NOT
The renewal
Usually full rate
Year two is commonly the standard rate. Whether that is disclosed at checkout varies a great deal.
Worked through in Avoiding the Renewal Price Jump.
TKT-03 WATCH
Per-state repeats
Charged each time
Cheap in one state is not cheap in four. The fee repeats per state, and so does the obligation.
Worked through in How to Cut Your Registered Agent Bill Without Risk.
TKT-04 WATCH
What is bundled
Varies widely
Mail scanning, compliance alerts and document storage are sometimes included and sometimes billed.
Worked through in What You Lose at the Cheapest Tier.
Reverse of tag
Scope
Low-cost registered agent services and what changes when you pay less.
Prices, dated
Every price on these pages carries the date it applies to, and the provider's own pricing page is what counts. There are no struck-through before-prices.
No scoring
No ratings, no stars, no tiers. Ticket codes are stock references, not ranks.
Dated prices side by side in ZenBusiness vs Bizee on Price; providers set out in words, with no score, in Cheapest Reliable Registered Agent Services.
The questions
What this site answers
- How much should a registered agent service cost per year?Shortlist
- My formation service included a free year of registered agent. Should I keep it after that?Shortlist
- Can I be my own registered agent, or should I hire a service?Alternatives
- Who are the best registered agent services for small businesses?Head to head
Browse
Everything on the site
Where to read on
The write-ups behind this
Read on
- Acting as Your Own Agent to Save the Fee (2026)
- Avoiding the Renewal Price Jump (2026)
- Bizee vs Northwest on Renewal Cost (2026)
- Cheapest Agent for a One-State Business (2026)
- Cheapest Reliable Registered Agent Services (2026)
- How to Cut Your Registered Agent Bill Without Risk (2026)
- Rocket Lawyer Registered Agent Review (2026)
- What Should a Registered Agent Cost?
- What You Are Really Paying For, and What Cheap Costs You (2026)
- What You Lose at the Cheapest Tier (2026)
- ZenBusiness Registered Agent: Is $199 a Year Fair? (2026)
- ZenBusiness vs Bizee on Price (2026)
- ZenBusiness vs Northwest on Annual Cost (2026)
- ZenBusiness vs Rocket Lawyer on Price (2026)