3 Best Registered Agents in Minnesota (2026), Plainly Answered
We'd pick Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and MN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) in Minnesota for 2026, in that order. Year one is $99 to $149. Three years come to $297 to $447.
By the Plain Charter editorial team ·
The short answer
Required?
Its own rule
Official name
Registered agent
Yearly cost
$99 to $149 per year
Best picks
Mainstay Filing, Minnesota Registered Agent.co then MN Registered Agent.org
Who to use in Minnesota
The order follows our five criteria, led by cost and coverage.
1First choice
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent wherever you go
Costs $149 yearly; renewal $149
We put Mainstay Filing at the top because it costs $149 a year, $149 at renewal, and one account covers any state.
Yes, Minnesota Registered Agent.co is $150 less across three years. We still put the pick that covers every state first.
The price covers
Registered office address
Three government mailings a year scanned free
Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 12, 2026. State fees are the same with every pick.
Your questions
Do I need a registered agent?
A Minnesota LLC must keep a registered office in Minnesota; naming an agent there is optional.
Statute: Minn. Stat. § 5.36. October 2026 · revisor.mn.gov
Who is allowed to be the agent?
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.
Meeting that rule yourself means you can serve without paying anyone.
How much per year?
$99 to $149 a year from the services we'd use, or $297 to $447 over three years.
State fees stay the same whichever agent you name.
What will the agent handle?
It signs for legal papers and state notices on the LLC's behalf, in Minnesota.