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3 Best Registered Agents in Utah (2026), Plainly Answered

Our 2026 answer for Utah: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), UT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Utah Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), best first. Year one is $99 to $149. Three years come to $297 to $447.

By the Plain Charter editorial team ·

Answer in brief

Do you need one?
Required
Called
Registered agent
What a service costs
$99 to $149 per year
Our order
Mainstay Filing, UT Registered Agent.org then Utah Registered Agent.co

Our Utah list

Best first, by our stated criteria.
1Our first pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in every state

$149 per year (renewal $149)

Start with Mainstay Filing: the price is $149 a year wherever the LLC is on file.

Three years cost $150 more than UT Registered Agent.org; reach across states decides it here.

The price covers

  • A physical address on file
  • Three government mailings a year scanned free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Upsides

  • One account for any state
  • $149 a year, same at renewal

What to weigh

  • Higher by $50 a year
  • Just the agent role
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Local choice

2. UT Registered Agent.org: best for LLCs that stay in one state

$99 per year (renewal $99)

Our number 2 is UT Registered Agent.org, since the plan is $99 a year for one state, renewing at $99.

The price covers

  • An in-state street address
  • Document scans online

Upsides

  • $99 a year, same at renewal
  • Smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Utah only
  • No help with the Annual Report/Renewal
Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Local choice

3. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for local service

$99 per year (renewal $99)

Our number 3 is Utah Registered Agent.co, since the plan is $99 a year for one state, renewing at $99.

Price for price it ties UT Registered Agent.org.

The price covers

  • An in-state street address
  • Document scans online

Upsides

  • $99 a year, same at renewal
  • Smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Utah only
  • No help with the Annual Report/Renewal
Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices together

#PickYear oneRenewalThree-year totalYou get
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447A physical address on file; three government mailings a year scanned free; Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofitsVisit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2UT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297An in-state street address; document scans onlineVisit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Utah Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297An in-state street address; document scans onlineVisit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Read from company pricing on November 12, 2026; three years means the first year plus two renewals.

Your questions

Is a registered agent required?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Statute: Utah Code § 16-17-203. le.utah.gov (October 2026)

Who may act as agent?

A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company.

If you meet that rule, you can name yourself and pay no agent fee.

What do agents charge?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year ($297 to $447 for three).

No state fee depends on the agent.

What is the agent's job?

It accepts court papers and state mail for your LLC at an address in Utah.

If nobody accepts the papers, a court case can go on without you. What is service of process?

What does the LLC owe the state each year?

One recurring filing: the Annual Report/Renewal ($18, yearly). It falls due last day of the entity's anniversary month.

corporations.utah.gov (August 2026)

How was the order decided?

Because of what the price takes off your plate: Mainstay Filing does best there, and it counts for 30%.

The two biggest criteria are three-year cost and what the price takes off your plate, at 35% and 30%.

If the LLC ever adds a state, the same agent and price follow it; UT Registered Agent.org stops at the Utah line.

How we choose

What Utah requires

RuleAnswerSource
Formation fee$59commerce.utah.gov (October 2026)
Registered agentRequiredle.utah.gov (October 2026)
Annual Report/Renewal$18 every yearcorporations.utah.gov (August 2026)
State total, years 1 to 3$95Computed from the rows
Filing fee, the reports in years two and three, then any minimum tax: that is the three-year line.

More answers

Can I be my own agent?

You may, once you meet the rule on who can serve and where.

What address does the agent need?

The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.

How do the three-year costs compare?

Mainstay Filing $447, UT Registered Agent.org $297 and Utah Registered Agent.co $297

What sources do you use?

Each state fee links its official source; each service price comes from the company's site.

Is a service required by law?

Not required. Services charge for doing the paperwork for you.

Which one should I hire in Utah?

Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year buys an agent here and in any state you add later. Then UT Registered Agent.org and Utah Registered Agent.co.

Cited sources

  1. Utah Division of Corporations and, August 2026 (corporations.utah.gov)
  2. Utah Division of Corporations and, August 2026 (corporations.utah.gov)
  3. Utah report due date, August 2026 (le.utah.gov)
  4. Utah Code § 48-3a-201, August 2026 (le.utah.gov)
  5. Utah formation fee: Filing fee, October 2026 (commerce.utah.gov)
  6. Utah registered agent statute, October 2026 (le.utah.gov)
  7. November 12, 2026: Mainstay Filing Utah service page
  8. November 12, 2026: UT Registered Agent.org pricing page
  9. November 12, 2026: Utah Registered Agent.co pricing page