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3 Best Registered Agents in Massachusetts (2026): Worked Prices

Result for Massachusetts in 2026: MA Registered Agent.org ($99/yr), Massachusetts Registered Agent.co ($99/yr) and Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), in that order, among registered agents. Work it through: a first year of $99 to $149, then totals of $297 to $447 at year three.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

↓ Sorted by: Best score first, from five weighted checks

Massachusetts in brief

Resident agent compulsory? Yes sec.state.ma.us (checked October 2026) as the source
First-year results $99 to $149 Cost of one year
Three-year range $297 to $447 Year one plus two more years
Limited Liability Company Annual Report $500 a year malegislature.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
Where rows cross No break-even No change in order

Rows ranked by value

Rows are sorted by the method. No state fee depends on the agent.

1
Best value

1. MA Registered Agent.org: best for companies with a single state

$99 first year, $99 after
Year-1 price $99
Renewal price $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $297

By the numbers, MA Registered Agent.org is best value in Massachusetts: $99 a year, $99 when it renews, for an LLC that never leaves the state.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing puts it first, because cost is the heaviest term.

The price buys

  • A local registered office
  • Served papers show up online

Adds up

  • $99 a year, flat at renewal
  • Undercuts Mainstay Filing each year

Does not add up

  • Adding a state means adding an agent
  • The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered
2
Built for Massachusetts

2. Massachusetts Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state option

$99 first year, $99 after
Year-1 price $99
Renewal price $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $297

Row 2 belongs to Massachusetts Registered Agent.co because $99 a year, $99 when it renews, for an LLC that never leaves the state.

Year one and renewal both match MA Registered Agent.org.

The price buys

  • A local registered office
  • Served papers show up online

Adds up

  • $99 a year, flat at renewal
  • Undercuts Mainstay Filing each year

Does not add up

  • Adding a state means adding an agent
  • The Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered
3
Works in all 50

3. Mainstay Filing: best for a single agent account for all states

$149 first year, $149 after
Year-1 price $149
Renewal price $149/yr
Sum of 3 years $447

Mainstay Filing is row 3: $149 a year here and exactly $149 in any other state.

The $150 gap to MA Registered Agent.org over three years fixes this row's place.

The price buys

  • A street address in the state
  • Three government mailings per year, scanned for free
  • Works for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Adds up

  • $149 a year, flat at renewal
  • Fifty-state reach

Does not add up

  • A yearly gap of $50
  • Does not file the yearly report

Year-by-year sums

No. Provider Year 1 total Total at year 2 Total at year 3 Total at year 5
1 MA Registered Agent.org $99 $198 $297 $495 Visit MA Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Massachusetts Registered Agent.co $99 $198 $297 $495 Visit Massachusetts Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Mainstay Filing $149 $298 $447 $745 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, using each company's prices as read on November 13, 2026. None of the rows cross in ten years.

Worksheet calculator

Pick a number of years and each row's running sum appears.

Sum after 3 years: MA Registered Agent.org $297, Massachusetts Registered Agent.co $297, Mainstay Filing $447. The least spent: MA Registered Agent.org.

The state's side of the math, Massachusetts

Term Value Where it comes from
LLC formation filing $500 sec.state.ma.us (checked October 2026) as the source
Limited Liability Company Annual Report $500 every year malegislature.gov (checked August 2026) as the source
State fees added over 3 years $1,500 Total of the rows

Our state figure adds three things: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where there is one. Variable costs like publication stay out.

The working behind Massachusetts

Weight 42%: three-year total. That term separated the top two rows.

MA Registered Agent.org adds up to $297 after three years, $150 less than Mainstay Filing.

Massachusetts resident agent rules, from the source (Massachusetts Secretary of State)

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

A Massachusetts resident, a Massachusetts corporation, or a corporation from another state authorized to do business in Massachusetts. State regulations (950 CMR 112.13) also allow other business entities authorized in Massachusetts. Governing rule: M.G.L. c. 156C, § 5.

The address has to be a street address in Massachusetts. A post office address is not sufficient.

Source text: sec.state.ma.us (checked October 2026) as the source

If you skip the service

Choosing no service costs an eligible owner nothing extra. The rows above sell time at $99 to $149 a year.

Questions

What does a registered agent in Massachusetts cost per year?

About $99 to $149 yearly.

What do three years of agent service cost?

$297 to $447 across the rows, not counting state fees.

Does Massachusetts require a resident agent for an LLC?

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

Can the owner be the resident agent?

If you qualify, yes; the requirements section has the rules.

What does the state collect from the LLC each year?

Expect $500 every year when the Limited Liability Company Annual Report is filed (on or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization).

In what year does one service pass another in total cost?

They stay in the same order for ten years.

Which registered agent is best value in Massachusetts?

By the five-part score the Massachusetts rows run MA Registered Agent.org, Massachusetts Registered Agent.co and Mainstay Filing, led by MA Registered Agent.org on three-year total.

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Inputs and sources

  1. For Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: sec.state.ma.us, checked August 2026.
  2. For Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: malegislature.gov, checked August 2026.
  3. For M.G.L. c. 156C, sec. 12: sec.state.ma.us, checked August 2026.
  4. For Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee: sec.state.ma.us, checked October 2026.
  5. For Massachusetts formation fee: Filing fee: sec.state.ma.us, checked October 2026.
  6. For Massachusetts registered agent statute: sec.state.ma.us, checked October 2026.
  7. Prices from MA Registered Agent.org, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  8. Prices from Massachusetts Registered Agent.co, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  9. Prices from Mainstay Filing, Massachusetts service page, November 13, 2026