The 5 Best Registered Agents in Delaware (2026)

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The 5 best registered agents in Delaware in 2026 are Mainstay Filing, Northwest Registered Agent, DE Registered Agent.org, Bizee, and Delaware Registered Agent.ai. Each one ranked by its price and what happens at renewal, with the honest catch for every pick. The 5 best registered agents in Delaware (2026) Mainstay Filing (our pick): $149/yr, renews at $149. Its Delaware address goes on the public record instead of yours. Served papers scanned the same business day (no fee), first three government mailings a year scanned free. Mainstay files the change of agent for you, with the $50 state fee passed through at cost. https://www.mainstayfiling.com/delaware/registered-agent/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=pod&utm_campaign=pod-best-registered-agents-delaware Northwest Registered Agent: $125/yr; its page says the price is unchanged in 20 years, up to 10 business-mail scans a year free. Catch: signing up auto-enrolls you in its annual report filing service, $100 + state fees per filing, unless you cancel it. https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/registered-agent DE Registered Agent.org: $99/yr, same at renewal. The address on your filings, same-day scanning of legal mail and reminders before state deadlines, and switching to it costs just the $50 state fee. Catch: formation filing is a separate service. https://www.deregisteredagent.org/registered-agent/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=pod&utm_campaign=pod-best-registered-agents-delaware Bizee (formerly Incfile): free the first year with any formation package, then $149/yr. Catch: the free year needs a formation order, and the $149 renewal is automatic. https://bizee.com/compliance/registered-agent/change-agent Delaware Registered Agent.ai: $99/yr flat. The office address, scanning of legal correspondence and reminders for state filings. Catch: formation filing is a separate service. https://www.delawareregisteredagent.ai/registered-agent/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=pod&utm_campaign=pod-best-registered-agents-delaware Delaware registered agent rules Your agent can be the LLC itself, a Delaware-resident individual, or a Delaware or authorized foreign entity with a Delaware street address; a virtual office or mail-forwarding service alone does not qualify. Changing agents: a Certificate of Amendment changing only the registered office or agent, filed with the Delaware Division of Corporations, $50. Chapters 0:00 The short answer0:36 What a registered agent does in Delaware1:33 #1 Mainstay Filing: $149 a year3:05 #2 Northwest Registered Agent: $125 a year4:03 #3 DE Registered Agent.org: $99 a year4:48 #4 Bizee: free the first year, then $1495:29 #5 Delaware Registered Agent.ai: $99 a year6:02 Questions listeners ask6:51 How to choose7:29 Final verdict Sources Each company's own registered agent page, linked in the list above, read October 30, 2026. Northwest annual report service: https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/annual-report Delaware Code, Title 6, section 18-104: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c018/sc01/index.html Delaware Division of Corporations, registered agents: https://corp.delaware.gov/agents/ General information, not legal or tax advice.

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