3 Best Registered Agents in Rhode Island (2026), Ranked
Our 2026 Rhode Island ranking, best first, is Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Rhode Island Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and RI Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). First year: $99 to $149. Three years: $297 to $447.
By the LLC Answered editorial team
The brief reply
Short reply
Mandatory here?
Yes, by law
Title in the statute
Resident agent
Price of an agent
$99 to $149 for each year
Best first
Mainstay Filing, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co then RI Registered Agent.org
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for every state
$149 yearly, then $149
Why Mainstay Filing? Simply put, its fee does not vary by state: $149 a year, and $149 on renewal.
Choosing Rhode Island Registered Agent.co saves $150 over three years, but only a Rhode Island company can use it.
What is bundled
Office address inside the state
Up to three official mailings a year scanned for you
Also serves corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits, not only LLCs
Pluses
$149 a year, no increase
A single account for any state
Downsides
$50 a year more than Rhode Island Registered Agent.co
Agent only, no report filing
#2Rhode Island only
2. Rhode Island Registered Agent.co: best for a low annual fee
$99 yearly, then $99
Second place: Rhode Island Registered Agent.co, where for $99 a year you get an agent based in the state.
What is bundled
Local address on file
Scanned copies of legal papers
Pluses
$99 annually
Wins against Mainstay Filing on yearly price
Downsides
No coverage outside the state
The Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company is outside the service
#3Rhode Island only
3. RI Registered Agent.org: best for local service
$99 yearly, then $99
Third place: RI Registered Agent.org, where for $99 a year you get an agent based in the state.
Rhode Island Registered Agent.co charges the same, which makes this a near tie.
What is bundled
Local address on file
Scanned copies of legal papers
Pluses
$99 annually
Wins against Mainstay Filing on yearly price
Downsides
No coverage outside the state
The Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company is outside the service
Compared in a table
#
Company
Year 1
Renews at
Three-year cost
What is covered
1
Mainstay Filing
$149
$149/yr
$447
office address inside the state; up to three official mailings a year scanned for you; Also serves corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits, not only LLCs
Chiefly the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company, once annually. The fee is $50. The state's deadline reads: May 1, so note it early. A yearly minimum tax comes on top.
The bottom line adds up the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and the minimum tax if there is one. A cost with no set price, like a newspaper notice, is left out of the sum.
Other questions
May I name myself as agent?
You can once you fit the rule. Owners often still hire a service to keep a home address off the record.
What kind of address is acceptable?
The address has to be a Rhode Island street address, not a P.O. box, where the agent is available during business hours.
What is the three-year bill for each?
Mainstay Filing runs $447, Rhode Island Registered Agent.co runs $297, RI Registered Agent.org runs $297
What is behind the figures?
We link each state fee to its official page and take service prices from the company sites, dated.
Is a service mandatory?
Nothing requires it. Think of a service as paid convenience.
Who is your first choice in Rhode Island?
Mainstay Filing is first on paperwork covered, with Rhode Island Registered Agent.co and RI Registered Agent.org behind it.