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CA Registered Agent.org Review (2026)

CA Registered Agent.org charges $99 a year for California agent for service of process service, the same $99 at renewal, and the plan includes an in-state street address for your registered office and online scans of legal papers served on the company. It also forms California LLCs for $199 plus the state fee with the first agent year included. Foreign registration costs $199 over the state fee. Best for founders who will stay in California and handle their own Statement of Information.

Written by The Founders Review editorial team

Our verdict

CA Registered Agent.org

CA Registered Agent.org: best for a California-only company

Annual price $99; renewal price $99
Our mark9.2out of 10

A no-frills California agent at a fair, flat price.

What you get

  • Street address on the public record
  • Legal documents served on the company scanned and sent to you online

Why pick it

  • Annual price $99, renewal price $99
  • The lowest yearly agent price on our California pages
  • LLC formation and foreign registration from the same company
  • Formation includes year one of agent service

Less good

  • Leaves the Statement of Information to you
  • Charges $99 for the EIN application
  • Other states need a separate agent
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The $99 yearly plan

The yearly plan gives your company an in-state street address for its registered office, and CA Registered Agent.org scans legal documents served on the company and sends them to you online. The price is $99 a year. Renewal is the same $99.

Using CA Registered Agent.org to form your LLC

CA Registered Agent.org prepares and files the Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1) for $199 plus California's $70 filing fee. The first year of agent for service of process service is included, then the agent is $99 a year. An EIN application is a $99 add-on; the IRS issues EINs for free.

The Statement of Information ($20 state fee) is yours to file every two years.

CA Registered Agent.org foreign registration

For a company formed elsewhere, CA Registered Agent.org files the Application to Register a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) (Form LLC-5) with the California Secretary of State, Business Entities for $199 plus the state's $70 fee. A year of agent for service of process service comes with it. You supply certificate of good standing (existence or status) from the home state dated within 180 days.

Compared with the other picks

Mainstay Filing's agent costs $447 over three years; CA Registered Agent.org costs $297. Mainstay works nationwide and scans the first three government mailings a year free. Forming with Mainstay Filing is $199 a year, Statement of Information included; CA Registered Agent.org totals $397 over three years without report filing. California Registered Agent.ai is the other California agent we rank, at the same $99; the two finish close.

What people ask about CA Registered Agent.org

How much does CA Registered Agent.org cost?

$99 a year for its agent for service of process service, and the same at renewal. LLC formation is $199 plus the California filing fee.

Does CA Registered Agent.org file my annual report?

No. Filing the California Statement of Information is not part of its published prices.

Is CA Registered Agent.org a good registered agent for a California LLC?

For a company that operates only in California and wants a low fixed price, yes. Its average score across our California pages is 9.2.

What does CA Registered Agent.org include?

A California registered office address plus scans of served documents.

Can CA Registered Agent.org register my out-of-state company in California?

Yes. It files the registration for $199 plus California's fee, with a year of agent service included.

Keep reading

Official sources and price pages

  1. California registered agent statute (checked October 2026): leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CO
  2. California Secretary of State (checked August 2026): www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/statements
  3. California Secretary of State (checked August 2026): bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/llc/forms/llc-12-112021.pdf
  4. California yearly filing: Statement of Information, official source (checked October 2026): www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/forms/limited-liabi
  5. Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01 (checked August 2026): leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CO
  6. California Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms (checked October 2026): www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/forms/limited-liabi
  7. Form LLC-5 (checked October 2026): bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/llc/forms/llc-5.pdf
  8. Corporations Code section 17708.03 (checked October 2026): leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CO
  9. Revenue and Taxation Code section 19135 (checked October 2026): leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RT
  10. Franchise Tax Board, LLC filing requirements (checked October 2026): www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/types/limited-liability-company/index.htm
  11. California Corporations Code 17708.07 (checked November 2026): leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CO
  12. Read November 12, 2026: CA Registered Agent.org home, pricing and service pages
  13. Read November 12, 2026: Mainstay Filing California service pages