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Registered agent picks · Florida

3 Best Registered Agents in Florida (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for registered agents in Florida in 2026: Florida Registered Agent.io ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and FL Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. Florida Registered Agent.io takes the call: $99 a year, holding on renewal, the lowest yearly price on this list.
Written by The Formation Desk editorial team
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Our top pick in Florida

1. Florida Registered Agent.io: best for the lowest price per year on this list

$99 a year, and it holds on renewal

Editorial score 9.3 out of 10

The desk picks Florida Registered Agent.io: a Florida specialist at $99 a year, with an in-state street address as the registered office.

Your registered office is an in-state street address from Florida Registered Agent.io, and legal papers served on the company are scanned for you.

Three years of service run cheaper here than at Mainstay Filing, and cost carries big weight.

In the price

  • A physical address in the state, as the registered office
  • Everything served on the company is scanned for you

Strengths

  • A lower yearly price than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 yearly, renewing at the same price
  • Forms LLCs too, with the first agent year free

Cons

  • The annual report is your job
  • Florida only; you need another agent elsewhere
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Fifty-state coverage

2. Mainstay Filing: best for every state

$149 a year, and it holds on renewal

Editorial score 8.8 out of 10

Runner-up, Mainstay Filing: $149 for a single agent plan that works in every state, $149 on renewal.

Haven't formed yet? Mainstay's $199-a-year package handles the Florida filing and the annual report.

Florida Registered Agent.io undercuts Mainstay Filing by $150 over three years, and that is why Mainstay sits lower on cost.

In the price

  • A real in-state address as the registered office
  • Papers served on the company scanned and uploaded on the same business day, free
  • The first three pieces of government mail each year scanned at no charge
  • Compliance reminders

Strengths

  • Works for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike
  • Free scans of served papers on the same business day
  • $149 a year and it holds on renewal
  • First three government mailings each year, scanned free

Cons

  • $50 a year more than Florida Registered Agent.io for agent service alone
  • Annual reports need the formation package
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Florida specialist

3. FL Registered Agent.org: best for Florida companies

$99 a year, and it holds on renewal

Editorial score 8.7 out of 10

Third, FL Registered Agent.org: a Florida specialist at $99 a year, with an in-state street address as the registered office.

FL Registered Agent.org gives the company an in-state street address as its registered office and scans papers served there to your account.

FL Registered Agent.org lines up with Florida Registered Agent.io on price and plan features, so little divides them.

In the price

  • The in-state address the state asks you to file
  • Papers served on the company arrive in your account as scans

Strengths

  • Cheaper each year than Mainstay Filing
  • Forms LLCs too, with the first agent year free
  • $99 yearly, renewing at the same price

Cons

  • The annual report is your job
  • Florida only; you need another agent elsewhere
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Price a year Renewal Good for Visit
1 Florida Registered Agent.io 9.3 $99 $99/yr The lowest yearly price we rank here Visit Florida Registered Agent.ioPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing 8.8 $149 $149/yr One agent that covers every state Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 FL Registered Agent.org 8.7 $99 $99/yr The lowest yearly price we rank here Visit FL Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our editors assign each score out of 10 using the criteria on How we rank. Customer ratings play no part.

What a Florida registered agent costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Price holds on renewal
Florida Registered Agent.io $99 $99 $99 $297 Yes
Mainstay Filing $149 $149 $149 $447 Yes
FL Registered Agent.org $99 $99 $99 $297 Yes

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Florida charges the same state fees whichever agent you name.

Why it falls this way

Spend over three years made the call in Florida. The desk weighs spend over three years and work the price removes at 33% each and gives what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display the remaining 34%.

Florida Registered Agent.io comes to $297 over three years, $150 less than Mainstay Filing. If Florida is your only state, fifty-state coverage does little for you, and the lower yearly price wins.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Florida registered agent rules straight from Florida Division of Corporations (official)

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Florida street address that matches the agent's business address. P.O. boxes are not accepted. Florida law sets minimum hours of 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. on weekdays. The law behind it: Fla. Stat. § 605.0113.

Florida's annual report: what it costs, when it is due, who gets the notice

Florida LLCs send in the annual report every year, due May 1. The state's fee is $138.75. Send it late and $400 gets added. Notices about it land with your registered agent.

Florida registered agent: reader questions

Do you need a registered agent to run a Florida LLC?

You do. Florida wants a registered agent on file for every LLC, and the agent must have a street address in the state.

What should you expect to pay a Florida registered agent?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year, and the price holds when it renews.

Could you serve as your own registered agent?

You can if the state's rules allow it. A Florida resident, or a business entity authorized in Florida, whose business address is the registered office. The agent files a written acceptance.

When does the Florida annual report have to go in?

Get it in by May 1. The state's cut is $138.75. Miss the date and it costs $400 more.

Which registered agents did the desk rank here?

Florida Registered Agent.io ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and FL Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), best pick first.

Who is our pick for registered agent in Florida?

Florida Registered Agent.io, since $99 a year flat, with scans of served legal papers sent to your account.

See also

Where the numbers came from

  1. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, last checked August 2026
  2. Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, last checked August 2026
  3. Florida yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  4. Florida report due date, last checked August 2026
  5. Fla. Stat. § 605.0201, last checked August 2026
  6. Florida formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  7. Florida formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  8. Florida registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  9. Florida Registered Agent.io: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  10. Mainstay Filing: Florida service page, as of November 12, 2026
  11. FL Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026