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Registered agent guide · Georgia

Georgia Registered Agents (2026): Official Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), GA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($99 a year): our 2026 order for registered agent service in Georgia. Georgia makes a registered agent compulsory. Recurring state fees: $60 yearly, 31st of 50.

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

Georgia fee schedule

31stof 50, yearly state feesOrdered from least to most expensive, joint position. The complete table
Registered agent required
Yessos.ga.gov, read October 2026
Annual registration
$60 / yrFalls due: April 1. sos.ga.gov, read October 2026
State fees per year
$60What the state bills in a normal year

Who files for you in Georgia

Three-year service fees and filings covered count most; the methodology gives all five weights.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that might expand

Almanac first pick$149 a year, renewing at $149

We enter Mainstay Filing first: $149 a year, flat, from a provider active in all fifty states.

The premium over GA Registered Agent.org is $150 across three years, and more of the state's paperwork gets handled for it.

In the price

  • Georgia street address on the public record
  • Papers served on the company scanned within the same business day, free
  • Your first three government letters each year, scanned free
  • Serves LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike

Strengths

  • $149 a year, same at renewal
  • Any state, one price

Weak points

  • Costs $50 more a year than GA Registered Agent.org
  • This agent-only plan leaves the reports to you
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. GA Registered Agent.org: best for Georgia-based founders

Local choice$99 a year, renewing at $99

Next in the almanac, GA Registered Agent.org: $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for a company that stays in one state.

In the price

  • A physical Georgia address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • $99 annually
  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

Weak points

  • A different state needs a different agent
  • Skips the annual registration
Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for an in-state office address

Local choice$99 a year, renewing at $99

Next in the almanac, Georgia Registered Agent.co: $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for a company that stays in one state.

GA Registered Agent.org and this service publish the same prices.

In the price

  • A physical Georgia address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 annually

Weak points

  • A different state needs a different agent
  • Skips the annual registration
Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Georgia picks in one table

#EntryPrice a yearRenewalService fees over three years
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2GA Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Georgia Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices on file from November 12, 2026. Georgia's own fees do not depend on the agent.

The agent cost calculator

Each agent's price is paired with the repeating state fees (the annual registration from year two); formation fees are left out of the total.
State $120 and service $447 make $567 over 3 years with Mainstay Filing.

Georgia among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateYearly state fees
27thVirginia$50
30thSouth Dakota$55
31stGeorgia$60
31stWyoming$60
33rdWashington$70
The whole table is on Registered agent rules by state; the lowest fees rank first.

Georgia registered agent requirements (official, Secretary of State)

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Georgia street address that is also the agent's business office, and the agent has to be located there. A P.O. box or mail drop cannot be used.

Who may act: A Georgia resident, a Georgia corporation or LLC, or a corporation or LLC from another state with authority to do business in Georgia. An entity cannot be its own agent. (O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209)

Georgia's repeating fees

On top of the agent, the LLC files the annual registration every year for $60, due April 1. A late filing costs $25.

What settled the order

Of the five criteria, requirements covered (28%) is where Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of GA Registered Agent.org in Georgia.

Fifty-state coverage outscored GA Registered Agent.org on our weights.

Quick answers

Is a registered agent compulsory in Georgia?

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

Who is allowed to act as the registered agent in Georgia?

A Georgia resident, a Georgia corporation or LLC, or a corporation or LLC from another state with authority to do business in Georgia. An entity cannot be its own agent.

What does a Georgia registered agent charge each year?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the state charge an LLC every year?

$60 a year on the almanac's yearly measure, which is the annual registration ($60 every year).

Which registered agents does this entry list?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), GA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), by almanac rank, first entry first.

Which registered agent should I choose?

We would file with Mainstay Filing: $149 a year and the same at renewal, with every state covered. Next come GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co.

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Citations for this entry

  1. Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025 from sos.ga.gov, read October 2026
  2. Georgia report due date from law.justia.com, read August 2026
  3. Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule from sos.ga.gov, read October 2026
  4. Georgia registered agent statute from sos.ga.gov, read October 2026
  5. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source from law.lis.virginia.gov, read October 2026
  6. Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source from scc.virginia.gov, read October 2026
  7. South Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services / from sdsos.gov, read August 2026
  8. South Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services / from sosenterprise.sd.gov, read August 2026
  9. South Dakota yearly filing: Annual report: fee and from sdlegislature.gov, read October 2026
  10. Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division from wyobiz.wyo.gov, read August 2026
  11. Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division from wyobiz.wyo.gov, read August 2026
  12. Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from ccfs.sos.wa.gov, read August 2026
  13. Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from sos.wa.gov, read August 2026
  14. Washington yearly filing: Annual report, official source from sos.wa.gov, read October 2026
  15. Georgia service page of Mainstay Filing, taken November 12, 2026
  16. Pricing page of GA Registered Agent.org, taken November 12, 2026
  17. Pricing page of Georgia Registered Agent.co, taken November 12, 2026