Updated October 6, 2026 · 7 services tested
We tested 7 registered agent services for Alaska. Northwest Registered Agent is our pick: $125 first year, then $125/yr.
By Jon Morgan · Fact-checked by Jon Tobin, Business Attorney · How we test
Northwest Registered Agent
$125 first year, then $125/yrFree first year with its $39 LLCGet Northwest's agent service (opens in a new tab)
ZenBusiness
$99 first year, then $199/yrHalf price in year one when you switch to ZenBusiness (state fee extra)See ZenBusiness agent plan (opens in a new tab)
Harbor Compliance
$99 first year, then $159/yrFor new customersSee Harbor Compliance agent plan (opens in a new tab)Prices checked October 6, 2026.
We compared registered-agent pricing, documented features, and account observations for Alaska founders. Our tests covered different service steps by provider, including LLC formation and active-agent account access where available.
Northwest Registered Agent remains our top pick. ZenBusiness ranks second at 4.7/5 for its guided platform and stronger public customer-review score, while Harbor Compliance ranks third at 4.6/5 and remains a strong option for multi-state compliance.
Compare the table below by renewal price first, since that's the number you pay every year after the first. Then check the features column, since document scanning speed and compliance alerts vary a lot between providers.
| Service | Agent price | RA bundled with formation | Service features | Score | Compare offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125 first year, then $125/yrFree first year with its $39 LLC | Yes (free first year with formation) | • Same-day legal mail scanning • Privacy by default • Files switchover paperwork | 4.9 | Get agent service (opens in a new tab) |
| $99 first year, then $199/yrHalf price in year one when you switch to ZenBusiness (state fee extra) | No (half off first year with formation) | • Same-day scans, email alerts • Overnight urgent delivery • Written address-use scope | 4.7 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
| $99 first year, then $159/yrFor new customers | No | • Same-day document delivery • Entity manager software • Unlimited document storage | 4.6 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $124.99 first year, then $124.99/yrOnly with a Plus or Pro membership | No (Plus or Pro membership required; billed separately) | • Digital document delivery • Attorney consultations via membership • Paid Plus or Pro membership required | 4.5 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $249 first year, then $249/yr | No | • Unlimited cloud storage • Time-sensitive mail alerts • Compliance Calendar reminders | 4.4 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $149 first year, then $149/yrFree first year with a Bizee LLC | Yes (free first year with formation) | • Dedicated dashboard mail tab • Instant SOP notifications • Handles agent-change paperwork | 4.3 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $596 first year, then $596/yrBilled $149 a quarter | No | • Fast document uploads • Secure dashboard storage • Available in every state | 4.2 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
Prices checked October 6, 2026.
Each score combines support, price, features, privacy and security, compliance alerts and user ratings.
Refund: 90 days
We tested Northwest Registered Agent by forming a real LLC with them in Alaska. At checkout, we picked their address over our own to stay private.
A home address on a state filing stays public for good, even if you switch agents later.
Northwest Registered Agent's own Anchorage office took that spot instead, and Alaska's filings list Northwest Registered Agent Service Inc as the agent of record.
Northwest Registered Agent also stocks a form library for Alaska, including a change of agent. You can handle a future filing yourself instead of paying them to do it.
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Refund: 60 days
ZenBusiness pairs its agent service with Velo, a helper that checks your account the moment you log in. Velo flagged our missing EIN before we clicked a single button.
ZenBusiness spells out what its registered agent address covers. The address handles legal notices and state mail only, not everyday business mail, and ZenBusiness states that plainly instead of leaving it vague.
ZenBusiness differs from Northwest Registered Agent mainly on cost. The agent role costs extra on the free starter plan, so owners who want the guided dashboard pay for it as its own purchase.
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Harbor Compliance is built for owners who need more than a mailbox in Alaska. Its Entity Manager dashboard watches every state where a business sits registered instead of just one.
The dashboard flags good standing and upcoming due dates on its own, with no one logging in to check by hand. That kind of always-on tracking matters most once a business sits registered in more than one state.
Harbor Compliance's team also handles licensing and specialty filings that a plain agent service skips, like nonprofit work. That's why it costs more than a bare-bones agent.
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Refund: 60 days
Rocket Lawyer sells its agent role as part of a wider legal membership instead of as a plain purchase on its own. That membership also opens up attorney calls and document review.
An owner who expects to need a lawyer in year one can make the membership pay for itself. Anyone who just wants an agent will find this the longest path to get one here.
In our outreach, phone support answered fast and solved things on the first call. The agent role is held by Rocket Lawyer Corporate Services LLC, with membership billed separately from the agent fee.
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Refund: 60 days
LegalZoom is a familiar name with a broad legal-service catalog. Our formation checkout test did not prominently offer its paid registered-agent service, so compare that separately before completing formation.
Alaska requires a qualifying agent when an LLC is formed, whether that is an eligible owner or a hired service. Declining LegalZoom's paid service does not remove that requirement.
Once you do add it, LegalZoom's dashboard pairs the agent role with calendar reminders and cloud storage for whatever gets scanned. Officially, the role is held by LegalZoom's subsidiary, United States Corporation Agents Inc.
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Open any card for the complete review, scores and packages.
Refund: Before state payment
Bizee includes its registered agent service free for the first year (then $149/yr) of LLC formation, and checkout explains what it covers. Our order record named Republic Registered Agent LLC as the agent of record, rather than the Bizee brand.
Bizee says it operates its own offices and does not outsource its service; because the brand and legal agent name differ in our record, confirm the agent name on your Alaska filing.
Correspondence lands in a dedicated mail tab inside the account dashboard, separate from the general virtual mailbox Bizee sells on its own.
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Refund: 60 days
Swyft Filings sells its agent role on its own instead of folding it into any formation purchase. That keeps the choice simple, but the full price shows up either way.
We noticed the billing rhythm is the detail most owners miss. Swyft Filings charges every three months instead of once a year, so the number on the page looks smaller than the real yearly cost.
Swyft Filings says uploads typically land within a few hours of a document arriving, fast enough that most owners would spot a new filing well before any deadline.
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Our testing methodology combines provider research with account observations where access was available.
The ZenBusiness test purchased LLC formation only, without activating its paid registered-agent service; the Harbor Compliance assessment covered direct Q&A and a pricing and signup-wizard walkthrough without a paid order.
We average six numeric categories equally to calculate each overall score, rounding the result to one decimal place. The separate Alaska Fit subsection adds local context and is not a seventh numeric score.
ZenBusiness's six scores average 4.700/5; Harbor Compliance's average 4.633/5, giving displayed overall scores of 4.7 and 4.6, respectively.
Northwest Registered Agent led this category, since real people answered our questions quickly without routing us through a maze of automated menus first.
Harbor Compliance and ZenBusiness followed close behind. Harbor Compliance's team fielded detailed compliance questions well.
ZenBusiness leaned on Velo to answer routine account questions instantly, which cut down how often a human needed to step in.
Renewal price matters more than the signup discount when comparing recurring costs. Harbor Compliance renews at $159 per year, compared with ZenBusiness at $199 per year, so Harbor earns the higher Price score: 4.7 versus 4.6.
Their current introductory rates both start at $99. Compare the final checkout total and any formation or multi-year conditions before deciding how much the first year will cost.
Northwest Registered Agent has the highest Features score at 4.8, while ZenBusiness and Harbor Compliance each score 4.7. Northwest's forms library and handling of agent-change paperwork add practical value beyond receiving documents.
Harbor Compliance's Entity Manager stands out for tracking registrations in multiple states, while ZenBusiness provides guided account tools through Velo. Those different strengths may matter more to an individual owner than the small numerical gap.
Northwest Registered Agent and Harbor Compliance share the highest Privacy and Security score at 4.9, while ZenBusiness scores 4.7.
We considered documented address-use policies and secure document handling alongside the account observations available to us.
An agent's address can replace a personal address in the registered-agent field, but it does not remove information required elsewhere on state filings.
ZenBusiness explicitly limits its agent address to legal and state mail, rather than general business correspondence.
Harbor Compliance and Northwest Registered Agent led here, both flagging upcoming filing deadlines automatically rather than leaving a founder to track dates by hand.
ZenBusiness's Velo assistant checks an account's status the moment you log in, flagging gaps like a missing EIN before you've had to ask, which is a different approach from a static reminder email.
Public customer reviews are one input in our comparison, alongside service features and account observations. ZenBusiness earns a 4.8 User Ratings score; Harbor Compliance earns 3.9.
These are editorial category scores derived from the review snapshot checked on October 2, 2026, rather than ratings of a state-specific office.
ZenBusiness's score combines Trustpilot's 4.8/5 from 32,767 reviews and BBB's 4.04/5 from 817 customer reviews, weighted by review count. The result is 4.78/5, rounded to 4.8.
Harbor Compliance's score uses Trustpilot's 3.1/5 from 53 reviews, BBB's 1.0/5 from 8 customer reviews, and Birdeye's 4.2/5 from 245 Google reviews. The same weighting gives 3.93/5, rounded to 3.9.
Review counts and invitation practices differ across platforms, so these samples are not directly comparable measures of service quality.
BBB customer-review averages are separate from its business letter grades; Harbor's own site also reports a separate Google sample of 4.3/5 from 212 reviews.
Alaska's biennial report runs on its own odd or even year schedule, not the annual cycle most other states use, so a provider's compliance reminders only help if they're tracking the right filing year.
Harbor Compliance and Northwest Registered Agent both flag report deadlines automatically, which matters more in Alaska than in states with a simpler annual cycle.
Northwest Registered Agent's own Anchorage office also gives it a real physical footprint in the state rather than a forwarding arrangement.
Standalone annual rates among these providers start at $125 and reach about $249 per year, excluding quarterly billing and paid membership requirements. ZenBusiness starts at $99 and renews at $199; Harbor Compliance starts at $99 and renews at $159.
Swyft Filings bills $149 or more per quarter, which totals at least $596 across twelve months.
Rocket Lawyer's $124.99 annual (the same in the first year and every year after) agent add-on also requires a separately paid Plus or Pro membership, so its agent fee is not the whole recurring bill.
Acting as your own registered agent costs nothing beyond the state's own fees, as long as you maintain a real Alaska street address and don't mind your address appearing on the public filing.
Many founders hire an agent specifically to avoid that trade-off.
The agent's fee is separate from what Alaska itself charges. The state's biennial report fee runs $100 for a domestic LLC or $200 for a foreign one, on top of whatever an agent service charges for its own role.
If you're comparing agent service against the rest of what it costs to run an LLC in Alaska, our guide to the best LLC services in Alaska breaks down formation pricing side by side.
Letting a provider handle the switch is usually the simplest route. Several services on this list, including Northwest Registered Agent and Bizee, will complete the change-of-agent paperwork for you once you sign up.
Yes. Every Alaska LLC and corporation must continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office at a real Alaska street address for as long as the business exists.
Yes, as long as you're an Alaska resident and use a real street address, not a P.O. box, as your registered office. Many founders still hire a service to keep that address off the public record.
A registered agent accepts service of process and official state notices on your company's behalf. That's the entire legal duty. It doesn't cover filing your taxes or other paperwork.
Standalone annual rates on this list start at $125 and reach about $249, with first-year promotions starting at $99.
Swyft Filings costs at least $596 first year, then $596/yr (billed $149 a quarter) when its quarterly bills are added together, while Rocket Lawyer requires a paid membership in addition to the agent fee.
File the state's Statement of Change form by mail with a $25 fee. Your biennial report needs to be current first, or the state will reject the change.
Your business falls out of good standing, and the state can eventually take steps toward involuntary dissolution if the problem isn't fixed. Lawsuits and official notices may also go unanswered.
Every service on this list will legally satisfy Alaska's registered agent requirement. What separates them is how they handle the details around that one job, from same-day document scanning to how clearly they disclose who's named on your filing.
Northwest Registered Agent takes the top spot here. Its renewal price hasn't moved in years, and it defaults to keeping your address private without you having to ask. Harbor Compliance is the top choice for anyone managing more than one state.
The budget pick and the overall pick land on the same name this time, since no rival renews for less. For founders who want a bigger legal-service ecosystem attached to their agent, Rocket Lawyer is the strongest alternative to consider.
ZenBusiness is our second overall choice at 4.7/5, combining guided account tools with the stronger public customer-review score.
Harbor Compliance ranks third at 4.6/5 and is still the specialist pick for owners tracking compliance across multiple states.
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Our verdict
$125 first year, then $125/yr. 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked October 6, 2026.