Updated October 6, 2026 · 6 services tested
We tested 6 registered agent services for Maine. 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)
MyCompanyWorks
$119 first year, then $119/yrIncluded in year one with its Entrepreneur and Complete LLC packagesSee MyCompanyWorks agent plan (opens in a new tab)Prices checked October 6, 2026.
We signed up for every registered agent service in this guide, then watched what each account actually did once payment cleared.
Northwest Registered Agent takes the top spot on a renewal price that hasn't moved in two decades. ZenBusiness lands second and is worth a look if you want proactive compliance alerts.
Check the renewal column in the table below before you commit. A low opening price can turn into the priciest option on this page once year two starts.
| 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 • Business address stands in for yours • Free agent switch-over 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) | • Velo AI compliance monitoring • Same-day scans posted to dashboard • Overnight courier for urgent mail | 4.7 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
| $119 first year, then $119/yrIncluded in year one with its Entrepreneur and Complete LLC packages | No | • Same-day notification on arrival • Online forwarding-address updates • No separate form to move accounts | 4.6 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $124.99 first year, then $124.99/yrOnly with a Plus or Pro membership | No | • Digital delivery of scanned documents • Document Defense contract protection • Attorney access via membership | 4.5 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $249 first year, then $249/yr | No | • Compliance Calendar reminders • Mail alerts and scans • Unlimited cloud storage | 4.4 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $149 first year, then $149/yrFree first year with a Bizee LLC | Yes (free stretch with formation) | • Same-day SOP notifications • Mail forwarding on request • Handles agent-change paperwork | 4.3 | 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 opened our own account with Northwest Registered Agent to see whether a company known for a flat price actually delivered once real money changed hands.
Once inside, the Registered Agent Service sat as a single active line beside a Business Formation order, both already marked active. Maine's own commercial-agent filings list the company itself, Northwest Registered Agent LLC, as the agent of record.
The company also handles that paperwork itself when a client switches over from a different provider. That spares the owner a separate form to chase down.
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Refund: 60 days
In our testing with ZenBusiness, the Registered Agent option stayed on the same Compliance page as Amendments and Annual Reports. It was easy to spot without hunting through separate menus.
The option to add the agent role stayed visible on that page well after checkout, which is convenient later but easy to skim past on a first visit.
Velo AI, ZenBusiness's in-account assistant, is built to flag a gap in your compliance record before a deadline actually hits. It draws from the same Compliance page holding the agent tile.
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Refund: 90 days
MyCompanyWorks's own Startup Wizard, an online checklist tool, guided our account setup step by step from the very first screen.
Behind the MyCompanyWorks name sits its parent company, Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., the entity Maine's own commercial-agent filings list by name.
A 90-day refund window covers the order if a new business changes its mind early, a detail that stood out among the providers we tested.
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Refund: 60 days
In our testing, adding Rocket Lawyer's registered agent service at checkout took no separate setup step. It just added an extra line item next to the membership options.
Maine's own filings name Rocket Lawyer Corporate Services LLC directly. That subsidiary handles the agent duties here.
Skip the membership discount and the yearly cost jumps sharply. That changes the math fast for anyone pricing this page on cost alone.
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Refund: 60 days
Plenty of founders already recognize the LegalZoom name, yet the agent service itself never comes up anywhere during its own formation checkout.
Behind that recognizable brand sits United States Corporation Agents, Inc., the subsidiary Maine's own filings list as the actual agent on record.
Maine requires an agent the moment paperwork gets filed, so a checkout that skips mentioning the option is worth a second look before you sign up.
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Refund: Before state payment
Bizee waives its agent fee for its opening stretch whenever it rides along with LLC formation, undercutting most of the other renewal rates here.
The account's Filings tab groups state and federal items, an amendment or the Annual Report, side by side rather than scattering them across separate menus.
Mail forwarding runs as a request you switch on inside the account instead of a default setting, according to Bizee's own listed features.
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Every provider on this page went through the same testing methodology. We paid for each one with our own money and scored it against what we actually saw rather than what a marketing page promised.
Seven weighted categories built the ranking below, each tuned toward what changes the day-to-day experience of running a Maine entity.
Northwest Registered Agent publishes a US-based support team as its main contact channel, with no automated phone tree mentioned anywhere on its own site.
MyCompanyWorks answers questions through the same Startup Wizard interface that guides account setup, keeping support and onboarding in one place.
Rocket Lawyer folds support into its wider legal-membership platform rather than running it as a standalone line.
MyCompanyWorks posts the lowest flat number on this page at $119 a year, with no step-up once the first year ends.
Northwest Registered Agent earns its own strong score by holding a $125 rate steady for two decades running. Rocket Lawyer's price splits sharply depending on membership status, which makes it harder to compare at a glance.
Raw feature depth favors Northwest Registered Agent, pairing same-day document scans with a free transfer whenever an entity switches agents.
ZenBusiness answers with Velo AI folded into the same dashboard used for formation tasks, and LegalZoom backs its service with a Compliance Calendar and uncapped cloud storage.
Northwest Registered Agent's strongest score in this category comes down to one swap. Its own address sits on the public filing instead of a customer's home address.
Every provider on this page makes the same basic swap. Rocket Lawyer and LegalZoom both add one more detail. Their agent address covers legal and state mail only, rather than general business use.
No manual check-in is needed under Northwest Registered Agent's system, since new documents post to the account the moment they land.
ZenBusiness's Velo AI builds on that same basic alert, watching for account gaps days ahead of a due date. Bizee's own dashboard keeps state-level and federal alerts together within the same Filings tab instead.
Independent review platforms rank Northwest Registered Agent at the top of this group, with ZenBusiness trailing closely enough to take second.
A single review platform can swing on its own. So we treated those scores as one input alongside our own hands-on testing, which carried more weight in the final call.
Maine's Annual Report comes due every single year by June 1, so the recurring paperwork load sits heavier here than in a state running a biennial cycle.
Anyone living in Maine with a matching address can fill the agent role personally, skipping every provider fee on this page.
The $175 LLC formation fee and an agent's own renewal fee land on two completely separate invoices, worth remembering whenever a package advertises a free first year.
Renewal rates on this page run from $119 a year up to $249.99 without a membership discount. Most national brands land between $125 and $199.
Acting as your own agent skips that fee completely, though it puts your home address on a public Maine filing.
A registered agent's fee has nothing to do with what Maine itself charges for the Annual Report, a separate $85 filing due every year by June 1.
Paying a provider more doesn't change that state fee at all. Missing the June 1 window adds a flat $50 late charge no matter which agent you use.
LLC formation runs on a different budget line entirely. Our best LLC services in Maine guide breaks down that full setup cost, agent fee included.
Letting a provider manage this step means an owner doesn't have to chase down each of these details solo. Sign up with either Northwest Registered Agent or Bizee, and both handle that switch-over paperwork for you automatically.
Yes. Any LLC or corporation on record with the Maine Secretary of State has to maintain one continuously while the business remains active.
Yes, provided you're a Maine resident and your street address lines up with the business's listed registered office.
The role covers accepting service of process and official state notices, then forwarding them to the entity's current address. It doesn't extend to filing taxes or other paperwork.
Providers on this page renew between $119 and $249.99 a year, with the lowest number coming from a flat-rate provider and the highest tied to skipping a membership discount.
File the Statement of Appointment or Change of Registered Agent along with the new agent's consent. Maine charges $35 for an LLC's version of this filing.
Yes. It's due every year between January 1 and June 1, and the filing fee is $85 for a domestic LLC.
Every option on this page satisfies Maine's minimum legal bar for an agent. What actually separates them shows up afterward.
It comes down to how fast a document reaches your account, whether the renewal price holds steady and how much paperwork burden lands back on you.
Northwest Registered Agent is the pick if having one company handle both formation and the agent role matters more than shaving a few dollars off the yearly bill.
ZenBusiness is the stronger call for anyone who wants Velo AI's proactive account monitoring instead.
Budget-focused owners should look at MyCompanyWorks's flat $119 rate ($119 first year, then $119/yr), the lowest fixed number on this page. Bizee's waived opening stretch comes closest for anyone forming a new LLC at the same time.
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Our verdict
$125 first year, then $125/yr. 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked October 6, 2026.