Updated October 6, 2026 · 7 services tested
We tested 7 registered agent services for Mississippi. 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 Mississippi 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.
Skip the sticker price on the first year and check the renewal column instead. That number is what actually repeats on your card every year after any opening discount expires.
| 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 scans of legal and state mail • Business address stands in on the filing • Free paperwork for an incoming agent switch | 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-price first year with formation) | • Compliance alerts through Velo • Same-day scans emailed to dashboard • Overnight delivery for urgent mail | 4.7 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
| $99 first year, then $159/yrFor new customers | No (sold separately) | • Entity Manager Software across states • Same-day document delivery • Unlimited storage, no per-file charge | 4.6 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $119 first year, then $119/yrIncluded in year one with its Entrepreneur and Complete LLC packages | No (sold as an add-on) | • Immediate SOP notice and e-delivery • Online forwarding-address updates • Free email forwarding, first 3 notices/yr | 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 | • Compliance Calendar reminders • Scanned documents to account • 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 dashboard alert • 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
Signing up with Northwest Registered Agent took only a few minutes, and the account was live before we finished reading the confirmation screen.
The dashboard already listed an entity ID and a coverage start date instead of a generic welcome message, and a document library sat ready for whatever the state might send next.
Moving an existing LLC over from another agent happened entirely inside the account, with no separate form to print, sign or mail.
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Refund: 60 days
ZenBusiness asks whether you want registered agent coverage during LLC formation checkout, and the prompt comes back a second time if you decline it the first time.
That repeat ask, paired with a discounted opening year, is how ZenBusiness turns formation customers into agent customers rather than including the role free from the start.
The provider's own notice keeps the registered address narrow. It covers legal and state mail only, never a stand-in for a general business or mailing address.
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Harbor Compliance's own signup skipped the usual multi-state sales pitch. It landed us on one flat plan that already spans every state a business is registered in, rather than pricing coverage state by state.
That structure is the real trade-off here. A business pays more than the cheapest name on this page in exchange for one login that already spans every jurisdiction it operates in.
Document storage carries no extra charge either, no matter how long an account stays open or how many files pile up inside it.
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Refund: 90 days
MyCompanyWorks let us add the agent role onto an account already open for LLC formation. No new signup was needed.
MyCompanyWorks fulfills the role through Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., a Wolters Kluwer company, rather than under its own name.
Updating a forwarding address just takes an online form instead of a phone call. The provider promises a quick notice once a document lands at its office.
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Refund: 60 days
We checked out Rocket Lawyer's agent role. It comes packaged inside a wider legal membership rather than sold as a plain standalone purchase.
Rocket Lawyer names Rocket Lawyer Corporate Services LLC as the entity behind the role, separate from the legal-advice brand most owners know.
Skipping that membership roughly doubles the yearly cost. The membership itself becomes part of the real choice instead of a side option.
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Refund: 60 days
Most owners already know the LegalZoom name. Its LLC formation checkout never once offered us a registered agent to add.
LegalZoom's own paperwork names United States Corporation Agents, Inc. as the entity behind that familiar brand, a wholly owned subsidiary rather than an outside vendor.
Mississippi wants an agent on file the moment papers get filed. A checkout that skips the question is worth flagging early, before anyone commits to a plan.
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Refund: Before state payment
Bizee waived the agent fee for an opening stretch when we ordered it with formation, beating most other prices on this page.
Bizee folded the waived stretch straight into the formation order itself, so nothing needed a separate signup or a second charge to activate.
The account's own Registered Agent tab lists the assigned agent's name, address and status together on one screen, without a phone call or a separate login to check any of it.
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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 Mississippi Fit subsection adds 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 leads this category outright, with ZenBusiness close enough behind for a clear second place.
Harbor Compliance and MyCompanyWorks settle into the middle of the pack, while Bizee lands at the bottom of this category with a still-workable score.
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.
Northwest Registered Agent and Harbor Compliance each score 4.9 for Compliance Alerts, while ZenBusiness scores 4.6.
We considered the clarity and availability of deadline reminders; managed filing services, when offered, may carry a separate charge. MyCompanyWorks scores 4.7 in this category.
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.
Harbor's unrounded mean of 4.633/5 is higher than MyCompanyWorks at 4.567/5. That explains their order even though both cards display 4.6/5 after rounding.
Mississippi's own Annual Report carries no fee for a domestic LLC when filed online, so the registered agent renewal is the bigger decision on this page instead of a state filing charge.
When an owner names anyone other than a registered commercial agent, Mississippi treats that appointee as a noncommercial agent and requires their consent before the filing goes through.
No local Mississippi firm made this lineup, so every one of the seven names above operates nationwide, which pushes renewal price and how fast a document gets handled higher up the decision than they'd rank somewhere with a strong local pick.
Standalone annual rates among these providers start at $119 and reach about $249 per year, excluding quarterly billing, prepaid discounts and paid membership requirements.
ZenBusiness starts at $99 and renews at $199; Harbor Compliance starts at $99 and renews at $159.
Rocket Lawyer's $124.99 annual (the same in the first year and every year after) agent add-on requires a separately paid Plus or Pro membership, so its agent fee is not the whole recurring bill.
Naming yourself as agent skips the fee entirely, as long as you keep a real Mississippi street address on file and stay reachable there during normal business hours.
A registered agent's fee is separate from Mississippi's own Annual Report. That report carries no charge for a domestic LLC when filed online, and a pricier registered agent won't change what the state itself bills.
The registered agent fee sits apart from what LLC formation itself costs, so check our best LLC services in Mississippi page if you're pricing out the whole setup rather than just this one piece.
A couple of providers take most of this off your plate. Sign up with Northwest Registered Agent or Bizee and either one will draft and submit the switch-over paperwork on your behalf.
Yes. State law keeps this requirement in place for the entire time an LLC stays active, with no exception for size or industry.
Yes, provided you list a genuine Mississippi street address and stay available there during normal business hours.
Its role is narrow: take in service of process and official state notices, then pass them along right away. Tax filings and licensing are handled elsewhere.
Standalone annual rates on this list start at $119 and reach about $249, excluding prepaid discounts, with first-year promotions starting at $99. Rocket Lawyer requires a paid membership in addition to the agent fee.
File a Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change with the Secretary of State. The fee is $10, whether filed online or by mail.
Yes. Domestic Mississippi LLCs file one every year by April 15, with no fee attached, entirely through the state's online portal.
Every name on this page clears Mississippi's baseline legal bar for a registered agent.
Past that point, what separates them is speed once a document arrives, whether the renewal number holds steady and how much of the compliance workload the owner still carries alone.
Northwest Registered Agent takes the top spot because the agent role is the company's actual business instead of an add-on tacked onto something else.
Harbor Compliance is the strongest alternative, backed by document storage that never adds a fee no matter how long an account stays open.
On a tight budget, MyCompanyWorks' flat renewal beats every other flat-rate option here, and Bizee's waived opening stretch deserves a look if you're buying formation and the agent role in the same order.
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.