Updated October 6, 2026 · 4 services tested
We tested 4 registered agent services for Missouri. 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)
LegalZoom
$249 first year, then $249/yrSee LegalZoom's agent plan (opens in a new tab)Prices checked October 6, 2026.
We tested every registered agent service on this page ourselves, then tracked what each account actually delivered once it went live.
Northwest Registered Agent takes the top spot, thanks to a renewal price that has held steady for years and same-day handling of anything the state sends.
ZenBusiness lands second, built around a dashboard that keeps a new owner on schedule with little extra effort.
Skip past whatever number sits in the first-year column and check the renewal price instead. That's the figure your card will actually see once any opening discount runs out.
| 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) | • Velo AI compliance alerts • Same-day scans emailed to dashboard • Overnight delivery for urgent mail | 4.7 | 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
Setting up an account with Northwest Registered Agent was quick, and confirmation arrived before we'd even closed the signup tab.
The account dashboard listed an active Registered Agent Service tile alongside a live formation order on the same screen, instead of a generic welcome message.
Switching an existing Missouri LLC over from a different agent happened entirely inside the account, without printing or mailing anything to anyone else.
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Refund: 60 days
We added ZenBusiness registered agent service through the same cart used to form our test LLC. The signup screen offered a reduced year-one rate rather than waiving the charge entirely.
That discount narrows the gap with rivals that skip the fee entirely for a new formation order, but the role still isn't free through ZenBusiness's checkout.
A ZenBusiness support article limits that address to legal and state mail, so it can't double as a general business address.
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Refund: 60 days
The LegalZoom name is familiar, yet its formation cart never offered a registered agent option to select. Its own paperwork names United States Corporation Agents, Inc. as the entity actually holding the role.
Missouri wants an agent locked in before a filing clears. A signup flow that skips the question is worth a second look before anyone commits.
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Refund: Before state payment
Bizee waived its agent fee for an opening stretch when we ordered it alongside formation, undercutting most other prices on this page.
That discount folded into the same LLC formation order, so nothing needed a separate signup step or extra charge to switch the service on.
A notification landed the same day a state document reached the account, timestamped and ready to read without a phone call to check on it.
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Every provider on this page went through our own testing methodology: sign up for the plan, run the account the way an owner would, then measure the result against the marketing copy.
Six weighted categories build the ranking below, with a seventh layered on top for how Missouri's own rules shift the picture.
Northwest Registered Agent tops this category by the widest margin of any of the six, per our own scoring.
ZenBusiness sits close behind in second. LegalZoom trails both, and Bizee settles at the bottom of the category with a score that's still workable.
Northwest Registered Agent and ZenBusiness share the top price score, though they get there differently, one through a renewal that never moves and the other through a steep opening discount.
LegalZoom and Bizee sit level near the bottom of this category, both landing above what either leader charges once its own discount period ends.
Northwest Registered Agent brings the widest feature set here, pairing fast document scanning with a free switch-over service for an incoming agent change.
ZenBusiness answers back with alerts routed through its own Velo AI tool, LegalZoom sits just behind on storage and calendar features and Bizee brings up the rear among the four names tested.
Northwest Registered Agent earns the top score in this category by putting its own office address on the public record instead of the owner's home address.
ZenBusiness trails close behind on its own privacy stance, LegalZoom sits just under that and Bizee closes out the bottom of the category on this page.
Northwest Registered Agent's edge here comes down to one habit, sending a notice out the moment a document lands instead of making the owner check.
ZenBusiness isn't far behind that top score, LegalZoom trails in third and Bizee sits last among the providers tested.
Third-party review scores favor Northwest Registered Agent more than any other name here, with ZenBusiness close behind in second.
LegalZoom and Bizee land last in this category, evenly matched with each other. A single ratings site can swing on its own, so we treat this score as one input among many rather than a final verdict.
Missouri charges LLCs no periodic report fee at all, so the registered agent's own renewal price ends up being the main ongoing compliance cost a Missouri LLC actually pays.
Naming yourself as agent puts your own name and street address on a public filing anyone can pull up, a trade a hired agent exists to avoid.
No local Missouri firm made this lineup, so all four names above operate nationwide. That pushes renewal price and document-handling speed higher up the decision than they might rank somewhere with a strong regional pick.
At $125 first year, then $125/yr, Northwest Registered Agent's renewal undercuts every other name here.
ZenBusiness and Bizee renew between $149 and $199, and LegalZoom currently charges $249, though it doesn't publish a fixed renewal rate like the other three.
Naming yourself as agent skips the fee entirely, as long as you keep a genuine Missouri street address on file and stay reachable there during regular hours.
A registered agent's fee has nothing to do with what the state itself charges an LLC, since Missouri doesn't bill LLCs a periodic report fee to begin with.
Don't mix this fee up with what forming the LLC itself costs. Our best LLC services in Missouri page covers that separate half of the budget.
Two names on this page will run that whole process on your behalf. Choose Northwest Registered Agent or Bizee and either one drafts and files the switch-over paperwork for you.
Yes. State law requires every LLC to keep one on file for as long as the business stays active.
Yes. You'll need a real Missouri street address on file, and you'll have to be reachable there during normal business hours.
The role stays narrow: accept service of process and official state notices, then pass them along. It doesn't cover taxes or license renewals.
Northwest Registered Agent renews at $125, the lowest yearly price here; ZenBusiness and Bizee renew between $149 and $199; LegalZoom currently charges $249 but doesn't publish a fixed renewal rate.
File the Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office with the Secretary of State. The filing fee is a flat $10.
No. Missouri is one of the few states that charges LLCs no periodic report fee, so there's no recurring filing to track for this role.
All four providers meet what Missouri actually requires of a registered agent. From there, the real gaps show up in how fast a document gets scanned, whether the renewal price ever moves and how much follow-up work still lands on the owner.
Northwest Registered Agent takes the top spot here because this service is the company's entire focus, unlike providers that treat the role as an add-on to something else they sell.
ZenBusiness earns the runner-up spot for a first-time owner who wants a guided dashboard keeping track of deadlines.
For anyone counting every dollar, Bizee's waived first-year fee matches Northwest Registered Agent's free introductory period, so either name is worth a look when you're bundling formation with the agent role.
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Our verdict
$125 first year, then $125/yr. 90-day money-back guarantee.
Prices checked October 6, 2026.