Updated October 6, 2026 · 7 services tested
We tested 7 registered agent services for Oregon. 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 Oregon 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.
None of these prices touch Oregon's own Annual Report bill. The state collects that cost separately, on its own schedule. Use the table as a straight renewal-price comparison, then scroll to Quick Facts for what Oregon itself charges every year.
| 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 scanning of legal mail • Files change-of-agent form for switching customers • Address kept off public Oregon filings | 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 (paid option never pre-selected) | • Same-day scanning with an email alert • Address limited to legal and state mail • Compliance dashboard keeps the option open | 4.7 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
| $99 first year, then $159/yrFor new customers | No (sold separately) | • Real Portland office • Entity manager checks compliance across every state • 3-year prepay locks the $99/year rate | 4.6 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $249 first year, then $249/yr | No | • Documents scanned and uploaded with email alerts • Unlimited cloud storage • Not offered during the formation checkout | 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 Registered Agent tab in the dashboard • Free-year disclosure stated upfront on-site • Renewal billed apart from other mail tools | 4.3 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $596 first year, then $596/yrBilled $149 a quarter | No | • Documents typically reach the account within hours • Standalone purchase, not tied to formation • Plain-language scope: no filing overreach | 4.2 | See plan (opens in a new tab) |
 | $35 first year, then $35/yrYear one included in its $235 Oregon LLC package | No (sold as a standalone service) | • Same-day scans into an online client portal • Compliance tracking included at no extra cost • Real Portland office | 3.9 | 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
Sign in to Northwest Registered Agent's dashboard after a lawsuit gets served, and a scanned copy is usually already sitting there. Northwest uploads it the same day it arrives at the office.
Home addresses stay off the public record with this provider. Its staff also handles the paperwork when a customer switches over from a different agent, filing the change themselves instead of leaving it to the client.
Northwest Registered Agent advertises twenty-plus years without a single price hike, and its published terms back that up with a flat no-per-document-fee policy.
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Refund: 60 days
Skip the registered agent checkbox during ZenBusiness formation and nothing gets billed quietly in the background. The dashboard just keeps an "Appoint ZenBusiness" button waiting for later.
Legal notices and state paperwork are the only mail this address is meant to receive, a scope ZenBusiness spells out rather than leaving vague.
Compliance tools, deadline tracking and this service all live behind the same login, so switching between them doesn't mean juggling separate accounts.
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Harbor Compliance scans incoming mail from its own staffed Portland office instead of some distant mail room.
An entity manager tool tracks filing status in every state a business touches. That's a real plus for anyone signed up in more than just Oregon.
Paying for three years up front locks in that lower rate, instead of stepping up to the standard price after the first year.
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Refund: 60 days
LegalZoom's own checkout never once offered this service during formation. A buyer has to find it on a separate page instead.
A firm named United States Corporation Agents, Inc. handles the actual work. LegalZoom owns that firm outright.
Renewal price just carries over the first rate paid, since LegalZoom posts no separate figure for later years.
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Refund: Before state payment
Bizee states plainly on its own site that a customer forming an LLC gets this service free for the first year.
Rather than folding this correspondence into a general mailbox feature, Bizee keeps registered agent mail in its own labeled space inside the account.
Once the free year ends, Bizee still bills this as its own standalone charge rather than folding it into a larger renewal.
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Refund: 60 days
Formation isn't a requirement here: Swyft Filings sells this service as a standalone purchase, with nothing else attached.
Its own marketing sticks to a narrow claim. Swyft receives and forwards documents, but it does not file anything on a customer's behalf. Scans typically land in the account within a couple of hours.
Billing arrives quarterly instead of annually, which means four separate charges a year and a different real cost than a competitor billing once.
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Portland is home base for Oregon Registered Agent, legally Oregon Registered Agent LLC. The price at signup stays the same ten renewals later.
No national brand or outside firm sits behind the name. This company runs the service itself, and documents usually reach the client portal within hours of arriving at the office.
Real-time support from local staff is the other selling point. A Portland address rounds that out and keeps a customer's own address off public record.
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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 Oregon 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.
We sent one plain question by phone or email, well before any paperwork was signed, and it showed the clearest gap between these seven companies.
Northwest Registered Agent handled that test the fastest. Everybody else replied eventually, though routine questions took noticeably longer to answer.
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.
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.
Oregon's own Annual Report is billed on your LLC's own anniversary date rather than a fixed calendar deadline. Track that rhythm separately from whatever a registered agent charges.
Switching agents costs nothing in state fees here, so Northwest Registered Agent's free change-of-agent filing and Harbor Compliance's own multi-state tracking dashboard each save a different kind of hassle instead.
A genuine Portland address is what separates Oregon Registered Agent from the bigger national names ranked above it.
Standalone annual rates among these providers start at $35 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.
Swyft Filings bills $149 or more per quarter, which totals at least $596 across twelve months.
None of that touches what Oregon itself collects. A flat $100 Annual Report comes due separately, billed on your LLC's own anniversary date. Serving as your own agent costs nothing, so long as you can meet the state's address rule yourself.
Formation providers get the identical testing treatment in our companion guide to the best LLC services in Oregon, if that's the comparison you're after instead.
Oregon keeps this rulebook shorter than several neighboring states impose on the same role. Here is the full list of what actually applies, without the padding some pages add.
Yes. Every Oregon LLC must name and continuously maintain a registered agent holding a physical Oregon address.
Yes, provided you hold a qualifying Oregon street address and can receive documents there during normal business hours.
No. One identical rule set covers every registered agent under Oregon law, paid firm or informal arrangement alike.
Standalone annual rates on this list start at $35 and reach about $249, excluding prepaid discounts, 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.
Submit the Information Change form to the Oregon Secretary of State and confirm the new agent's consent. Oregon charges no fee for this filing.
A flat $100, due every year on your LLC's own anniversary date, and entirely separate from anything a registered agent bills.
Every company reviewed here handles Oregon service of process correctly and keeps a customer's address off the public record. What actually separated this ranking came down to renewal price and how quickly a scanned document reached an inbox.
Northwest Registered Agent earns the top spot through consistency. It lands near the front of nearly every category instead of coasting on one single strength.
If price is the only thing that matters, Oregon Registered Agent's flat $35 rate ($35 first year, then $35/yr) is worth a look instead. A business operating in more than one state should weigh Harbor Compliance's cross-state tracking tools too.
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
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Prices checked October 6, 2026.