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California Registered Agent.ai Review (2026)

California Registered Agent.ai is a California agent for service of process service at $99 a year, the same $99 at renewal. You get a registered office address inside the state, and a scan of each legal paper served on the company lands in your online account. Starting a California LLC with this company runs $199 above the state fee, and the first year as your agent is thrown in. Registering an outside company in California through it runs $199 on top of the state fee. Bottom line: it suits a California-only company that likes a fixed agent price and will handle its own Statement of Information.

From the Filing Shortlist editorial team

Shortlisted

California Registered Agent.ai: on the list for a California-only companies

$99/yr, renews at $99

Editor score9.1out of 10

A plain California agent with one price and no renewal surprises.

In the price

  • A street address in the state as the registered office
  • You read served legal papers online as scans

Good

  • A flat $99 a year
  • Cheaper each year than Mainstay Filing's agent plan
  • Also offers LLC formation and foreign registration
  • The first agent year is free when it forms your LLC

Watch for

  • You still file the Statement of Information yourself
  • The EIN application costs extra ($99)
  • California only; other states need a different agent
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What you get for $99 a year

California Registered Agent.ai fills the California agent for service of process role at $99 a year. The plan includes a registered office address inside the state, and each legal paper served on the company is scanned into your online account. The price holds at $99 on renewal.

Starting a California LLC with California Registered Agent.ai

California Registered Agent.ai files the formation paperwork for $199, with the state filing fee added. Year one of agent for service of process service comes with it, and the agent then costs $99 a year. The EIN application is an extra $99, though the IRS hands out EINs for free.

California wants the Statement of Information every two years, due last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially with a $20 state fee. California Registered Agent.ai does not file it for you.

Registering a foreign LLC in California through California Registered Agent.ai

California Registered Agent.ai handles the state registration for $199, and California charges $70 on top. The first year as agent for service of process is covered. You supply certificate of good standing (existence or status) from the home state, dated within 180 days.

California Registered Agent.ai compared with Mainstay Filing and the rest of the list

For the agent alone, three years with California Registered Agent.ai come to $297 and with Mainstay Filing to $447, a difference of $150. Mainstay Filing has a single agent plan that is good in every state and scans the first three government mailings a year free. Mainstay Filing's package is $199 a year and includes the Statement of Information; with California Registered Agent.ai the LLC route adds up to $397 over three years including the agent, but report filing is not covered. CA Registered Agent.org, the other California agent we shortlisted, asks the same $99 a year, and the two end up near each other.

Common questions about California Registered Agent.ai

What is the price of California Registered Agent.ai?

$99 a year for agent for service of process service, the same at renewal. An LLC formation is $199 plus the California filing fee.

Will California Registered Agent.ai file my annual report?

No. The California Statement of Information is not in its published prices, so you file it.

Is California Registered Agent.ai a fair pick for a California LLC?

Yes, if the company is based in California and you want a steady agent price. Its average score across our California pages is 9.1.

What is in the California Registered Agent.ai plan?

A registered office address in California, and a scan of any papers served on the company posted to your account.

Can California Registered Agent.ai register an out-of-state company in California?

Yes. It handles the registration filing at $199, with California's fee added, and a year as your agent is part of the deal.

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Where the figures come from

  1. California registered agent statute (checked again October 2026)
  2. California Secretary of State (checked again August 2026)
  3. California Secretary of State (checked again August 2026)
  4. California yearly filing: Statement of Information, official source (checked again October 2026)
  5. Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01 (checked again August 2026)
  6. California Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms (checked again October 2026)
  7. Form LLC-5 (checked again October 2026)
  8. Corporations Code section 17708.03 (checked again October 2026)
  9. Revenue and Taxation Code section 19135 (checked again October 2026)
  10. Franchise Tax Board, LLC filing requirements (checked again October 2026)
  11. California Corporations Code 17708.07 (checked again November 2026)
  12. Pulled from California Registered Agent.ai: home, pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
  13. Pulled from Mainstay Filing: California service pages, November 12, 2026