LLC Review Desk's 2026 picks for registered agents in Alabama, favorite first, are AL Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Alabama Registered Agent.co ($99 a year). AL Registered Agent.org is our favorite, because it focuses on Alabama at $99 a year and gives you an in-state street address for the registered office.
By the LLC Review Desk editorial team
Position 1
Our top pick in Alabama
1. AL Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest yearly price on this list
$99 a year, the same each year
Our score
9.3out of 10
9.3 out of 10
Our favorite is AL Registered Agent.org, because you pay a flat $99 a year, and papers served on the company are scanned into your account.
AL Registered Agent.org takes care of the registered office with a street address in the state and scans everything served there.
This is where it beats Mainstay Filing: what you pay over three years.
In the price
The in-state street address the state requires
Served documents get scanned and sit in your online account
What we like
$99 a year, and it stays the same at renewal
Can form your LLC and cover the first agent year
Costs less a year than Mainstay Filing
Trade-offs
Built for Alabama; other states need another agent
Coming in second is Mainstay Filing, because you pay $149 a year whether you stay in one state or grow, and your first three government letters each year are scanned free.
AL Registered Agent.org is $150 cheaper over three years, so Mainstay Filing comes second on cost.
In the price
An in-state street address as your registered office
Legal papers served on the company are scanned within the business day at no cost
Three government letters a year scanned at no cost to you
Compliance reminders
What we like
Fine for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits
$149 a year and it stays flat
Same-business-day scans of papers served on the company, no charge
Your first three government letters each year, scanned for free
Trade-offs
The agent plan alone is $50 a year more than AL Registered Agent.org
Report filing comes with the formation package, not the agent plan
3. Alabama Registered Agent.co: best for Alabama specialists
$99 a year, the same each year
Our score
8.8out of 10
8.8 out of 10
In third place is Alabama Registered Agent.co, because you pay a flat $99 a year, and papers served on the company are scanned into your account.
The registered office you get is Alabama Registered Agent.co's address inside the state, and you read whatever is served on the company as a scan online.
Price and features don't set AL Registered Agent.org apart from Alabama Registered Agent.co; pick the one you like.
In the price
A registered office address inside the state
You open served legal papers online as scans
What we like
Beats Mainstay Filing on yearly cost
$99 yearly, no change at renewal
Formation comes with a free first agent year
Trade-offs
Built for Alabama; other states need another agent
Every score out of 10 is our editors' call, made with the weighted criteria on How we rank, not a customer rating.
What Alabama registered agents cost in 2026: year one, renewals and three years
Service
First year
Second year
Third year
Three-year total
Same price when you renew
AL Registered Agent.org
$99
$99
$99
$297
Yes
Mainstay Filing
$149
$149
$149
$447
Yes
Alabama Registered Agent.co
$99
$99
$99
$297
Yes
We took each price from the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Alabama's own fees stay the same no matter which agent you choose.
Why we ordered them this way
LLC Review Desk gives three-year cost 29% and filings in the price 29%, then divides 42% among renewal price, state fit and up-front totals. For Alabama, it came down to three-year cost.
AL Registered Agent.org comes to $297 over three years, which is $150 less than Mainstay Filing. If you only need an agent in Alabama, fifty-state reach doesn't help much, so the lower yearly price won.
You can read every criterion and weight on How we rank.
What Alabama says about the registered agent (via Alabama Secretary of State)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address in Alabama where papers can be handed to the agent. P.O. boxes are not accepted, and an agent cannot work only through a virtual office or a mail-forwarding service. The law: Ala. Code § 10A-1-5.31.
What you still do in Alabama once you have an agent
Good news: Alabama has no yearly LLC report. The one ongoing job is keeping a registered agent on file, since the state sends its notices there.
Your questions about Alabama registered agents
Do I really need a registered agent for an Alabama LLC?
You do. Alabama won't accept an LLC without a registered agent who has a street address in the state, and that name goes on the public record.
What do Alabama registered agents usually cost per year?
Plan on $99 to $149 a year, and each service keeps its price when you renew.
Can I be my own registered agent?
Sometimes, if you meet the state's rules. An Alabama resident, or a business entity formed in Alabama or registered to do business there. The agent keeps a business office at the registered office address.
Which registered agents did we review here?
AL Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Alabama Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), with our favorite first.
What does a registered agent do, exactly?
Think of the registered agent as the place the court and the state send things: lawsuits, subpoenas and official notices. The agent gets them and hands them over to you, and every plan on this page puts scans in your online account.
Who is the best registered agent for Alabama?
AL Registered Agent.org, because it's $99 a year, and the price stays put at renewal, the smallest yearly price among these picks.