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California Registered Agent.ai Review (2026)

With California Registered Agent.ai, California agent for service of process service is $99 a year, the same $99 at renewal. You get an in-state street address for your registered office, and legal papers served on the company are scanned to your account. Want to start a California LLC with it? That's $199 plus the state fee, and your first year of agent service is included. It also registers outside companies in California, for $199 plus the state fee. The short version: it works well for a company that stays in California, wants one agent price and doesn't mind filing its own Statement of Information.

By the LLC Review Desk editorial team

Our pick

California Registered Agent.ai: a good fit for a California-only companies

$99 a year, the same at renewal

Our score

8.8out of 10

8.8 out of 10

Straightforward California agent service: one price, and it holds when you renew.

In the price

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

What we like

  • $99 a year and it stays flat
  • Cheaper per year than Mainstay Filing's agent-only plan
  • Also does LLC formation and foreign registration
  • Your first agent year is free when you form your LLC with them

Trade-offs

  • Doesn't cover the Statement of Information; that stays with you
  • The EIN application costs $99 extra
  • California only; for other states you need another agent
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What you get for $99 a year

For $99 a year, California Registered Agent.ai will be your California agent for service of process. You get a registered office address in the state, and anything served on the company is scanned and waiting in your online account. When you renew, it's still $99.

Starting a California LLC with California Registered Agent.ai

California Registered Agent.ai will file your formation paperwork for $199, and you pay the state's filing fee separately. Your first year as agent for service of process is included, and after that the agent is $99 a year. If you want them to apply for your EIN, that's $99 more, though the IRS gives EINs out free.

California Registered Agent.ai doesn't file the Statement of Information, so that one is yours. In California it comes every two years, by last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially, and the state asks $20.

Bringing a company from another state into California with California Registered Agent.ai

Registration with California is $199 through California Registered Agent.ai, plus the state's $70. Your first year as agent for service of process comes with it. You'll need to provide certificate of good standing (existence or status) from the home state, no more than 180 days old.

How California Registered Agent.ai compares with Mainstay Filing and our other picks

If you only want the agent, three years cost $297 with California Registered Agent.ai and $447 with Mainstay Filing, a difference of $150. Mainstay Filing has one agent plan that works 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; forming through California Registered Agent.ai comes to $397 across three years, agent included, but report filing isn't part of it. CA Registered Agent.org, the other California agent we picked, charges the same $99 a year, so the two end up close.

Your questions about California Registered Agent.ai

How much does California Registered Agent.ai cost?

As your agent for service of process, it charges $99 a year and keeps that price when you renew. To form an LLC in California, add $199 plus the state's filing fee.

Will California Registered Agent.ai send in my yearly report?

No. The California Statement of Information isn't in its published prices, so that one's yours.

Would California Registered Agent.ai work well as the registered agent for a California LLC?

Yes, if your company is in California and you like paying one steady price for the agent. Its average score across our California pages is 8.8.

What do I get with California Registered Agent.ai?

A registered office address in California, plus scans of any papers served on the company, sent to your account.

Will California Registered Agent.ai handle foreign registration for my company in California?

Yes. The price is $199 plus California's fee, and your first year as agent comes along.

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Where we got the numbers

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