Delaware quote board
Quotes ranked by reading; every price comes from a company page. State fees stay put whoever the agent is.
1. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for the smallest annual quote
Best value
$99/yr, then $99/yr
- Opening quote
- $99
- Renewal quote
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $297
For Delaware, Delaware Registered Agent.ai gives the best value: a one-state agent at $99 a year.
A lower three-year reading than Mainstay Filing puts it first; cost is the heaviest term.
Quote includes
- An address in the state on record
- Scans of papers served on the LLC
Reads well
- Constant $99 per year
- Reads below Mainstay Filing each year
Reads poorly
- One-state service
- Annual LLC Tax stays on your list
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2. DE Registered Agent.org: best for a second local quote
Delaware only
$99/yr, then $99/yr
- Opening quote
- $99
- Renewal quote
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $297
Next on the board, DE Registered Agent.org: a one-state agent at $99 a year.
Quote for quote, it ties Delaware Registered Agent.ai.
Quote includes
- An address in the state on record
- Scans of papers served on the LLC
Reads well
- Constant $99 per year
- Reads below Mainstay Filing each year
Reads poorly
- One-state service
- Annual LLC Tax stays on your list
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3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who may expand
Nationwide
$149/yr, then $149/yr
- Opening quote
- $149
- Renewal quote
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $447
Mainstay Filing ranks third. Reading: a flat $149 yearly, whichever state applies.
Delaware Registered Agent.ai reads $150 lower across three years, enough to rank ahead.
Quote includes
- A physical address on file
- Three government mailings a year, scanned free of charge
- Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs
Reads well
- Travels with the company
- $149 a year, no change at renewal
Reads poorly
- Costs $50 extra annually
- Does not file the yearly report
Year-by-year readings
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. No quote passes another within ten years.
Cost calculator
The calculator adds year one and renewals for each quote once you set the years.
Delaware state fees (official)
Filing fee, plus the recurring report in years two and three, plus any minimum tax: that is the three-year state reading.
Why quote one is quote one
For Delaware, the deciding term was measured three-year cost (36% of the ranking), where Delaware Registered Agent.ai came out ahead.
On the three-year column Delaware Registered Agent.ai sits at $297, a $150 difference from Mainstay Filing.
Delaware registered agent requirements, quoted from the source (Delaware Secretary of State)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
The LLC itself, a Delaware resident, or a business entity formed in Delaware or authorized to do business there. Governing rule: 6 Del. C. § 18-104.
The address has to be a registered office in Delaware. An entity agent keeps a business office there that is generally open; an individual agent has to be generally present there. A virtual office or mail-forwarding service alone does not qualify.
Official wording: delcode.delaware.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Without a service
An owner who meets the address rule can serve for free; the quotes above put a price of $99 to $149 a year on the convenience.
Delaware price questions, answered
What does a Delaware registered agent charge each year?
$99 to $149 a year on this board.
What do three years of agent service cost?
Year one plus two renewals reads $297 to $447.
Must a Delaware LLC keep a registered agent on record?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Is the owner allowed to be the registered agent?
Yes, once both rules above are satisfied.
What does the state bill the LLC every year?
Each year the state bills $400 for the Annual LLC Tax, due annual alternative-entity tax due on or before June 1.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which registered agent ranks best in Delaware?
By the five-part test the Delaware quotes run Delaware Registered Agent.ai, DE Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, led by Delaware Registered Agent.ai on measured three-year cost.
Logged references
- Reference for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation: corp.delaware.gov, logged October 2026.
- Reference for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation: corp.delaware.gov, logged October 2026.
- Reference for Delaware yearly filing: HB 400: legis.delaware.gov, logged October 2026.
- Reference for Delaware report due date: delcode.delaware.gov, logged August 2026.
- Reference for 6 Del: delcode.delaware.gov, logged August 2026.
- Reference for Delaware registered agent statute: delcode.delaware.gov, logged October 2026.
- Delaware Registered Agent.ai pricing page, sampled November 13, 2026
- DE Registered Agent.org pricing page, sampled November 13, 2026
- Mainstay Filing Delaware service page, sampled November 13, 2026