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Georgia Registered Agent Walkthrough (2026): 6 Stages and the 3 Best Agents

Here is the short answer for naming a registered agent in Georgia in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), GA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Georgia Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ranked from first to last. In 6 stages you will know what Georgia wants from a registered agent, who can do the job, which address works and how to make the appointment official.

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The requirement
Yes
sos.ga.gov, seen in October 2026
Service prices
$99 to $149 a year
As each company lists them
Annual registration
$60 a year
sos.ga.gov, seen in October 2026
Stages
6
In order

What this walkthrough covers

  • What Georgia requires of a registered agent
  • The address and eligibility rules
  • How to name or swap the agent
  • The agents we picked

Our shortlist for Georgia

Three-year cost and work taken off your desk weigh the most; how we score lists all five.

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to grow

Number one pickFirst year $149, second year $149

Mainstay Filing is our first call in Georgia: the price is $149 a year whichever of the fifty states you choose.

You will pay $150 more than at GA Registered Agent.org over three years, but this service does more of the legwork, and we count that.

What you get

  • A street address for the registered office
  • Papers served on the company are scanned for you, no charge
  • Up to three government mailings a year are scanned for free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • $149 a year, same at renewal
  • One price in all fifty states

What to watch

  • GA Registered Agent.org is $50 a year lower
  • It will not file your yearly report
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

2. GA Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent fee

One-state planFirst year $99, second year $99

GA Registered Agent.org comes in second: $99 yearly, and scans of served papers land in an online account.

What you get

  • A Georgia address for the registered office
  • Scans of anything served on the LLC

What works

  • $99 per year
  • Beats Mainstay Filing on the yearly bill

What to watch

  • Another state means another agent
  • Filing the annual registration is not part of its service
Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

3. Georgia Registered Agent.co: best for a second Georgia choice

One-state planFirst year $99, second year $99

Georgia Registered Agent.co comes in third: $99 yearly, and scans of served papers land in an online account.

It charges exactly what GA Registered Agent.org charges.

What you get

  • A Georgia address for the registered office
  • Scans of anything served on the LLC

What works

  • $99 per year
  • Beats Mainstay Filing on the yearly bill

What to watch

  • Another state means another agent
  • Filing the annual registration is not part of its service
Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The Georgia picks side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2GA Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit GA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Georgia Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Georgia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Pulled from each price page on November 13, 2026. Changing agents does not alter the state charge.

The Georgia agent, in order

  1. Stage 1

    The Georgia rule in plain terms

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Check it yourself: sos.ga.gov, seen in October 2026

  2. Stage 2

    Check who may take the job

    A Georgia resident, a Georgia corporation or LLC, or a corporation or LLC from another state with authority to do business in Georgia. An entity cannot be its own agent. (O.C.G.A. § 14-11-209)

  3. Stage 3

    The address rule

    The address has to be a Georgia street address that is also the agent's business office, and the agent has to be located there. A P.O. box or mail drop cannot be used.

    The record shows the service's address instead of yours.

  4. Stage 4

    Choose the person or company

    The agents we recommend cost $99 to $149 a year; serving yourself is for owners who qualify.

  5. Stage 5

    Name the agent in the filing

    You name the agent when you file the Articles of Organization (Form CD 030); to replace the agent later you file again with the Georgia Secretary of State.

    Check it yourself: sos.ga.gov, seen in October 2026

  6. Stage 6

    Check the record each year

    When the state writes about the annual registration, the letter goes to your registered agent. It costs $60 every year, with timing given as April 1.

    Check it yourself: sos.ga.gov, seen in October 2026

What the agent costs in Georgia

What forPaid toSum
A professional agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
From year twoThe service$99 to $149 a year
Annual registrationState agency$60 every year
Whatever goes to Georgia is an official fee you can verify on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one; service prices stay out of it.

How the scores came out

edged out on work taken off your desk, which counts for 32%.

GA Registered Agent.org costs less, but coverage across states earned the better score.

Georgia questions

Is a registered agent required in Georgia?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, if you pass the eligibility and address tests in stages 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes, any time. Stage 5 shows how to file the change with the Georgia Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in Georgia?

Figure on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The main cost is the annual registration, $60 every year.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The order runs Mainstay Filing, GA Registered Agent.org and Georgia Registered Agent.co, with Mainstay Filing first because a steady $149 per year, with nothing to change if you move into another state.

Where we got the facts

  1. Backing for Georgia Secretary of State fee schedule Rev. 8/2025: sos.ga.gov, October 2026.
  2. Backing for Georgia report due date: law.justia.com, August 2026.
  3. Backing for Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division fee schedule: sos.ga.gov, October 2026.
  4. Backing for Georgia registered agent statute: sos.ga.gov, October 2026.
  5. The Georgia service page at Mainstay Filing, viewed November 13, 2026
  6. The pricing page at GA Registered Agent.org, viewed November 13, 2026
  7. The pricing page at Georgia Registered Agent.co, viewed November 13, 2026