Price summary
The flat-price option is Mainstay Filing: $149 a year in Tennessee, renewing at $149[1]. Across 7 other services on October 20, 2026, the median renewal was $149 and three-year totals ran $267 to $1,788.
- Mainstay Filing
- $149/yr, same at renewal
- Mainstay, 3 years
- $447
- Other services compared
- 7
- Others, first year
- $89 to $596
- Others, median renewal
- $149
- Updated
- October 29, 2026
Updated October 29, 2026. Prices from each provider's own page.
Price table
| Service | First year | Renewal | 3 years | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstay Filing | $149 | $149 | $447 | Same price at renewal; files the change of agent, state fee at cost. | [1] Mainstay Filing pages, updated October 29, 2026 |
| IncParadise | $89 | $89 | $267 | Its state page also lists a $40/yr pre-pay special. | [2] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Northwest Registered Agent | $125 | $125 | $375 | $100/yr per state for five or more states. | [3] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| InCorp Services | $129 | $129 | $387 | As low as $87/yr if you prepay five years. | [4] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Bizee | $149 | $149 | $447 | Standalone price. The first year is free when you form your company through Bizee. | [5] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| ZenBusiness | $99 | $199 | $497 | $99 plus state fees for the first year, then $199/yr. | [6] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| LegalZoom | $249 | $249 | $747 | Price for first-time agent customers. Auto-renews at the purchase rate; LegalZoom says the renewal rate is subject to change. | [7] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
| Swyft Filings | $596 | $596 | $1,788 | Billed $149 per quarter, which is $596 a year. | [8] Provider page, updated October 29, 2026 |
Mainstay Filing first; the other services follow in order of three-year cost (first-year price plus two renewals at the published renewal price). Each price was read from the provider's own page on October 20, 2026.
Also appearing in results for Tennessee: ursagents.com. No price was published on their sites on the check date.
Introductory prices
Mainstay Filing's Tennessee price does not change at renewal: $149 in the first year and every year after[1].
One of the 7 other Tennessee services charges more at renewal than in the first year. The largest step on their published prices is ZenBusiness, from $99 to $199[6].
For Tennessee, comparing renewals rather than first-year prices gives a better sense of what the service costs over the life of a company.
Do you need to pay at all?
Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109, a Tennessee company must always have a registered agent on record[9]. A member or manager who lives in Tennessee can be the registered agent as an individual.
Paid services are one option among several in Tennessee. A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address.
If you change services later, Tennessee charges $20 for the change filing[10].
Mainstay Filing's Tennessee service
For $149 a year, Mainstay Filing puts its Tennessee street address on the public record as the company's registered agent[1]. When a lawsuit or other papers are served, they are scanned and uploaded that business day without a charge. It sends compliance reminders and scans the first three government letters each year at no cost. Switching to it from another Tennessee agent, Mainstay files the change and adds the $20 state fee at cost.
It does not include filing the Tennessee Annual Report; that comes with Mainstay's $199-a-year package, which also covers formation and the EIN application.
Putting the price in context
For a Tennessee LLC, the yearly state fee averages $300[11], while a registered agent runs $149 a year at Mainstay Filing and a median $149 at renewal among the other services. The state fee is the bigger line item.
| State | Other services priced | Lowest first year | Median renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 7 | $89 | $149 |
| Alabama | 9 | $0 | $159 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $99 | $199 |
| Georgia | 6 | $99 | $159 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $99 | $159 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $0 | $159 |
| Missouri | 8 | $0 | $159 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $0 | $159 |
| Virginia | 7 | $0 | $149 |
Same method and date for every state. Mainstay Filing's price is $149 a year in each of these states.
Companies operating across the Tennessee border need an agent in each state.
Method
For a search run on October 20, 2026, IncParadise, ZenBusiness, and Swyft Filings had their own pages in Google's top 20 for "cheapest registered agent tennessee". The AI Overview for that search named Northwest Registered Agent, InCorp Services, Bizee, and ZenBusiness. LegalZoom is included because it is among the four names seen most often across all 50 states.
Sorting is by price. The notes column records conditions such as prepayment or quarterly billing.
Questions
How much does Mainstay Filing charge for a Tennessee registered agent?
It charges $149 a year for Tennessee, renewing at $149[1]. Three years come to $447. It charges the same in each state, so a company registered in Tennessee and a neighbor pays $298 a year for both.
What does a registered agent cost in Tennessee?
At other services' Tennessee prices published on October 20, 2026, first-year prices ran $89 to $596 and the lowest three-year total was $267. Mainstay Filing is $149 every year.
Do I have to pay for a registered agent in Tennessee?
No. Paying a service is optional in Tennessee; what the law requires is that a qualifying registered agent is on record. A member or manager who lives in Tennessee can be the registered agent as an individual.
Sources
- Mainstay Filing pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages. Updated October 29, 2026.
- IncParadise, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Northwest Registered Agent, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- InCorp Services, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Bizee, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- ZenBusiness, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- LegalZoom, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Swyft Filings, published registered agent price page. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109 (registered office and registered agent); changes filed under § 48-249-110. sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/SS-4270%20LLC_0.pdf. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations: Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Entity fee. sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/SS-4534.pdf?VersionId=llxFsJiDxor1V.mfr0Od. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services: Annual Report rules and fee. tnbear.tn.gov/Ecommerce/AnnualReportInstr.aspx. Updated October 29, 2026.