3 Best Registered Agents in Tennessee (2026), No Fluff
If you need registered agents in Tennessee in 2026, here's the order we'd go in: TN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($99 a year). An agent runs $99 to $149 for year one and $297 to $447 for three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team
The short of it
The short of it
Do you have to?
Yes, you have to
What the law calls it
Registered agent
Going rate
$99 to $149 a year
Who we'd use
TN Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing then Tennessee Registered Agent.co
Tennessee: our ranking
The order comes from our five tests: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.
#1Our top pick
1. TN Registered Agent.org: best for an LLC that'll stay in the state
Annual price $99, renewal price $99
TN Registered Agent.org is who we'd use first in Tennessee, because $99 a year, then $99, is a fair deal for an LLC that stays in Tennessee.
Price decides this one: three years here come to less than at Mainstay Filing.
What you get
In-state address
Scans of legal papers
Pluses
Costs less a year than Mainstay Filing
Annual price $99, renewal price $99
What's not
Single-state coverage
You'll do the annual report yourself
#2Every state
2. Mainstay Filing: best for an LLC that might grow
Annual price $149, renewal price $149
The price doesn't change by state, $149 a year, and renewal is $149. That puts Mainstay Filing second.
It ranks lower because three years cost $150 more than TN Registered Agent.org, and price is the biggest test.
What you get
An in-state street address on record
Three government letters a year scanned at no cost
Handles corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits as well as LLCs
Pluses
One price in all fifty states
$149 a year, flat at renewal
What's not
The yearly bill's $50 higher
Agent only, no report filing
#3Tennessee specialist
3. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state choice
Annual price $99, renewal price $99
Tennessee Registered Agent.co comes in third because $99 a year, then $99, is a fair deal for an LLC that stays in Tennessee.
Its prices match TN Registered Agent.org exactly, so the order between them's a close call.
An in-state street address on record; three government letters a year scanned at no cost; Handles corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits as well as LLCs
The annual report is the one you can't forget. It's annual and runs $300. Per the state, it's due on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year.
On money out the door in three years (35% of the score), TN Registered Agent.org wins.
We run five tests: money out the door in three years (35%), jobs the price actually covers (30%), no hunting for the price (14%), no surprise at renewal (11%) and where it works (10%).
Mainstay Filing costs $150 more over three years than TN Registered Agent.org, which comes to $297.