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Registered agents and privacy: what an agent can and can't keep off the record

Facts checked October 13 to 14, 2026.

Any registered agent you hire puts its own address in the registered agent field of your state filing, so that one field never shows your home address. That is the same with every provider. What an agent doesn't change is the rest of the record: depending on the state, the filing can also show a principal office or mailing address and the names and addresses of organizers, members or managers. A separate business address or mail-forwarding product can cover some of those, and that is where providers differ.

What every registered agent does for privacy

The agent's address replaces yours in the registered agent (or registered office) field. That is part of the service itself, which is why we don't score or list it as a feature: no provider does it better than another.

What stays public, and what a business address can change

Other fields on a state filing are set by state law, not by your agent. Many states publish a principal office or mailing address, and some publish the names and addresses of organizers, members or managers. A business address or virtual mailbox can be used for some of those fields, where the state allows it. Each state guide covers what that state's filing asks for.

Business address products, as published

The services

Our score and Trustpilot rating: providers that offer a business address or mail-forwarding product, by our score, highest first; ties in our editorial order
#ServiceScoreTrustpilotReviewsRegistered agent service
1Tailor Brands8.7/104.8/517,815$199/year; renews $199/year (renews at the same price).
2Bizee (formerly Incfile)7.7/104.8/526,217$149/year; renews $149/year (ongoing annual fee); Free first year with any Bizee formation package.
3Swyft Filings7.4/104.7/57,988$149 per quarter ($596/year); renews $149 per quarter, auto-renews until cancelled.
4doola7.3/104.5/52,082$297 per year; RA free with Formation Service.
5Northwest Registered Agent6.9/104.1/5306$125 per year; One year of registered agent service included with formation ($39 + state fees), as stated on the corporation page.
6Harbor Compliance5.9/103.1/553$99 first year (new customers); renews $159 annually.
#1

Tailor Brands

Our score8.7/10
Trustpilot★★★★½ 4.8/5 · 17,815 reviews

Registered agent: $199/year; renews $199/year (renews at the same price).

Formation: Lite: $0 plus state fees (LLC formation processed within 14 business days, bookkeeping 30-day free trial, business coaching platform, sales and payments; no annual compliance, operating agreement or branding tools).

Compliance: Included in Essential and Elite (annual compliance report filing and updates); not in Lite.

Sources: Information provided by Tailor Brands; Tailor Brands website; Trustpilot Visit Tailor Brands
#2

Bizee (formerly Incfile)

Our score7.7/10
Trustpilot★★★★½ 4.8/5 · 26,217 reviews

Registered agent: $149/year; renews $149/year (ongoing annual fee); Free first year with any Bizee formation package.

Formation: Basic: $0 + state fee (Registered Agent (1st year included)).

Compliance: Annual report filing offered; no standalone price stated.

Sources: Bizee (formerly Incfile) website; Trustpilot Visit Bizee (formerly Incfile)
#3

Swyft Filings

Our score7.4/10
Trustpilot★★★★½ 4.7/5 · 7,988 reviews

Registered agent: $149 per quarter ($596/year); renews $149 per quarter, auto-renews until cancelled.

Formation: Basic: $0 + state fees (Preparation and filing of Articles of Organization; 100% accuracy guarantee; processes in 7-10 business days).

Compliance: ComplianceGuard $199/year (annual report filing included, state fee applies); 14-day free trial then auto-charged.

Sources: Swyft Filings website; Trustpilot Visit Swyft Filings
#4

doola

Our score7.3/10
Trustpilot★★★★½ 4.5/5 · 2,082 reviews

Registered agent: $297 per year; RA free with Formation Service.

Formation: Starter: $297/yr (LLC filing, EIN, US bank account guidance, US business address, registered agent).

Compliance: Yes, annual report notifications.

Sources: doola website; Trustpilot Visit doola
#5

Northwest Registered Agent

Our score6.9/10
Trustpilot★★★★☆ 4.1/5 · 306 reviews

Registered agent: $125 per year; One year of registered agent service included with formation ($39 + state fees), as stated on the corporation page.

Formation: The Northwest LLC: $39 + State Fees (Filing plus free domain name, open source website, phone line, business email, business address, brand protection).

Compliance: $100 + state fees, charged at filing.

Sources: Northwest Registered Agent website; Trustpilot Visit Northwest Registered Agent
#6

Harbor Compliance

Our score5.9/10
Trustpilot★★★☆☆ 3.1/5 · 53 reviews

Registered agent: $99 first year (new customers); renews $159 annually.

Formation: LLC formation (starting price; tiers not published on fetchable pages): Starting at $99 plus state fees (Name check, articles, registered agent, EIN, operating agreement).

Compliance: $199 per state per year plus filing fees.

Sources: Harbor Compliance website; Trustpilot Visit Harbor Compliance

Listed because each offers a business address or mail-forwarding product, as published on its own site; ordered by our score. How we score · How we're funded.

Sources

Provider details on this page come from each provider's own website; ratings come from Trustpilot.

  1. trustpilot.com/review/bizee.com
  2. trustpilot.com/review/doola.com
  3. trustpilot.com/review/harborcompliance.com
  4. trustpilot.com/review/swyftfilings.com
  5. trustpilot.com/review/tailorbrands.com
  6. trustpilot.com/review/www.northwestregisteredagent.com
  7. Bizee (formerly Incfile) website, bizee.com/business-formation/virtual-address/business
  8. Bizee (formerly Incfile) website, bizee.com/business-management/registered-agent
  9. Bizee (formerly Incfile) website, bizee.com/compliance/annual-reports/state-annual-report-filing-dates-tips
  10. Bizee (formerly Incfile) website, orders.bizee.com/form-order-now.php
  11. doola website, doola.com/formation
  12. doola website, doola.com/pricing
  13. doola website, doola.com/registered-agent
  14. Harbor Compliance website, harborcompliance.com/annual-report
  15. Harbor Compliance website, harborcompliance.com/limited-liability-company
  16. Harbor Compliance website, harborcompliance.com/registered-agent
  17. Harbor Compliance website, harborcompliance.com/virtual-address-service
  18. Northwest Registered Agent website, northwestregisteredagent.com/annual-report
  19. Northwest Registered Agent website, northwestregisteredagent.com/business-address
  20. Northwest Registered Agent website, northwestregisteredagent.com/llc
  21. Northwest Registered Agent website, northwestregisteredagent.com/registered-agent
  22. Provided by Tailor Brands
  23. Swyft Filings website, swyftfilings.com/compliance-guard
  24. Swyft Filings website, swyftfilings.com/pricing
  25. Swyft Filings website, swyftfilings.com/registered-agent
  26. Tailor Brands website, tailorbrands.com/llc-formation/registered-agent
  27. Tailor Brands website, tailorbrands.com/product-pricing