The Agent On File Registered agent · Compliance calendar · Mail on file

The Agent On File vs. ZenBusiness

An honest comparison, including the case for choosing them. Prices for the incumbent are as checked on 2026-10-23; ours are the launch prices published on the pricing page.

Side by side

QuestionZenBusinessThe Agent On File
Agent price$99 for the first year, renewing at $199 (checked 2026-10-23)$149/yr, renewing at $149
CalendarVaries by planThe obligation ledger is the core product: verified state data, 45/21/7/2 ladder, satisfaction by evidence
MailScans per their plan termsProcess + state mail scanned, typically within 24 hours, everywhere; full mirroring in twenty states; SOP escalates by phone until acknowledged
Who the agent isThe incumbent itselfRegistered Agents Inc, named before purchase, engaged through PNR Wholesale Services LLC
Available todayYesCheckup and free reminder tier now; enrollment opens with the founding list

What they do well

A formation-led funnel with strong onboarding: the first year is priced as an acquisition offer, and the platform bundles formation, agent, and compliance reminders.

Choose ZenBusiness if

You are forming today and want the formation bundle, and you accept that the agent renews at double the first-year price.

Choose us if

Your entity already exists, the renewal price matters more than the teaser price — $149 flat against a $199 renewal — and the calendar is verified state data rather than a reminder feature.

If you choose them today because we are not open in your state yet: the no-gap switch exists for exactly that. Hire the agent you need now; move when your state opens, successor first, with proof on the record.

The rate card, and the order we open in

The Agent On File — agent, calendar, mail vault$149per entity, per year · renews at $149
Bundled — the annual filing included$199per entity, per year · renews at $199
Filing add-on — one cycle, prepared and filed$129added to the base plan, per use

Launch pricing, published before enrollment opens. State filing fees pass through at cost and are shown before anything is filed. The reminder tier — one entity’s ledger, watched and reminded — is free.

Enrollment is not open today. It opens when our wholesale fulfillment agreement is executed and a first test order has been completed and proven on the record. The founding list hears first — by state, in order. Questions before joining: write to the desk.