A virtual business address is a mail product
Founders buy these so a home address stays off invoices. That is a reasonable purchase. It is not the statutory agent. Budget it as rent for a scanner, then buy the registered agent separately.
Published mailbox and virtual-office prices
| Product | List price | RA? |
|---|---|---|
| Traveling Mailbox | $15/mo · $25/mo · $55/mo | No. Help center 7 August 2026. |
| Anytime Mailbox | From $9.99/mo, location-specific | PO boxes and most virtual addresses do not qualify. |
| Northwest mail forwarding | From $20/mo | Separate from the $125/year RA. |
| Northwest virtual office | $29/mo | Separate SKU from registered agent. |
| Bizee virtual address | $29/mo | Cannot be the registered agent. |
| ZenBusiness mailbox | No published dollar | Omitted. RA is a different SKU. |
What it can do
- Receive and scan USPS (and sometimes parcels).
- Offer a street address that is not a bedroom.
- Forward selected mail for postage plus the monthly plan.
What it cannot do
- Stand in as the registered agent merely because the label says “business address.”
- Satisfy Wyoming’s registered-office rule if it is a virtual address, mail drop, PO box, UPS, or FedEx location.
- Satisfy Texas if the office is solely a mailbox service and that enterprise is not itself the registered agent (BOC §5.201).
Questions
Can I use a virtual business address as my LLC registered agent?
Not as a substitute. Bizee states its $29/mo virtual address cannot be the registered agent. Traveling Mailbox’s help center (7 August 2026) says a virtual mailbox cannot serve as an RA address. Wyoming’s SOS rejects virtual addresses, mail forwarding, PO boxes, UPS, and FedEx as a registered office. Texas BOC §5.201 rejects an office that is solely a mailbox service unless that enterprise is the RA.
What does a virtual mailbox cost?
Traveling Mailbox publishes $15, $25, and $55 per month. Anytime Mailbox starts at $9.99/mo and is location-specific. Northwest mail forwarding starts at $20/mo; virtual office is $29/mo. Bizee virtual address is $29/mo. ZenBusiness had no published mailbox dollar price on 30 August 2026.
Sources
Official vendor, secretary of state, or statute pages. Third-party “best of” lists were not used. Retrieval dates are on each row.
- Traveling Mailbox pricing Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Traveling Mailbox help center (08.07.2026): virtual mailbox cannot serve as RA address Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- Anytime Mailbox — PO boxes and most virtual addresses do not qualify Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Northwest — business address Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Northwest Registered Agent — registered agent Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Bizee — virtual address Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Bizee — registered agent Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Wyoming SOS FAQ — registered office / agent (virtual addresses are not a registered office) Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- Texas SOS — registered agents (BOC §5.201) Retrieved 2026-08-30.