An alternative to CT Corporation or Cogency Global for mid-size portfolios
CT Corporation and Cogency Global both sell enterprise entity-management software alongside agent service — CT’s hCue and Cogency’s Entity Central — and both publish international coverage. LLCity is a filing service for owner-run groups: agent of record in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico, formation to dissolution, with a veteran CPA on staff. If your legal team needs the software, choose them.
Competitor facts from their own websites, checked September 2026.
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What do CT Corporation and Cogency Global offer beyond agent service?
Software and managed services for legal and compliance teams. CT Corporation offers hCue, an entity and subsidiary management platform with org charts, a Section 16 module and APIs, and Entity Managed Services, in which its team maintains that data for you.
Cogency Global bundles Entity Central with its agent service: a “secure, online global entity management system” with a virtual Minute Book, on-demand reports and permissions set per type of document.
Both publish international agent services — CT through its international registered agent service, Cogency “in all US jurisdictions and around the world” (cogencyglobal.com). All checked September 2026.
How do LLCity, CT Corporation and Cogency Global compare, line by line?
| Topic | LLCity | CT Corporation | Cogency Global |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent coverage | Agent of record in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico, under each jurisdiction’s own term (agent service) | “All states and D.C.”; US territories and Canada through its international registered agent service. Puerto Rico by name: not stated.wolterskluwer.com2 | “All US jurisdictions and around the world,” naming all 50 states and Washington DC; “many US territories” for registration. Puerto Rico by name: not stated.cogencyglobal.com2 |
| Service of process | “Receipt, review, and storage” of service of process and legal documents, with Action Item Alerts (Grow services) | Electronic delivery through its SOP Hub, with integrations into legal systems.wolterskluwer.com | “Immediate notifications” by email, secured link, password-protected access or express courier.cogencyglobal.com |
| Recurring state filings | Recurring state reports — annual, biennial or periodic, whatever the state calls it — filed with the right office; Pre-scheduled Filing Options (Run services) | A Compliance Calendar and annual report tools for up to 250 entities per account; preparation, filing and managed services are separate services.wolterskluwer.com | Entity Central tracks annual/periodic report and franchise tax due dates; filing the reports is a separate service.cogencyglobal.com2 |
| Foreign qualification | Foreign Business Registration, listed with the Start services (home page) | Yes“from preparing documents to filing with the state.”wolterskluwer.com | Yesformation and qualification “to operate in another state or jurisdiction.”cogencyglobal.com |
| Good standing certificates | Good Standing & Status Certificates, a service of its own (Grow services) | Yescertificates of good standing and of existence.wolterskluwer.com | Yes“often delivering documents the same day,” US and international.cogencyglobal.com |
| People | Dedicated Service Rep (Run services); a veteran CPA on staff (about) | Compliance specialists by phone. A dedicated account manager: not stated as standard.wolterskluwer.com | A named Service Specialist: “You always have a direct line to your Service Specialist.”cogencyglobal.com |
What does LLCity offer a group that does not need that software?
A team that prepares and files the paperwork. LLCity serves as agent of record in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico, and appoints same-day. Its service pages cover the life of an entity from formation for any entity type, EINs and the S election, through good standing certificates, UCC filings and the recurring state reports, to amendments and dissolutions.
The Run services list a Dedicated Service Rep, core service teams are led by a licensed accountant, and a veteran CPA is on staff (about LLCity).
Tell us the entities and states in your group and we will map what each one owes — most quotes are same-day. Call 212-202-5750 or start a filing.
Why does Puerto Rico come up?
Because it is the jurisdiction groups most often find missing. Neither CT Corporation nor Cogency Global names Puerto Rico on the pages we checked; CT covers US territories through its international service, and Cogency says “many US territories.” Not named does not mean unavailable — ask them directly.
LLCity names it. Puerto Rico calls the role a resident agent, and its Puerto Rico page carries the sourced rule. For which providers state Puerto Rico and DC coverage, see agent coverage in Puerto Rico and DC.
When are CT Corporation or Cogency Global the better choice?
An honest answer, because the right provider depends on what you need:
- You need enterprise entity-management software: CT’s hCue (org charts, Section 16, APIs) or Cogency’s Entity Central (virtual Minute Book, per-document permissions).
- You want service of process delivered straight into your legal systems through integrations (CT service of process).
- You have entities outside the United States. Both publish international agent services.
- Your law firm or legal department already runs its entity records on one of these platforms.
Questions people ask
Does CT Corporation cover Puerto Rico?
CT’s registered agent page, checked September 2026, says “all states and D.C.,” and its international registered agent service covers US territories and Canada. Puerto Rico is not named on the pages we checked, which does not mean it is unavailable — ask CT directly.
Does Cogency Global cover Puerto Rico?
Cogency Global says it provides registered agent services “in all US jurisdictions and around the world” and registers entities in “many US territories.” Puerto Rico is not named on the pages we checked in September 2026 — ask Cogency directly.
How did we check these facts?
Every competitor fact on this page comes from that provider’s own website, linked beside it, and was checked in September 2026. We did not use review sites or ratings. “Not stated” means we did not find it on the official pages we checked — not that the provider lacks it. Every LLCity statement links to the LLCity page that makes it. No fees or amounts appear here, for any provider.
Providers change their services. If something here is out of date, write to [email protected] and we will re-check it against the provider’s own page.
CT Corporation, Wolters Kluwer, hCue, Cogency Global, Entity Central are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify the services compared. LLCity is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them.