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3 Best Registered Agents in Vermont (2026): Fee Schedule

Best value among Vermont registered agents in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99/yr) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99/yr), ranked in that order. Yearly charges of $99 to $149 add up to $297 to $447 over three years.

Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·

Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)

The main charges

Is one mandatory?Yeslegislature.vermont.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Charged in year one$99 to $149Annual agent charge
What three years bill$297 to $447First year with two more
Annual report$45 yearlysos.vermont.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Totals even out inNo equal pointNo schedule overtakes another

Vermont ranking

Ordered by how we order. The agent you name has no bearing on state fees.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same charge in every state

Top schedule

Opens at $149, renews at $149

Opening charge
$149
Renewal charge
$149/yr
Charges, three years
$447

Mainstay Filing comes first because one account serves all states, at $149 a year and $149 at renewal.

Three years cost $150 more than Vermont Registered Agent.co, but the extra duties it covers weigh more in the order.

Duties the charge covers

  • A physical address on file
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Charges in its favor

  • $149 a year, no change at renewal
  • Fifty-state reach

Charges against it

  • $50 a year above Vermont Registered Agent.co
  • Covers the agent role only
Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a single state to cover

In-state company

Opens at $99, renews at $99

Opening charge
$99
Renewal charge
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$297

Schedule 2 is Vermont Registered Agent.co. $99 a year and $99 at renewal, aimed at LLCs that stay in one state.

Duties the charge covers

  • A local registered office
  • Papers served on the LLC scanned to your account

Charges in its favor

  • $99 a year, no change at renewal
  • A lower yearly charge than Mainstay Filing

Charges against it

  • Expanding means finding a new agent
  • The annual report remains your task
Check Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
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3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for keeping the agent in state

In-state company

Opens at $99, renews at $99

Opening charge
$99
Renewal charge
$99/yr
Charges, three years
$297

Schedule 3 is VT Registered Agent.org. $99 a year and $99 at renewal, aimed at LLCs that stay in one state.

Line for line, it ties Vermont Registered Agent.co.

Duties the charge covers

  • A local registered office
  • Papers served on the LLC scanned to your account

Charges in its favor

  • $99 a year, no change at renewal
  • A lower yearly charge than Mainstay Filing

Charges against it

  • Expanding means finding a new agent
  • The annual report remains your task
Check VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year-by-year totals

OrderServiceCharges, year 1Charges, year 2Charges, year 3Charges, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$149$298$447$745Check Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$198$297$495Check Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$99$198$297$495Check VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's charges as of November 13, 2026. The order of charges holds for ten years.

Charges calculator

Running charges for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because they are identical across schedules.
Running charges at 3 years: Mainstay Filing $447, Vermont Registered Agent.co $297, VT Registered Agent.org $297. Schedule with the smallest total: Vermont Registered Agent.co.

What Vermont itself bills

LineChargeSource
Cost to form$155legislature.vermont.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Annual report$45 every yearsos.vermont.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
State fees summed, years 1 to 3$245Filing, reports and any tax
To get the state figure, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. Open-ended costs get a mention but no number.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing did better than Vermont Registered Agent.co on duties inside the charge, a 31% measure.

On reach across states, Vermont Registered Agent.co cannot compete.

What Vermont requires of a registered agent (Vermont Secretary of State), in the state's own words

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont. Law cited: 11 V.S.A. § 4007.

The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.

As written: legislature.vermont.gov {fee list dated October 2026}

State fees only

Eligible owners pay nothing extra to go without a service. The schedules above charge $99 to $149 a year for the convenience.

About these fees

What does a Vermont registered agent charge per year?

These schedules bill $99 to $149 per year.

What do three years of agent service cost?

$297 to $447 across the schedules, not counting state fees.

Does the state insist that a Vermont LLC have a registered agent?

Yes, it does. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

May the owner act as the registered agent?

Yes, when you qualify under the rules listed here.

What does the state charge the LLC every year?

$45 annually for the annual report; the state gives the deadline as within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

When does one schedule pass another in total charges?

No crossing within ten years; no schedule passes another.

Which registered agent is the best value in Vermont?

Best value to least: Mainstay Filing, Vermont Registered Agent.co and VT Registered Agent.org.

See also

Fee sources

  1. Where Vermont Secretary of State fee comes from: sos.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026.
  2. Where Vermont report due date comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed August 2026.
  3. Where Vermont formation fee: Filing fee comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026.
  4. Where Vermont registered agent statute comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026.
  5. Mainstay Filing published these Vermont service page charges, November 13, 2026
  6. Vermont Registered Agent.co published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026
  7. VT Registered Agent.org published these pricing page charges, November 13, 2026