Vermont: quotes, best value first
Service prices only. The $155 state fee applies to every quote.
1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a no-frills registration
Best reading
$199 to register, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
Vermont Registered Agent.co leads the board because registration with Vermont through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
Its three-year reading is below Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost carries 36% of the ranking.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Opens at $199
- $99 a year for the agent after that
- Agent included to start
Reads poorly
- The home state needs a different agent
2
2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby service
Vermont only
$199 to register, $99 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
VT Registered Agent.org fills quote 2: registration with Vermont through this service costs $199, with a $99 agent renewal afterward.
Quote for quote, it ties Vermont Registered Agent.co.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Opens at $199
- Agent included to start
- $99 a year for the agent after that
Reads poorly
- The home state needs a different agent
3
3. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing
Handles the most filings
$199 to register, $149 yearly after
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $497
Next on the board, Mainstay Filing: $199 beyond Vermont's own fee, then $149 a year for the agent.
Vermont Registered Agent.co reads $100 lower across three years, enough to rank ahead.
The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.
Quote includes
- Registration paperwork, filed
- Registered agent costs nothing the first year
- Fifty-state service
Reads well
- First-year agent service included
- Helpful if another state follows
- Service charge of $199
Reads poorly
- A higher agent renewal ($149)
What each quote adds up to
Service fees only, from each company's prices sampled November 13, 2026. No break-even appears inside ten years.
Bench calculator
The calculator adds year one and renewals for each quote once you set the years.
Government side of the board, Vermont
Our state figure counts three items: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where one exists. Variable costs like publication are excluded.
The reading behind Vermont
For Vermont, the deciding term was measured three-year cost (36% of the ranking), where Vermont Registered Agent.co came out ahead.
Vermont Registered Agent.co takes the cost term with $397 over three years, while Mainstay Filing needs $100 more.
Vermont foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the source
An out-of-state LLC lodges the Application for certificate of authority at the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division, for $155. Add certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) from within the last 90 days.
Operating unregistered can bring it cannot bring claims of its own (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)); each day adding $50.
Reference: legislature.vermont.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Filing it yourself, measured
Going without a service, you still owe Vermont $495 across three years and you handle every form. The services bill $397 to $497 for that work.
Quick answers
What is the price of registering a foreign LLC with Vermont?
$155 to the state, plus $199 if you pay a service for year one.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
$397 to $497 across the quotes, not counting state fees.
Which form carries out the registration?
The filing is Application for certificate of authority, lodged at the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Is a document from the home state required by Vermont?
Yes, no more than 90 days old: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing).
Which recurring filing follows registration?
The annual report, billed at $170.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
They hold the same order for ten years.
Which foreign registration service ranks first for Vermont?
Vermont Registered Agent.co, which wins on measured three-year cost. Then VT Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.
Logged references
- Bench note on Vermont Secretary of State fee: sos.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Vermont report due date: legislature.vermont.gov, August 2026.
- Bench note on Vermont formation fee: Filing fee: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Vermont registered agent statute: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on Vermont Secretary of State, foreign: sos.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026.
- Bench note on 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of: legislature.vermont.gov, November 2026.
- Bench note on 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of: legislature.vermont.gov, November 2026.
- pricing page at Vermont Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026
- pricing page at VT Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026
- Vermont service page at Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026