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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Vermont (2026): Cost Calculator

Run for 2026, the foreign registration services in Vermont that come out best are Mainstay Filing ($199), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199) and VT Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Add $397 to $497 of service charges to the $155 registration fee in Vermont for a three-year result.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Sorted by a five-term formula where cost is 41% and coverage 27%

Main figures

Government fee to register$155sos.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Year-one band$199Provider fees only
Results after 3 years$397 to $497Three years of provider fees
State fees by year three$495Equal for every provider
Break-evenNone in ten yearsOrder holds for ten years

The Vermont calculations

Every input is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $155 state fee has to be added separately.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

Leads the results
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$149/yr
Result at year 3$497
$199 to register, $149 yearly after

Top result: Mainstay Filing. $199 to file, no agent input in year one, and one price in any state.

Using Vermont Registered Agent.co would save $100 over three years and leave more filing work to you.

Agent price from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Inputs covered

  • The foreign registration filing
  • Registered agent free in year one
  • A price that holds across states

Adds up well

  • $199 above the state fee
  • Same fee wherever you register
  • First-year agent service included

Adds up badly

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
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2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a low registration result

In-state provider
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 to register, $99 yearly after

Result 2: Vermont Registered Agent.co. $199 above the state fee and $99 per later year.

Inputs covered

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Service fee of $199
  • First agent year included

Adds up badly

  • A second provider is needed at home
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3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state registrant

In-state provider
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 to register, $99 yearly after

Result 3: VT Registered Agent.org. $199 above the state fee and $99 per later year.

Vermont Registered Agent.co publishes identical prices.

Inputs covered

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Service fee of $199
  • First agent year included

Adds up badly

  • A second provider is needed at home

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595Open Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Built from prices published November 13, 2026: year one, then one more renewal in each later column. No break-even appears within ten years.

Break-even test

Results for 1 to 5 years. State fees are not an input here because every service owes the same ones.
Result for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Vermont Registered Agent.co $397, VT Registered Agent.org $397. Service with the smallest result: Vermont Registered Agent.co.

The government inputs, Vermont

InputAmountSource
Filing to register the foreign LLC$155sos.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Annual report$170legislature.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Three-year state total$495Sum of the inputs above
We total only the amounts the state fixes: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Unpriced costs are described instead.

The working behind Vermont

For Vermont, the deciding term was filing work in the price (27% of the formula), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

More than one state is in play when you register here, and one provider for all of them beat Vermont Registered Agent.co.

How Vermont describes the foreign LLC registration fee and rules

Registration inputs: the Application for certificate of authority, the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division, $155. It also takes certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) at most 90 days.

The price of not registering: dismissal of its own claims in Vermont courts (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)); plus a daily penalty of $50.

Cited at: legislature.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

If you skip the service

$495 is the lowest this calculation goes, because it holds only state fees. The services above put $397 to $497 on top.

Common questions

What is the registration fee for a foreign LLC in Vermont?

$155 at the state office, where our results add $199.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

$397 to $497 across the services, not counting state fees.

Which form registers the LLC?

Complete Application for certificate of authority and deliver it to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Does the Vermont filing need a document from the home state?

Yes, one less than 90 days old: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing).

What recurring filing follows registration?

The annual report, charged at $170.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

Not in ten years: the order of the running totals does not change.

Which foreign registration service calculates best for Vermont?

Result one is Mainstay Filing, then Vermont Registered Agent.co, then VT Registered Agent.org.

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Input sources

  1. We entered Vermont Secretary of State fee after reading sos.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  2. We entered Vermont report due date after reading legislature.vermont.gov in August 2026.
  3. We entered Vermont formation fee: Filing fee after reading legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  4. We entered Vermont registered agent statute after reading legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  5. We entered Vermont Secretary of State, foreign after reading sos.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  6. We entered 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application after reading legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  7. We entered 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities after reading legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  8. We entered 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual after reading legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026.
  9. We entered 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of after reading legislature.vermont.gov in November 2026.
  10. We entered 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of after reading legislature.vermont.gov in November 2026.
  11. Vermont service page figure supplied by Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page figure supplied by Vermont Registered Agent.co, November 13, 2026
  13. pricing page figure supplied by VT Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026