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3 Best Registered Agents in Vermont (2026): Cost Calculator

Calculated for 2026, Vermont registered agents rank Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99/yr) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99/yr), from first to third. The result for a first year is $99 to $149, and for three years $297 to $447.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: The result is 41% three-year cost and 27% filing work covered, with renewal change, break-even year and input clarity filling in the rest. The formula

Calculator summary

Must the LLC have a registered agent?Yeslegislature.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
First-year outputs$99 to $149Annual result
Year-3 results$297 to $447Year one plus two renewals
Annual report$45 per yearsos.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Break-evenTotals stay apartNo service passes another

Ranked results

Results sit in value order, with inputs taken from company pages. State fees are the same whoever serves as agent.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that may expand

Best result
Year-1 input$149
Renewal input$149/yr
Result at year 3$447
$149 to start, $149 at renewal

Mainstay Filing comes first because $149 a year and $149 at renewal, with one account behind every state.

Vermont Registered Agent.co is $150 lower at year three, but the 27% coverage term still ranks this one first.

Inputs covered

  • A real address in the state
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Adds up well

  • Travels with the company
  • Year 1 $149, year 2 $149

Adds up badly

  • Vermont Registered Agent.co is $50 cheaper each year
  • Agent service only, reports stay with you
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2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest three-year result

One-state service
Year-1 input$99
Renewal input$99/yr
Result at year 3$297
$99 to start, $99 at renewal

Next in the results, Vermont Registered Agent.co: agent service in one state for $99 a year.

Inputs covered

  • An address in the state on record
  • Web copies of legal papers

Adds up well

  • Comes in under Mainstay Filing each year
  • $99 a year, no change at renewal

Adds up badly

  • One-state service
  • No help with the annual report
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3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a local backup

One-state service
Year-1 input$99
Renewal input$99/yr
Result at year 3$297
$99 to start, $99 at renewal

Next in the results, VT Registered Agent.org: agent service in one state for $99 a year.

Input for input, it ties Vermont Registered Agent.co.

Inputs covered

  • An address in the state on record
  • Web copies of legal papers

Adds up well

  • $99 a year, no change at renewal
  • Comes in under Mainstay Filing each year

Adds up badly

  • One-state service
  • No help with the annual report

Running total by year

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$149$298$447$745Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$198$297$495Open Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$99$198$297$495Open 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. None of the totals cross in ten years.

Choose your own span

Enter a number of years and the calculator recomputes each service's running total.
Running total over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $447, Vermont Registered Agent.co $297, VT Registered Agent.org $297. Lowest of the results: Vermont Registered Agent.co.

The government inputs, Vermont

InputAmountSource
Filing to form the LLC$155legislature.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Annual report$45 every yearsos.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Three-year state total$245Calculated from the inputs above
Each line cites the state's own publication. Adding the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax gives the three-year state result.

What settled the order

Mainstay Filing did better than Vermont Registered Agent.co on filing work in the price, a 27% term.

One agent for any state beat the one-state price.

The Vermont registered agent rule as the state states it (Vermont Secretary of State)

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. Check 11 V.S.A. § 4007.

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

Quoted text: legislature.vermont.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

Without a service

If you qualify, naming yourself costs no agent fee, and state fees are unchanged. The services above charge $99 to $149 a year for a Vermont address and a person to receive legal papers.

Quick answers

What does a Vermont registered agent charge per year?

Roughly $99 to $149 yearly.

What do three years of agent service cost?

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

Is a registered agent a must for a Vermont LLC?

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

Can the owner be the registered agent?

You can, provided you meet both the address and eligibility rules.

What does the state charge the LLC each year?

Once the LLC exists, count on Vermont billing for the annual report each year at $45, within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

The results do not cross in the first ten years.

Which registered agent calculates best in Vermont?

Mainstay Filing, which wins on filing work in the price. Vermont Registered Agent.co and VT Registered Agent.org follow.

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. Number entered from the Mainstay Filing Vermont service page page on November 13, 2026
  6. Number entered from the Vermont Registered Agent.co pricing page page on November 13, 2026
  7. Number entered from the VT Registered Agent.org pricing page page on November 13, 2026