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3 Best Registered Agents in Vermont (2026): Unpacked

Vermont, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order, are the registered agents worth opening first. Year one runs $99 to $149, and three years stack up to $297 to $447.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Four things inside

Must the LLC name an agent?
Required, yes
Label in the statute
Registered agent
Going price
$99 to $149 a year
Top of the stack
Mainstay Filing, Vermont Registered Agent.co then VT Registered Agent.org

The Vermont stack, best on top

Curious about the order? The method is here.
Top of the stack

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price in every state

Annual price $149, renewal price $149

Mainstay Filing sits on top in Vermont because one account at $149 a year covers whichever state the LLC registers in.

The extra $150 over Vermont Registered Agent.co across three years is what coverage beyond Vermont costs.

Inside the price

  • A street address inside the state
  • Scans of three government mailings a year at no charge
  • Also covers corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

Inside, the good

  • Just $149 a year
  • One price in all fifty states

Inside, the catch

  • $50 a year more than Vermont Registered Agent.co
  • Report filing needs the formation package
The Vermont specialist

2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for one-state businesses

Annual price $99, renewal price $99

What puts Vermont Registered Agent.co second: its service puts a street address on file for $99 a year.

Inside the price

  • An in-state street address
  • Scans of legal papers online

Inside, the good

  • $99 a year, flat at renewal
  • Below Mainstay Filing on yearly price

Inside, the catch

  • Nothing for other states
  • Nothing inside covers the annual report
The Vermont specialist

3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for keeping the agent local

Annual price $99, renewal price $99

What puts VT Registered Agent.org third: its service puts a street address on file for $99 a year.

Its prices match Vermont Registered Agent.co exactly, so the order between them is close.

Inside the price

  • An in-state street address
  • Scans of legal papers online

Inside, the good

  • $99 a year, flat at renewal
  • Below Mainstay Filing on yearly price

Inside, the catch

  • Nothing for other states
  • Nothing inside covers the annual report

Inside each price

#CompanyYear oneRenewalThree-year totalCovers
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447A street address inside the state; scans of three government mailings a year at no charge; Also covers corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofitsLook inside Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297An in-state street address; scans of legal papers onlineLook inside Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297An in-state street address; scans of legal papers onlineLook inside VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.

Layer by layer

Is a registered agent required?

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

The law underneath: 11 V.S.A. § 4007. peek at legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026

Who is allowed to be the agent?

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.

Meet the rule and the role costs nothing.

What is inside an agent's price?

$99 to $149 annually, $297 to $447 in total across three years.

State fees stay the same whichever agent you pick.

What does an agent handle for the LLC?

The agent is the party that signs for lawsuits and state mail addressed to the LLC, at a Vermont street address.

What matters is that nothing important sits unnoticed while you are away. Service of process, unpacked

What does the LLC owe the state each year?

Underneath it all, one filing repeats: the annual report, every year, at $45 each time. The state phrases its deadline like this: within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

peek at sos.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026

What put number one on top?

Mainstay Filing is strongest on what is inside the price, a layer worth 29% of the score.

Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).

Vermont Registered Agent.co is the smaller bill but serves Vermont alone.

How we open it up

What Vermont requires of an agent

RequirementWhat is insidePeek at source
LLC filing fee$155peek at legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026
Registered agentRequired, yespeek at legislature.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026
Annual report$45 every yearpeek at sos.vermont.gov, confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years$245The rows above, stacked
Last row = filing fee + two later reports + minimum tax, if the state has one. Variable costs are described in the text, not added.

More boxes to open

Can I be my own agent?

Usually. Check who qualifies and which address counts, and if you fit, you can.

Which addresses does the state accept?

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

What do the picks cost over three years?

Mainstay Filing runs to $447 and Vermont Registered Agent.co runs to $297 and VT Registered Agent.org runs to $297

Are the fees official?

Official Vermont paperwork stands behind every state fee here, and every service price traces back to the company's own pricing.

Does the law require one?

No law requires a service. It is a paid convenience.

What is the best registered agent for Vermont?

Open Mainstay Filing first, then compare Vermont Registered Agent.co and VT Registered Agent.org.

What the page rests on

  1. Under Vermont Secretary of State fee sits sos.vermont.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  2. Under Vermont report due date sits legislature.vermont.gov, dated August 2026, as the original document
  3. Under Vermont formation fee: Filing fee sits legislature.vermont.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  4. Under Vermont registered agent statute sits legislature.vermont.gov, dated October 2026, as the original document
  5. The Mainstay Filing Vermont service page, opened November 13, 2026
  6. The Vermont Registered Agent.co pricing page, opened November 13, 2026
  7. The VT Registered Agent.org pricing page, opened November 13, 2026