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3 Best Registered Agents in Vermont (2026) for Real People

In Vermont for 2026, we like Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ranked from first to last. Prices start at $99 to $149 a year and add up to $297 to $447 by year three.
From the LLC Plainly editorial team

The gist

Mandatory?
Yes, the law says so
Legal name
Registered agent
Price of a service
$99 to $149 a year
Best first
Mainstay Filing, VT Registered Agent.org then Vermont Registered Agent.co

Vermont: the ranking

Prices come from each company's own pricing. Here's how we pick.
Our favorite

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who plan to grow

$149 yearly, renewing at $149

Number one is Mainstay Filing, since the $149 yearly price goes with you to any state you add.

Over three years you'd pay $150 more than with VT Registered Agent.org, and that buys service in every state.

Your money buys

  • An in-state address of record
  • Free scans of three government mailings a year
  • Works for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits too

The good

  • Just $149 a year
  • It follows you to any state

Trade-offs

  • You'd pay $50 more every year
  • You still handle the yearly report
Vermont only

2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly price

$99 yearly, renewing at $99

VT Registered Agent.org comes next since one state, $99 a year, and then $99.

Your money buys

  • A staffed in-state address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted online

The good

  • Costs less per year than our top pick
  • Just $99 a year

Trade-offs

  • Works in Vermont and nowhere else
  • You'd still be handling the annual report
Vermont only

3. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for another local choice

$99 yearly, renewing at $99

Vermont Registered Agent.co comes next since one state, $99 a year, and then $99.

VT Registered Agent.org charges the same, which makes this nearly a tie.

Your money buys

  • A staffed in-state address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted online

The good

  • Costs less per year than our top pick
  • Just $99 a year

Trade-offs

  • Works in Vermont and nowhere else
  • You'd still be handling the annual report

Compared

#ServiceFirst yearAfter year one3 yearsCovers
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447An in-state address of record; free scans of three government mailings a year; Works for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits tooSee what Mainstay Filing offersPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297A staffed in-state address; legal papers scanned and posted onlineSee what VT Registered Agent.org offersPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297A staffed in-state address; legal papers scanned and posted onlineSee what Vermont Registered Agent.co offersPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, before state fees.

Questions and answers

Do I have to name a registered agent?

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

The law behind it: 11 V.S.A. § 4007. official: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026

What does the state require of an 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.

If you qualify, you can do it yourself at no cost.

What will I pay an agent?

Our picks charge $99 to $149 a year, and three years cost $297 to $447.

No state fee depends on which agent you pick.

What's the agent's role?

When a lawsuit or state letter reaches your LLC in Vermont, the agent is who receives it.

A good agent tells you promptly when something arrives, so no deadline slips by. Service of process, translated

What's due each year apart from the agent?

Mostly the annual report, once a year, at $45. The state's due date: within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record. Jot that down early.

official: sos.vermont.gov, October 2026

What put number one on top?

Work taken off your hands, worth 31%, put Mainstay Filing first.

Together, cost across three years and work taken off your hands make up 64% of the score.

Add a state later and the same agent and price tag along; VT Registered Agent.org ends at the Vermont border.

How we pick

Vermont checklist

ItemDetailsWhere we found it
Fee at filing$155official: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026
Registered agentYes, the law says soofficial: legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026
Annual report$45 every yearofficial: sos.vermont.gov, October 2026
Three-year state total$245The rows above, added up
The last row is our own sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any minimum tax. Costs with no set price, like a newspaper notice, are left out.

Other things people ask

Can an owner serve as agent?

Usually yes. Check the two rules above, who qualifies and the address.

What address does the agent need?

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

What's each pick's bill across three years?

Mainstay Filing will cost you $447, VT Registered Agent.org will cost you $297, Vermont Registered Agent.co will cost you $297

What do the numbers rest on?

What the state charges comes from official Vermont publications; what services charge comes from what they publish.

Is hiring help required?

Not required. What you'd pay a service is for convenience.

Who do you like best in Vermont?

Mainstay Filing, because it's $149 a year in all fifty states. After that, VT Registered Agent.org and Vermont Registered Agent.co.

Where we got this

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