3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Vermont (2026): Prices Tracked
Our 2026 watchlist puts Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and VT Registered Agent.org ($199) at the top for foreign registration services in Vermont, listed in that order. Registering in Vermont costs $155 at the state, and the services add $397 to $497 across three years.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team
Ordered by:
Ordered by five tracked measures, led by cost at 37% and filings covered at 29%
The short version
Government fee to register$155sos.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Year 1 spread$199Excludes government fees
Three-year spread$397 to $497Year one and both renewals
Government charges over 3 years$495Does not vary by provider
Switch pointNot within ten yearsSame order for ten years
Vermont: best value first
Each entry shows year one, the price from year two and the three-year total. Vermont's $155 is added to any of them.
#Ordered byPrice in year 1Price at renewalThree-year spend
1
Best value
1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a lone extra state
$199 on top of Vermont's $155; renews at $99
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
Vermont Registered Agent.co takes first place in Vermont: it charges $199 to register and covers a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing earns it first place, since cost counts most.
Price covers
Registration done for you
A year of agent service to begin with
Holds up
First agent year included
$199 plus the state fee
$99 a year for the agent after that
Weak spots
Nothing outside this state
2
Most covered
2. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states as you grow
$199 on top of Vermont's $155; renews at $149
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$149/yr
Three-year spend$497
Mainstay Filing places second. $199 to file, nothing for the agent in year one, and one price in all states.
A $100 gap to Vermont Registered Agent.co at year three decides where it sits.
Once the free year ends, the agent charges $149 a year.
Price covers
Registration done for you
Registered agent is free in year one
The same fee in every state
Holds up
$199 on top of the state's fee
No agent charge in year one
The fee does not change by state
Weak spots
$50 above Vermont Registered Agent.co at renewal
3
Local pick
3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a modest agent renewal
$199 on top of Vermont's $155; renews at $99
Price in year 1$199
Price after year 1$99/yr
Three-year spend$397
Spot 3 goes to VT Registered Agent.org: it charges $199 to register and covers a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
Both the first-year and renewal prices equal Vermont Registered Agent.co's.
Reports in years two and three, the filing itself and any minimum tax are what make up the three-year state figure here. Costs the state does not put a number on are described, never added.
How first place was won
Vermont Registered Agent.co wins on tracked three-year cost, a 37% measure, with Mainstay Filing close behind.
For Vermont Registered Agent.co, three years add up to $397, a saving of $100 against Mainstay Filing.
Vermont foreign LLC registration fee and rules, as written by the state
To register: the Application for certificate of authority to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division, with $155. Also attach certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) issued within 90 days.
Skipping the registration may bring a ban on suing in Vermont courts until it registers (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)); with each day adding $50.