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3 Best LLC Services in Vermont (2026): Prices Tracked

Our 2026 watchlist puts Mainstay Filing ($199), VT Registered Agent.org ($199) and Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199) at the top for LLC formation services in Vermont, listed in that order. The three-year total for services spans $397 to $597; the state's $155 to file is a separate charge.
Tracked by the Filing Price Watch editorial team

Ordered by: Three-year cost counts for 37% and filings covered for 29%, with renewal movement, crossover year and price visibility making up the rest. How we track

Vermont in numbers

What the state charges to form $155 legislature.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Year-one prices $199 Service fees alone
Three-year spread $397 to $597 Three years of provider charges
Government charges over 3 years $245 Left out of the ordering
Totals cross in Lines stay apart No service overtakes another

Vermont: best value first

Services are ordered by value, and every price comes from a company page. The $155 state fee is kept outside the prices.

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Number one

1. Mainstay Filing: best for never touching the annual report

$199 a year, plus $155 paid to the state

Price in year 1 $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Three-year spend $597

Mainstay Filing takes first place in Vermont: it is the only price here that folds the annual report into $199 a year.

VT Registered Agent.org is $200 lower by year three; the 29% weight on filings covered still puts this one first.

Preparing the annual report is not your job, and only the $45 state fee gets added.

Price covers

  • Formation paperwork done
  • Registered agent for the full year
  • Annual report, filed when it is due
  • EIN application, prepared for you
  • State fee billed as is

Holds up

  • $199 the second year
  • The EIN application is taken care of
  • $199 yearly, everything in

Weak spots

  • After year one the gap to VT Registered Agent.org is $100
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Built for Vermont

2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for the lowest spend over three years

$199 plus fees; renews at $99

Price in year 1 $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Three-year spend $397

Spot 2 goes to VT Registered Agent.org: $199 in year one and $99 each year from then on.

The annual report stays on your to-do list.

Price covers

  • Formation sent to the state office
  • A year of agent service to begin with

Holds up

  • $199 for the filing
  • Year-one agent covered
  • $99 a year from year two

Weak spots

  • Preparing the annual report remains your job
  • It charges $99 for the EIN application
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Built for Vermont

3. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for owners who file their own reports

$199 plus fees; renews at $99

Price in year 1 $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Three-year spend $397

Spot 3 goes to Vermont Registered Agent.co: $199 in year one and $99 each year from then on.

The annual report stays on your to-do list.

Price for price, it matches VT Registered Agent.org.

Price covers

  • Formation sent to the state office
  • A year of agent service to begin with

Holds up

  • $99 a year from year two
  • $199 for the filing
  • Year-one agent covered

Weak spots

  • Preparing the annual report remains your job
  • It charges $99 for the EIN application
Go to Vermont Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Totals over time

Place Service After year 1 After year 2 After year 3 After year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995
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2 VT Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595
Go to VT Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Vermont Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595
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Taken November 13, 2026. Every column adds one more year. Ranked by running total, the order stays put for ten years.

Pick your own number of years

Change the years to see new totals, and add the EIN application if you need it.
Over 3 years, the totals are Mainstay Filing $597, VT Registered Agent.org $397, Vermont Registered Agent.co $397. Least spent: VT Registered Agent.org.

What Vermont itself charges

Item Amount Source
Starting the LLC $155 legislature.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
Annual report $45 every year sos.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)
State total for three years $245 Added from the lines above

Three years of state charges means one filing, two reports and any minimum tax. We list open-ended costs such as publication but keep them out of the total.

Why this order for Vermont

The 29% measure filings covered by the price separated the top two.

VT Registered Agent.org costs less over three years but you would still file the annual report.

Put the EIN application into the sum and the totals cross at year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes VT Registered Agent.org.

Vermont LLC filing fee and requirements, as written by the state

You send the Articles of Organization and $155 to the Vermont Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

The state says: legislature.vermont.gov (pulled October 2026, noted here)

Skipping the service

Filing on your own costs $245 in state fees over three years. The $397 to $597 charged by services pays for not doing the forms.

About these prices

How much do LLC formation services cost in Vermont?

$199 to the service and $155 to the state.

What do these services cost over three years?

The first year and two renewals total $397 to $597.

What does Vermont charge to file an LLC?

$155; the filing is the Articles of Organization.

What does Vermont charge every year once the LLC exists?

What repeats is the annual report at $45 annually (within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record).

Does the price include the EIN application?

it comes with Mainstay Filing, $99 extra at VT Registered Agent.org and $99 extra at Vermont Registered Agent.co.

In what year does one service become pricier than another?

Not in the next ten years. The running totals keep their order.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Vermont?

On our five measures the Vermont order is Mainstay Filing, VT Registered Agent.org and Vermont Registered Agent.co, with Mainstay Filing ahead on filings covered by the price.

Also tracked

Source trail

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