For LLC formation services in Vermont, our 2026 reply is Mainstay Filing ($199), VT Registered Agent.org ($199) and Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Budget $155 for the state plus $397 to $597 in service fees over three years.
By the LLC Answered editorial team
Short version
Short reply
Price of filing
$155, paid up front
Every year after
$45 annually
Registered agent
Must be named
Best first
Mainstay Filing, VT Registered Agent.org then Vermont Registered Agent.co
Our Vermont picks, best first
Prices are from each company's own pricing. See how we decide.
#1Top reply
1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep done for them
$199 a year, plus the $155 state fee
First place: Mainstay Filing, where the annual report is part of the $199 annual price, next to formation and the registered agent.
The $200 gap to VT Registered Agent.org over three years pays for jobs you would otherwise do.
You never file the annual report; Vermont still charges $45, passed through at cost.
What is bundled
Articles prepared and filed
Registered agent for a full year
Annual report prepared and filed
EIN application
State fee passed through, no markup
Pluses
EIN step covered
Renewal stays $199
$199 a year, everything listed
Downsides
Renews $100 higher than VT Registered Agent.org
#2For Vermont
2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a one-state LLC
$199 to form, $99 each year after
Why VT Registered Agent.org second? Simply put, the opening cost is $199, first agent year included, followed by $99 annually.
The annual report stays with you.
What is bundled
Articles filed on your behalf
A first year of agent service
Pluses
Year one of agent service is part of the price
Then $99 yearly
Formation fee $199
Downsides
It does not take on the annual report
EIN application costs $99 extra
#3For Vermont
3. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for another local choice
$199 to form, $99 each year after
Why Vermont Registered Agent.co third? Simply put, the opening cost is $199, first agent year included, followed by $99 annually.
The annual report stays with you.
It charges what VT Registered Agent.org charges; the order between them is close.
What is bundled
Articles filed on your behalf
A first year of agent service
Pluses
Year one of agent service is part of the price
Then $99 yearly
Formation fee $199
Downsides
It does not take on the annual report
EIN application costs $99 extra
Prices side by side
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Who
First year
Later years
Cost over 3 years
What is covered
1
Mainstay Filing
$199
$199/yr
$597
articles prepared and filed; registered agent for a full year; annual report prepared and filed
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.
Yes. Owners who skip the service pay only $245 to the state over three years.
That $397 to $597 over three years is the price of having someone else handle it.
How did you rank them?
Paperwork covered, worth 29%, put Mainstay Filing first.
Five tests set the order: three-year price (36%), paperwork covered (29%), straightforward pricing (15%), renewal behavior (10%) and states served (10%).
Vermont has the annual report due every year, and only the first pick files it for you.
The bottom line adds up the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and the minimum tax if there is one. A cost with no set price, like a newspaper notice, is left out of the sum.