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Foreign registration price index · Vermont

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Vermont (2026): Price Index

Ledger order for foreign registration services in Vermont, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199) and VT Registered Agent.org ($199). Every line carries the same $155 state registration fee; the services alone reach $397 to $497 in three years.
Entries by the LLC Price Index editorial team

Index basis: Weighted index: cost over three years counts 38%, coverage per dollar 32%

Quick tally

Foreign filing fee at the state$155sos.vermont.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Opening prices$199Before state charges
Three-year column$397 to $497First year plus two later years
State fees through year 3$495Registration, reports and any tax
Where lines crossNone in 10 yearsThe ranking never flips

Vermont ledger, best value first

Ordered by our value index. No line includes the $155 state fee.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for repeat registrations

Index leader
First year$199
Years 2 and on$149/yr
Three-year sum$497
$199 plus state fee, then $149/yr

Mainstay Filing holds the first line: $199 on top of the state fee, registered agent free in year one, $149/yr afterward.

Vermont Registered Agent.co subtotals $100 less over three years, but the 32% coverage column favors this line.

The agent bills $149 a year starting in year two, in any state.

Line includes

  • State registration handled
  • Registered agent free for the first year
  • Works in all fifty states

Credits

  • $199 added to Vermont's fee
  • The agent is free initially
  • All fifty states covered

Debits

  • Vermont Registered Agent.co charges $50 less for the agent
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2. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a lean way in on this ledger

Single-state plan
First year$199
Years 2 and on$99/yr
Three-year sum$397
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

Vermont Registered Agent.co fills line 2: $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 a year.

Line includes

  • State registration handled
  • Agent service in year one

Credits

  • $199 over the state fee
  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • Year-one agent covered in the price

Debits

  • Limited to one state
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3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state choice

Single-state plan
First year$199
Years 2 and on$99/yr
Three-year sum$397
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr

VT Registered Agent.org fills line 3: $199 beyond the state fee, then $99 a year.

Its figures are identical to Vermont Registered Agent.co's.

Line includes

  • State registration handled
  • Agent service in year one

Credits

  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • Year-one agent covered in the price
  • $199 over the state fee

Debits

  • Limited to one state

What each line costs, year by year

LineProviderTotal, year 1Total, year 2Total, year 3Total, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Vermont Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, accumulated year by year. The lines never cross within ten years.

Cost calculator

Choose a number of years to see each line's service subtotal by then.
Running subtotals after 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Vermont Registered Agent.co $397, VT Registered Agent.org $397. Least paid: Vermont Registered Agent.co.

State fees, with citations

EntryAmountCited from
Foreign registration fee$155sos.vermont.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Annual report$170legislature.vermont.gov (read October 2026) per the state
State fees over 3 years$495Sum of the lines above
The three-year state line combines the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named but left out of the sum.

What settled the order

Coverage per dollar settled line one. That column is 32% of the index; three-year cost index, renewal step, crossover year and price transparency make up the rest.

With the LLC in two states, coverage decided it.

Official Vermont foreign LLC registration fee and rules

An LLC from another state registers in Vermont before doing business there; the filing is the Application for certificate of authority, delivered to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division with $155. Add certificate of existence (certificate of good standing) not older than 90 days.

The penalties for staying unregistered: it cannot sue in Vermont until it registers (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)); each additional day costing $50.

As published: legislature.vermont.gov (read October 2026) per the state

The no-service line

Skip the service and you pay Vermont $495 over three years while handling every form yourself. The services bill $397 to $497 on top for that work.

Quick answers

What does Vermont charge an out-of-state LLC to register?

$155 to the filing office, plus service fees starting in the $199 range.

What is the three-year subtotal for these services?

$397 to $497 in service fees, state charges excluded.

Which document does the registering?

The registering document is Application for certificate of authority, and the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division is the office that takes it.

Does Vermont want a paper from the LLC's home state?

Yes, no more than 90 days old: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing).

What recurring filing comes after registration?

Next comes the annual report, billed at $170.

When does one line pass another in total cost?

They never cross in ten years, so the year-one order holds.

Which foreign registration service indexes best in Vermont?

By our value index, the Vermont lines run Mainstay Filing, Vermont Registered Agent.co and VT Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing leads on coverage per dollar.

More ledgers

Source lines

  1. Vermont Secretary of State fee. Source sos.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  2. Vermont report due date. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed August 2026.
  3. Vermont formation fee: Filing fee. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  4. Vermont registered agent statute. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  5. Vermont Secretary of State, foreign. Source sos.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  6. 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  7. 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  8. 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed October 2026.
  9. 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed November 2026.
  10. 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of. Source legislature.vermont.gov; confirmed November 2026.
  11. November 13, 2026 reading of the Mainstay Filing Vermont service page
  12. November 13, 2026 reading of the Vermont Registered Agent.co pricing page
  13. November 13, 2026 reading of the VT Registered Agent.org pricing page