Swyft Filings Review

Wednesday, October 4th

2023 LLC Formation Service Reviews

Swyft Filings

• $49 for Basic package + state filing fees
• $149 for Standard package + state filing fees
• $299 for Premium package + state filing fees
• Many available add-ons like registered agent services ($99/quarter) and a Business Licenses and Compliance Package
• Thousands of five-star reviews

Since 2015, Swyft Filings has helped more than 300,000 businesses to do what they love while this service handles the paperwork - for non-profits, S- and C-Corporations, and yes, LLC formation.

No final pricing until the end

As you walk through the question-and-answer to create your LLC, Swyft Filings will ask if you want to include several a la carte features. They do a good job of explaining each one, but we don't really love the approach of not telling you pricing until the very end. Rival services show you the package pricing upfront instead of making you pick and choose "extras" as you go. Such extras include registered agent services and a Business Licenses and Compliance Package ($99).

$49 for basic LLC formation

But, at the end, you will get to see Swyft Filings' three packages. Every service comes with name availability verification, preparation of articles or organization, filing of your documents with the Secretary of State for your business, Statement of the Organizer, lifetime customer support via phone and email, and a free domain name. With Swyft Filings' Basic package, you'd only spend $49 plus state filing fees to get all of those services: an extremely competitive price compared with rival providers.

$149 for Standard, $299 for Premium

Jump up to the Standard plan ($149) and your LLC formation service will include obtaining an EIN, a customized banking resolution, organizational minutes, and LLC operating agreement. At $299, Swyft Filings' Premium plan gives you all the bells and whistles: everything in Basic and Standard, plus a customized digital LLC kit, expedited filing time, and FedEx delivery.

Clients are glad they chose this company

Swyft Filings has a pretty impressive reputation, for the most part. On Trustpilot alone, almost 6000 clients had left ratings at the time of our evaluation, averaging 4.8 out of 5 stars. When we sorted out just the reviews that mentioned LLCs, even the most recent comments were almost uniformly positive. Customers praised the quick and helpful service they received, the reps' ability to answer questions and resolve problems, and the overall streamlined nature of the LLC creation process.

An "F" from the BBB?!

Notice we said "for the most part" ? When we looked at the Better Business Bureau's listing for Swyft Filings, expecting it to line up with the thousands of happy client reviews found elsewhere, we were surprised (and not in a good way) to see an "F" rating. The BBB cited 165 complaints filed, 4 of which had gone unresolved and 7 that had received no response at all. If you're seriously thinking of using Swyft Filings for your LLC creation, we'd suggest reading through the complaints at the BBB and deciding if they're cause for concern in your specific circumstances. We found detailed responses to just about all of them, and many issues were obvious failures on the part of the client in understanding how the service worked, what they signed up for, and what their subsequent emails and updates meant for their billing.

Watch out for automatic billing and higher costs

Then again, Swyft Filings isn't doing clients any favors with their $99 quarterly subscription for registered agent service. You'll find LLC formation options in our review that charge that much for an annual plan. You may want to click on "appoint someone else to handle all of this" if you decide to use Swyft and don't want to overspend on that aspect of your business. You'll also find yourself subscribed to their ComplianceGuard service: you get a 14-day free trial with any LLC formation service you choose here, but it will automatically renew at $149/year unless you opt out during the checkout process.

High in satisfaction but pay attention to billing details

At the end of the day, we feel compelled enough by the thousands of five-star ratings from satisfied Swyft Filings clients to give this LLC formation service our own four-star review. You get a lot for your money here, and most people come away completely satisfied with their experience. But, balance that positivity out by remembering that you could easily wind up with auto-renewing charges and make sure to deselect those during your sign-up process if needed.