Swyft Filings vs LegalZoom
I’m comparing Swyft Filings and LegalZoom on what happens when something goes wrong, what you get, and what you’ll pay. The goal is to see where the choice changes what you actually get as a buyer.
The verdict
Swyft Filings takes it, 2–0 on rounds.
Both start at $0 and share the same overall rating; choose based on the protections, inclusions, and support route you value.
Choose Swyft Filings if…
- • Pick Swyft Filings if its stated refund coverage matters most to you.
- • Pick Swyft if first-year registered agent service is the inclusion you want.
- • Pick Swyft if you prefer listed contact routes that include chat, email, and a phone number.
Choose LegalZoom if…
- • Pick LegalZoom if a business name check and tax consultation matter more to you.
- • Pick LegalZoom if you value its larger review count, while keeping its higher one-star share in mind.
- • Pick LegalZoom if its stated no-cost correction for its own order mistake is your priority.
Round by round
- Round 1What happens if it goes wrongSwyft Filings winsSwyft Filings8/10
Swyft Filing fees
Refund coverage
- Full refund on Swyft filing fees
- Clear guarantee
- Government, state, and third-party fees are non-refundable
Source: swyftfilings.com ↗
LegalZoom6/10Government filing submitted or more than one material consultation
Concierge refund exceptions
- Corrects its own order mistake at no cost
- Other refunds may be available
- No refund after documents are submitted
Source: legalzoom.com ↗
Swyft offers broader stated refund coverage; outside fees stay at risk.
- Round 2What you get in the boxTieSwyft Filings7/10
Articles of Organization
Bizee Basic
- Articles of Organization
- First-year registered agent service
- No tax consultation listed here
Source: swyftfilings.com ↗
LegalZoom7/10Company name check service
Company name check service
- Business name check
- Articles of Organization filing
- Tax consultation
- No first-year registered agent service listed here
Source: legalzoom.com ↗
Swyft includes first-year registered agent service; LegalZoom includes a name check and tax consultation.
- Round 3What customers actually sayTieSwyft Filings7/10
5%
share of 1-star reviews
- 4.6 out of 5 overall
- Lower one-star share than LegalZoom
- Fewer reviews than LegalZoom
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
LegalZoom7/108%
Share of 1-star reviews
- 4.6 overall rating
- More reviews than Swyft Filings
- Higher one-star share than Swyft Filings
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Same rating; LegalZoom has more reviews, Swyft has fewer one-star reviews.
- Round 4Formation priceTieSwyft Filings7/10
$0
Basic price excluding state fees
- Basic tier starts at $0
- Standard and Premium tiers are listed
- State fees are extra
Source: swyftfilings.com ↗
LegalZoom7/10$0
LLC formation price excluding filing fees
- Plans start at $0
- Filing fees are extra
Source: legalzoom.com ↗
Both start at $0 before state or filing fees.
- Round 5Who answers when it goes wrongSwyft Filings winsSwyft Filings8/10
phone or chat
Support channel
- Chat and email support listed
- Phone number provided
- Must contact support via chat/email
Source: swyftfilings.com ↗
LegalZoom6/10Fill out a form
How support is reached
- An agent is the stated point of contact
- Starts with a form
Source: legalzoom.com ↗
Swyft lists contact routes; LegalZoom starts with a form.
- Round 6Registered agent costTieSwyft Filings5/10
$149 + Quarterly
Registered agent service price
- Price is listed
- Quarterly billing language is not directly comparable to LegalZoom’s annual range
Source: swyftfilings.com ↗
LegalZoom5/10$100-$300 per year
Annual price
- Annual range is stated
- A range is not a single service price
Source: legalzoom.com ↗
Different billing descriptions make this a tie.
Side by side
- No listed formation charge on Basic
- Three named pricing tiers
- Basic processing is 7–10 business days
- Standard processing is 3 business days
- Corrects its own order mistake at no cost
- Other refunds may be available
- Business name check
- Articles of Organization filing
- Higher-tier prices aren’t provided here
- State fees are excluded
- Processing prices aren’t provided here
- Those details are attributed to Bizee Basic or LegalZoom Basic
- No refund after documents are submitted
- No first-year registered agent service listed here
- Higher one-star share than Swyft Filings
- Filing fees are extra