Formation services for Florida food trucks compared

What a formation service does for a Florida food truck LLC

A formation service prepares and files your Florida articles of organization. It does not change the state fee or anything the food license requires.

Florida charges $125 to file LLC articles, including the registered agent designation. That fee is the same whoever files. The commissary, the plan review and the opening inspection stay yours to arrange.

So the real comparison is what each service bundles and what it bills after year one. Read the entity comparison first if you have not settled on an LLC. See the setup sequence for where formation sits in the order.

$125Florida charges $125 to file LLC articles of organization and designate a registered agent, whichever service prepares the filing. — Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, retrieved 2026-09-27

Published prices and registered agent terms, side by side

Every service below advertises a $0 entry plan. The Florida $125 fee sits on top of each one, so the entry price says little on its own.

What separates them is the registered agent line and the add-ons that renew. A food truck owner working from home usually wants an agent address, which turns a $0 plan into a yearly bill on some services.

$0 + state feeBizee publishes Basic, Standard and Premium plans at $0, $199 and $299 plus the state fee, each with one complimentary year of registered agent service. — Bizee pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-27

$199 per yearZenBusiness lists its registered agent service at $199 per year and Worry-Free Compliance at $199 per year, with formation starting at $0 plus state fees. — ZenBusiness pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-27

$0 + state feesLegalZoom lists LLC plans at $0, $249 and $299 plus state fees. — LegalZoom LLC pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-27

$249 per yearLegalZoom lists registered agent service at $249 per year, auto-renewing. — LegalZoom registered agent page, retrieved 2026-09-27

The services, by the use case each one fits

These are use-case slots, not a ranking. Position in the list is presentation order only. Every figure comes from the service's own page on the date shown, and none of it is our rating.

Prices move often. Check the plan page yourself before you pay.

1. Tailor Brands

   The slot for a first-time owner who wants formation and the yearly paperwork handled in one account. The $0 Lite plan covers the LLC filing, and the plans list an operating agreement and annual compliance filing alongside bookkeeping and payment tools. Lite processes within 14 business days; the $199 and $249 annual tiers process within one. The pricing page does not itemize a registered agent price.

2. Bizee

   The slot for the lowest first-year outlay with an agent address included. All three plans include a free first year of registered agent service, so a home-based owner can keep the house off the filing from day one. What it bills for the agent after that year is not stated on the pricing page, so ask before year two.

3. Swyft Filings

   The slot for an owner who wants legal questions answered as they come up. The Premium package lists unlimited attorney consultations and compliance monitoring; Basic is $0 plus state fees. Registered agent service is not part of any formation package and is sold separately, so price it in if you need an agent address.

4. ZenBusiness

   The slot for reminders on the annual report. Formation starts at $0 plus state fees, and Worry-Free Compliance at $199 a year handles the annual report filing, which is what keeps you clear of Florida's $400 late fee. The registered agent is a separate $199 a year.

5. LegalZoom

   The slot for owners who want forms and short-term attorney access in one account. The $0 Basic plan files the articles; the $249 Pro plan adds an operating agreement, EIN filing and 30 days of attorney access. Registered agent service is a separate line at $249 a year.

$0 + state feesTailor Brands publishes a $0 Lite LLC plan and Essential and Elite plans at $199 and $249 per year, all plus state fees. — Tailor Brands plans and pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-27

$0 + state feesSwyft Filings publishes a $0 Basic LLC package, and its Premium package lists compliance monitoring and unlimited attorney consultations. — Swyft Filings pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-27

File the Florida articles yourself on Sunbiz

You can skip every service. The Division of Corporations accepts the articles of organization directly, online or by mail, for the same $125.

That is the same filing at the same fee with nobody in between. You name your own registered agent, which can be you at a Florida street address. A certified copy costs $30 and a certificate of status $5, both optional.

What a service sells is the typing, an agent address and reminders. No service can do the food license for you. The licensing sequence covers that part.

$125Florida's own LLC articles form lists a $125 filing fee, with an optional $30 certified copy and an optional $5 certificate of status. — Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, retrieved 2026-09-27

Decide on year two, not the day-one price

Choose by what you will pay in year two and what you will actually use. The $125 state fee is identical everywhere.

The obligation no service removes is the annual report. It is due between January 1 and May 1, and missing it adds $400. Put it on your own calendar even if a service reminds you.

Then read the fee breakdown, because the food license and the commissary cost more than the filing.

$400Florida LLC annual reports are due between January 1 and May 1, and a $400 late fee applies after May 1. — Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, retrieved 2026-09-27

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