| Price |
| A Will |
$49.95USD |
$129 (Basic Will) |
No one-time price published; a membership from $34.99 a month or $149 a year, after a 7-day trial |
$199 (Will Plan, which also includes a health care directive and a Power of Attorney) |
$109 (Starter, which also includes a health care directive) |
$0 |
By subscription: $49 a month after a 7-day trial (or $107.88 a year for estate documents only) |
| Will, Power of Attorney, and Living Will |
$99.95USD (Premium package, which also includes MyFuneral and MyMessages) |
$149 (Pro bundle) |
Included in the membership |
$199 (Will Plan) |
$149 (Plus) |
$0 |
Included in the subscription |
| Couples |
$79.95USD for two Wills, or $149.95USD for two Premium packages |
$229 to $399, by plan |
No couples plan; one membership covers any number of documents |
$299 (Will Plan) |
$109 covers up to five family members |
$0 (a mirror Will for your partner) |
No joint Wills; family members can share one subscription |
| Updates and ongoing cost |
| Updates |
Unlimited for the first year, then an optional membership from $14.95USD a year, or $59.95USD once for life |
Free for 30 days (1 year with Premium); the later price is not published |
Unlimited while you are a member |
Free, according to its FAQ; its membership page lists ongoing edits under its $49-a-year plan |
1 year included, then $39.99 a year |
Free, with no limit |
While your subscription is active |
| Automatic renewals |
None: a membership never renews automatically |
Attorney plans renew automatically ($25 a month after the Pro bundle's first 30 days, or $199 a year after Premium's first year) |
The membership renews automatically |
Optional memberships ($49 or $299 a year) renew automatically |
Not stated |
None |
Renews automatically until you cancel |
| Where it works |
| States |
All states except Louisiana, plus Washington, D.C. |
All 50 states and D.C., including Louisiana |
All 50 states and D.C., including Louisiana |
All 50 states (D.C. is not mentioned) |
49 states and D.C. (not Louisiana) |
All 50 states and D.C. |
State-specific templates |
| Assets in other countries |
Expat Wills for assets in Canada, Québec, the US, and the UK that work together |
No Wills for other countries |
Not offered |
Can be listed, but its documents follow US law only |
Not covered |
Not covered; property abroad needs a local Will |
Not offered |
| Your Will |
| AI check of your answers |
AnswerCheck™, included with every purchase |
Not offered (a free Estate Plan Check compares an uploaded Will with its templates) |
An AI assistant that can point out parts of your Will to look at, with a membership (from $149 a year) |
An AI assistant that can read your plan, with its $49-a-year membership |
Not offered |
Not offered |
An AI document assistant (what it covers is not published) |
| Trusts for children |
Set separately for each beneficiary, to any age up to 30, with payouts in stages |
An age for each child, including payouts in stages |
A trust for children (ages for each child not stated) |
One age, or three equal stages |
A trust for each child to any age up to 35, or a pot trust |
Not offered |
An inheritance held until a set age |
| Executors |
Up to 3 acting together, and up to 3 alternates |
Co-executors and alternates |
Co-executors and alternates |
One at a time, with backups (up to three in all); no co-executors |
One or two, with two levels of alternates |
Several, in order of preference |
Up to two co-executors, plus a backup |
| Pets |
A pet trust, with a caretaker and an alternate |
Pet care provisions |
A pet clause, plus a separate Pet Trust |
A pet guardian (no pet trust) |
A pet and money for its care (no pet trust) |
A pet guardian |
A pet caretaker and a pet fund |
| After you sign |
| Signing and printing |
E-signing your Will in 8 states and D.C. ($19.95USD); remote notarization of your Power of Attorney and Living Will through BlueNotary (not in New York, Illinois, or Washington State); Print & Ship from $14.95USD per document plus shipping |
One printed set included; no e-signing or online notarization |
Wills are signed on paper; no print service offered |
Online notarization in 5 states; a mobile notary for $170 to $210; print and ship for $25 |
Print and sign at home; no print service offered |
Online notarization through Proof, paid to Proof |
An online notary for some documents, $25 a seal (20% less for subscribers); nothing is mailed |
| Help for the people you trust |
Free Keyholders who can unlock the documents and files you choose after your death, while your membership is active, each with a free digital wallet card for Apple Wallet or Google Wallet |
Authorized contacts on your account |
Store and share your signed Will |
Read-only viewers, and one legacy contact after your death |
Sharing through an Everplans vault (All Access plan, for 1 year) |
Does not keep copies of your documents |
Estate Vault sharing, switched off if you cancel |
| Funeral wishes, messages, and records |
MyFuneral and MyMessages in every package; MyVault and MyLifeLocker in the Ultimate package ($129.95USD) |
A separate funeral wishes statement |
Funeral planning and estate worksheets |
Final arrangement wishes and an estate inventory |
A Final Arrangements document |
Funeral wishes and an asset inventory |
An End-of-Life Plan |
| Help and support |
| Legal help |
Not offered; our free questionnaire points you to an attorney when your situation calls for one |
Attorney calls in the Pro and Premium bundles |
Attorney questions and calls, by membership level |
Attorney support for $299 |
Not offered |
Not offered (attorney referrals) |
A referral to JustAnswer (price not published) |
| Support |
Phone every day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET; email and AI chat |
Phone 7 days a week, chat, and email |
Phone, chat, and email, weekdays 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT |
Chat, weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT; email; phone for paid members |
Phone and email, weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET |
Email |
Phone, weekdays 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET; chat; online tickets |
| Two-step sign-in |
Available (a code sent by text message) |
Available |
Not offered |
Available (by text message) |
Not offered |
Not offered |
Not offered |
| Money-back guarantee |
30 days |
Estate plans: until 7 days after the first document is completed |
Refund requests within 30 days, with exclusions |
30 days (memberships excluded) |
Not offered |
Not applicable (free) |
Annual plans, within 30 days of first purchase |