LegalZoom Alternatives 2026: Prices and Plans Compared

If you are looking for a service to use instead of LegalZoom, the main options are Rocket Lawyer, Trust & Will, US Legal Wills, FreeWill and LegalShield. The ones with lower published will prices than LegalZoom's $129 Basic Will are FreeWill at $0 and US Legal Wills from $49.95, and Rocket Lawyer and LegalShield sell subscription-style plans instead of packages.

This page lists each service's published pricing and plan type for LegalZoom alternatives, works through the cost arithmetic for each one, and names the cases where LegalZoom is still the better fit. It compares prices and plan structure. It is not legal advice.

LegalZoom Alternatives Compared

Each row shows the billing unit and entry price the service publishes on its own website as of 2026-11-13. LegalZoom charges for packages ($129 Basic Will, $149 Pro Will, $399 Basic Trust) plus renewals.

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How These LegalZoom Alternatives Differ on Price and Model

The services below charge in four different ways: per document or package, by monthly or yearly membership, as a one-time purchase with optional add-ons, or nothing. LegalZoom charges for packages ($129 Basic Will, $149 Pro Will, $399 Basic Trust) plus renewals. Comparing a monthly membership with a one-time package means converting both to a 12-month total, and each section below does that arithmetic from the published prices.

Renewals and add-ons change the totals more than the headline price does. LegalZoom's Pro Will renews at $25 per month after 30 days, its Premium Will and Premium Trust renew at $199 per year, Trust & Will sells a $49 per year membership and a +$299 attorney add-on, and US Legal Wills charges $14.95 for printing and mailing. Prices on this page were read from each service's own website on 2026-11-13. Plan limits, state availability and add-ons vary by service.

Rocket Lawyer as a LegalZoom Alternative

Rocket Lawyer sells three subscription tiers: Standard at $149 per year or $34.99 per month, Plus at $249 per year or $49.99 per month, and Pro at $349 per year or $64.99 per month. A 7-day free trial is listed. Every tier includes unlimited documents and e-signatures. The tiers differ in Ask an Attorney requests: 12 on Standard, 36 on Plus and unlimited on Pro.

Billing cadence changes the total. Standard paid monthly for 12 months is 12 × $34.99 = $419.88, against $149 on the yearly plan, a gap of $270.88. Plus is 12 × $49.99 = $599.88 monthly against $249 yearly, and Pro is 12 × $64.99 = $779.88 monthly against $349 yearly. Someone who needs one document and one attorney question is paying for a subscription they use once.

Compared with LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer charges for a full year of access with documents included, while its Standard tier at $149 per year equals the Pro Will's entry price of $149. Rocket Lawyer fits people who expect to sign several documents over a year and want attorney questions included in the same fee. It sits at the subscription end of the price range, so a one-time will purchase from US Legal Wills at $49.95 costs less than any Rocket Lawyer tier.

Trust & Will as a LegalZoom Alternative

Trust & Will sells a Will Plan starting at $199 and a Trust Plan starting at $499. A Membership costs $49 per year. Two paths add attorney help: an Attorney Support add-on at +$299, and the Complex Needs attorney match, with attorney fees starting at $1,499 and no charge for the matching itself.

A will with the yearly membership is $199 + $49 = $248. Adding the attorney add-on makes it $199 + $49 + $299 = $547. A trust with the membership is $499 + $49 = $548, and the same trust with the add-on is $499 + $49 + $299 = $847. Trust & Will states that the matching itself has no cost, and $1,499 is where the attorney's fees start.

Compared with LegalZoom, Trust & Will lists a $199 will against LegalZoom's $129 Basic Will, and a $499 trust against LegalZoom's $399 Basic Trust, so its entry prices are $70 and $100 higher. Trust & Will fits people who want one guided flow for either a will or a trust and who plan to pay for the attorney add-on only if they want it. Compared with US Legal Wills at $49.95 for a will, its entry price is about four times higher.

US Legal Wills as a LegalZoom Alternative

US Legal Wills prices wills as one-time packages: the Will at $49.95, the Essentials Package at $69.95, the Premium Package at $99.95 and the Ultimate Package at $129.95. Printing and mailing costs $14.95. Extra updates after the first year cost $14.95 to $44.95. The service states that it does not offer trusts.

The Ultimate Package with printing and mailing is $129.95 + $14.95 = $144.90. The lowest-priced Will with printing and mailing is $49.95 + $14.95 = $64.90. Even the Ultimate Package with printing is below the $149 Pro Will price at LegalZoom, but it does not include the attorney consultations that package lists.

Compared with LegalZoom, US Legal Wills charges $49.95 to $129.95 for wills, against LegalZoom's $129 Basic Will and $149 Pro Will, but it sells no trusts and lists no 30-day attorney consultation. US Legal Wills fits people who need a will only and want the lowest paid price on this page. It falls short for anyone who needs a trust, since the service states it does not sell one, and it lists no attorney membership.

FreeWill as a LegalZoom Alternative

FreeWill states that its tools are free and that no credit card is required. The tools cover a will, a healthcare directive, a financial power of attorney and beneficiary designations. A living trust is offered only in California.

The arithmetic is short: $0 for the will tools, against $49.95 at US Legal Wills and $149 to $199 at the package sellers. A household that needs a will, a healthcare directive and a financial power of attorney can complete all three at FreeWill without a payment step.

Compared with LegalZoom, FreeWill charges nothing for a will, a healthcare directive and a financial power of attorney, but its living trust is limited to California while LegalZoom lists a Basic Trust from $399. FreeWill fits people who need a basic will plus the two companion directives and want to pay nothing. It falls short for people outside California who need a living trust, because the trust tool is limited to that state, and it lists no attorney plan.

LegalShield as a LegalZoom Alternative

LegalShield sells monthly personal memberships: Basic at $39.95, Advanced at $49.95 and Premium at $59.95 per month, or $35.95, $44.95 and $53.95 per month when billed annually. The memberships give access to a lawyer on personal legal issues and include will preparation. A Young Adult Legal Plan is listed at $14.95 per month ($9.95 per month billed annually). LegalShield also sells identity protection.

Twelve months of Basic at the monthly rate is 12 × $39.95 = $479.40, and at the annual-billing rate LegalShield lists $431.46 as the annual total. Advanced comes to $599.40 monthly or $539.46 on annual billing, and Premium to $719.40 monthly or $647.46. Annual billing saves about $48 on Basic, $60 on Advanced and $72 on Premium.

Compared with LegalZoom, LegalShield bills monthly: $39.95 for Basic equals $479.40 over a year, above LegalZoom's $149 Pro Will plus 11 months of $25 renewal ($424), though LegalShield's memberships include lawyer access and will preparation. LegalShield fits people who want a monthly fee that keeps a lawyer reachable and who value will preparation as one part of that membership. A once-only will buyer pays more over a year on Basic than the $49.95 to $129.95 package prices at US Legal Wills.

How to Choose a LegalZoom Alternative

Start with what you need to produce. A will alone, a will with a healthcare directive and a financial power of attorney, a trust, and ongoing attorney access are four different jobs, and the services above price them very differently. Pricing the job first removes most of the table.

Then convert every candidate to a 12-month total. Monthly plans multiply by 12, packages add their renewals, and add-ons such as Trust & Will's +$299 attorney support or US Legal Wills' $14.95 printing and mailing go in the total. After that, compare totals, since a $34.99 monthly price and a $149 yearly price describe the same Rocket Lawyer Standard plan at $419.88 and $149 over the year.

• Need a will only: US Legal Wills ($49.95 to $129.95) and FreeWill ($0) have the lowest published prices.
• Need a trust: LegalZoom's Basic Trust from $399, Trust & Will's Trust Plan from $499, or FreeWill's living trust in California.
• Need attorney access: Rocket Lawyer tiers from $149 per year, LegalZoom's Pro Will with 30 days of consultations, LegalShield Basic from $35.95 per month, or Trust & Will's +$299 add-on.
• Need several documents over a year: a subscription with unlimited documents, such as Rocket Lawyer, covers more than one-time packages.

Who This Is Not For

This page is a price comparison, so it does not suit someone who needs help with a dispute, a lawsuit or a case already in progress. It lists published fees for document and membership services and says nothing about any person's circumstances. Readers looking for a lawyer for a specific matter can start from the Find a Lawyer hub, and readers checking a possible payout from a lawsuit can use the settlements and class actions pages.

It also does not suit anyone who needs a document type that none of the six services list, such as a document tied to a business sale or a court filing, because the table covers estate documents, memberships and attorney access only.

What Would Change Our Answer

The comparison changes if a service changes its published prices, tiers or renewal terms, if LegalZoom adds or drops a plan, or if a service begins offering a document type it does not list today. A trust in more states from FreeWill, a price cut on Trust & Will's Will Plan below $199, or a trust package from US Legal Wills would each move that service up or down this comparison.

Every price above has a date: 2026-11-13. A later date means a re-check against each service's own pricing page.

When LegalZoom Is Still the Better Fit

LegalZoom is still the better fit in a few specific cases. It publishes a trust package from $399 and a will with 30 days of attorney consultations, US Legal Wills states it does not offer trusts, and FreeWill offers a living trust only in California.

• LegalZoom publishes fixed package prices, with attorney consultations on the Pro Will.
• Its Basic Trust starts at $399, while US Legal Wills states it does not offer trusts.
• FreeWill offers a living trust only in California, so residents of other states cannot use it for that job.

Verdict: LegalZoom Alternatives

For a will only, US Legal Wills ($49.95 to $99.95 on its first three packages) and FreeWill ($0) publish prices below LegalZoom's $129 Basic Will. For a trust, Trust & Will starts at $499 against LegalZoom's $399 Basic Trust. For attorney access, LegalZoom's Pro Will includes 30 days of consultations at $149, the same price as Rocket Lawyer Standard's yearly plan.

Twelve-month totals for your own documents can be set against the totals above. The next action is pricing those documents on LegalZoom and set that total against the LegalZoom alternatives in the table.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest alternative to LegalZoom?

Among the services listed here, FreeWill states its will tools are free. US Legal Wills publishes a will at $49.95. Both differ in scope from LegalZoom, since neither lists a lawyer membership.

What should I use instead of LegalZoom for a trust?

LegalZoom lists a Basic Trust from $399 and Trust & Will lists a Trust Plan from $499. FreeWill offers a living trust only in California, and US Legal Wills states it does not offer trusts. Rocket Lawyer's pricing tiers are subscriptions.

Which LegalZoom alternatives include attorney access?

Rocket Lawyer includes Ask an Attorney requests on every tier (12, 36 or unlimited). LegalZoom's Pro Will includes 30 days of attorney consultations, LegalShield sells monthly memberships (Basic from $35.95 per month on annual billing), and LegalZoom's Pro Will includes 30 days of attorney consultations. Trust & Will sells an Attorney Support add-on at +$299.

How do monthly and yearly LegalZoom alternative prices compare?

Convert both to 12 months. Rocket Lawyer Standard is $419.88 at $34.99 per month and $149 on the yearly plan. LegalShield Basic is $479.40 at the monthly rate and $431.46 on annual billing.

Does this page give legal advice?

No. It lists services and their published prices only.

Prices read from each service's own website on 2026-11-13.