Best Online Will Makers

• Cost: Free template/$240 annual subscription  
• Free Update Period: Unlimited with subscription
• Attorney Support: Yes

Rocket Lawyer’s online will template is easy-to-use and it’s free during a 7-day trial. If you subscribe, you can access Rocket Lawyer’s huge library of documents and legal advice on your estate planning documents—or almost anything else. 

A Rocket Lawyer membership gets you access to a broad library of DIY legal documents, a digital signature service, consultations with lawyers, and a variety of will and estate documents. Subscriptions are available for $39.99 monthly or $239.88 annually. The annual subscription also gets you discounts on business entity filing and many other legal services, like the aforementioned legal consultations.

Besides simple wills, Rocket Lawyer offers legal documents for living trusts, power of attorney, and other situations. Document libraries feature helpful FAQs and guidance. If you need more help, you can reach customer service via phone, online chat, or email. Our researchers noted the thoughtful web design and helpful educational resources.

Rocket Lawyer has received generally positive reviews online. On Trustpilot it has earned 4.6 stars (out of 5) from 8,800 reviews.

Rocket Lawyer was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif.

• Cost: $99-$349
• Free Update Period: Up to a year
• Legal Support: With Premium

Like Rocket Lawyer, LegalZoom offers a wealth of legal documents, including wills and advice from attorneys, and you don’t need a subscription to access them.

LegalZoom’s basic will for $99 ($199 for couples) includes a will, power of attorney, healthcare directive, and more. You can make changes for up to 30 days after you’ve created your documents. The Premium will ($249 individual; $349 couples) includes a full year of revisions, plus attorney review and unlimited calls with an attorney for one year. It’s a robust package, especially if you aren’t interested in a subscription to services you may not use, like with Rocket Lawyer.

One missing service is secure document storage online. With LegalZoom, your completed documents are printed and shipped to you.

Our researchers gave high marks to the website’s design and the helpfulness of the educational resources. The shopping experience is clear; at a glance you know what services are available and at what price.

LegalZoom has gotten generally positive reviews online, with Trustpilot awarding it 4.4 stars (out of 5) from more than 10,000 reviews.

Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., LegalZoom was founded in 2001.

• Cost: $109–$219
• Free Update Period: 12 months
• Legal Support: No

If you opt for one of Quicken WillMaker & Trust’s premium offerings, you’ll be able to choose to use the software online, or on your own desktop.  

If you opt for the Plus or All Access plans, you can use the software online or on your desktop with a download. (You can use either, but documents are not transferable between online and desktop.) Plus ($149) and All Access ($219) offer a wide variety of family law documents, and you can use them more than once, unlike some competitors that charge for each set of documents. The desktop version includes documents for the executor. 

If you get stuck, an e-book (a “Legal Manual”) is available, as is a collection of FAQs. Telephone support is limited to technical support issues with the software, not legal support.

Quicken WillMaker & Trust has earned positive reviews on Trustpilot, earning 4.6 stars (out of 5) from more than 359 reviews.

Nolo was founded as a publisher of DIY law books in 1971. Today it is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif.

• Cost: $19.95
• Free Update Period: 60 days
• Legal Support: No

At $19.95, TotalLegal’s online will is the lowest cost service in our research. It doesn’t include additional legal forms or legal advice at that price, but you do get 60 days to make changes and updates.

TotalLegal’s no-frills online will service costs just $19.95 and includes up to 60 days to make changes and updates. The process is similar to other online will makers. You’ll enter details about your situation, print (or wait for printed copies to arrive), and follow the instructions to make it official.

TotalLegal offers a variety of legal documents, which you can pay for individually. You can also subscribe for $89 per year (or $9.99 per month). The subscription gives you access to all of the legal documents, plus a digital storage service to keep your documents secure. Unlike the other subscription legal documents services we reviewed, TotalLegal does not provide consultations or advice from attorneys. 

TotalLegal has received strong marks from reviewers online. At Trustpilot, it has earned 4.7 stars (out of 5) from more than 10,000 reviews.

TotalLegal is a subsidiary of Pro Se Planning, which provides DIY legal services.

• Cost: $0
• Free Update Period: Unlimited
• Attorney Support: No

DoYourOwnWill.com takes the nod for best free online will maker, and it has us wondering: how can this service be free? You get a wide variety of forms, you don’t have to provide credit card details, and you can download your documents instantly.

DoYourOwnWill.com provides a free will-making service, plus living wills and powers of attorney, which are also free. You don’t need to create an account, share credit card details, or subscribe for additional services. Just follow the prompts, add your details, and download your documents (as Word docs or PDFs). Need to make a change? Come back and create another document.

You won’t get legal advice from an attorney at DoYourOwnWill.com, and support options are limited to email and a web form. Educational resources are slight, too, but a collection of FAQs is hosted on the sites “blog” page.

DoYourOwnWill is a service of eForms, an online legal forms provider based in Tampa, Florida.

• Cost: $49.95-$129.95
• Free Update Period: 12 months
• Attorney Support: No

U.S Legal Wills offers a collection of curated legal document packages starting at $49.95 for a simple will. You can choose one of these packages, or build your own, a la carte.

Our researchers thought U.S. Legal Wills had the best shopping experience among the services Investopedia evaluated. You can choose from two different last will bundles and two estate planning packages, ranging in cost from $49.95 to $129.95. You can also build your own by selecting services a la carte.

All plans include a year of document changes. For an additional fee, you can extend your membership and the time you can continue to make changes. Documents can be stored on U.S. Legal Will’s secure servers and you can limit who has access to them on a document-by-document basis.

Online reviews of U.S. Legal Wills are favorable. On Trustpilot it has earned 4.7 stars (out of 5) from more than 750 reviews.

U.S. Legal Wills was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of PartingWishes Inc. It is headquartered in New York City.