Trust & Will and LegalZoom both let someone create a last will online without beginning with a traditional law-office appointment. The important difference is how each company packages the rest of the estate plan. Trust & Will’s base Will Plan currently includes several incapacity documents, while LegalZoom currently offers a lower-priced Basic Will and then adds healthcare, financial power of attorney, and attorney-support features in higher tiers.
For a genuinely simple estate, either service can be a practical starting point. For blended families, special-needs planning, large estates, business succession, unusual beneficiary structures, or difficult family dynamics, an individualized estate-planning attorney can be more appropriate.
What a simple will usually needs to accomplish
A last will generally names beneficiaries, selects an executor, and can nominate guardians for minor children. It takes effect at death and usually still goes through the probate process.
A will does not automatically replace beneficiary designations on retirement accounts, life insurance, transfer-on-death accounts, or jointly owned property.
Trust & Will’s current Will Plan starts at $199 for an individual
Trust & Will currently lists its Will Plan at $199 for an individual and $299 for a couple.
The package includes a Last Will & Testament, HIPAA Authorization, Advance Healthcare Directive or Living Will, and Power of Attorney.
Trust & Will bundles incapacity planning into the base plan
This is one of the biggest structural differences. The person buying the $199 individual Will Plan is not purchasing only the document that controls assets at death.
The bundle also includes documents designed to address healthcare wishes and financial decision-making during life if the person cannot act for themselves.
Trust & Will currently offers optional attorney support
Trust & Will currently says attorney support can be added for an additional $299. Its support materials describe working with a licensed estate-planning attorney in the user’s state.
That is separate from the base self-service Will Plan.
LegalZoom’s current Basic Will list price starts at $129 for an individual
LegalZoom’s current estate-plan page lists an individual Basic Will at a regular price of $129 and a couple Basic Will at $229.
The Basic package currently includes the last will, pet-care provisions, secure online document storage, unlimited revisions for 30 days, and one set of printed and shipped documents.
LegalZoom’s Basic package does not currently bundle the same incapacity documents
The healthcare directive, medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney, and HIPAA authorization currently appear in LegalZoom’s Pro and Premium tiers rather than its Basic tier.
That means comparing Trust & Will’s $199 Will Plan only with LegalZoom’s $129 Basic Will is not a feature-for-feature comparison.
LegalZoom Pro is the closer feature comparison
LegalZoom currently lists its individual Pro Will at a regular price of $149 and the couple Pro Will at $249.
The Pro tier currently adds a healthcare directive, medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney, HIPAA authorization, and 30 days of attorney consultations under its subscription terms.
LegalZoom attorney support currently has renewal terms
LegalZoom’s current Pro Will page says the 30-day attorney consultation access renews at $25 per month unless handled according to the plan’s terms.
Its Premium Will currently includes one year of attorney consultations and renews at $199 per year. Anyone choosing a package for attorney access should read the renewal language rather than focusing only on the initial estate-plan price.
LegalZoom Premium currently costs more but includes longer support
LegalZoom currently lists Premium Will at $299 for an individual and $399 for a couple before temporary promotional discounts.
The current package includes one year of revisions, one year of attorney consultations, discounts on certain LegalZoom services, and an annual estate-planning review.
Temporary promotions should not drive a long-term comparison
LegalZoom is currently running a limited-time September 2026 promotion on its will plans. Because promotions change quickly, the more useful baseline is the regular list price and what the plan includes.
Trust & Will and LegalZoom can both run future discounts, so check the live checkout price before buying.
Trust & Will currently emphasizes a bundled estate plan
The company describes the Will Plan as covering guardianship, inheritance, healthcare, and power of attorney in one package.
That can be attractive to someone who wants the core incapacity documents without deciding among several product tiers.
LegalZoom offers more tiering
LegalZoom gives the user a less expensive will-only-style entry point and then offers higher tiers with additional estate-planning documents and attorney access.
That can be attractive to someone who knows they need only a straightforward will and does not want the broader bundle.
Both are online document services, not substitutes for every legal need
Trust & Will says it is an online service providing legal forms and information and is not a law firm. LegalZoom likewise says LegalZoom.com, Inc. is not a law firm and provides self-service tools, with legal advice available only through its authorized legal-services structure and independent attorney network.
The distinction matters because a guided questionnaire is not the same as a lawyer analyzing a complicated family or tax situation.
Signing requirements still matter
A will is not legally effective merely because a website generated a PDF. State law determines witness, signature, and sometimes notarization requirements.
LegalZoom says its wills are state-specific and supplies signing instructions. Trust & Will likewise says its plans are state-specific and tells users to follow the applicable witnessing and notarization rules.
Keep the original accessible
After signing, tell the executor where the original will is stored. A perfect online document that nobody can find after death is far less useful.
Secure digital storage is helpful for copies, but the original signed document can still matter under state probate practice.
A will does not automatically avoid probate
Both companies distinguish wills from revocable living trusts. LegalZoom’s current guidance says a last will typically goes through probate, while a funded living trust can allow assets to pass outside probate under applicable conditions.
Trust & Will similarly positions its Trust Plan as the product intended to avoid probate for properly funded assets.
Simple family versus complex family
A single adult leaving property to a few adult beneficiaries may fit an online will workflow comfortably. A blended family with children from prior relationships can create competing inheritance goals that deserve individualized advice.
LegalZoom itself says large estates, special-needs beneficiaries, and blended families can be situations where hiring an attorney is a good option.
Business ownership can also make the estate less simple
A will can say who inherits business interests, but operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, tax issues, succession planning, and management rights can require additional documents.
If a substantial business is involved, do not assume an online will package solves every transfer problem.
Compare the documents before comparing the price
- Trust & Will Individual Will Plan: currently $199; will, HIPAA authorization, healthcare directive/living will, power of attorney.
- LegalZoom Individual Basic Will: currently $129 regular list price; will, pet-care provisions, storage, 30-day revisions, printed documents.
- LegalZoom Individual Pro Will: currently $149 regular list price; adds healthcare directive, medical and financial powers of attorney, HIPAA authorization, and current 30-day attorney consultation access.
- Attorney support: optional $299 add-on at Trust & Will under current pricing; LegalZoom Pro/Premium bundle consultation access with renewal terms.
When Trust & Will may fit better
Trust & Will can fit someone who wants a straightforward bundle of will, healthcare, and power-of-attorney documents and prefers not to choose among several tiers.
It may also appeal to couples who want the package structure mirrored for both people.
When LegalZoom may fit better
LegalZoom can fit someone who wants a lower-priced basic will or wants to select a higher tier that adds attorney consultation access and other estate documents.
The key is to compare the normal list price, included documents, revision period, and renewal terms.
Bottom line
For a simple online will, Trust & Will and LegalZoom are both viable document-service options, but they bundle services differently. Trust & Will’s current $199 individual Will Plan includes healthcare and power-of-attorney documents from the start. LegalZoom currently begins at $129 for a Basic Will and offers a closer feature match in its $149 Pro Will, which also includes short-term attorney consultation access with renewal terms. Choose based on the documents you actually need, and use an attorney when the estate is not genuinely simple.
This article was prepared using Trust & Will’s current pricing comparison and Will Plan pages, together with LegalZoom’s current Last Will and Testament pricing and feature page. Prices, promotions, attorney-access terms, and state requirements can change. This is general educational information, not legal advice.
Review the plan after major life changes
Marriage, divorce, a new child, a beneficiary’s death, a major asset purchase, a move to another state, or a large change in net worth can make an old will outdated.
Both services allow users to create updated documents, but the new version still needs to be executed according to current state signing requirements.
Review the plan after major life changes
Marriage, divorce, a new child, a beneficiary’s death, a major asset purchase, a move to another state, or a large change in net worth can make an old will outdated.
Both services allow users to create updated documents, but the new version still needs to be executed according to current state signing requirements.
Review the plan after major life changes
Marriage, divorce, a new child, a beneficiary’s death, a major asset purchase, a move to another state, or a large change in net worth can make an old will outdated.
Both services allow users to create updated documents, but the new version still needs to be executed according to current state signing requirements.
Review the plan after major life changes
Marriage, divorce, a new child, a beneficiary’s death, a major asset purchase, a move to another state, or a large change in net worth can make an old will outdated.
Both services allow users to create updated documents, but the new version still needs to be executed according to current state signing requirements.