# LegalWills.ca vs the alternatives — plan-by-plan (25 Oct 2026)

## What LegalWills.ca actually charges
| Package | Price | What is in it |
|---|---|---|
| Will alone | **$49.95** | MyWill only |
| **Essentials** | **$69.95** (reg. $89.85 — currently on sale) | Will + MyFuneral + MyMessages + MyKeyholders + Canada Will Registry code + 1 year of updates |
| **Premium** | **$99.95** (reg. $139.75) | Essentials + **Power of Attorney for property** + **Living Will** |
| **Ultimate** | **$129.95** (reg. $189.65) | Premium + MyLifeLocker (records) + MyVault (document storage) |
| Couples | **$79.95** for two wills, **$149.95** for two Premium packages | |
| Updates after year 1 | $14.95/yr, or **$59.95 once for life** | Nothing renews automatically |

**Costco member pricing** (legalwills.ca/costco) is **$69.95 individual / $99.95 couple** for the full
will + POA + living will bundle — cheaper than the public Premium price for a couple, and worth using if he
has a membership.

Add-ons that matter: **print and mail $14.95/document**, **virtual witnessing in Ontario via NotaryPro**
(LegalWills does not do its own), and **document review $69 — not available to Ontario residents.**

## Head-to-head
| | LegalWills.ca | Willful | Epilogue | LawDepot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will | $49.95 | $129 | $139 | subscription: 7-day free, then $54/mo |
| Will + POA + living will | $99.95 | $199 | $199 | included in subscription |
| Couple | $79.95 (wills) / $149.95 (premium) | $349 | $269 | separate wills, one subscription |
| Updates | free 1 yr, then $14.95/yr or $59.95 lifetime | **free for life** | **free for life** | only while subscribed |
| **Will + lifetime updates** | **$109.90** | $129 | $139 | — |
| Trusts for minors | per beneficiary, any age to 30, **staged payouts** | staged, but one schedule for all minors | one age for all, no staging | held to chosen age |
| Executors | up to 3 + 3 alternates | 1-2 + backups | 1 + alternate | 1-2 + alternates |
| Ontario signing | virtual witnessing via NotaryPro | remote notary via NotaryPro | video witnessing **$119-$249** | print and sign at home |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days | **none, all sales final** | 30 days on annual plans |
| Reviews | 4.6/5 (6,500+ Trustpilot) | 4.4/5 (1,853) | 4.6/5 (66) | 4.0/5 (8,034) |

## The three findings that decide it
1. **LegalWills is the cheapest by a wide margin and is not the weakest on features.** It is the only one of the
   four that lets him set a **different trust age and staged payout for each of the two children** — Erish born
   2019 and Aira born 2021 will hit 25 six years apart, and a single shared age (Willful) or one age for all
   (Epilogue) does not fit that.
2. **Free updates for life is worth less than it looks, and LegalWills is still cheaper.** Willful's free-for-
   life updates cost $129; LegalWills' will plus a $59.95 lifetime membership is **$109.90**.
3. **Epilogue has no refund and charges $119-$249 extra for Ontario video witnessing** — the most expensive path
   to a signed document of the four.

## What none of them solves
**No online service offers a primary + secondary will**, which is the structure that keeps private corporation
shares out of Ontario's Estate Administration Tax ($15 per $1,000 above $50,000). For a business owner that is
the single largest line item in the plan — see the note in the Wilful task.

## Recommendation
If going online: **LegalWills Premium at $99.95** (will + POA for property + living will), or the **Costco
couples bundle at $99.95 for two** — and take the **$59.95 lifetime membership** only if he actually expects to
amend it. Skip Epilogue on price and refund policy, and skip LawDepot (a subscription is the wrong model for a
document you sign once).

Then have it reviewed by a lawyer anyway if the clinic shares go in — the online document will need redoing at
that point.

Sources: legalwills.ca/Prices; legalwills.ca/pricecomparison (competitor details checked 18 Oct 2026);
legalwills.ca/costco. Prices before tax.