Succession Wills, FreeWill and Trust & Will: what each one costs and what you get
All three let you make a will online, print it, and sign it with witnesses. They differ in who pays, what is free, and where they work.
| Succession Wills | FreeWill | Trust & Will | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A basic will | Free. No card is asked for. | Free. "No Credit Card Required". | Will Plan, from $199 |
| Power of attorney | $29 | Free | In the Will Plan |
| Living will / healthcare directive | $19 | Free | In the Will Plan |
| A will for your spouse | $39 | — (not on the pages read) | Couple plan offered (price not on the page read) |
| A fuller will (specific gifts, pets, backup executors, ages for young beneficiaries) | Advanced Will, $79, paid once | Pets, non-relatives and gifts to charity are in the free will | In the Will Plan |
| Everything in one package | Complete Bundle, $149, paid once | — | Trust Plan, from $499 |
| Ongoing fee | None for your will and documents: each is paid once. The Estate Planner is optional: $2.99 a month billed yearly ($35.88), or $5.99 monthly. | None stated | Membership $49/year (AI answers, a digital vault, one document shipment a year) |
| Lawyer | The will for Florida was designed by a licensed lawyer. Nobody at Succession Wills reviews your own will. | "If you have complex needs, we encourage you to seek legal counsel." | "Attorney Support" +$299; complex needs from $1,499 |
| Changing your will | Free | Free: "create and execute a new will using FreeWill" | — (not on the page read) |
| Canada | Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, priced in Canadian dollars on successionwills.ca | U.S. only: wills "valid for the disposition of property located in the fifty states and DC" | U.S. only; points Canadians to Willful, "the Canadian partner of Trust & Will" |
| How it is paid for | You pay for what you choose beyond the free will | Charities: "help ensure everybody can create a will for free, while raising more than $15.2B+ in bequests to charities" | You pay for the plan |
Which fits you
- You want a will and nothing else, for free: Succession Wills or FreeWill.
- You want a power of attorney and a healthcare directive at no cost: FreeWill gives those free; Succession Wills charges $29 and $19.
- You live in Ontario, Alberta or British Columbia: Succession Wills covers those provinces.
- You want specific gifts, backup executors or staged inheritance for young beneficiaries and you're paying once: the Succession Wills Advanced Will is $79.
- You want a lawyer involved: Trust & Will sells "Attorney Support" (+$299); Succession Wills does not.
- Your estate is complicated: see a lawyer.
Succession Wills prices as listed on this site today; FreeWill and Trust & Will as listed on their own sites on 29 October 2026. Succession Wills is a self-help tool for making your own will. It is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.