InterActive Legal vs LegalWills

InterActive Legal offers automated document drafting software for estate planning and elder law. Its product range covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care documents, trust administration forms, agreements, and client communications. Essential Estate Planning is designed for clients of modest wealth, while Wealth Transfer Planning focuses on clients with significant wealth. Elder Law Planning addresses elder law and special needs planning. Firearms Trust Planning includes a single-grantor revocable NFA Trust and related ancillary documents. The online system runs in a browser and supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Chromium Edge, Brave, and Opera. It works in Windows, Mac, iOS, and Linux environments and has been tested on Android tablets. Documents are produced in .docx format, but the word-processing toolbar is supported only in Word for Windows. The Legacy installation requires a supported Windows version, Microsoft Word, and HotDocs Player. Online customer data is stored encrypted on AWS servers, and browser-to-server transfers use TLS 1.3 and SHA-256 encryption. Users may opt into multi-factor authentication using a third-party authenticator app. Pricing is available on request.

LegalWills is a paid web and API service for preparing Wills, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. Its MyWill wizard asks plain-language questions, then formats a document for the user’s local jurisdiction. U.S. services cover every state except Louisiana. Documents become legal only after printing, signing and witnessing as required. Beyond core documents, LegalWills offers funeral wishes, final messages, personal-record storage, secure file storage and Keyholder access. Members can appoint up to 20 Keyholders to unlock selected information. Accounts support two-factor authentication; the site says data in transit uses 256-bit SSL encryption and stored information uses RSA encryption. Credit-card details are used for purchases but not stored by the company, and daily database-server backups are reported. Support is offered by email, live chat and toll-free phone, with phone hours listed as 8am to 8pm EST daily. The White Label API lets partners embed these services, set their own prices and process payments. MyWill costs $49.95, paid once, including one year of updates; other listed one-time plans cover health-care and financial powers of attorney.