Which online wills cost least?
Ranked by the published price of a single will, lowest first, including VAT. The order is by price only: each service offers a different level of checking and support, and SwiftWill, which publishes this page, is one of them.
- FreeWills: £0, or £0 for two wills. Who checks the will: advertises a solicitor check for every will. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- SwiftWill: £35, or £55 for two wills. Who checks the will: automated checks; no individual solicitor review. Price record 22 October 2026.
- WillSafe: £39.99, or £59.99 for two wills. Who checks the will: no check included in this self-help template kit; optional professional review £39. Price record 22 October 2026.
- Make a Will Online: £60, or £90 for two wills. Who checks the will: individual solicitor check. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- ClearLegacy: £69, or £99 for two wills. Who checks the will: automated check against the Wills Act 1837 before the will is issued. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- TenMinuteWill: £80, or £120 for two wills. Who checks the will: individual check by a professionally qualified will writer after purchase. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- ActiveWills: £89, or £129 for two wills. Who checks the will: self-service online forms; its homepage does not describe an individual check. Price record 22 October 2026.
- Which? Wills: from £99, or a price we could not verify for two wills. Who checks the will: self-service or separately priced specialist-review package. Price record 24 September 2026. Promotion: Wills advertised from £89.10, with up to 30% off in October; the offer ends 31 October 2026. This is a promotional starting price, not a verified price for every package or for two wills. Confirm the chosen package and final price on its website. Checked 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- Farewill: £100, or £160 for two wills. Who checks the will: specialist document check; terms exclude substantive legal advice. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- Co-op Legal Services: from £149, or from £249 for two wills. Who checks the will: SRA-regulated service with follow-up call to finalise the will. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- Octopus Legacy: £150, or £250 for two wills. Who checks the will: legal expert review. Price record 24 September 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
- MyIntent: £249, or £349 for two wills. Who checks the will: legal advice in a video appointment with a law firm or MyIntent’s legal team. Price record 22 October 2026. Compare with SwiftWill.
SwiftWill’s £35 is the lowest published price among the paid services in our records, not across the whole market. Solicitors and will-writing firms that quote individually are not ranked, and we could not check legalwills.co.uk because its site showed a human-verification page. “From” prices are starting prices; the Which? figure is for its self-service package, and WillSafe’s is a template kit you complete yourself. Each provider’s update, printing, storage and refund terms, with sources, are on the full comparison.
What do the cheapest options leave out?
Mostly a person reading your will, and the paperwork after the download. The cheapest services prepare the document and leave you to check, print, sign and store it; dearer ones add someone who reads the finished will, a printed copy, storage or a subscription for later changes. A check of the finished document is not advice on your circumstances, such as tax, trusts or who could claim against your estate, so ask any provider what its check covers. Only the signed paper original is your will: see where to store a will.
Can you make a will for free?
Yes. FreeWills publishes a £0 price, and charity campaigns such as Free Wills Month and Will Aid help with simple wills: the Competition and Markets Authority says they usually cover the cost of a simple will and ask for a voluntary donation. Ages, dates and eligibility vary, so use the free will options finder. You can also write your own will; GOV.UK says to get advice if it is not straightforward, and can I write my own will? explains the risks.
When is paying more worth it?
When it buys something you need. For a simple will, a correctly signed cheap or free will has the same legal effect as an expensive one.
- A second pair of eyes, if you would value someone reading your answers: choose a service in the ranking whose check is done by a person.
- Advice, if GOV.UK’s list applies to you: sharing property with someone who is not your spouse or civil partner, a dependant who cannot care for themselves, possible claims from a second spouse or children from another marriage, a home outside the UK, property overseas or a business.
- Trusts and tax planning, which need individual drafting everywhere. SwiftWill does not prepare them; its suitability questions send these cases to professional advice before payment.
For prices by type of service and what a solicitor typically charges, see how much a will costs.
How do you check the real total before paying?
The CMA’s guidance on buying will-writing services suggests checking:
- What a one-off fee includes, and whether any hourly rate has an agreed limit.
- What you will pay in total, including any VAT.
- Whether a storage or update subscription renews automatically, how you are charged and how you cancel.
- Whether the checkout signs you up for anything automatically, such as a pre-ticked extra.
- Your 14-day cooling-off period for an online purchase, which you may lose if you ask for the will sooner.
Is a cheap online will legally valid?
Yes, if it is signed correctly: validity depends on the signing, not the price. Under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 a will must be in writing and signed by you, or on your direction, in the presence of two witnesses present at the same time, who then sign. GOV.UK adds that you must be 18 or over, make the will voluntarily and be of sound mind. See how to sign a will. If your circumstances are simple, you can start a SwiftWill will and read the preview before paying.
Sources
- Provider prices: each provider’s own page, linked in the ranking; full dated records on our comparison page
- Competition and Markets Authority: what to consider when buying will writing services (published 9 October 2024)
- GOV.UK: write your will and make sure your will is legal
- Wills Act 1837, section 9
Provider price records checked 24 September 2026 to 22 October 2026; each keeps its own date. The CMA guidance and GOV.UK pages were checked on 22 October 2026; the Wills Act on 24 September 2026.