Last reviewed September 20, 2026

LegalWills.ca vs. Epilogue

Both are Canadian online Will services. Epilogue was founded by two former estate lawyers, and its price includes every future update. LegalWills.ca costs less, works in all 13 provinces and territories in English or French, and keeps helping your family after you sign.

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  • Canadian, online since 2000
  • English and French
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LegalWills.ca or Epilogue? Here's the difference.

Epilogue is a guided service available in the 10 provinces, and its price covers every future update and several useful extras.

LegalWills.ca costs less and covers the whole country in both official languages. It gives your family more choices, and adds free services that help the people you trust when the time comes.

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LegalWills.ca and Epilogue at a glance

Prices are in Canadian dollars, before tax.

How LegalWills.ca and Epilogue compare, as of September 20, 2026
What you are comparing Wills from $49.95CAD Start my Will Epilogue Wills from $139
Price and updates
A Will $49.95CAD $139
Will, Power of Attorney, and Living Will $99.95CAD, with MyFuneral and MyMessages $199 (not in Québec)
Wills for a couple $79.95CAD $269
Future updates First year included, then optional: from $14.95CAD a year, or $59.95CAD once for life Included for life
Where it works
Provinces and territories All 13 The 10 provinces
In French Anywhere in Canada Questions in French; documents in English outside Québec
Québec Protection Mandate and Power of Attorney Included Not offered
Your Will
Guided questions With a live preview as you go With a preview before you pay
Different shares for your children Yes, in percentages or fractions Equal shares; unequal splits referred to a lawyer
Gifts of money to people you choose Yes, each with an optional backup Personal items only
Trusts for children Set for each child, to any age up to 30 One age for all young beneficiaries
Wills for property in the US or the UK Expat Wills that work together Not offered
After you sign
Keyholder® access to your documents Free for up to 20 people, while your membership is active Not offered
Digital wallet cards Free, for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet Not offered
Funeral wishes and personal messages MyFuneral and MyMessages A Final Wishes document
Canada Will Registry code Included with a Will Included with every package
Help and security
Review by a legal professional Optional, $69.00CAD per document (outside Ontario) Not offered
Two-step sign-in A code sent by text message Not offered
Support Toll-free line answered 24/7 Phone, email, chat, and booked calls
Money-back guarantee 30 days Not offered; all sales are final
Rating on Trustpilot 4.7 from 6300+ reviews 4.6 from 66 reviews
Online since 2000 2020

Where LegalWills.ca comes out ahead

Lower prices

A Will is $49.95CAD and our Premium package is $99.95CAD. Epilogue charges $139 and $199.

All of Canada, in English or French

All 13 provinces and territories, with the whole service in French anywhere in Canada. Epilogue covers the 10 provinces.

Room for your family

Different shares for your children, gifts of money to anyone you choose, a separate trust for each child, and up to three Executors.

Property in other countries

Expat Wills for Canada, Québec, the US, and the UK that work together. Epilogue does not offer Wills for other countries.

Help when the time comes

Keyholders you choose can unlock the documents and files you pick after your death. Adding them is free.

Extra checks and a guarantee

An optional review by a legal professional, two-step sign-in, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Epilogue's terms say all sales are final.

A free wallet card for everyone you trust

Each Keyholder gets a digital card for Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, or as a PDF. When the time comes, it takes them straight to the documents you chose for them. Epilogue notifies the people you name about their role, but access to your account is limited to you.

  • A QR code opens the Keyholder sign-in
  • A one-time code sent to their phone confirms it is really them
  • You decide what each Keyholder can see, and when
  • Apple Wallet
  • Google Wallet
  • PDF

What it costs over time

Epilogue includes every future update in its price. With LegalWills.ca, your first year of updates is included, and a membership after that is optional and never renews automatically.

A membership keeps your complete documents printable and your Keyholders' access active. The Will you have signed stays valid whether or not you renew.

$49.95CAD First year of updates included

For a Will. Keep updating it for life with a one-time $59.95CAD membership.

  • A Will, with updates for life$109.90CAD
  • Will, Power of Attorney, and Living Will$99.95CAD
  • The same, with updates for life$199.90CAD
  • Wills for a couple$79.95CAD
Epilogue
$139 Updates included for life

For a Will. One price, with no subscription to renew.

  • A Will, with updates for life$139
  • Will, Power of Attorney, and Living Will$199
  • The same, with updates for life$199
  • Wills for a couple$269

Our Premium package also includes MyFuneral and MyMessages. Every Epilogue package includes a Final Wishes document, an asset list, and a Social Media Will, and its Power of Attorney and health care document are not available in Québec.

What Epilogue does well

A fair comparison should say so. Epilogue is a good service, and it may be the right one for you.

  • Founded by two former estate lawyers, and clear about when a lawyer is the better choice.
  • Every future update is included in the price, with no subscription.
  • A Social Media Will, a Final Wishes document, and an asset list in every package.
  • A preview of your documents before you pay.
  • RBC Royal Trust can be named as your Executor, and some RBC clients and employees get a discount.
  • A charity giving program with over 100 partner charities.

Which one is right for you?

Choose LegalWills.ca if you

  • want to pay less for your Will, today and over time
  • are a couple and want both your Wills for less
  • want a 30-day money-back guarantee
  • want to leave your children different shares, or leave gifts of money
  • want the people you trust to reach your documents when the time comes
  • live in a territory, want your documents in French anywhere in Canada, or own property in the US or the UK
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Epilogue

Epilogue may suit you if you

  • would like RBC Royal Trust as your Executor, or can get an RBC discount
  • plan to leave a gift to one of its partner charities
  • want lifetime updates included in the price, with nothing to add later
  • want a Social Media Will and an asset list included with your Will

When a lawyer or notary is the better choice

If you own a business, have a family member who will need long-term support, are separated, own significant property outside Canada, or have a large or complex estate, a lawyer (or a notary in Québec) can give you advice on your situation that an online Will on its own cannot. Our free questionnaire points you to a professional when that is the better route.

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Try LegalWills.ca free

Start your Will now and watch it take shape as you answer each question. You pay only when you are ready to download or print it, and our 30-day money-back guarantee applies.

Common questions

Still deciding? These are the questions people ask us most about Epilogue.

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Yes. A Will is $49.95CAD at LegalWills.ca and $139 at Epilogue, and our Will, Power of Attorney, and Living Will package is $99.95CAD, compared with $199. Epilogue includes updates for life. With a lifetime membership, our Will costs $109.90CAD in total, and our Premium package costs $199.90CAD, about the same as Epilogue's $199.

Your purchase includes a year of unlimited updates. After that, a membership is optional: you can extend by a year, ten years, or for life whenever you like, and nothing renews automatically. A membership keeps your complete documents printable and your Keyholders' access active; without one, you can still make changes, but only the first page of each document prints. The Will you have signed stays valid whether or not you renew.

In Québec, for Wills only; in the territories, no. Epilogue prepares a Québec Will made in the presence of witnesses and can point you to a notary for a notarial Will, but it does not offer a Power of Attorney or health care document in Québec. LegalWills.ca works in all 13 provinces and territories, and in Québec it prepares a Will made in the presence of witnesses, a Protection Mandate, and a Power of Attorney, in French or English. Our guide to Wills in Québec explains your options.

With LegalWills.ca, yes. You can divide your estate in percentages or fractions, leave gifts of money or items, each with an optional backup, and set a separate trust for each child. In Epilogue's questionnaire, children share equally, and unequal shares are referred to a lawyer. Some situations, such as a trust for a family member with a disability, need a lawyer whichever service you use.

Keyholders are people you trust, such as your Executor, who can unlock the documents and files you choose after your death. Adding Keyholders is free. Each Keyholder can have a free digital wallet card, as a PDF or in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, with a QR code that takes them straight to the Keyholder sign-in; a one-time code sent to their phone confirms it is really them.

Yes. A Will from either service is valid when it is signed and witnessed as the law of your province or territory requires, and both give you signing instructions. Epilogue's terms say its documents are generated automatically, without review. LegalWills.ca offers an optional Legal Document Review (not available to Ontario residents) and takes part in the Law Society of Ontario's Access to Innovation program and the Law Society of British Columbia's Innovation Sandbox.
Sources for Epilogue's details, checked September 20, 2026

Information about other services comes from each company's own website and was checked on the date shown on each comparison. Services and prices change, so please check the details that matter most to you.

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