Legal123 vs Willed: Which Is Better for Australian Businesses?

Last updated: 14 August 2026

Legal123 and Willed both help Australians get a Will and Power of Attorney sorted online, but they are built for different jobs. Legal123 is a licensed Australian law firm (Incorporated Legal Practice) with a $99 reusable Online Will Kit, a fixed-fee lawyer-drafted Will service, and the business legal documents Willed does not offer. Willed is an estate-planning and funerals platform: a $159 Online Will, Powers of Attorney, fixed-fee probate through its associated law firm Willed Law, plus cremations and prepaid funerals.

If you want a simple Will at the lowest cost, or one firm that can handle your Will and your business legals together, Legal123 is the stronger choice. If you are planning the full end-of-life picture, including a funeral or prepaid funeral plan, or you need probate after a death, Willed covers ground that Legal123 does not.

We’ve helped over 10,200 Australian businesses since 2009, so we know what most small business owners actually need and what they don’t.

At a Glance

• Legal123’s Online Will Kit is $99 and can be reused for a couple’s mirror Wills. Willed’s Online Will is $159 (GST included), or $238 for Couples Wills.
• Legal123 is the law firm itself: a licensed Incorporated Legal Practice (ILP) regulated by the Law Society of NSW. Willed states on its own website that it is a technology platform, not a law firm; its probate work and legal consultations are provided by Willed Law Pty Ltd, an ILP and member of the Law Institute of Victoria.
• Willed covers the full end-of-life journey: Wills, Powers of Attorney, probate, cremations and prepaid funerals. Legal123 covers Wills plus everything Willed doesn’t: business templates, $99 legal advice calls, and fixed-fee custom drafting.
• Will updates: Legal123 includes a Codicil form with your Will Kit and charges no ongoing fee. Willed includes unlimited online edits for 12 months, then an optional $15 per year subscription.
• Legal123 has a 4.9/5 Google rating. Willed shows a 4.9/5 rating from 1,332 combined Reviews.io and Google reviews.

Key Differences: Legal123 vs Willed

• Legal123 is a licensed Australian Incorporated Legal Practice (ILP). Willed is a technology platform; its legal services are delivered by the associated firm Willed Law Pty Ltd, an ILP.
• Legal123 serves businesses and individuals: legal templates, advice calls, custom drafting and Wills. Willed serves individuals and families only: Wills, Powers of Attorney, probate and funerals. It offers no business legal documents.
• On price for a simple Will, Legal123’s Online Will Kit is $99 (reusable for mirror Wills) versus Willed’s $159 single Will or $238 Couples Wills, GST included.
• Willed offers services Legal123 does not: fixed-fee probate and Letters of Administration (you pay once the grant comes through), direct cremations Australia-wide from $2,099, funeral services and prepaid funeral plans.
• Legal123 templates include video walkthrough instructions and free updates when Australian legislation changes. Willed’s Will comes with unlimited online edits for 12 months, then an optional $15 per year.
• Legal123 has a 4.9/5 rating on Google and a 4.91/5 average from 400-plus post-purchase reviews. Willed shows 4.9/5 from 1,332 combined Reviews.io and Google reviews.

---

---

Legal123 vs Willed: Feature Comparison

Feature	Legal123	Willed
Business type	Licensed Australian ILP (law firm)	Technology platform (not a law firm); legal services via Willed Law Pty Ltd, an ILP
Wills drafted or reviewed by	Australian lawyers (Legal123 is the firm)	Lawyer-built online questionnaire; Willed Law can review your Will on request at no extra cost
DIY online Will price	$99 (Online Will Kit)	$159 (GST included)
Couples Wills	Will Kit is reusable for mirror Wills; also included in the Will Writing Service	$238 for two Wills
Custom lawyer-drafted Will	Yes, fixed-fee Will Writing Service from $699	Not offered; Wills are self-completed online with optional Willed Law review
Will updates	Codicil form included, reusable template, no subscription	Unlimited online edits for 12 months, then optional $15/year
Power of Attorney	General POA $99; Enduring POA (NSW) $89	$99, or $89 when added to a Will
Probate and estate administration	Not offered	Yes, via Willed Law: fixed fee quoted up front, payable once the grant is issued
Funerals, cremations and prepaid plans	Not offered	Yes: direct cremations Australia-wide from $2,099, funeral services in NSW, VIC, QLD and SA, prepaid funeral plans
Business legal documents	Yes, 30-plus templates plus custom drafting	No, estate planning and funerals only
Australian law compliant	Yes, all states and territories	Yes, all states and territories
Video walkthrough instructions	Yes	Not publicly stated (guided questionnaire)
Phone and email support	Yes, from the law firm	Phone and live chat, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm AEST; 24/7 for funerals
Digital storage extras	Not offered	Digital Vault and Funeral Wishes included with every Will
Google rating	4.9/5 on Google	4.9/5 (1,332 combined Reviews.io and Google reviews)
Money-back guarantee	Yes (technical issues)	Not publicly stated for Wills
Operating since	2009	2020

The most important difference is scope. Willed is built for individuals and families dealing with end-of-life planning: it goes deeper than Legal123 on that journey, with probate, cremations and prepaid funerals. Legal123 is built for people who run a business as well as a life: the same firm that does your Will can do your website terms, contractor agreements and custom contracts.

The second difference is structure. Legal123 is itself the licensed law firm, regulated by the Law Society of NSW. Willed is a platform company (Willed Pty Ltd) that partners with its associated firm, Willed Law Pty Ltd, an Incorporated Legal Practice and member of the Law Institute of Victoria, for probate and legal consultations.

---

Pricing: Legal123 vs Willed

Legal123’s Online Will Kit is $99, a one-time purchase that includes a Codicil form for future changes and can be reused for a couple’s mirror Wills. A general Power of Attorney template is $99. If your estate is more complex, the lawyer-drafted Will Writing Service is a fixed fee from $699. There are no subscriptions and no annual renewal fees.

Willed’s Online Will is $159 for a single Will, $238 for Couples Wills (the second Will is discounted), or $248 for a Will plus Power of Attorney, all GST inclusive and one-off. Every Will includes unlimited online edits for 12 months; after that, updates are an optional subscription at $15 per year, which you can opt out of at any time. Probate and Letters of Administration through Willed Law are quoted as a fixed fee up front, payable once the grant is issued. Direct cremations range from $2,099 to $3,699 depending on state, and funeral services are $5,999 in the states where they are offered.

Is Legal123 cheaper than Willed?

For a simple Will, yes. Legal123’s Online Will Kit is $99 against Willed’s $159, and the gap widens for couples because the Legal123 kit is reusable for mirror Wills while Willed charges $238 for two. Willed’s price does include extras Legal123 doesn’t offer: a Digital Vault, a Funeral Wishes record, live chat support and 12 months of unlimited online edits. For a lawyer-drafted Will, Legal123 publishes a fixed fee from $699; Willed does not offer custom drafting.

How much does Willed cost?

Willed publishes fixed, GST-inclusive prices: $159 for a single Will, $238 for Couples Wills, $99 for a Power of Attorney ($89 when added to a Will), and an optional $15 per year for unlimited document updates after the first year. Probate and Letters of Administration are fixed fees quoted up front, with payment due only once the court grant comes through. On the funerals side, direct cremation is $2,099 to $3,699 depending on state, a funeral service is $5,999 in NSW, VIC, QLD and SA, and prepaid funeral plans lock in today’s price with lump-sum or instalment payment.

---

What Is Willed?

Willed is an Australian estate-planning and funerals platform. It was founded in Melbourne in 2020 by Dave Kaplan, Aaron Zelman and Tim Glasson, and says it has been used by more than 160,000 Australians. The operating company is Willed Pty Ltd (ABN 20 638 925 032), based in Elsternwick, Victoria.

Willed’s own website is clear about its structure: Willed is a technology platform, not a law firm. Probate services and legal consultations advertised on the Willed site are provided by Willed Law Pty Ltd, an Incorporated Legal Practice and member of the Law Institute of Victoria. Willed’s Wills are drafted by Australian solicitors, kept current with changes in state law, and Willed Law can review your completed Will on request at no extra cost.

What’s publicly known about Willed:

• Entity: Willed Pty Ltd (ABN 20 638 925 032), Elsternwick, Victoria; legal work via Willed Law Pty Ltd, an ILP
• Business model: online estate planning (Wills, Powers of Attorney), fixed-fee probate through Willed Law, cremations, funerals and prepaid funeral plans
• Pricing: Online Will $159; Couples Wills $238; Will plus POA $248; POA $99; optional updates $15/year after the first year (GST inclusive)
• Founded: Melbourne, 2020; used by 160,000-plus Australians
• Reviews: 4.9/5 from 1,332 combined Reviews.io and Google reviews
• Support: phone and live chat, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm AEST for Wills and probate; 24/7 for funerals

Is Willed a law firm?

No, and Willed says so plainly on its own website: Willed is a technology platform that lets you create your own estate-planning documents, and it does not provide legal, financial or taxation advice. The legal work, including probate applications and Will reviews, is handled by its associated firm, Willed Law Pty Ltd, which is an Incorporated Legal Practice and member of the Law Institute of Victoria. That is a legitimate structure; it just means the platform you buy from and the law firm doing the legal work are two different entities.

---

What Is Legal123?

Legal123 is an Australian online law firm that has been providing lawyer-drafted legal templates and custom legal documents since 2009. Founded by Vanessa Emilio, Legal123 Pty Ltd (ABN 66 153 012 269) is a fully licensed Incorporated Legal Practice (ILP), registered with ASIC and regulated by the Law Society of NSW.

Legal123 has helped over 10,200 Australian businesses. Every template is drafted by qualified Australian lawyers, complies with current Australian federal legislation, and is valid across all states and territories.

On the personal side, the $99 Online Will Kit includes video walkthrough instructions and a Codicil form, and the fixed-fee Will Writing Service (from $699) has a lawyer draft mirror Wills with Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship documents included.

Templates are the first rung of the ladder, not the whole firm. When you need actual legal advice, a 30-minute Book-a-Call with Practice Director Vanessa Emilio is $99, with no subscription required. When a template doesn’t fit, custom drafting is a fixed fee from $295, quoted within one business day and typically delivered within 72 hours. Legal123 also offers fixed-fee Contract Review, Website Legal Review and Trademark Registration services, plus a 3-Month Legal Transformation program ($2,397) that audits, drafts and implements your business legals end to end with direct lawyer access throughout.

Is Legal123 a real law firm?

Yes. Legal123 Pty Ltd is a fully licensed Australian Incorporated Legal Practice. We are registered with ASIC, regulated by the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner and the Law Society of NSW, and have been operating since 2009. Our templates are drafted by practising Australian lawyers, not automated generators or international template libraries.

---

Key Differences Between Legal123 and Willed

Do I need a law firm or an estate-planning platform?

Start with the job you are hiring for. If the job is “get my Will done and my business legals sorted by one firm”, Legal123 does both: Will Kit or lawyer-drafted Will, plus website terms, contractor agreements, NDAs and custom contracts, with a $99 Book-a-Call when a legal question comes up.

If the job is “plan the whole end-of-life picture”, Willed goes further than we do on that path. It can take a family from writing the Will through to probate and even the funeral itself, with fixed prices published for each step. Legal123 does not offer probate or funeral services.

How do Will updates work on each service?

Legal123’s Online Will Kit includes a Codicil form, the standard legal instrument for amending a Will, and because you own the reusable template you can prepare an updated Will at any time with no ongoing fee. Willed handles updates online: unlimited edits for the first 12 months are included, and after that an optional $15 per year subscription covers unlimited changes to your documents. Either way, an updated Will must be printed and re-signed with two witnesses to be legally valid; neither service can change that, as Australian courts require a wet-ink original.

Which has better reviews: Legal123 or Willed?

Both score well. Legal123 has a 4.9/5 rating on Google plus a 4.91/5 average from 400-plus post-purchase reviews. Willed shows a 4.9/5 rating from 1,332 verified reviews combined across Reviews.io and Google, attributed to the individual staff who handled each file.

Willed’s review volume reflects its consumer scale in wills and funerals. Legal123’s reviews come mostly from business customers using templates, advice calls and custom drafting. The ratings are effectively equal; what differs is what each business is being rated for.

---

When Willed Might Be the Better Choice

Willed may be the better choice if:

• You are arranging a funeral or direct cremation, or want to prepay your own. Willed publishes fixed prices by state (direct cremation from $2,099) and has a 24/7 funerals team. Legal123 does not offer funeral services at all.
• You need probate or Letters of Administration after a death. Willed Law quotes a fixed fee up front and you pay only once the court grant is issued. Legal123 does not handle probate.
• You want your Will to live online with guided editing, a Digital Vault for account details and final messages, and a Funeral Wishes record your family can access, rather than a document you manage yourself.
• You and your partner want to complete your Wills together through a shared online flow, with an invite link and live chat support along the way.

For a straightforward Will at the lowest cost, and for any business legal documents, Legal123 is the more cost-effective choice and you deal with the law firm directly. But we’d rather you choose the right solution for your situation than buy from us and be disappointed.

Not sure which option suits you? Contact us before you buy. We’re happy to tell you honestly whether our documents fit your needs or whether you’d be better served elsewhere.

---

FAQ: Legal123 vs Willed

Is Legal123 a real law firm?

Yes. Legal123 Pty Ltd (ABN 66 153 012 269) is a fully licensed Australian Incorporated Legal Practice. We are registered with ASIC, regulated by the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner and the Law Society of NSW, and have been operating since 2009.

Is a Legal123 Will legally valid in Australia?

Yes. The Online Will Kit is drafted by qualified Australian lawyers and valid across all states and territories, and it is updated free of charge when relevant legislation changes. Like any Australian Will, it must be printed and signed in front of two adult witnesses to take effect.

Does Legal123 offer a money-back guarantee?

Yes. Legal123 offers a money-back guarantee for unresolvable technical issues with template access or delivery. If you’re unsure whether a document suits your situation, contact us before purchasing, and we’ll advise you on the right product.

Can Legal123 handle my business documents as well as my Will?

Yes, and that is the main practical difference from Willed. Legal123 offers 30-plus lawyer-drafted templates, a $99 30-minute legal advice call, fixed-fee custom drafting from $295, and a 3-Month Legal Transformation program. Willed does not offer business legal documents.

Is Willed a law firm?

No. Willed states on its own website that it is a technology platform, not a law firm, and that it does not provide legal advice. Probate services and legal consultations advertised on the Willed site are provided by Willed Law Pty Ltd, an Incorporated Legal Practice and member of the Law Institute of Victoria. Willed Law can also review a completed Will on request at no extra cost.

How much does a Will cost with Willed?

A single Online Will is $159, Couples Wills are $238, and a Will with a Power of Attorney is $248, all GST inclusive and one-off. Every Will includes unlimited online edits for 12 months, a Digital Vault and a Funeral Wishes record.

Does Willed charge a subscription?

Not for the Will itself; that is a one-off purchase. After the first 12 months of included updates, Willed offers an optional subscription at $15 per year for unlimited changes to your documents, which you can opt out of at any time. Probate is a fixed fee quoted up front, and funeral prices are published by state.

What is the difference between Legal123 and Willed?

Legal123 is a licensed Australian law firm serving businesses and individuals: legal templates including a $99 Online Will Kit, a lawyer-drafted Will service from $699, $99 advice calls and fixed-fee custom drafting. Willed is a consumer estate-planning and funerals platform: a $159 online Will, Powers of Attorney, fixed-fee probate through its associated firm Willed Law, direct cremations and prepaid funeral plans. Willed covers the end-of-life journey more broadly; Legal123 covers Wills at a lower price plus all the business legal work Willed does not do.