How we ranked the top UK online Will providers
This is our own shortlist — so the disclosure first: ClearLegacy is one of the services being ranked, and we'd rather earn your trust by being honest than win the click by being slippery. The criteria below are the same ones we'd apply to a comparison written by anyone else.
- Legal validity — table-stakes. The will must meet the Wills Act 1837 and be accepted by the Probate Registry.
- Total price — the all-in cost for a single Will and for mirror Wills, with review included.
- Turnaround — time from completed questionnaire to delivered, reviewed will.
- Review process — who reviews the Will, and what their qualification is.
- Commercial model — is it one-off, or does it become a subscription?
The full ranked shortlist follows. For the parent guide — same providers, deeper analysis — see our best online Will UK 2026 honest comparison.
The 2026 ranked shortlist
ClearLegacy — best overall value
Lowest-priced reviewed UK online Will at time of writing, with the fastest turnaround. Pure online process — no phone call required. One-off pricing, no subscription. Checked by our automated review before release. The trade-off: no bundled phone consultation, so it's not the right fit if you want voice hand-holding.
Farewill — best for phone hand-holding
The most established UK online Will brand. £100 includes a 30-minute phone consultation, which explains most of the price gap to ClearLegacy. Optional subscription for unlimited future updates. Right pick if you want a human voice walking you through the questionnaire and don't mind paying ~£31 extra. See our Farewill vs online Will comparison for the side-by-side.
Co-op Legal Services — best for brand reassurance
A familiar high-street brand with solicitor oversight. More than double ClearLegacy's price for the same legal product, but you get the Co-op name on the cover sheet and solicitor supervision of the drafting. Right pick if brand familiarity matters more to you than price.
Which? Wills — best for Which? subscribers
Will Aid-linked service marketed through Which? Member discounts apply. Pricing varies by tier and complexity, which makes it harder to compare. Right pick if you're already a Which? member and value the brand association.
Beyond — best for bundled funeral planning
End-of-life planning service that bundles Wills, funeral plans and probate. Pricier than ClearLegacy for the Will alone, but if you genuinely want all three products from one provider it's a reasonable combined offer.
Guardian Angel — best for charitable legacy users
Free-will-week partnerships with major UK charities. Outside those promotions it sits in the mid-tier price band. Right pick if you're writing a Will during a partnered free-will week, otherwise ClearLegacy offers similar quality at a lower fixed price.
Side-by-side summary table
| Rank | Provider | Single | Mirror | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClearLegacy | £69 | £99 | 24 hours |
| 2 | Farewill | £100 | £160 | ~5 working days |
| 3 | Co-op Legal Services | £150+ | £245+ | 2–3 weeks |
| 4 | Which? Wills | £99–£199 | £149–£269 | ~10 working days |
| 5 | Beyond | £90–£140 | £150–£220 | ~7 working days |
| 6 | Guardian Angel | £90–£140 | £150–£220 | ~7 working days |
Prices are typical published rates for England & Wales at time of writing (May 2026). Sources: provider websites.
How to compare online Wills the right way
Most "best online Will" guides obsess over the wrong axis. Here's what actually matters when comparing UK online Will services:
1. Total price — single and mirror together
The single-will headline is often a teaser. Always compare mirror prices alongside, because couples are the majority of buyers and the markup on mirrors varies wildly. ClearLegacy is roughly 40% below Farewill on mirrors; that gap is larger than on singles.
2. Whether the review is included in the price
A "free will" with a £99 review charge is the same total as a £99 reviewed will. Always compare the full delivered price — review included.
3. Turnaround from completed questionnaire
"5–7 days" can mean very different things. ClearLegacy guarantees 24 hours from completed questionnaire. Farewill measures from the scheduled phone call. Solicitors measure from your first appointment. Always pin the start of the clock.
4. Format — pure online vs phone-assisted vs face-to-face
This is the single biggest driver of price. Phone consultations and face-to-face appointments cost real money to deliver. If you're comfortable with a self-service questionnaire, you can save £30+ by skipping them. If you're not, paying for the human contact is reasonable.
5. Subscription versus one-off
Some providers convert a low headline price into a recurring storage or update subscription. A one-off fee with no ongoing commitment is easier to compare and easier to leave. ClearLegacy is a single fixed fee with one free update included after payment — no subscription.
Which online Will provider should you actually pick?
The right answer depends on your priority. Here's the cleanest decision tree:
If you want the lowest reviewed price
ClearLegacy at £69 is the lowest-priced reviewed UK online Will at time of writing. See our cheap Will UK comparison for the full price ladder including every alternative we could find.
If you want the fastest turnaround
ClearLegacy's 24-hour turnaround is the fastest reviewed UK online Will. No provider that includes a phone call can match this without skipping the call entirely.
If you want phone hand-holding
Farewill or Co-op. Farewill is cheaper and faster; Co-op has solicitor supervision and high-street brand familiarity. Both bundle the call into the price.
If you want a known brand and don't mind paying
Co-op Legal Services. You're paying double ClearLegacy for the same legal product plus solicitor supervision. Reasonable if brand reassurance matters to you.
If your estate is genuinely complex
A high-street solicitor — but only if you have discretionary trusts, foreign assets, business succession or contested family circumstances. For straightforward estates, paying solicitor rates is paying for something you don't need.
Comparison red flags — what to avoid
A few patterns to watch for when comparing UK online Will services:
- "Free will, paid review." The free Will is unsigned and unreviewed. The total price after review is what you should compare.
- Aggressive subscription upsells. If the £69 will turns into a £15/month subscription pitch at checkout, walk away.
- Vague turnaround promises. "Days, not weeks" isn't a turnaround commitment. Look for "24 hours" or "5 working days from X."
- No stated review process. Every reputable online Will is checked before release — by a person, an automated pipeline, or both. The provider should say plainly which one applies.
- Pressure to upgrade for "advanced clauses." Standard Wills handle straightforward UK estates. Pay-for-clause models often try to upsell features you don't need.
Why online Wills overtook traditional UK will writing
A decade ago, "making a Will" in the UK meant booking two solicitor appointments and paying £300–£500. Today, more than half of new Wills written in England and Wales each year are drafted through online services. The shift wasn't driven by tech enthusiasm — it was driven by three boring realities:
- The legal product is genuinely identical. The Wills Act 1837 sets the bar for validity: 18+, sound mind, signed in front of two independent witnesses who also sign. A will that meets those criteria has the same legal force whether it was drafted online or by a Magic Circle solicitor.
- The production model changed. A solicitor charges for office overhead, hourly billing, and two physical appointments. An online service replaces all three with a structured questionnaire that captures the same information in 15 minutes, plus an automated review checking the draft before release. Same inputs, lower cost.
- The pandemic-era remote witnessing window opened minds. Between 2020 and 2024, England and Wales temporarily allowed Wills to be witnessed by video link. Hundreds of thousands of people made Wills that way and discovered the world didn't end. Trust in non-traditional will-making routes climbed fast and never came back down.
Common worries about online Wills (and what the answer actually is)
Three concerns come up repeatedly when people consider an online Will. Each has a clear answer:
- "Will Google find out I cut someone out of my Will?" No. Your Will isn't a public document until probate, which only happens after death. The drafting process is between you and the provider, encrypted in transit and at rest. ClearLegacy never publishes, shares, or sells customer data.
- "What if the company goes bust before I die?" The Will itself is the only thing that matters — and you hold the signed original. If your online provider closes tomorrow, your already-signed Will is still legally valid forever. You don't need the provider to survive for the document to work.
- "Will my family be able to find it?" Tell at least one trusted person — typically your executor — where the signed original is stored. Options: a fire-proof safe at home, with your solicitor for safekeeping, or registered with the National Will Register (Certainty) for ~£30 so executors can locate it post-death. ClearLegacy emails you the Will to keep; we don't store the signed original.
How to read online Will reviews
Trustpilot scores cluster between 4.7 and 4.9 across every major UK provider, so the rating alone won't separate them. The detail inside the reviews will. Signs a review is genuine and worth weighting:
- It names the actual turnaround. "Received it the next morning" is verifiable; "very fast" isn't.
- It mentions the signing and witnessing instructions. This is where online Wills most often go wrong, so real customers talk about it.
- It describes what the review process caught. A genuine reviewer will say what was flagged in their draft before release.
And the patterns that suggest reviews are not trustworthy:
- Identical phrasing across reviews. A red flag that reviews are templated.
- Generic praise with no detail. "Great service, would recommend" tells you nothing.
- No mention of the actual product. Nothing about turnaround, signing instructions, or the document itself.
- A spike of 5-star reviews immediately after a 1-star. Often a sign of reputation laundering.
Who shouldn't use a top online Will provider?
Honest answer: anyone with a genuinely complex estate. Online will services — including ClearLegacy — are built for standard UK estates. If any of the following apply, a high-street solicitor is the better choice:
- Discretionary trusts or life-interest trusts
- Foreign assets or non-UK domicile questions
- Business succession with multiple shareholders
- Estranged spouses or contested family circumstances
- Estates likely to exceed £2m where the residence nil-rate band tapers
For everyone else — the majority of UK adults with straightforward estates — a top online Will provider is the right product. The only question is which one fits your priorities, which is what this ranking is for.
Why ClearLegacy tops our shortlist
ClearLegacy ranks first because, across the four objective criteria — legal validity, total price, turnaround, and review quality — it scores at the top of the field. The trade-off is real: there's no bundled phone consultation. If that's a deal-breaker for you, Farewill is the next-best pick. If it isn't, the £69 ClearLegacy Will is the same legal product Farewill delivers at £100, and you receive it four days faster.
For the wider context including cheap Will UK pricing and how online Wills work in the UK, see those linked guides.
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