Safewill is a well-established Australian service and a reasonable choice. The honest difference is not really the sticker price — it is what happens after the first year. Safewill charges an annual fee to keep your own will editable. eQUILL is $139 once, and there is no subscription, ever.
| Safewill | eQUILL | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual will | $160 | $139 |
| Ongoing fee to keep editing | $15 / year after the first 12 months | None |
| Fee to regain editing if it lapses | $80 unlock fee | None |
| Legal review | By affiliate firm Safewill Legal | By our solicitor team |
| Built by | Platform with affiliate law firm | A practising Australian wills & estates solicitor |
| Will registry lodgement | Yes — Australian Will Registry | No |
| Power of Attorney available | Yes | No |
| Phone support | Yes, 7 days |
Safewill pricing and features above were checked in August 2026 from safewill.com and Safewill's public help centre. Prices change — please confirm current figures with Safewill before relying on this table.
A will is not a one-year purchase. It sits in a drawer for decades, and you will want to change it a few times — a new child, a separation, a property. Here is what the two approaches add up to if you keep the ability to edit.
| Time held | Safewill ($160 + $15/yr after year 1) | eQUILL ($139 once) |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $160 | $139 |
| After 5 years | $220 | $139 |
| After 10 years | $295 | $139 |
| After 20 years | $445 | $139 |
Those figures assume you keep the $15/year subscription running continuously and that the price does not rise. If you let it lapse and later need a change, the $80 unlock fee applies on top.
We would rather lose the sale than have you buy the wrong thing.
Not "better at everything" — different in three specific ways.
Both produce a will that can be legally valid in every Australian state and territory. Both walk you through plain-English questions rather than legal drafting. Both need the same thing from you at the end: print it, sign it in front of two witnesses who are present at the same time, and store it somewhere your executor can find it. Neither service can sign it for you.
On the numbers we checked in August 2026, yes. Safewill's individual will is $160 and eQUILL is $139. The larger difference is ongoing: Safewill includes 12 months of free updates and then charges $15 a year to keep making unlimited updates. eQUILL has no subscription at all.
According to Safewill's own help centre, if your free 12 months ends and you do not hold an active $15/year subscription, an $80 unlocking fee applies to regain editing access to your will. We mention it because it is easy to miss when comparing headline prices.
Yes. If you want your will lodged with the Australian Will Registry, want phone support seven days a week, or want to buy a Power of Attorney at the same time, Safewill offers things we do not. We would rather tell you that than have you buy the wrong product.
Yes. Validity in Australia does not depend on which service you used. It depends on the will being in writing, signed by you, and witnessed by two people who were present at the same time. Both services produce documents capable of meeting that standard.
Yes. Making a new will that is properly signed and witnessed revokes your earlier will. You do not need permission from your previous provider, and you do not need to keep paying them.