Every European online legal service reviewed
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
GBP 649 per year + VAT for the platform plan; SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance GBP 499, SEIS/EIS Compliance GBP 599, issuing shares GBP 299 (own pricing page)
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Best for: UK startups that will issue shares and raise money
SeedLegals runs a UK platform on one idea: the paperwork around a startup should live next to its share register. The yearly plan of GBP 649 + VAT covers founder and team agreements, board documents, a pitch page with a data room and a cap table that accepts unlimited shareholders. The company behind it is SeedLegals Limited in the United Kingdom.
Fundraising events carry separate fees, published on the pricing page: GBP 299 to issue shares, GBP 499 for SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance and GBP 599 for SEIS/EIS Compliance. Share option schemes (EMI and unapproved) and a Delaware flip service are listed too. Everything is under English law, and the pages read did not state where data is stored. A company that never issues equity pays for tools it will not open.
What SeedLegals does well
- Contracts and cap table share one register
- Funding-round and SEIS/EIS documents included in scope
- Fees for each event are published
- Unlimited shareholders on the cap table
- Share option and EMI schemes available
Where SeedLegals falls short
- Aimed at venture-style startups only
- Per-event fees add to the yearly plan
- Data location not stated on pages read
- English law only
Standout feature. Contracts, cap table and SEIS/EIS filings sit in one account, so an employment contract and its option grant refer to the same register.
Paris, France
Formation from 0 euro plus legal fees; accounting from 49 euro excl. VAT per month; amendments from 149 euro excl. VAT; closure from 199 euro excl. VAT
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Best for: Entrepreneurs registering a French company who want formalities and accounting from one provider
Legalstart is the French service of Yolaw SAS, registered at RCS Paris under 900 758 343, with an address at 50 rue d'Hauteville in the 10th arrondissement. It prepares statutes, the registry file and the legal announcement for a SASU, SAS, EURL, SARL or SCI, and the home page promises a Kbis extract within 48 hours.
The tariff page is explicit: formation from 0 euro plus legal fees, accounting from 49 euro excl. VAT per month, an amendment from 149 euro excl. VAT, closure from 199 euro excl. VAT. The legal notice says personal data is stored on Amazon clusters in EU member states and the web application runs on Heroku. The site calls itself neither a law firm nor an accounting firm, so expert checks replace personalised advice.
What Legalstart does well
- Covers formation, amendment and closure
- Phone and chat access to formalities staff
- Accounting and business account in the same account
- Entry prices published for each service
- Stored personal data in EU data centres
Where Legalstart falls short
- France only
- Headline price excludes statutory fees
- Web host is a US company
- Not a law firm, so no personalised legal advice
Standout feature. Its public tariff runs from formation through amendment to closure, so the whole lifecycle of a French company is priced in advance.
Wiesbaden, Germany
No service fee shown on the pages read; the GmbH page names 12,500 euro as the minimum share capital to pay in before registration
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Best for: Founders incorporating a GmbH or UG in Germany who want the process guided
firma.de is operated by firma.de Firmenbaukasten GmbH of Wiesbaden (HRB 310638, Amtsgericht München), part of the Openlaw Group according to its imprint. It guides founders through the incorporation of a GmbH, UG or holding company, prepares the articles of association and books a notary from its partner network.
After the notary appointment it handles the German follow-up steps: tax number, transparency register entry and trade registration. The GmbH page names 12,500 euro as the share capital to pay in before registration, half of the 25,000 euro minimum. No service fee is shown on the pages read, notary costs are separate, and the bookkeeping product was on a waitlist at the time of checking.
What firma.de does well
- Handles the German notary step
- Custom articles of association available
- Follow-up registrations included
- Entity and register data published in the imprint
- Trade registration and transparency register covered
Where firma.de falls short
- No service fee shown on pages read
- Bookkeeping still on waitlist
- Notary fees come on top
- Germany only
Standout feature. It treats the German notary requirement as a step inside the workflow instead of leaving it to the founder.
London, United Kingdom
GBP 42.50 + VAT per package for 12 months; Premium Plus (all six packages) GBP 149; multi-user from GBP 30 per user for 1 to 10 users
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Best for: UK small businesses that draft many contracts and policies a year
Simply-Docs sells English-law documents through Simply-4-Business Ltd, registered in England and Wales under 4868909 with an address in Mortlake, London. Six packages (business, corporate, employment, health and safety, property and charity) each cost GBP 42.50 + VAT for 12 months, and the site lists 970+ business, 730+ corporate and 650+ employment documents.
Premium Plus unlocks all six packages for GBP 149 and brings 2GB of storage plus unlimited free eSignatures, where a single package gives 20 signatures and 500MB. Multi-user access starts at GBP 30 per user for 1 to 10 users. Renewal is manual, and update alerts follow changes in legislation. Nobody reviews your finished document, and the privacy statement says data is held in the UK or EEA.
What Simply-Docs does well
- Flat yearly fee with unlimited downloads
- No automatic renewal
- Update alerts when law changes
- Free eSignatures and storage included
- Seat pricing for teams
Where Simply-Docs falls short
- No lawyer review of the output
- Single package has only 20 eSignatures
- UK law only
- No company formation
Standout feature. It is the only service in this category that states renewal is manual and that nothing is charged automatically after 12 months.
Paris, France
Formation Solo 0 euro excl. VAT, Basique 59 euro, Securite 99 euro (plus official fees: legal notice 199 euro, registration 63 euro); accounting from 129 euro excl. VAT per month
Demo on request
Best for: French micro-companies that want a choice between self-service and delegated formation
Captain Contrat is published by WaasBros SAS, RCS Paris 798 098 430, at 12 rue Saint-Fiacre. Its formation page lays out Solo at 0 euro excl. VAT, Basique at 59 euro and Securite at 99 euro, with the legal announcement at 199 euro and registration at 63 euro added on top.
Beyond incorporation the site offers contract models (terms of sale, service contracts, CDI employment contracts, commercial leases) and accounting packs, Serenite from 129 euro excl. VAT per month and Croissance from 249 euro. The home page names jurists, chartered accountants and a lawyer finder. Check the dates: the legal notice is from 31 January 2020 and names AWS Inc. as host without a region.
What Captain Contrat does well
- Four formation tiers with prices shown
- Contract models beyond formation
- Jurists and chartered accountants named as teams
- Phone support number published
- Express handling on paid tiers
Where Captain Contrat falls short
- Legal notice last updated in 2020
- Hosting region not stated
- Statutory fees on top of the tier
- France only
Standout feature. Its Solo, Basique and Securite ladder lets a founder pick how much of the French file the service handles.
Nanterre, France
Incorporation from 0 euro excl. VAT; accounting from 39 euro excl. VAT per month; business account from 6.90 euro excl. VAT per month; amendments and dissolution from 59 euro excl. VAT
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Best for: French founders who want formation, accounting and banking in one application
LegalPlace is the brand of StartPlace SAS, registered in Nanterre under RCS 814 428 785, which the legal notice and general terms name as publisher. The footer names LegalPlace SAS with a Paris address instead, so the contracting entity should be confirmed in the order terms. The company claims more than 300,000 entrepreneurs supported.
A dedicated formalities clerk handles incorporation from 0 euro excl. VAT for SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL, SCI, micro-enterprise, association and SELARL. After that come ComptaPlace accounting from 39 euro excl. VAT per month, a business account from 6.90 euro excl. VAT per month, insurance from 9 euro incl. VAT per month and amendments or dissolution from 59 euro excl. VAT. Hosting is Amazon Web Services LLC in the USA, region unstated.
What LegalPlace does well
- Clerk assigned to the incorporation file
- Many legal forms covered
- Published entry prices for each product
- Accounting and banking in the same app
- Terms updated recently
Where LegalPlace falls short
- Two entity names and addresses on the site
- US hosting company, region unstated
- Not a law firm
- France only
Standout feature. It adds a business account and insurance to the formation file, which no other service here does.
London, United Kingdom
From GBP 79.99 + VAT with the GBP 100 Companies House fee included; UK Limited Company package GBP 104.99 + VAT
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Best for: Sole directors and non-residents forming a UK limited company
Companies MadeSimple is run by The Made Simple Group Ltd, cited in its terms under company number 04214713, with an address on Wenlock Road in London. It files with Companies House and checks director identity, and the headline price of GBP 79.99 + VAT already includes the GBP 100 Companies House fee. The UK Limited Company package costs GBP 104.99 + VAT.
Separate pages cover limited companies, LLPs, companies limited by guarantee, non-residents, contractors and shelf companies. Registered office addresses, mail handling, virtual offices and websites are sold alongside. It does not draft contracts, so documents need another service, and the site's seasonal notice shows non-formation orders can wait over holidays. Prices exclude VAT and hosting is not stated.
What Companies MadeSimple does well
- Companies House fee included in the price
- Packages for non-residents and contractors
- Registered office and mail services
- LLP and guarantee companies covered
- Entry price published
Where Companies MadeSimple falls short
- Formation and addresses only, no contracts
- Prices exclude VAT
- Hosting location not stated
- UK only
Standout feature. The Companies House fee sits inside the advertised price, so the first number a UK founder sees is close to the final one.
Paris, France
UK documents GBP 1.99 to GBP 79.99 each, average GBP 20.98 (own FAQ)
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Best for: One-off contracts and letters in a specific country, bought without a subscription
Wonder.Legal is operated by Miracle SASU (RCS Paris 812 328 631), with an address on rue du Chemin Vert in Paris and hosting by OVH in Roubaix, France. A questionnaire builds the contract or letter while you answer, and the file arrives as Word and PDF. The country picker lists 26 catalogues, among them Belgium, Germany, Nigeria and the United States.
The UK catalogue has 179 templates and separates Scottish and Northern Irish forms, such as a Scottish commercial lease. Its FAQ gives a price range of GBP 1.99 to GBP 79.99 per document, averaging GBP 20.98, with no subscription. The same FAQ states that no person reviews the generated document, so complex or multi-party situations fall outside what the questionnaire captures.
What Wonder.Legal does well
- 26 national catalogues
- No subscription needed
- Word and PDF files
- Hosted by a French provider in France
- Price range stated on the site
Where Wonder.Legal falls short
- No human review of the result
- Per-document cost adds up for frequent users
- No formation service
- Not for complex deals
Standout feature. Twenty-six national catalogues from one French operator let a buyer pick the law of the country, not just the language.
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Document only: free to GBP 95; Lawyer Assist: GBP 84 to GBP 240, by length and complexity; membership packages discount regular use
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Best for: Buyers of one-off UK contracts who sometimes want a lawyer's help while editing
Net Lawman is operated by Net Lawman Limited, an English company with an address in Bury St Edmunds. The pricing page has two bands: document only, from free to GBP 95, and Lawyer Assist, from GBP 84 to GBP 240 depending on length and complexity, where the legal team supports you during and after editing.
Templates come with plain-English guidance notes, and membership packages discount regular purchases, although the membership prices were not read. A country selector lists the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa, so part of the catalogue is non-European law. There is no company formation, and hosting and privacy details were not examined.
What Net Lawman does well
- Optional lawyer-assisted tier
- Free tier for simple documents
- Plain-English guidance notes
- Membership discounts available
- English company with address in terms
Where Net Lawman falls short
- Assisted tier costs up to GBP 240
- Membership price not confirmed
- Data location unstated
- No formation service
Standout feature. Lawyer help is a per-document option on the same template, priced between GBP 84 and GBP 240.
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Quote-based; the conveyancing guide cites typical conveyancer fees of GBP 479 to GBP 1,000 before disbursements
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Best for: UK consumers and small owners who need a real solicitor for a defined matter
Lawhive works as a matching service: an enquiry goes to Lawhive Ltd, which the site says is not itself a law firm, and a quote precedes the assignment of a solicitor. The regulated work is done in its network, including Lawhive Legal Ltd, authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under ID 8003766 and registered in England and Wales as company 14651095.
The visible service pages centre on conveyancing: buying, selling, leasehold and independent legal advice. The conveyancing guide cites typical fees of GBP 479 to GBP 1,000 before disbursements, and the home page claims more than 30,000 satisfied clients. A complaints policy is linked, but terms and privacy pages could not be read without scripts, so data location is unstated and other practice areas are unconfirmed.
What Lawhive does well
- Regulated solicitor does the work
- Quote before commitment
- Complaints policy published
- Regulator ID and company number disclosed
- Fee and payment FAQ
Where Lawhive falls short
- No instant price list
- Mostly property pages visible
- Costlier than templates for simple documents
- Data location unstated
Standout feature. It names a regulator ID and separates the enquiry company from the authorised firm that does the work.
Sulzbach (Taunus), Germany
See website: prepaid credit account where 75 euro of payment buys 100 euro of credit; the flat-rate plan is listed without a price on the page read
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Best for: German web shops and private users who need AGB, privacy texts or family-law documents
janolaw GmbH, registered at the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main under HRB 128990 with an address in Sulzbach (Taunus), builds German-law documents from yes or no questionnaires. The home page says it has done so for more than 20 years. Catalogue areas include internet law, planning for illness, tenancy, employment, family and inheritance.
Its website packages target German warning-letter risks with shop terms, eBay and Amazon seller terms and privacy declarations. The Rechtsflatrate plan includes 10 telephone consultations a month and free re-creation of documents, with no price shown on the page read; a prepaid account gives 100 euro of credit for 75 euro. The footer still carries a 2000-2022 copyright line, which leaves current maintenance unconfirmed.
What janolaw does well
- Specialised in German-law website texts
- Phone consultations in flat-rate plan
- Prepaid credit saves 25%
- Imprint shows entity and register
- Long-running questionnaire format
Where janolaw falls short
- Prices not shown on pages read
- Home page footer copyright reads 2022
- German law only
- No formation service
Standout feature. Its catalogue targets the German practice of costly warning letters against web shops, which no other service here addresses.
