Rocket Lawyer Alternative: Pay Once Instead of Subscribing
Both draft contracts. One sells you a yearly legal plan, the other sells you a document. Which is cheaper depends entirely on how many contracts you actually need.
Short answer
Rocket Lawyer is a subscription legal service; Agreedly is a pay-per-document tool. Rocket Lawyer's plans start at $149/year and bundle unlimited documents, e-signatures and attorney access. Agreedly charges $5 once per document, with no account required to read the result. If you need a handful of contracts a year, pay per document. If you need documents continuously — or you need a lawyer attached — the subscription is better value.
The actual difference: a plan versus a document
Rocket Lawyer is built for people who expect to have legal needs repeatedly. The pricing reflects that — you are buying a year of access, and the marginal cost of your second, tenth and fiftieth document is zero. The attorney tiers extend the same logic: unlimited questions, then unlimited consultations.
Agreedly is built for the opposite case: you have one contract in front of you right now. You do not want a relationship with a legal service, you want to know whether this agreement is fair and to walk away with a clean copy. Charging once per document is the honest shape for that need — there is nothing to cancel later, and nothing renews.
Neither model is better in the abstract. The question is which describes you. A freelancer who signs three clients a year and an agency onboarding two clients a month should not buy the same product.
| Rocket Lawyer | Agreedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Annual subscription | $5 once per document |
| Entry price | $149/year (Standard) | $5, no recurring charge |
| Higher tiers | $249/year (Plus), $349/year (Pro) | None — one price |
| Free trial | 7-day trial, then billed | No trial needed; results are free to read |
| Documents included | Unlimited | One per purchase |
| Account required to see output | Yes | No |
| Attorney questions | Included, tiered by plan | Not offered |
| Live attorney consultations | Included on Plus and Pro | Not offered |
| E-signature | Included, unlimited | Not offered |
| Explains what each clause does | Not the core product | Yes — plain-English review and fairness score |
| Re-download later | While subscribed | 30 days, same browser |
Rocket Lawyer's pricing was last checked against their own pricing page on August 10, 2026. Plans change — confirm current figures at www.rocketlawyer.com before deciding. We have no affiliation with Rocket Lawyer.
When Rocket Lawyer is the better choice
Say so plainly: there are situations where Agreedly is the wrong tool and we would rather you knew before paying us $5.
- You want a lawyer's answer, not a document. Rocket Lawyer's plans include attorney questions and consultations. Agreedly cannot and does not do this.
- You generate documents constantly. Property managers, staffing agencies and anyone producing dozens of agreements a year will spend less on an unlimited plan.
- You need e-signature in one place. Rocket Lawyer signs inside the product; Agreedly hands you a file.
- You need incorporation or registered-agent services. Different category entirely — that is not what Agreedly does.
When Agreedly is the better choice
- Someone has sent you a contract and you need to understand it. This is the case Agreedly is actually built for. Upload it, read a plain-English breakdown of every clause, and see a fairness score showing which terms tilt toward the other side.
- You need one or two documents a year. Two contracts on Agreedly cost $10. A year of Rocket Lawyer's cheapest plan is $149.
- You do not want another subscription. Nothing renews, so nothing needs cancelling.
- You want to see the output before paying. The analysis is free to read in full on screen, and a generated document shows you its terms, its sections and two of its clauses before you unlock the rest — refundable for 30 days either way.
The break-even, concretely
At $5 per document against $149 a year, the crossover is just under thirty documents. Below that, paying per document costs less. Above it, the subscription does — and the gap widens fast, because Agreedly's cost scales linearly while an unlimited plan flattens.
Most freelancers and small businesses land well below the crossover and are quietly paying for capacity they do not use. Count last year's contracts before renewing anything. If the answer is three, you have your answer.
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Review my contract →Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest Rocket Lawyer alternative?
If you need a small number of documents, paying per document is cheaper than any subscription. Agreedly charges $5 once per document with no recurring fee, so two contracts cost $10 against $149 for a year of Rocket Lawyer's Standard plan. The math inverts if you need documents continuously: past roughly thirty documents a year, an unlimited subscription is the cheaper option.
Can I cancel Rocket Lawyer and keep my documents?
Documents you have already downloaded are yours to keep — they are files, and canceling a subscription does not reach into your computer. What you lose is access to the platform copies, the editing interface and any attorney services attached to the plan. Download everything you care about before you cancel, and check Rocket Lawyer's own current terms, as the specifics are theirs to set and change.
Does Agreedly give you access to a lawyer?
No. Agreedly is software, not a law firm, and it does not provide legal advice or connect you to an attorney. That is the clearest reason to choose Rocket Lawyer instead: their paid plans include attorney questions and, on higher tiers, live consultations. If your situation needs a lawyer's judgment rather than a well-drafted document, pay for the lawyer.
Do I have to sign up before I can see the contract?
Not on Agreedly. The full drafted agreement and the full contract analysis are readable on screen without an account and without payment. The $5 is charged only when you want to export — PDF, Word or plain text, or delivery by email. You can decide whether the document is any good before you decide whether to pay for it.
Does Agreedly include e-signature?
Not yet. Rocket Lawyer includes unlimited e-signatures in its plans; Agreedly currently produces the document and leaves signing to whatever tool you already use. If e-signature inside the same product matters to your workflow, that is a genuine point in Rocket Lawyer's favor.
Is a contract from an AI tool legally binding?
A contract is binding based on its content and how it was agreed — offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity and lawful purpose — not on which software produced the text. A well-drafted agreement from either tool can be binding, and a badly drafted one from either can fail. Neither product is a substitute for a lawyer on a high-value or unusual deal.
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This article is general information about how contracts commonly work, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws differ by jurisdiction and change over time. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before relying on any agreement.