When it comes to estate planning, most people think it’s just about creating documents. This comparison looks at how Gentreo and Rocket Lawyer approach estate planning—and what that means for you and your family. But in reality, it’s about something much bigger—making sure your family can access, understand, and use your plan when it matters most.

That’s where Gentreo is different.

What Gentreo Offers: A Complete Estate Planning System

Gentreo is designed to help you do more than just create a will. It provides a complete, easy-to-use system to create, organize, store, and share your estate plan throughout your life—and support you through major life moments.

Here’s what you get with Gentreo:

Estate Planning Documents

• Last will and testament
• Living trust and joint living trust
• Financial power of attorney (durable or limited)
• Medical power of attorney (also known as a Health Care Proxy)
  • Healthcare directive
  • Living will
  • HIPAA authorization
• Pet trust
• Pet power of attorney

Digital Family Vault

• Securely store documents and important information
• Keep everything organized in one place
• Access anytime, from anywhere there is internet access

Family Sharing

• Share documents with trusted individuals
• Give access to executors, family members, or agents
• Allow viewing and downloading—but not editing

Instant Access Button

• Quickly access documents shared with you—right from your phone
• Find critical information when you need it most
• Avoid searching through emails or paperwork in urgent moments

Free Technical Coaches

• Get help using the platform
• Ask questions about how to set things up

Ongoing Updates

• Update your documents anytime your membership is current
• Keep your plan current as life changes
• No need to start over

Life Milestone Planning & Partner Connections

Gentreo goes beyond estate planning by helping you navigate important life milestones.

Through Gentreo, you can connect to our trusted partners who can help with services related to:

• Having a baby
• Getting married or divorced
• Caring for aging parents
• Travel and major life events
• End-of-life planning and honoring your legacy

This means Gentreo is not just a place to store documents—it’s a platform designed to support you through life’s biggest moments.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

• One clear price
• Everything included

How Rocket Lawyer Works

Rocket Lawyer, www.rocketlawyer.com, has been in business for some time and is a well-known legal document generation platform. It offers a wide range of legal tools, including document creation, e-signatures, and access to attorneys through a subscription model.

Rocket Lawyer is designed for individuals and businesses who need ongoing access to legal documents and services across many areas—not just estate planning.

Rocket Lawyer Estate Planning: What’s Included

Rocket Lawyer offers estate planning documents as part of its membership, which you must determine that you want to create, but may include:

• Last will and testament
• Healthcare directive
• Medical power of attorney
• Financial power of attorney
• HIPAA authorization
• Secure online document storage
• E-signature tools (RocketSign) where applicable
• Ability to ask legal questions or consult with attorneys (depending on plan)

Rocket Lawyer operates on a monthly or annual subscription, and features vary depending on the level of service.

Key Differences That Matter

1. Ongoing Planning vs. Subscription-Based Access

Rocket Lawyer’s platform is built around a subscription model, where access to documents, edits, and legal services depends on your active membership.

With Gentreo:

• ✅ Update anytime your membership is current
• ✅ Designed specifically for estate planning
• ✅ Focused on long-term organization and access

2. Organization and Real-Life Access

Gentreo is designed to solve one of the biggest real-world problems:

Families often can’t find important documents when they need them.

With Gentreo:

• Everything is stored in the Digital Family Vault
• Organized and easy to access
• Shared with the right people

And with the Instant Access Button, you can:

• Access what others have shared with you directly from your phone
• Quickly find critical documents in emergencies
• Be prepared instead of scrambling

Rocket Lawyer provides document storage and mobile tools, but it is primarily designed for document workflows and e-signatures rather than family access and estate readiness.

3. E-Signatures and Wills

Rocket Lawyer includes built-in e-signature tools (RocketSign), which are helpful for many types of documents.

However, it’s important to understand:

• E-signatures are valid for many legal documents
• But wills are often excluded under federal law and many state laws
• Most states still require specific signing steps, such as witnesses and handwritten signatures

With Gentreo:

• ✅ You are guided to follow proper state-specific signing requirements
• ✅ Focus is placed on making sure your documents are usable and valid

4. Support Experience

Gentreo:

• Free technical coaches help you use the platform
• Designed to guide you through the process

Rocket Lawyer:

• Offers access to attorneys and legal questions
• Support and access depend on your subscription

5. Beyond Documents: Life Milestones

Gentreo is designed to support you across your life—not just at one moment in time.

Through its partner network, Gentreo connects you to services and support tied to real-life events, helping you take action when it matters most.

Rocket Lawyer focuses primarily on legal documents, contracts, and transactional services rather than ongoing life-stage planning.

Gentreo vs. Rocket Lawyer

Why This Decision Matters

Estate planning is not just about creating documents.

It’s about:

• Keeping them updated
• Making sure they’re accessible
• Helping your family know what to do

Which One Should You Choose?

Choose Rocket Lawyer if you:

• Want access to attorneys
• Need a wide range of legal services
• Need frequent e-signature tools

Choose Gentreo if you:

• Want a complete estate planning system
• Need to organize and store everything in one place
• Want to share your plan with family
• Want support through life’s major milestones
• Expect your life—and your plan—to change over time

The Bottom Line: Gentreo vs. Rocket Lawyer

Rocket Lawyer is a well-known platform focused on legal documents, contracts, and subscription-based legal services.

Gentreo focuses on life and estate planning and is built to help you create, organize, update, and share your entire estate plan—while supporting you through life’s biggest moments.

Start Your Estate Plan Today

Don’t just create documents—create a plan your family can actually use.

With Gentreo, everything is organized, accessible, and ready when it matters most.