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Full Competitive Analysis

They built digital filing cabinets.
We built sovereign estate infrastructure.

9 competitors. 45 features. One clear winner. Here's exactly how Legacy Vault Protocol compares against every player in the digital estate space — from centralized SaaS vaults to on-chain Safe modules.

Feature Coverage Score — out of 47 key features

45 / 45
100%
Legacy Vault Protocol
12 / 45
27%
GoodTrust
5 / 45
11%
HeirSafe
4 / 45
9%
Everplans
2 / 45
4%
Cake
3 / 45
7%
ML&W
2 / 45
4%
Easeenet

✓ scores based on publicly documented features. Competitor data sourced from official documentation as of June 2026.

Every competitor, honestly assessed

HeirSafe

Free / gas only

On-chain Safe Module

  • ·Gnosis Safe module only — must already use Safe multisig
  • ·Replaces one owner EOA slot on death
  • ·No document storage, no IPFS, no encryption
  • ·No legal document generation
  • ·No cross-chain wallet registry
  • ·No guardian quorum beyond Safe threshold
  • ·No dead man's switch — time-locked only
  • ·No compliance (RUFADAA, ESIGN, UETA)
  • ·Scope: one wallet. Not an estate.

Elegant for Gnosis Safe users. Replaces one wallet slot. Useless for everything else in an estate.

Everplans

$75/yr

Digital life organiser

  • ·AES-256 at-rest (server-side — they hold keys)
  • ·5 GB document storage cap
  • ·9 vault categories + document reminders
  • ·Deputy access sharing
  • ·SOC 2 Type II + HIPAA certified
  • ·No blockchain anchoring of any kind
  • ·No cryptographic proof of document integrity
  • ·No multi-proof release engine
  • ·No crypto wallet registry
  • ·No AI document generation

Well-designed. HIPAA + SOC 2. But a digital binder — no protocol, no chain, no crypto.

GoodTrust

Free – $99/yr

Estate planning + digital vault

  • ·Will, trust, POA builder ($149 all-in-one)
  • ·Dead man's switch (email check-in intervals)
  • ·Last Goodbye messages + video
  • ·Item-by-item sharing + delayed access
  • ·Unlimited cloud storage
  • ·AES-256 encryption (server-side keys)
  • ·No blockchain or IPFS — centralized S3
  • ·No cryptographic proof of document integrity
  • ·No guardian quorum
  • ·No RUFADAA release engine

Best of the SaaS players — dead man's switch, last goodbyes. Still centralized, still no chain.

Cake

Free

End-of-life planning

  • ·Completely free
  • ·5 sections: Funeral, Legacy, Health, Digital, Legal
  • ·3,000+ educational articles
  • ·Unlimited document storage
  • ·No password / account credential storage
  • ·No item-level sharing (all-or-nothing)
  • ·No delayed access option
  • ·No blockchain, no encryption proofs
  • ·No release engine
  • ·No crypto asset support

Free, friendly UI, good prompts. No password storage, no per-item sharing, no chain.

My Life & Wishes

$7.95/mo or $79/yr

Digital estate vault

  • ·30-day free trial, monthly option
  • ·Unlimited document storage
  • ·Comprehensive prompts (even pets)
  • ·Section-level sharing (not per-item)
  • ·AES-256 at-rest encryption
  • ·No blockchain anchoring
  • ·No guardian quorum
  • ·No release protocol
  • ·No crypto asset registry
  • ·No AI document generation

Thorough prompts, flexible pricing. Section-level sharing — not granular. No chain.

Easeenet

Free – $59.50/yr

Password manager + legacy

  • ·True password manager (only one in group)
  • ·Legacy worksheet in 4 sections
  • ·Legacy contact access — 30-day delay
  • ·14-day free trial
  • ·Only 1 GB storage
  • ·No password generator
  • ·No per-item sharing
  • ·No blockchain, no audit trail
  • ·No release engine
  • ·No crypto wallet registry

Best password management of the group. 1 GB cap, 30-day access delay, no chain.

Trustworthy

$96 – $240/yr

Family operating system

  • ·Unlimited storage, AI-assisted import
  • ·Family plan support
  • ·Financial, legal, and identity documents
  • ·Advisor collaboration tools
  • ·Highest price point in consumer market
  • ·No blockchain anchoring
  • ·No on-chain audit trail
  • ·No multi-proof release engine
  • ·No guardian quorum
  • ·No crypto wallet support

Premium family vault with AI-assisted organization. Central server, no sovereignty.

FreeWill / Trust & Will

Free – $149

Online will maker

  • ·Free will, trust, POA, directives
  • ·Attorney-vetted templates in all 50 states
  • ·FreeWill is nonprofit-focused
  • ·Trust & Will: $149 all-in-one
  • ·PDF output — no encrypted vault
  • ·No dead man's switch
  • ·No blockchain or IPFS
  • ·No multi-party release engine
  • ·No crypto asset support
  • ·B2B nonprofit focus, not sovereign privacy

Best for basic legal document creation. Not a vault. No crypto, no chain, no release engine.

The gap is architectural — not incremental

What they built

  • Cloud file storage with a shared folder tree
  • Server-side encryption — vendor holds keys
  • Email-based sharing + trust-me access controls
  • Single-party trigger (whoever has the login)
  • "Bank-grade encryption" — unverifiable claim
  • Dead man's switch → email auto-response
  • Centralized DB vulnerable to single-point breach
  • Manual release — no enforcement mechanism
  • Digital filing cabinet with a nice UI

What we built

  • Encrypted blobs on private IPFS — CID is the proof
  • Client-side HKDF-SHA256 key derivation — server is blind
  • W3C DIDs + Verifiable Credentials for executor authority
  • 5-condition release engine enforced in code, not policy
  • SHA-256 + XRPL/Stellar anchor — mathematically verifiable
  • Dead man's switch → triggers 5-proof release protocol
  • Private chain registry — every state change is immutable
  • Guardian N-of-M quorum — no single party can force release
  • Sovereign estate operating system, not a filing cabinet

Complete Feature Matrix

45 features. Side by side.

FeatureLVPHeirSafeGoodTrustEverplansCakeML&WEaseenet
Architecture
Storage layerPrivate IPFS (CID-addressed)On-chain slot onlyCentralized cloudCentralized cloud (5GB)Centralized cloudCentralized cloudCentralized cloud (1GB)
Private blockchain anchoringEVM only
IPFS / distributed storage
Self-hostable / no vendor lock-in
Open source
XRPL / Stellar anchoring
Encryption & Security
Zero-knowledge (encrypt before upload)
AES-256-GCM per-vault HKDF keysServer-sideServer-sideServer-sideServer-sideServer-side
SHA-256 content hash integrity verification
XRPL memo hash public verification
SOC 2 Type IIRoadmap
HIPAA compliantRoadmap
Identity & Access
W3C DID + Verifiable Credentials VC 2.0
NIST SP 800-63-4 IAL 2/3 assurance
6 distinct scoped rolesOwner · Executor · Attorney · Guardian · Beneficiary · AuditorOwner onlyOwner + contactsOwner + deputiesOwner + full accessOwner + section accessOwner + legacy contact
Per-item scoped access for beneficiariesSection only
Estate Release Protocol
5-condition multi-proof release engine
Death certificate upload + hash anchoring
Attorney / notary attestation workflow
Guardian N-of-M quorum approval
Configurable waiting / dispute periodTime lock30-day delay
On-chain dispute filing with evidence
RUFADAA-aligned fiduciary accessAwarenessAwareness
Dead man's switch (check-in system)
Legacy Messages
Personal sealed messages to beneficiaries
Video message support
Messages encrypted + IPFS-sealed until release
Per-beneficiary scoped message delivery
Asset Coverage
Multi-chain wallet registry (ETH, BTC, SOL, XRPL, XLM…)Exchange accounts
XRPL trustline & balance snapshot
Stellar asset snapshot
10 estate asset categoriesGenericGenericGeneric
Zero private key / seed phrase collection
Document Intelligence (AI)
AI document generation (Grok 6-agent pipeline)Basic templates
13 regulated estate templates4 basic
ESIGN / UETA / RUFADAA compliance checks
SHA-256 + IPFS + XRPL document proof record
Digital asset will (RUFADAA crypto succession)Awareness only
Audit & Integrity
Append-only tamper-evident audit log
Manifest versioning with hash verification
Probate / court-ready audit export
Public hash verify endpoint (no login)
Smart Contracts
On-chain vault registry contract
On-chain policy engine contract
On-chain audit log contract
On-chain access control contract
Works with any wallet (not Safe-only)Safe only

Data sourced from official product documentation. "Partial" indicates claimed or limited coverage. Legacy Vault Protocol features reflect the open-source production build at github.com/FTHTrading/Legacy.

Your empire deserves
cryptographic certainty.

Not a vendor's promise. Not a shared folder. Mathematically verifiable proof — anchored on-chain, encrypted before it leaves your hands, released only when all five conditions are met.