Legacio

What Legacio does

Legacio is a Belgian private legal-tech company founded in 2020 that provides digital and human-assisted estate planning and succession services to individual consumers across Belgium. Its core offering combines an online holographic will drafting platform (Testament en ligne), which enables Belgians to produce a legally valid testament in approximately 15-20 minutes from home, with an expert-led succession declaration service (Déclaration de succession) that handles post-death administrative procedures including filing with tax authorities. The platform is built on secure document preparation infrastructure with electronic signature and optional integration with Belgium's Central Register of Wills (Registre Central des Testaments) via partner notary registration.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model spanning one-time fees (€295 for testament drafting, €215 for notary registration), a low-touch recurring subscription (€10/year for ongoing will updates), and fixed-fee professional services for succession declarations priced by workload rather than estate value, delivering 20-50% savings versus traditional notaries. Distribution is omnichannel: self-serve online platform, free initial legal consultations, in-person antennas across Wallonia, Brussels, and Flanders, plus home visits and video/telephone support. Customer acquisition relies primarily on content marketing (free guides, blog, SEO), earned media coverage in major Belgian outlets (HLN, Le Soir, L'Echo, Trends), and customer referrals, supported by strong reputation metrics (4.7/5 Google, 4.6/5 Trustpilot).

In March 2023, Legacio merged with MyMorpheus to form the largest succession bureau in Belgium, consolidating operations under the Legacio brand. The company employs 11-50 staff including specialized lawyers, jurists, web developers, and administrative personnel, and operates as a Société SRL (BE0748.482.781) headquartered in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels. The company remains founder-led (Boris as Cofondateur & CEO) with no disclosed institutional capital, and has helped over 10,000 people across Belgium in its first five years.

Name

Legacio

Legal name

LEGACIO

Website

https://legacio.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Legacio is a Belgian legal-tech company that provides online will drafting and expert-led succession declaration services to individual consumers across Belgium, combining a digital self-serve platform with hybrid human-assisted delivery and fixed-fee pricing 20-50% below traditional notaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSAAANAE

Estate Administration & Probate Services

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Trust & Fiduciary Services (Trust Companies, Estate & Custody Trusts)

SECONDARYBPAEAPAD

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Automation

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) & Legal Tech

Keywords

• Succession declaration services
• Online will drafting
• Estate planning
• Post-death administration
• Belgian inheritance law

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Online Testament Service: One-time fee for drafting a holographic testament online, including unlimited modifications during first year. Customers can optionally register with a notary for €215.
2. Annual Update Subscription: Optional annual subscription at €10/year for continued modifications and support after the first free year
3. Succession Declaration Service: Fixed-fee service for preparing and filing succession declarations, priced based on actual workload rather than estate value. Customers save 20-50% compared to traditional actors.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Legacio combines a digital platform with in-house legal experts to deliver two core services to Belgian consumers: (1) an online testament drafting service that lets individuals create a holographic will in 15-20 minutes from home with auto-generated legal language and optional notary registration at the Central Register of Wills, and (2) an expert-assisted succession declaration service that handles the full post-death administrative procedure from initial consultation through filing with the Belgian tax administration. Optional add-ons include a €10/year will update subscription and €215 notary registration.

Product overview

Legacio operates as a unified succession services platform offering two core services: an online will writing tool (Testament en ligne) and expert-assisted succession declaration handling (Déclaration de succession). These are complemented by optional add-ons including annual will update subscriptions and notary registration services. The platform also provides a free advance decisions tool for recording end-of-life wishes. All services are available throughout Belgium via home visits, regional offices in Wallonia, Brussels, and Flanders, and video/telephone consultations. The company combines digital tools with human expert support to simplify succession procedures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacio: Online will preparation service (testament en ligne) and succession declaration service

Products and services

• Testament en ligne (Online Will Writing Service) Online platform that allows Belgians to draft a holographic will from home in approximately 15-20 minutes. The service transforms user-provided information into legally precise language, generates printable documents, and offers optional notary registration in the Central Register of Wills (CRT). Priced at €295 with unlimited modifications during the first year.
• Déclaration de succession (Succession Declaration Service) Expert-assisted succession declaration service managing all post-death administrative procedures, from initial steps through filing the succession declaration with the Belgian tax administration. Includes a free initial legal consultation, complete paperwork handling, and fixed-fee pricing based on actual workload, delivering 20-50% savings versus traditional actors.
• Advance Decisions Tool (Déclarations de volonté anticipées) Free online tool for recording and officializing end-of-life wishes, including negative declarations, euthanasia declarations, organ donation declarations, and body donation declarations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ people helped in 5 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MyMorpheuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2023Fused their activities and teams with MyMorpheus to form the largest succession office in Belgium, combining expertise and expanding service capacity.
• Plan InternationalminorOthersCharitable organization benefiting from client wills. Legacio has facilitated over €1 million in charitable donations through testament bequests.
• Médecins du MondeminorOthersHumanitarian medical organization receiving bequests from Legacio client wills
• NatagoraminorOthersNature conservation organization benefiting from client testament donations
• Action DamienminorOthersNon-profit organization fighting tuberculosis and poverty, receiving client bequests
• WWF BelgiumminorOthersEnvironmental organization receiving testament donations from Legacio clients
• Greenpeace BelgiumminorOthersEnvironmental advocacy organization benefiting from client wills
• L'OuvroirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdapted work company from central Brussels, a valuable partner for the 'yellow folders' project, providing social value employment.
• EasyvestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBelgian passive investment company. Legacio publishes guest blog content about investing inheritance, with Easyvest mentioned as a recommended investment partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal document and advice platform with subscription pricing. Comparable to Legacio in combining self-serve document automation with optional expert support, though covering many legal areas beyond succession.
• LegalZoom: US-based online legal services platform offering wills, estate planning, and document automation at scale. Most comparable to Legacio's online testament product, though LegalZoom operates across many legal verticals rather than specializing in succession.

Direct peers

• Trust & Will: US-based online estate planning platform focused on wills, trusts, and estate administration. Closest pure-play competitor to Legacio's online testament and succession service offering, sharing a digital-first, fixed-fee positioning.
• MyMorpheus (pre-merger): Belgian succession and estate services firm that merged into Legacio in March 2023. Historical direct competitor now consolidated under the Legacio brand, validating the comparable service model.

Emerging players

• Cake: US-based online end-of-life planning platform covering wills, advance directives, and funeral planning. Overlaps with Legacio's testament and advance-decisions tool, serving a similar emotional, life-event-driven customer need.
• Cleerly: Digital estate planning and beneficiary-management platform. Comparable to Legacio's online testament and succession service in automating end-of-life paperwork and integrating with financial institutions.
• FreeWill: US-based free online will-drafting tool with charity integrations (notably similar to Legacio's charitable-bequest partnerships). Comparable model for Legacio's testament product, though FreeWill monetizes via partner referrals rather than direct fees.
• GoodLaw Software: Provider of practice management and document automation tools for estate-planning and family-law professionals. Comparable as enabling technology for succession workflows, though it sells to law firms rather than directly to consumers.

Regional players

• Notariat.be (Belgian National Notariat): Official Belgian notarial body and the regulated incumbent Legacio directly competes against. Represents the traditional, percentage-fee, monopoly-protector model Legacio is explicitly challenging in Belgian succession.

Others

• Easyvest: Belgian passive investment platform already in a marketing partnership with Legacio for inheritance-investment content. Adjacent ecosystem player that monetizes the same end-customer financial moment but in investing rather than succession administration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/legacio.be

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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