LegalShield vs Gust Launch

Two legal & formation tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	LegalShieldLegalShield	Gust LaunchGust
In one line	Prepaid legal plan: lawyer advice for a flat monthly fee	Delaware C-corp setup with cap table and registered agent, billed yearly
Starting price	From $53.95/mo	From $37.50/mo
Six-person team	$53.95/mo	$37.50/mo
Plans	Small Business Basic $59.95/mo or $53.95 billed yearly; Preferred $99.95 ($89.95 yearly); Premium $169.95 ($152.95 yearly); additional fees and waiting periods may apply	Billed yearly: Start $450 (formation, founder stock, cap table, registered agent); Accelerate $1,250 (adds agreements, SAFEs); Raise $3,500 (adds option plan, 409A); foreign qualification costs extra
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	1 owner and 2 users on Basic	n/a
Integrations	Provider law firm in your state	Cap table, banking partners
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US
Phone support	Plans not stated	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for LegalShield.	We found no public status page for Gust.
Trustpilot score	4.4 / 5 from 9,507 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	70	5
Fit: Service business	78	40
Fit: Agency or studio	72	60
Fit: Trades or contractor	75	5
Fit: Online store	65	65
Why people pick it	Flat monthly fee for lawyer phone advice Trial defense hours grow each year	Formation and cap table together Registered agent included
Where it falls short	Letters and document reviews capped on Basic An assigned firm, not a lawyer you choose	Delaware C-corps only Renews every year
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices