Explains.app vs FormsByState

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Explains.app compared with FormsByState
Detail	Explains.app	FormsByState
What it does	Understand any contract in 60 seconds	State-specific legal and business document generator with transparent pricing
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Basic Plan: 9€/month for 25 documents per month with AI-powered explanations, risk highlighting, personal glossary, and email support. Pro Plan: 39€/month for unlimited documents with AI-powered explanations, AI Chat per section, advanced risk analysis, personal glossary, export to PDF & DOCX, OCR f	Free preview with watermark. Single documents: $24–$34 one-time (specific prices listed per document). Pay Stub Generator: $9.99. Pro subscription: $29/month or $119/year for unlimited documents. Kits: Landlord Kit or Contractor Kit $49 one-time for 12 months. API: $29/month.
Key features	Support for 7 languages Bank-level encryption for document security 60-second document analysis	Free preview with watermark before purchase PDF and Word format downloads Documents for all 50 states and DC Browser-based generation keeps data private No account required to preview and save drafts Automatic calculation for pay stubs with federal and state withholding Multiple language interfaces: English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Uzbek API and MCP server access for developers 30-day money-back guarantee
What makes it different	Analyzes any document in under 60 seconds without needing a lawyer Identifies and highlights hidden risks, fees, and unfair clauses automatically Works with any document format including scanned PDFs Side-by-side view makes it easy to verify AI explanations against original text AI Chat feature allows asking context-aware questions about specific sections	Transparent pricing shown before you start filling any form Templates built from state statutes with citations, not generic documents One-time purchase price instead of auto-renewing subscriptions Rules kept current with legislative changes and update dates shown Privacy by design with documents generated in browser, not on servers
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	17	22

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