No free alternative to NextChapter yet
Free options serve self-represented filers or are early prototypes; none prepares full consumer bankruptcy petitions with means tests and court e-filing for attorneys.
About this gap
- NextChapter, Pro Basic, per user, billed monthly
$1,068 USDa year
≈$1,522.65 CAD a year (converted from USD)
- Build effort
Months for a small team
An editor’s estimate for a free tool that ranks Strong.
- Demand
Nobody has asked for one yet.
What a free alternative needs
The capabilities that keep people paying for NextChapter.
Official bankruptcy form set
Means test with current median-income data
Federal and state exemption tables
Creditor matrix and filing export for court e-filing
Chapter 13 plan builder
Why it is hard
Exemption and income data must be kept current for every state, and the court's electronic filing system needs exact export formats.
Closest free options
No free tool covers a meaningful part of it yet.
Building one?
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About this page
Last checked : an editor confirmed that no free alternative ranks Strong.
Price: Pro Basic, per user, billed monthly, checked Oct 8, 2026. Price source. USD to CAD at 1.4257 as of Oct 7, 2026.
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