Termly
The value is the network, the data or the infrastructure. Keep paying.
Generates and maintains privacy policies, terms and cookie notices from a questionnaire, updating them as the underlying regulations change.
This is a legal product, not a software one. Treat it that way. WHAT NOT TO DO - Do not generate a policy from a template and publish it. A policy that describes a site you no longer run is worse than none WHAT TO BUILD INSTEAD AN INVENTORY, WHICH IS WHAT A LAWYER WILL ASK FOR - One file listing every piece of data you collect: what, why, where it is stored, how long, and who else sees it - Keep it in the repository beside the code, reviewed when the code changes - This document is the real work; the policy is written from it VERSIONING - Policies as Markdown in the repository, so every change is dated and diffable - Publish the effective date, and keep old versions readable at their own URLs THE PART TO PAY FOR - Have a lawyer read the inventory once. That is cheaper than a subscription and worth more Include the inventory format, the publishing build and the version index.
What you lose
- Policy text reviewed by lawyers and revised when regulations change, which is the entire product
- A record of which version of a policy was live on a given date
- Coverage across several jurisdictions from one questionnaire
If you would rather not build
- A lawyer, once, which is often cheaper than a subscription
- Markdown policies versioned in your repository
- Iubenda, for the same service
The escape hatch
open source · no votes, no paid placement
docusaurus
$0Versioned document publishing, so old policy versions stay readable.
facebook/docusaurusfree · open source
Astro
$0Content collections give dated, diffable policy pages with no service.
withastro/astrofree · open source
Why this verdict
our own opinion · changed only by a person
30/100
Verdict no at 30, and not for technical reasons: this is legal drafting. The useful build is the data inventory a lawyer will ask for anyway.
History
tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten
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Questions about Termly
answered from the record above
Is Termly free?
No — the plan we track is $15 a month. Pro at around $15/month billed monthly per website.
Can you replace Termly by building your own?
KEEP IT. The value is the network, the data or the infrastructure. Keep paying. Replacement score 30 out of 100, build time longer than it saves. Read what you lose before you decide.
How much does Termly cost?
$15 a month on Pro — $180 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.
What do you lose by replacing Termly?
Policy text reviewed by lawyers and revised when regulations change, which is the entire product; A record of which version of a policy was live on a given date; Coverage across several jurisdictions from one questionnaire. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Termly?
Yes: docusaurus, Astro. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.
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