Name change services, compared honestly
The established services are fine products. Here is exactly where the money goes with each — decide with the numbers in front of you.
| WeddingNameChange | NewlyNamed | Easy Name Change | HitchSwitch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — every kit (US, UK, CA, AU, divorce) | $49 digital / $99 box (one country) | $39 email / $79 post / $169 certified (per country) | $39–$99 (US only) |
| Delivery | Instant PDF, rebuild it as often as you like | Digital same day; box by mail | Email in ~1 business day; post takes longer | Digital / mail |
| Countries | US, UK, Canada, Australia + US divorce | US only | US, UK, Canada, Australia (priced separately) | US only |
| Government ID numbers | Never asked — added with a pen after printing | Collected during intake | Collected during intake | Collected during intake |
| Data storage | None — answers exist only while your PDF builds | Account & order stored | Account & order stored | Account & order stored |
| Divorce name change | Included, also free | Separate kit | Separate kit | Limited |
| Anything paid? | No — kits, checklists, UK deed poll and passport photo are all free | Blog guides | Checklist previews | Basic tier |
Competitor prices as published on their sites, 2026. Their trademarks belong to them; comparisons are factual.
Questions people actually ask
- Why is WeddingNameChange free if it covers more countries?
- No cardboard, no shipping, no per-country repackaging, no support staff. The kits are generated as PDFs the moment you answer the questions, which costs us almost nothing — so every kit, in every country we cover, is free.
- Are the paid competitors bad?
- No — NewlyNamed and Easy Name Change have been doing this for years and mail nicely printed boxes. If you want paper shipped to your door, buy a box. If you want the same paperwork in the next five minutes for nothing, that's us.
- What's the privacy difference?
- Most services collect your details into an account and store your order. We never ask for SSN/SIN/NI/TFN or passport numbers at all — the kit leaves those lines blank for a pen — and answers aren't stored anywhere after your PDF is built.
Start with your country:
United States · United Kingdom · Canada · Australia · After divorce