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Funeralwise offers free funeral planning tools. If you also want to compare funeral home prices, here are other sites and what to check.

Written by
Emily Wilson, Writer & Editorial Reviewer
Checked by
Jennifer Martin, Senior Editorial Writer & Reviewer · Oct 26, 2026
Reading time
5 min
Last updated

In short

Funeralwise is mainly a planning site: free tools to record funeral wishes, guides, and a provider directory where prices appear only if a provider shares them. To compare funeral home prices, HonestFarewell shows each home's General Price List with the date we checked it, and Funeralocity, Parting.com and DFS Memorials compare prices in other ways.

Checked by Jennifer Martin, Oct 26
Written by
Emily Wilson, Writer & Editorial Reviewer
Checked by
Jennifer Martin, Senior Editorial Writer & Reviewer · Oct 26, 2026
Reading time
5 min
Last updated
On this page · 5 sections
  1. How Funeralwise works
  2. Other places to plan and compare
  3. At a glance
  4. How to choose any funeral site
  5. Where these facts come from

In short

Funeralwise is mainly a planning site: free tools to record funeral wishes, guides, and a provider directory where prices appear only if a provider shares them. To compare funeral home prices, HonestFarewell shows each home's General Price List with the date we checked it, and Funeralocity, Parting.com and DFS Memorials compare prices in other ways.

Who wrote this. We're HonestFarewell, so we're one of the sites on this page. We aren't affiliated with Funeralwise, and Funeralwise hasn't reviewed this page. Facts about Funeralwise come from its own public pages, checked October 26, 2026, linked at the end.

Funeral homes can pay us for a labelled "Sponsored" listing, but no one can pay to change our price lists or the order of homes. If something here is out of date, email hello@honestfarewell.org and we'll fix it.

Funeralwise is a planning site: free tools to write down your wishes, guides, and a directory of funeral providers. If you've used it and now want to know what homes near you actually charge, that's where other sites come in.

How Funeralwise works

Funeralwise says it's free for all consumers. Its Quick Plan and Advanced Plan record funeral wishes, and it offers planning forms and guides. An After Me Planner and Organizer kit currently costs $29.95.

Its directory lists funeral homes and other providers. A basic listing is free. Providers can pay a set-up fee for its Pro Plan, and Funeralwise charges a 3.5% fee when a provider closes a sale on an at-need referral. Its search shows its Preferred Providers before a section headed "Other Providers". Prices appear only when a provider shares them, so check for a price on any listing you use.

Other places to plan and compare

HonestFarewell (that's us). Checked prices from each home's General Price List, free guides, and a wishes planner that stays in your browser tab: we don't keep your answers. We cover 85 metro areas in 10 states for prices so far.

Funeralocity. Compares four standard packages for providers across the US.

Parting.com. Compares funeral homes by price and reviews.

DFS Memorials. One featured low-cost cremation provider on each city page.

At a glance

  • That's us

    HonestFarewell

    What it mainly does
    Compares funeral homes' checked prices, plus free guides and a wishes planner
    Cost to families
    Free. No email needed to see a price
    Where home prices come from
    Each home's General Price List, with the date we last checked it
    How funeral homes pay the site
    Optional flat monthly or yearly plans; a free claim; never a fee per request
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    No. Sponsored listings are labelled and kept apart from the price list
    Where it covers
    Price pages for 85 metro areas in 10 states, and listings beyond them

  • Funeralocity

    What it mainly does
    Compares package prices for funeral and cremation providers
    Cost to families
    Its FAQ says the service is at no cost
    Where home prices come from
    Four standard packages it gathers, which include national average merchandise costs; no price date on the pages we read
    How funeral homes pay the site
    A free plan, or $99 a month ($990 a year) for its Enhanced plan
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    Its Enhanced plan lists "Listed in top search results"
    Where it covers
    Says it gathers prices from every provider in the US

  • Parting.com

    What it mainly does
    Compares funeral homes by price and reviews
    Cost to families
    No fee shown on the pages we read
    Where home prices come from
    Calls, emails, faxes and price lists; its FAQ calls itemized prices "an estimation"; some listings show their price list's date
    How funeral homes pay the site
    A paid premium listing; price not published
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    Its FAQ says premium listings get "Priority Ranking and a Featured Label"
    Where it covers
    Lists funeral homes by US state

  • DFS Memorials

    What it mainly does
    Refers families to one featured provider on each city page, at a published price
    Cost to families
    You pay the provider, not DFS
    Where home prices come from
    The listed provider's agreed price, dated on the page
    How funeral homes pay the site
    A fixed fee for each referral; no membership fee
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    It says homes can't pay for higher placement
    Where it covers
    Says it has 80+ providers in 42 states and 3 Canadian provinces

  • Funeralwise

    What it mainly does
    Funeral planning tools and information, with a provider directory
    Cost to families
    Free planning tools; a $29.95 organizer kit is optional
    Where home prices come from
    Only what each provider chooses to share; check for a price on any listing
    How funeral homes pay the site
    A free basic listing; a set-up fee for its Pro Plan; a 3.5% fee when a home closes a sale on an at-need referral
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    Its search shows its Preferred Providers before a section headed "Other Providers"
    Where it covers
    A directory for the US

  • Ever Loved

    What it mainly does
    Memorial websites and fundraising, plus a funeral planning tool
    Cost to families
    Free memorial websites; Premium is $199.99, paid once
    Where home prices come from
    A home that claims its listing controls its pricing section; we couldn't read how other prices are sourced
    How funeral homes pay the site
    Not found on the pages we could read
    Can paying change the order of homes?
    Not found on the pages we could read
    Where it covers
    Says it makes "a serious effort" to list every funeral home and cemetery

Checked October 26, 2026. Sites change: check the facts that matter to you on each site before you rely on them.

How to choose any funeral site

Whichever site you use, four questions tell you how much to trust what you see:

  • Who pays the site? Most funeral sites are paid by funeral homes in some way. That's fine, as long as they tell you how.
  • Can paying move a home up the list? If it can, the first homes you see may not be the cheapest or the closest.
  • Where do the prices come from, and when? A price from the home's own price list, with a date, is the one to trust. An estimate or an average is a starting point.
  • Can you see a price without giving your details? You shouldn't have to hand over a phone number to learn what something costs.

And whatever any site shows, the law is on your side. Funeral homes must give you written price lists, and you don't have to accept a package that includes things you don't want (FTC, "Shopping for Funeral Services").

How HonestFarewell works, for both sides. Families get checked prices, guides and a planner for free. Funeral homes can claim their listing for free, and once we've checked a claim, requests from up to 5 families a month come straight to that home.

Paid listings are labelled "Sponsored". We never charge a home for a family's request, and no payment changes a home's prices or where it ranks. Our Advertiser Disclosure (opens in a new tab) explains it in full.

Where these facts come from