The Top 10 Online Memorial Websites

The Internet has so many options for memorializing lost loved. Some of the sites listed below offer paid options that include additional features, but the primary goal is clear: Create a place where family and friends can honor and remember those who have died. [The sites below are listed in alphabetical order.]

Forever Missed

Overview: Forever Missed is a very user-friendly site. They provide a wide array of templates ranging from military, children's and everything in between. They provide a limited selection of background music as well. You can log in with Facebook, control the privacy (public or private) and allow visitors to leave virtual flowers and lights. Premium features include unlimited photos and videos, a custom playlist of songs, illustrated stories, and multiple administrators.

Pricing: Basic is Free; Premium: $74.99/year; Lifetime: $154.99

GatheringUs

Overview: GatheringUs is a free comprehensive memorial website that brings communities together after the loss of a loved one. Family and friends can create an online memorial to share memories and photos, post an obituary, designate a nonprofit charity for donations, crowdfund for expenses, send event invites, and track RSVPs. Memorials and event invites can be made public or private, and users can login with Facebook or Google. GatheringUs allows families to find support, celebrate the life of their loved one, and access the necessary resources for their journey.

Pricing: Free

Keeper (MyKeeper.com)

Overview: Previously known as "Qeepr," Keeper allows you to create a free memorial page, add unlimited photos, geotag the final resting place, and easily share the departed’s story so others may collaborate and pay tribute. What sets this service apart are the scannable QR codes, which users can place on a headstone to provide a direct link to their loved one's tribute page.

Pricing: Free

Kudoboard

Overview: Kudoboard allows you to create a collaborative online memorial that resembles a vibrant and respectful Pinterest board, which can be easily shared with friends and family. Plus, you can download and print a high-resolution version of the board — or have them print and ship you a poster for a fee — which can be displayed at a funeral or memorial service to honor the deceased.

Pricing: Free for mini memorials (up to 10 posts); $99 one-time charge for a full memorial

Mem

Overview: The only way you can get a memorial on Mem.com, which stands for Making Everlasting Memories, is if you go through an SCI-owned funeral home. We included it because it's one of the larger memorial websites and offers all the features you would expect.

Pricing: Not applicable

Memorial Source

Memorial Source allows users to create a modern, elegant memorial page that can easily be shared with friends and family. All memorial pages include an unlimited amount of text to tell your loved one's story, a photo gallery, a memory wall where others can leave messages and photos, and a section for listing memorial service details. Premium plans ensure the page is active on an ongoing or lifetime basis, and feature unlimited photos and multiple page administrators.

PRICING: Basic is Free; Monthly: $7; Lifetime: $99

Memories

Memories.net is one of the largest providers of online memorials and obituaries. They have a clean and simple design (check out an example here), which allows users to upload photos and videos, share life stories and select from a library of quotes. In addition people can customise the page background, control privacy and create a timeline of life events. To share the memorial page with family and friends, and allow them to contribute, you have to upgrade to the paid version.

Pricing: Free for up to 500 photos and three timelines; a "Plus" subscription for more storage and timelines starts at $2.99 per month

Murial

Murial's memorial website is elegant and clean, with a modern minimalist approach. The design breaks down your loved one’s life into a chapter-by-chapter like storytelling (example: a premium feature named Highlight), which is a natural way for how to remember a loved one. Other features include theme colors and privacy control; premium features include music, video. customized URL, and more.

PRICING: Basic is Free; Premium: $100 one-time fee

Never Gone

Overview: Never Gone feels much warmer and welcoming than many of the other sites. Created by a web developer who lost his grandmother and didn't like any of the other memorial offerings, the site itself now stands as a memorial to her. The basic functionality includes photos, stories, guest book, tributes, virtual candles, and a number of personalization options and backgrounds. While not elaborate, it's well designed and best of all, free.

Pricing: Free

Remembered

Overview: Remembered has some very good features, including a lot of space to include stories, up to 100 compressed photos for the albums, a Facebook login and easy sharing. The overall design tends to be less inviting than some of the other offerings and there are no templates available. It feels more like a social network than a memorial site.

Pricing: FREE for regular; $20 for "Legacy" and $80 for "Legacy Plus"