FuneralBuddy alternatives
FuneralBuddy alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
FuneralBuddy: A$99 to A$299 a month, plus A$12 to A$18 per case.
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
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The options
What people compare FuneralBuddy with
FuneralBuddy Professional is A$149 a month plus A$15 per case, with all features included. Owners look for an alternative when they want their records and system to follow their own rules, rather than choosing a plan around team, branch and case limits.
Yours to own
Funeral Home for Claude Code
The open-source funeral home management system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your FuneralBuddy data brought across.
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How to choose a FuneralBuddy alternative
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What your bill depends on
FuneralBuddy charges a monthly base and a fee for each created case. Professional is A$149 a month plus A$15 per case. Starter and Enterprise have different base and case fees, so compare your case volume and team capacity with the plan you need.
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Who owns your records
Ask where your records sit and how you can take them with you. FuneralBuddy documents CSV report export, but report columns are selectable and need mapping. Your own version keeps records in a database you own.
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Fit with your rules
FuneralBuddy includes all features on every plan. An owned version can be built around your own fields, branch structure and rules, including paperwork checks agreed for your jurisdiction. NSW and NZ checks are covered, while other jurisdictions need manual review.
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What switching involves
FuneralBuddy supports CSV report exports, but selectable columns mean the actual export needs mapping. Case records can be imported after mapping. Attachments, signatures, invoices and other history need separate mapping and reconciliation, so agree what moves before switching.
The option that fits
A version built around your business
An owned version fits when you want your records in a database you own and the system shaped around how your home works. Enterprise DNA agrees your fields, branches, access and connections, brings across mapped FuneralBuddy records, then builds the workflows you need. The arrangement is one setup fee for the agreed build and migration, followed by a monthly retainer for agreed ongoing service. A free version is also available if you want to run it yourself.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Fields and rules shaped around your home
- check A free version you can run yourself
Make it yours
Design your own FuneralBuddy replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from FuneralBuddy. Try it here, and we build the real one.
2. What it runs
3. Make it fit
4. Your colour
Answered from your own database
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We build it from the open-source base, bring your FuneralBuddy data across and run it for you.
Questions
FuneralBuddy alternatives, answered
Will an alternative cover the work we do in FuneralBuddy? expand_more
Not automatically. The free version covers case records, service planning, costs, drafts and limited paperwork checks. Enterprise DNA agrees the workflows you rely on and can build the family portal, approvals, connections and screens your version needs before you switch.
Can you bring our case history across? expand_more
FuneralBuddy supports CSV report exports, but its selectable report columns need to be mapped first. The free importer handles mapped case records. Attachments, signatures, invoices and other history need separate mapping and reconciliation as part of the migration.
What does the owned version cost? expand_more
Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee for the agreed build and migration, then a monthly retainer for the agreed ongoing service. The fields, branches, access and connections are scoped first. There is also a free version for a team that wants to run it itself.
Will the paperwork checks suit our location? expand_more
The free version has specific NSW and NZ record checks. For NZ working-day deadlines, a director needs to confirm public holidays. Other jurisdictions are marked for manual review. Enterprise DNA agrees and builds the rules your home needs, while official forms and lodgement remain subject to director review.
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