PlotBox alternatives
PlotBox alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
PlotBox: £150 a month per office user, £50 per grounds or management user, onboarding from £4,500
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
- check_circleBuilt and run by Enterprise DNA
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What people compare PlotBox with
PlotBox publishes no New Zealand price. Its UK list charges £150 a month per office user and £50 per grounds or management user, with modules extra and onboarding from £4,500, plus VAT. Owners look for alternatives when costs rise with logins and add-ons, or when they want their records in a database they own.
Yours to own
Cemetery for Claude Code
The open-source cemetery records system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your PlotBox data brought across.
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How to choose a PlotBox alternative
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What drives the bill
PlotBox bills by named user tier, with modules extra and onboarding on top. Count office, grounds and management logins, then check which add-ons you use. Compare that with an option that has no per-seat plans, so you can see whether costs follow the way you use the system.
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Who controls your records
PlotBox keeps the burial register inside its system, while reports and searches can be exported to CSV. Ask whether you can access and keep your records in a database you own, and what you would need to export if you changed systems later.
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Fit with your rules
Check whether the system can reflect your own fields and working rules, including rights of burial, consent, register details and removal licences. Your bylaws can also be added to your own version. No system can promise compliance, so check how it handles the records and rules you rely on.
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What switching involves
A PlotBox records report can bring across cemeteries, sections, plots, people interred, dates, register numbers and rights holders. Memorials, documents, maps and money need separate exports and mapping. Confirm what you rely on today and how it will be carried across before deciding to switch.
The option that fits
A version built around your cemetery
Enterprise DNA builds your own cemetery system around how your business runs, brings your PlotBox data across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you can ask questions in plain language. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans. If you prefer to run it yourself, there is also a free version.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Fields and rules shaped around your work
- check Enterprise DNA handles the data move and ongoing running
Make it yours
Design your own PlotBox replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from PlotBox. 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
Good morning. Here is what needs you today.
We build it from the open-source base, bring your PlotBox data across and run it for you.
Questions
PlotBox alternatives, answered
Which PlotBox records can move to a new system? expand_more
A PlotBox records report saved as a spreadsheet brings across cemeteries, sections, plots, people interred with their dates and register numbers, and rights holders. Memorials, documents, the map and money need their own exports. Enterprise DNA maps those for you as part of the switch.
Can your own version still show grave locations? expand_more
The free version describes each plot by section, row and number, which is what the register needs. If your team relies on a map to find graves, Enterprise DNA can build a map view using the same records as part of your version.
What if funeral directors need to book online? expand_more
The free version does not include a portal, so the office takes bookings by phone or email. If online booking matters to your business, Enterprise DNA can build a booking page for funeral directors using the same records.
How does Enterprise DNA charge for its version? expand_more
Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer for the agreed work. The scope is based on your current PlotBox users, modules and the reports you rely on. The free version has no licence fee, while hosting and agent subscriptions have their own costs.
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