Funeral Manager vs FrontRunner

Funeral Manager8.9Visit FrontRunner7.4Visit

Higher score Funeral Manager #4 in Funeral Home Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 6 features Try Funeral Manager

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FrontRunner #8 in Funeral Home Software 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit FrontRunner

• Funeral Manager fits best

  Operations needing deep records and resource controls

• FrontRunner fits best

  Funeral homes focused on websites and obituaries

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Side by side

Feature	Funeral Manager 8.9/10 Visit ↗	FrontRunner 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	7.4
Ranking	#4 in Funeral Home Software	#8 in Funeral Home Software
Best for	Operations needing deep records and resource controls	Funeral homes focused on websites and obituaries
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Funeral Manager 2/6 · FrontRunner 3/6
Online arrangements	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Obituary pages	✓	✓
Service scheduling	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Pre-need management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Electronic signatures	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Funeral website builder	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Detailed care-of-the-deceased records with audit trails Resource planning for staff, vehicles and facilities Custom documents, payments, dashboards and reports	Combines funeral-home website management with hosted obituary publishing Collects arrangement information through online intake Supports digital presence management for small and mid-market funeral homes
Cons	Usage-based billing can make monthly costs harder to forecast Web-only deployment requires an internet-connected device UK-focused positioning may not suit every market	Contact-sales pricing requires a direct vendor conversation Web-only access may not suit teams needing other platforms Lacks case operations, scheduling, payments and integrations
Our verdict	Funeral Manager is a cloud-based system for independent funeral directors and multi-branch funeral businesses. It brings care-of-the-deceased records, funeral arrangements, cremated-remains tracking, resource planning, documents, memorial… Read the review →	FrontRunner is cloud software from FrontRunner Professional for funeral homes that need a public-facing digital presence. Its feature set centers on funeral-home website management, hosted obituary publication, online arrangement intake… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Funeral Manager — where it wins

  • Detailed care-of-the-deceased records with audit trails
  • Resource planning for staff, vehicles and facilities
  • Custom documents, payments, dashboards and reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based billing can make monthly costs harder to forecast
  • Web-only deployment requires an internet-connected device
  • UK-focused positioning may not suit every market

• FrontRunner — where it wins

  • Combines funeral-home website management with hosted obituary publishing
  • Collects arrangement information through online intake
  • Supports digital presence management for small and mid-market funeral homes

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing requires a direct vendor conversation
  • Web-only access may not suit teams needing other platforms
  • Lacks case operations, scheduling, payments and integrations

• Funeral Manager8.9/10 · Paid

  A broad cloud suite for funeral records, arrangements, resources, payments and reporting.

  Try Funeral ManagerFull verdict →
• FrontRunner7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused web platform for funeral-home websites, obituaries and arrangement intake.

  Visit FrontRunnerFull verdict →