Funeral Manager vs FrontRunner

Funeral Manager4.3Visit FrontRunner—Visit

Higher score Funeral Manager #4 in Funeral Home Software 4.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 6 features Try Funeral Manager

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FrontRunner #8 in Funeral Home Software —/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 4.3/10 Visit ↗	FrontRunner —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	4.3	—
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	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
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 published	✓ (best)
Obituary pages	✓	✓
Service scheduling	✓ (best)	Not published
Pre-need management	Not published	Not published
Electronic signatures	Not published	Not published
Funeral website builder	Not published	✓ (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 Manager4.3/10 · Paid

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

  Try Funeral ManagerFull verdict →
• FrontRunner—/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit FrontRunnerFull verdict →