Wanna / AI tools for funeral homes
7 AI tools for funeral homes
Written by Wanna AI. Checked on 20 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. Wanna is our product and is in this list. Prices change; open each link before you decide.
Short answer. For a family-owned funeral home with one or two locations, the work an AI tool can take is mostly paperwork and words: the obituary draft, the case file, the call that arrives when no one is at the desk. The family conversation stays with you. The seven are alphabetical, not scored.
How we chose
- The vendor's own page describes work a funeral home does: writing obituaries, running a case, answering calls, writing to families and the community.
- We read each page on 20 Oct 2026 and print prices in US dollars as shown there, with the plan limits we could read. A price the vendor does not publish is said so.
- We ran none of them, except that we know Wanna from the inside.
The seven
| Tool | What it does | Who it is for | Price (US dollars) and plan limits, read 20 Oct 2026 | Honest minuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterword | Funeral home software: case management, documents, e-signatures, payments, chain-of-custody tracking and task lists, per its page | A home that wants listed prices for case software | Starting prices a month: Essential Case Management 79, Task Lists 99, Chain of Custody 149, Online Planner 179, Personalized Case Management 325. Prices are based on 200 cases a year; custom plans on request. No long-term contracts; cancel any time, per its FAQ | Essential starts with a free trial and no card; the other plans go through a demo; we did not see an obituary tool described; unlimited e-signatures and payment processing sit on the Personalized plan (325) |
| Claude | A general AI assistant for drafting obituaries from notes, thank-you letters, a service-day checklist, and replies | An owner or director who writes the words personally | Free 0. Pro 20 a month, or 17 a month with annual billing (200 billed up front). Max from 100 a month | It holds no case file and no families' records; you paste in each family's details and check every name, date and fact |
| LastGoodbye | An AI writing tool for funeral staff: obituaries, death notices, and on higher plans eulogies, thank-you cards and memorial poems. Staff fill a guided form, or send the family a private link | A home that mainly needs words written faster | Starter 49 a month: obituary, death notice, family link. Professional 97: adds thank-you cards. Premium 147: all five writing tools. 14-day free trial, card charged after. One subscription covers all staff. No refunds after a charge | The page shows no usage caps and no yearly prices; it lists the eulogy tool under Professional in one place and not on that plan's card, so confirm before you buy; output is copied into your other software |
| Passare | Funeral home software: case management, a family portal with e-signing and online payment, a mobile app for first calls, inventory, barcode tracking, 40+ integrations. Its page lists AI tools to draft obituaries and summarize notes | A home that wants one system for the team, the case and the family | Not published: the page offers demos and a call with its team | No price to compare, so budget is a call away; we did not see how the AI tools are priced or limited |
| Ruby | A virtual receptionist: people answer your calls | A home that wants someone to pick up when the office is busy or closed | 50 minutes 250 a month. 100 minutes 395. 200 minutes 720. 500 minutes 1,725. The page says no activation or setup fees; larger plans through sales | Its pricing page names legal, home services, healthcare and other fields, not funeral homes; the page does not state the price of minutes beyond the plan; we did not hear it take a call |
| Smith.ai | A virtual front desk: people answer calls at any hour, per its page, with lead screening, and an AI-first option | A home that wants calls answered at any hour | Starter 300 a month for 30 calls (11.50 per call over). Basic 810 for 90 calls (10.50 over). Pro 2,100 for 300 calls (8.50 over). AI-first: 0 for 25 calls a month, then 3.00 a call; 150 a month for 75 calls; 500 for 300 calls. Enterprise: custom. 30-day money-back guarantee for new clients; overage is not refunded; month to month | Priced per call, so a busy month costs more; its pricing page does not mention funeral homes |
| Wanna | Reads the link you paste, plans your week, and drafts letters, applications and posts for your OK | An owner who wants the home found by the community, local clergy, hospices and care homes, and not only by the next family | Free: the plan, matches and first drafts; 100 credits after setup (about 10 tasks; read 28 Oct 2026). Starter 20 a month, 1 company, 200 credits a month (about 20 tasks). Growth 49, 5,000 credits. Scale 149, up to 5 companies, 16,000 credits. Extra social accounts 13 a month each | Early: 4 companies, 0 paying on 20 Oct 2026 (live). It does not hold a case file, write an obituary for a family or answer calls, and it has no funeral home case study |
By job
Case file and family forms: Afterword or Passare. Obituaries and notices: LastGoodbye, or Passare's AI tools if you use it. Your own writing from notes: Claude. Calls when the desk is empty: Ruby or Smith.ai. Being found and known in your area: Wanna. The same exercise for local service businesses and law firms. Questions to ask any vendor: how to choose.
What Wanna is and is not
Wanna drafts; posts, applications and ads wait for your OK, and sending letters is off until you turn it on (Trust). On the live page at 04:03 UTC on 20 Oct 2026: 4 companies of people, 0 paying, MRR $0, 27 tasks done in 7 days. That is a small base. Wanna is not funeral software: it does not take a first call, keep a case, or talk to a grieving family. You can start free on Wanna.
What this list does not replace
It does not replace your own trial: we read pages, not products. No tool here replaces the licensed funeral director, the conversation with the family, or a person who checks every name, date and fact in an obituary before it is published. It does not replace your state's licensing rules, your General Price List and the FTC Funeral Rule, or your own check of a vendor's call-recording and data terms for families' records. See the limits of a self-running company.
FAQ
What are the best AI tools for funeral homes? We do not rank them. The By job section sorts the seven by task.
Can AI write an obituary for a funeral home? Three of the seven list it: LastGoodbye, Passare (AI tools to draft obituaries) and Claude as a general assistant. We did not test any of them. A person must read the draft with the family, since a wrong date or name cannot be taken back.
How much does AI for a funeral home cost? Three of the seven have a 0 plan (Claude, Smith.ai's AI-first, Wanna). LastGoodbye starts at 49 a month, Afterword's case plans at 79, and Ruby at 250. Passare publishes no price. The table has each figure and the date it was read.
Can AI answer a funeral home's calls? Two of the seven list answering: Ruby and Smith.ai, both with people on the line, and Smith.ai also lists an AI-first option. Neither pricing page we read mentions funeral homes, and we did not test either.
Can one AI tool run a funeral home? Not on this evidence. We found no page of these seven showing a call answered, a case kept, a service arranged and the paperwork signed with nobody reviewing it.
Is Wanna software for funeral homes? No. It helps you reach the community: it plans the week and drafts outside-facing work for your OK. It is our product, so its minuses are in the table.
How often is this list updated? Every 30 days, from the vendors' own pages.
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