The 8 Best Memorial Slideshow and Tribute Tools in 2026
Memorial tools do one of three jobs: a slideshow or tribute video played at the service, a live memory wall that guests add to during it, or a permanent page that outlives it. Only QR Wall lets guests add photos and messages to the screen in real time; Memories, Tribute.co and a funeral home's Tukios system produce a finished video beforehand; Keeper, Ever Loved, Our Tributes and Legacy.com are pages. Prices were read on each vendor's site in September 2026.
Last updated: September 2026
Disclosure: QR Wall is our product. It appears once in this list, reviewed by the same standard as everything else, including where it is not the right choice. Competitor prices were read on each vendor's own site in September 2026.
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All 8 memorial slideshow and tribute tools at a glance
Tool, best-for, starting price, and whether guests need an app.
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | No app needed | Live wall |
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| QR Wall (that's us) | A live memory wall guests add to during the service | Free ($0); Premium $10.99/mo; Professional $19.99/mo | Yes | Yes: Slideshow, Grid and TV views |
| Memories | A DIY tribute video, obituary and order of service in one | $99 one-time plus $12 per life story per year (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Web | No: a pre-made MP4 you play yourself |
| Tribute.co | Spoken tributes from friends who cannot attend | $35 per video up to 30 minutes (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Yes (browser recorder) | No: a pre-made montage |
| Keeper | A permanent memorial page; $99 once for unlimited photos | Free (5 photos or videos); Keeper Plus $99 one-time (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Web | No: pre-made slideshows inside facilitated services |
| Ever Loved | A free, ad-free permanent page with a fundraiser | $0; Premium $199.99 one-time (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Web | No: website with embedded video |
| Our Tributes | A permanent QR plaque at the grave or urn | $99.99 one-time, plaque included (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Web | No: collects photos and messages on a page |
| Tukios | Families whose funeral home already uses it | Quote-based, sold to funeral homes only (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Family uploads via a shared link | Partial: a pre-made video published to the chapel TV |
| Legacy.com | Making the obituary findable in search | $99 one-time online obituary; a memorial page bundle is quoted at $159 but the help page would not load (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy) | Web | No: obituary, gallery and guest book |
The 8 tools, reviewed
1. QR Wallthat's us
Best for: A live memory wall guests add to during the service • Starting price: Free ($0); Premium $10.99/mo; Professional $19.99/mo
QR Wall is the one tool in this list that works during the service rather than before or after it: family and friends scan a code printed on the programme or shown on the screen, and their photos and memories appear on it in about a second, in a slow Memorial look. Relatives who cannot attend post from wherever they are. Afterwards the family keeps every photo and message as a downloadable keepsake with a private gallery link.
It does not make a tribute video and is not a public obituary page. The free plan shows the 5 most recent posts; Premium at $10.99 a month lifts that and adds the gallery and download, and Professional at $19.99 adds AI screening and a manual approval queue so nothing reaches the screen unreviewed. Funeral homes run it under their own branding on one Professional plan.
Strengths
- ✓ Real-time contributions from the room and from far away
- ✓ Every post can wait for a family member's approval before it shows
Watch out for
- – No tribute video editing; pair it with a pre-made slideshow if you want music and transitions
- – Monthly subscription, cancel after the service
2. Memories
Best for: A DIY tribute video, obituary and order of service in one • Starting price: $99 one-time plus $12 per life story per year (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Memories.net bundles a tribute video builder with obituary and eulogy writers, an order-of-service designer, a guest book and a memorial page, all ad-free with unlimited media storage. The video downloads as an MP4 you play at the service.
It costs $99 one-time plus $12 a year to host each life story. The vendor says you can start for free without a card, but the pricing page does not spell out what the free level includes, and support is Australian-hours.
Strengths
- ✓ Video, obituary, programme and guest book in one purchase
- ✓ Unlimited media, no ads
Watch out for
- – The $12 a year hosting fee on top of the $99
- – Free-tier limits are not published
3. Tribute.co
Best for: Spoken tributes from friends who cannot attend • Starting price: $35 per video up to 30 minutes (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Tribute.co makes a group video: you invite people, they record a clip in the browser, and the service stitches them into one montage. It is free to start and you pay to publish: $35 for a video up to 30 minutes, $49 up to 60, $99 beyond, with a Concierge editing option at $99 shown struck through from $129.
It is a video-message compilation rather than a photo slideshow, so it complements a slideshow rather than replacing it.
Strengths
- ✓ Unlimited contributors and a watermark-free download
- ✓ Built-in recorder, no app
Watch out for
- – Not a photo slideshow
- – The Concierge price is a promotional strikethrough
4. Keeper
Best for: A permanent memorial page; $99 once for unlimited photos • Starting price: Free (5 photos or videos); Keeper Plus $99 one-time (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Keeper hosts memorial pages that it says it never deletes, and since acquiring GatheringUs in 2022 it also runs facilitated virtual and hybrid funerals from $750 per event. The free Basic page allows one page with up to five photos or videos, a guest book and a custom URL.
Keeper Plus is $99 one-time for unlimited pages, photos and admins; Concierge is $350. Slideshows exist only within the facilitated services, which also include two 150-photo videos on the Premium package.
Strengths
- ✓ No expiry on any tier
- ✓ A single $99 payment rather than a subscription
Watch out for
- – Five photos on the free page
- – An older $74.99 figure still circulates; the pricing page date is what counts
5. Ever Loved
Best for: A free, ad-free permanent page with a fundraiser • Starting price: $0; Premium $199.99 one-time (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Ever Loved is a free memorial website with an obituary, memories, condolences, RSVP and a built-in fundraiser that charges only the processor's 2.9% plus 30 cents. The vendor says the page is 100% free, free of ads, and stays up indefinitely, with unlimited photos and stories.
Premium at $199.99 one-time mainly removes Ever Loved's product links and memorial-gift sections and lets you restrict who can post. Videos are YouTube or Vimeo embeds; nothing is projected.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuinely free and permanent
- ✓ Fundraising without a platform fee
Watch out for
- – Free pages carry Ever Loved product links you pay $199.99 to remove
- – Anyone can post unless you buy Premium
6. Our Tributes
Best for: A permanent QR plaque at the grave or urn • Starting price: $99.99 one-time, plaque included (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Our Tributes sells a stainless-steel QR plaque linked to a web memorial page with 50 photos and unlimited embedded videos, described as lifelong. It is sold direct at $99.99 and wholesale to funeral homes, whose page quotes a standard retail price of $79.99, so the two vendor pages disagree.
It collects photos and messages but has no screen component and no slideshow; the annual fee for more than 50 photos is not published.
Strengths
- ✓ Physical and digital memorial in one purchase
- ✓ No subscription for the base 50 photos
Watch out for
- – 50-photo ceiling with an undisclosed fee beyond it
- – Videos must be YouTube or Vimeo links
7. Tukios
Best for: Families whose funeral home already uses it • Starting price: Quote-based, sold to funeral homes only (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Tukios is a funeral-home suite: tribute videos, websites, obituaries and a TV display. The family uploads photos through a shared link and the home produces the video, which Tukios says takes about five minutes and publishes straight to the chapel TV and the online obituary.
Families cannot buy it directly, there are no published prices, and there is no live contribution from guests during the service.
Strengths
- ✓ Fastest route to a video on the chapel screen
- ✓ No contracts or setup fees for the home
Watch out for
- – Only available through a funeral home that has it
- – Photo limits per video are not stated
8. Legacy.com
Best for: Making the obituary findable in search • Starting price: $99 one-time online obituary; a memorial page bundle is quoted at $159 but the help page would not load (checked September 2026 on the vendor's site; confirm before you buy)
Legacy.com is the obituary network most funeral notices end up on, with a guest book and photo gallery on each page. An online-only obituary is $99 one-time on the Legacy-branded ordering site; a $159 option that adds a memorial page appears only in search snippets because legacy.com itself returned an error to our checks.
It is a publishing and findability tool, not something for the day of the service.
Strengths
- ✓ Search-engine reach for the obituary
- ✓ Permanent guest book
Watch out for
- – Verify the $159 figure by hand
- – Nothing for the screen at the service
How to choose a memorial slideshow or tribute tool
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Decide first whether you need something at the service or something that outlives it. Only QR Wall puts guests' own photos on the screen in the room in real time; Memories, Tribute.co and a home's Tukios produce a finished video you play; Keeper, Ever Loved, Our Tributes and Legacy.com are pages.
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If you want a permanent page guests keep adding to, Ever Loved ($0, ad-free, no expiry) and Keeper (free for five photos, $99 once for unlimited) are the family-direct options with no recurring fee.
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Budget a facilitated online service (Keeper, from $750 per event) only if many guests are remote; a live wall link covers remote family for far less.
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Ask the funeral home what it already includes. Many run Tukios for the video and offer a live memory wall as a personalization service.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make a slideshow for a funeral?
Use a template builder such as Memories ($99 one-time, MP4 download), or ask your funeral home whether it uses Tukios, whose tribute videos publish straight to the chapel TV. For photos guests add during the service, use a live memory wall such as QR Wall alongside the slideshow.
Can guests add photos during a memorial service?
With a live wall, yes: QR Wall shows photos and messages on the screen within about a second of being sent, from the room or from far away, with a family member approving each one first if they choose. Page-based tools (Ever Loved, Keeper, Our Tributes) collect photos on a website; the video at the service is produced beforehand.
Is Ever Loved free?
Yes. The vendor says the memorial page is 100% free, free of ads, and stays up indefinitely. Premium at $199.99 one-time mainly removes Ever Loved's product links and lets you restrict who can post.
What does a memorial photo wall cost?
QR Wall is $0 to preview, $10.99 a month on Premium for the full wall, gallery and download, or $19.99 on Professional with approval and AI screening; cancel after the service. Funeral homes typically offer it to families as an add-on at $75 to $100 per service on one Professional plan.
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