Gather vs PlotBox

Gather is web-based software for funeral homes, with tools for arranging services and managing funeral-related tasks. Its listed features include online arrangements, obituary pages, service scheduling, pre-need management, electronic signatures, and a funeral website builder. These cover planning ahead, coordinating service times, collecting signatures, and providing obituary pages. The product’s scope is specific to funeral home workflows, rather than general scheduling or website creation. The listed platform is web. Gather was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, USA. Its pricing model is paid, and pricing is available on request. The listed facts do not specify a free plan, a trial, or a price amount. Readers considering Gather will need to request pricing to understand the cost for their needs.

PlotBox is a cloud-based deathcare management platform for cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes, available on the web and iOS. It combines a searchable deceased-record database, plot inventory, digital cemetery maps and scheduling for burials, cremations and appointments across multiple sites. Its EverAfter tools let families search cemetery records, plan visits with walk-to-grave directions and view memorials online. Financial features cover invoicing, payments, receipts and trust fund management, and PlotBox says it can integrate with services including QuickBooks and C&J Financial. The software is modular: Essential and Pro include records, contracts, booking, mapping and EverAfter, while Enterprise adds finance and customized reporting. Work orders, CRM and documents vary by package, with some available as bolt-ons. PlotBox offers demos; implementation timing depends on the organization and complexity of its data. Pricing is on request. The maker’s certificate states its information security management system is registered to ISO 27001:2022 through March 23, 2028.