You can publish a free online obituary using Ever Loved, ForeverMissed, or Heya for $0, or pay a fixed price of $159 for a notice on Legacy.com. This guide walks through the steps to build a memorial website and compares the limits, privacy settings, and prices of each platform.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 29, 2026.
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This table compares the cost, photo limits, guest participation tools, and privacy controls of four online obituary platforms.
| Platform | Free plan | Paid pricing | Photo and media limits | Guest book and privacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy.com | None | $159 fixed price | Unlimited text and photos | Optional Guest Book; high search rankings |
| Ever Loved | 100% free, no ads | $199.99 one-time for Premium | Not stated | Password protection and post limits on Premium |
| ForeverMissed | Free Basic plan, no ads | $79.95/yr ($6.65/mo) or $159.95 lifetime | 5 photos on Basic; unlimited on paid | Tributes, role permissions, and privacy controls |
| Heya | $0 Free plan (with Heya badge) | Pro Lite $3/mo, Pro Standard $6/mo | Up to 200 files per site (up to 20 MB each) | Link a button to a Google Form or Tally form; Hide from Google setting |
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Not stated means the platform's provided facts do not specify a limit for that feature.
Legacy.com publishes online obituaries for a fixed price of $159, with unlimited text and photos. You get an interactive Memorial Page, an optional Guest Book for condolences, and a notice built to rank well on Google.
Ever Loved offers 100% free, ad-free memorial websites that stay up until you take them down. A one-time $199.99 Premium upgrade adds password protection, posting limits, and removes memorial gifts and Ever Loved product links.
ForeverMissed is ad-free and has a free Basic plan limited to 5 photos. Paid plans cost $79.95 per year ($6.65 per month) or $159.95 one-time, adding unlimited photos, video and music galleries, and playlists.
Heya is our website builder. You can use the memorial template for $0 on Heya Free (up to 5 pages and 200 images at yourname.heya.bio with a small badge), with no credit card and no time limit.
Local newspaper obituaries start around $100, and national papers like The New York Times can run several thousand dollars plus a 3-5% processing fee. Online tools start at $0 on Ever Loved, ForeverMissed, and Heya, or a flat $159 on Legacy.com. Check the free limits before you pick: ForeverMissed caps its free Basic plan at 5 photos, Ever Loved shows product and memorial gift links unless you pay $199.99 for Premium, and Heya Free has a small Made with Heya badge you can remove on Pro Lite for $3 a month.
Privacy works differently too. ForeverMissed lets you invite only selected guests, and Ever Loved includes password protection with its $199.99 Premium plan. On Heya, you can turn on the Hide from Google setting in site settings to keep your memorial out of search engines.
A clear memorial page helps family and friends find service details quickly. On our memorial template, the home page starts with a portrait, full name and dates, a short summary of who they were, and buttons for service details and memories. You can add a life story section with a couple of paragraphs about where they grew up, their work, and family members, plus a favorite quote.
Give the service its own section with the day, time, and location for the visitation, service, and reception side by side. Include parking info, step-free access, a map link, and a livestream button if you have one. You can also link to a charity for donations in lieu of flowers and leave room for tributes.
A few platform rules can catch you off guard during a hard week. Ever Loved gives you a free 24-hour trial on Premium websites, but canceling during those 24 hours voids the trial and charges your card right away if you reupgrade later. On ForeverMissed, the $79.95 per year Premium plan auto-renews every 12 months, so look at the $159.95 one-time Lifetime plan if you only want one bill (both give a full refund within 30 days).
For charity donations, Ever Loved charges no service fee, but deducts payment processing fees of 2.9%+30¢ per donation and allows contributors to add an optional tip. On Heya, you can link a button directly to the charity's own donation page and publish for free on yourname.heya.bio.
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We compared Legacy.com, Ever Loved, ForeverMissed, and Heya using verified platform documentation as of October 29, 2026, focusing on upfront and recurring costs, photo limits, guest books, donation handling, and privacy controls. The facts come from support.everloved.com/article/148-are-memorial-websites-and-obituaries-really-free, support.everloved.com/article/277-how-much-does-an-ever-loved-memorial-site-cost, support.everloved.com/article/239-how-to-upgrade-to-ever-loved-premium, forevermissed.com/ourplans, legacy.com/contact/en/articles/10752883-how-much-does-an-obituary-cost, heya.page/pricing, heya.page/docs.
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You can put an obituary online for $0 using the free plans on Ever Loved, ForeverMissed, or Heya, or pay a fixed price of $159 on Legacy.com. By comparison, local newspaper notices start around $100, and national papers like The New York Times can cost several thousand dollars plus a 3-5% processing fee.
Ever Loved's free and Premium sites stay active indefinitely until the family takes them down, and Heya Free costs $0 with no time limit (and Pro Plus at $15 a month lets you download your site as an HTML ZIP file to keep). On ForeverMissed, the $159.95 one-time Lifetime plan stays online permanently, while the $79.95 per year Premium plan auto-renews every 12 months.
You can link the Add a memory button on Heya's memorial template to a Google Form or Tally form where guests submit stories and photos, then copy the ones you want onto the page. Legacy.com includes an optional Guest Book for sharing memories and condolences, ForeverMissed lets people share memorable stories and tributes, and Ever Loved allows posting on the memorial website.
ForeverMissed and Ever Loved are best if you need strict privacy controls. ForeverMissed lets you make a memorial private, invite selected guests, and set role-based permissions, while Ever Loved gives you password protection and posting limits for a one-time $199.99 Premium fee. On Heya, pages are found by search engines by default, and a Hide from Google setting turns that off.
Ever Loved lets you collect donations right on the page via Stripe with no Ever Loved service fee, though it deducts payment processing fees of 2.9%+30¢ per donation and lets contributors add an optional tip. On Heya, the memorial template has an In lieu of flowers section where you link a button straight to the charity's donation page.
Ever Loved and ForeverMissed do not run ads. Ever Loved's free sites do show memorial gifts and product links unless you pay $199.99 for Premium to remove them. Heya Free sites show a small Made with Heya badge, which comes off on Heya Pro Lite for $3 a month.
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You can start building with Heya's memorial website template for $0 with no account required, and sign in with Google only when you are ready to publish.