Stillwith vs Forever Missed
A side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, AI capability, and the experience families have on the day.
Forever Missed has been around since 2005 and is one of the oldest memorial site providers on the web. Many families first hear about it through a funeral home or a search for online memorial. This page is an honest comparison with Stillwith, written in the voice of a thoughtful funeral director, not a competitor.
What Forever Missed does well
- Established. Two decades of memorial pages live there.
- Familiar to many older users. The interface looks like the web of the late 2000s, which is a comfort to some.
- A simple guestbook and photo gallery, no learning curve.
- Free tier exists. Most basic features are usable without paying.
Where Stillwith goes deeper
- AI eulogy and obituary writing built in. Forever Missed does not write for you; Stillwith drafts both, in a voice tuned for the room.
- Modern, calm visual design. Sage and cream, not banner ads.
- One flat fee, forever. Stillwith is $29 once for a permanent memorial page; Forever Missed has tiered annual subscriptions that recur indefinitely.
- Mobile-first. Most family members read the memorial on their phone; Stillwith is designed for that.
- Audit-grade eulogy word count, the right length for the lectern.
Side by side
| Forever Missed | Stillwith | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes (limited) | Yes (free to draft) |
| Paid plan | $45 to $125 / year, recurring | $29 once, kept forever |
| AI eulogy writing | No | Yes |
| AI obituary writing | No | Yes |
| Photo gallery | Yes | Yes |
| Tributes from visitors | Yes | Yes |
| Donation link | Limited | Yes, multiple causes |
| Mobile-first design | No | Yes |
| Ad-free | Paid plans only | Always |
Pricing in plain words
Forever Missed charges a recurring annual fee (around $45 a year for the basic paid tier, more for unlimited storage and no ads). Over twenty years, that is $900 or more. Stillwith is $29 once, paid only when you decide to share the page publicly, and the page is yours for as long as the internet exists. For some families the recurring model is fine; for others, knowing the page does not have an expiration date is the more important thing.
When to choose Forever Missed
If the family is already on the platform with another loved one, or if a relative built the family's existing memorial there and you want to keep things consistent, stay where you are. Continuity matters.
When to choose Stillwith
If you want a modern, calm-looking memorial page, drafted eulogy and obituary in the same intake, and a one-time price with no annual renewals, Stillwith is the simpler choice. If you also want comparison with the funeral home's free offering, see Stillwith vs the funeral home website.
For the eulogy itself, see how to write a eulogy. For the obituary, see how to write an obituary.
When you are ready, Stillwith helps you draft yours.
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