Headstone business software, made for monument and memorial shops
A headstone business sells something that takes months to finish: the family picks a design, the cemetery approves it, the granite arrives, the letters are cut and the crew sets the stone. MonuDesk is software made for that work. Dozens of monument dealers, headstone retailers and memorial shops in the United States and Canada run their orders on it, from $149 a month.
By Dennis Rodin
What a headstone business needs from its software
A headstone business needs software that knows eight jobs. General tools cover one or two of them. MonuDesk covers all eight, on one order:
| The job | What to look for | How MonuDesk does it |
|---|---|---|
| Quote the stone | Prices from your own book, cemetery fees added | Price book quotes, several options per family, accepted quote becomes the order |
| Agree the design | A drawing the family can see and approve | MonuStudio 3D designer on every plan; drawing approval in the family portal on Pro |
| Clear the cemetery | Each cemetery's application, foundation and fee rules | Cemetery rules set once; the right to-dos and fees on every order |
| Order the granite | Orders to suppliers without retyping | Purchase orders emailed to the vendor, and one page that shows what is still out at each vendor (Pro) |
| Track production | One place that shows what is waiting on whom | Order board with a column for every stage and a to-do list on every order |
| Set the stone | Installs planned by cemetery and date | Installations page with a calendar, promise dates and weather flags (Pro) |
| Get paid | Deposits, balances and your accounting | Online payment in the portal, Open Balances (Pro), QuickBooks Online (Pro) |
| Keep the family informed | Status without phone calls | A family portal link for every order |
Who runs on MonuDesk
Family-owned monument shops with one to three people. Basic is $149 a month and includes one user; each extra user is $10 a month. The order board replaces the paper folders and the whiteboard, and every person sees the same orders on their own screen.
Monument dealers with more than one location. Each extra location is $100 a month. One account holds every location, an office switcher shows one location or all of them, and on the Pro plan each location can post to its own QuickBooks Online company.
Monument shops that work with funeral homes. With MonuDesk B2B, funeral homes order with their own free login and see where their stone is, instead of calling. MonuDesk B2B.
Monument shops that also sell wholesale. The dealers you supply place their orders with you online: the order lands on your board, you send the price and they follow every stage. Invited dealers use it for free. MonuDesk B2B for wholesalers.
Shops switching from paper. MonuDesk Paper Order Scan turns a photo or PDF of a paper contract into a filled-in quote, and we import your contacts, cemeteries and vendors for free. MonuDesk vs paper.
Shops switching from other monument software. Dealers have moved to MonuDesk from StoneSpot, MB ProBuild and custom books. How switching works.
Questions to ask any headstone software vendor
Ask every vendor these eight questions before you sign. Here are MonuDesk's answers.
| Question | MonuDesk's answer |
|---|---|
| Is the price published? | Yes: $149, $299 or $599 a month, or $129, $249 or $499 a month on yearly billing, on monudesk.com/pricing. |
| What do extra users and locations cost? | $10 a month per extra user, $100 a month per extra location. |
| Do families get a portal? | Yes, on every plan: status, documents and online payment. Drawing approval is on Pro. |
| Does it know cemetery rules? | Yes: application, foundation, plot details and fees, set once per cemetery. |
| QuickBooks Online or Desktop? | QuickBooks Online, on Pro. QuickBooks Desktop is not supported. |
| Who moves my data? | MonuDesk imports your contacts, cemeteries and vendors for free. |
| Is there a phone app? | Yes, an iPhone app on the App Store; Android phones use it in the browser. |
| Can I try it on real orders? | Yes, for 7 days, on your own orders. Your data is backed up every day and you can export it whenever you want. |
What headstone business software costs
Most published plans for monument software cost $149 to $599 a month for one shop. The cheapest are a free plan capped at 10 orders a month and a $60 founding price; one desktop product sells for $5,000 per license, and several vendors publish no price at all. MonuDesk is $149, $299 or $599 a month. Every published price, side by side.
How to choose
Pick two products and run real orders through both. A demo shows the happy path; your own orders show where a tool breaks: the cemetery with odd rules, the family that changes the inscription twice, the balance nobody chased. MonuDesk gives you 7 days on your own orders, and a setup call with our team in the first week.
To see every option in one table first, read Best monument software in 2026.
“I can see it on my computer, and my dad can see it on his, and then our plant manager can see it on his. It makes it easier for us to communicate what's going on.”
“I can do my sketch in the same system, I can do my purchase orders in the same system, and I can put my customer orders in the same system.”
Questions headstone businesses ask
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