Leave Obit.
Keep everything.
Obit handles the records. EverlyPro gets the documents signed on the family's phone, takes the payment and drafts the death notice. We migrate you for free and you are live in two weeks.
Works with the tools you already use
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A fair look at Obit.
Obit is a cloud-based funeral management system from Lytesoft, used by funeral directors across Ireland and the UK. It covers case records, invoicing and a cashbook, death notice publishing, stock, reporting and multi-branch coordination, priced per funeral. What it does not do is the part of the job that eats your afternoons: getting documents signed and getting paid without printing, chasing or re-keying. That is where EverlyPro is different, and this page shows you exactly how.
Head to head
EverlyPro vs Obit
10 things that decide how much admin your team carries every week.
All 10 included| Feature | |
Obit |
|---|---|---|
| Documents pre-filled from the caseArrangement forms, estimates and authorisations populate themselves. | Included | IncludedTemplates populate from the funeral record. |
| eSignatures in person or by email and SMSSign on a tablet in the arrangement room or remotely from any phone. No app, no add-on. | Included | Not offeredNot offered. Documents are printed for signature. |
| Online payments with Apple Pay and Google PayPayment links families tap on their phone. | Included | Not referencedNot listed. Invoicing and cashbook only. |
| AI-written obituaries and death noticesDrafted from the case details in seconds. You approve. | Included | Not referencedNot listed. Obit publishes death notices to your website; it does not write them. |
| Accounting sync with QuickBooks, Xero and SageInvoices and payments post automatically. No re-keying. | Included | ◑In partSage only. No Xero. QuickBooks appears only as planned or in third-party directories. |
| Email and calendar integrationWorks with Outlook and Google. AI drafts the family emails. | Included | Not referencedNot listed. |
| Automated Google review requestsAsk families for a review at the right moment, without remembering to. | Included | Not referencedNot listed. |
| Chain of custody trackingEvery movement of the deceased logged, timestamped and attributed. | Included | Not referencedNot listed. Logistics and staff coordination are. |
| Designed for mobile, not just accessible on itFirst call, arrangements and signatures from a phone, on the road. | Included | ◑In partAccess from a tablet or mobile browser is listed. A mobile-designed workflow is not. |
| Free migration, live in two weeks, no lock-inOnboarding and training included. Month to month with a 60-day money-back guarantee. | Included | ◑In partPer-funeral pricing and a 30-day trial are listed. Free migration, training and a money-back guarantee are not. |
How to read this: "Included" means Lytesoft (Obit) lists the feature on its public website. "Via integration" means it is delivered through a separate product or add-on, which may carry its own cost and login. "In part" means a limited version is listed, described in the note. "Not referenced" means the vendor does not mention the feature on its website or in independent software directories as of September 2026. "Not offered" means the vendor confirms it is unavailable. No overall score is calculated. Spotted something out of date? Email info@everlypro.com and we will correct it.
A Tuesday afternoon
Your week on Obit. Your week on EverlyPro.
The same funeral, the same family, a very different afternoon for your team.
Where EverlyPro stands out
Built by funeral directors. Built to save you hours.
Three differences you will feel in the first month.
Documents that get signed, not printed.
In Obit you generate the document and print it for a signature. In EverlyPro the arrangement form, estimate and authorisations go out for signature in one click: on a tablet in the arrangement room, or by email and SMS to any phone. The signed copy files itself.
Get paid from a link, not the front desk.
Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay on every invoice. Payments land on the case in real time and post to QuickBooks, Xero or Sage. Obit connects to Sage only; there is no Xero.
Free migration. No lock-in.
We move every Obit case, contact and invoice at no cost and train your team. EverlyPro is month to month with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
See it, not just read it
Pre-filled. Sent. Signed. Two minutes.
The arrangement form populates from the case. You press send. The family opens a link on their phone and signs. You watch it land in real time, and the signed PDF files itself against the case.
- Every document pre-filled from the case, no re-typing
- Sign in person on a tablet or remotely on any phone
- Legally valid eSignatures across the UK and Ireland
- Signed copies filed automatically. Nothing to scan
Included at no cost
Everything comes with you.
You send us the export. We map it, load it and check it with you before anything goes live. Nothing is left behind on the old system unless you want it left there.
- Active and archived funerals
- Deceased and next-of-kin details
- Quotations, invoices and payment history
- Death notices and generated documents
- Supplier and contact lists
- Price lists and service items
- Users and branch structure
- Notes and case history
How we get the data out of Obit
Obit is cloud-based, so there is no server to decommission. We work from Obit's data export or from the reports you can run yourself. You keep read access to Obit until you have checked everything has come across.
Two weeks, start to finish
We handle everything. You just show up.
There is never a day when your team has nowhere to work. Your old system stays readable until you say otherwise.
We migrate everything for you.
- Full export taken from Obit
- Data mapped and loaded into EverlyPro
- Accounting software connected
- Whole team trained
Your team is up and running.
- Cases tracked from first call to final invoice
- Documents generated and signed digitally
- Scheduling coordinated across your staff
Ask how you ever did it the old way.
- Payments, reporting and AI fully active
- Families signing documents remotely
- Your team focused on families, not forms
FAQ
Switching from Obit, answered.
Yes. Data migration, onboarding and training are included on every plan. There is no setup fee and no charge based on how many records you have.
Most funeral homes are fully live within two weeks. On day one we import your data and connect your accounting software. By the end of week one your team is tracking cases. By week two payments, documents and AI are all active.
No. Active cases, archived funerals, contacts and financial history all come across, and you verify the import before you go live. Your data stays yours: you can export everything from EverlyPro at any time.
Yes, and we recommend it. Keep read access to your old system while you check the migration. New cases go into EverlyPro from your agreed go-live date, so there is never a day when your team has nowhere to work.
No. Start onboarding while Obit is still running. New cases go into EverlyPro from your agreed go-live date, and you keep read access to Obit for as long as you need to cross-check.
Yes. The AI obituary writer produces death notices and full obituaries in the phrasing used in Ireland and the UK, including conventions like house private or family flowers only. You copy or export them to wherever you publish.
Whatever Obit can give you. CSV, Excel, PDF reports or a database export all work. We handle the mapping and clean-up. You do not need to reformat anything first.
Talk to us. Many funeral homes start onboarding a few weeks before their existing term ends so that day one on EverlyPro is a clean switch. EverlyPro itself is month to month with no minimum term and a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Yes. Data is transferred over encrypted connections, stored in EU data centres and encrypted at rest and in transit using 256-bit encryption. EverlyPro is fully GDPR compliant. Case data is never sold, and it is only processed by the providers we need to run the service, such as hosting and payments, under GDPR-compliant agreements. Our Privacy Policy lists them.
Ready to move from Obit?
We'll do the heavy lifting.
Book a 15-minute demo. Tell us what you run today and we will show you exactly how the migration works for your funeral home.
Obit is a trademark of its respective owner. EverlyPro is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lytesoft (Obit). Third-party feature information is based on public sources as of September 2026 and may change.