Google Photos highlight video
Makes a video from people, places or dates, or from photos you pick. You can change the music, reorder and remove clips.
- Price
- Free
- Good to know
- Music comes from Google's library and is for personal use only.
Funeral slideshow makers compared
Every way to make a funeral slideshow, compared fairly
Free phone apps, video editors, group video apps and services like ours. What each one does, what it costs, and who it suits, including when another choice is better than ours.
Prices as each company listed them on its own website on September 27, 2026.
The short answer
- Free and quick: the photo app on your phone.
- Every frame your way: Canva, Animoto or Adobe Express.
- Messages from many people: Tribute.co or VidDay.
- Built for you, seen before you pay: Create or Funeral Collage.
- Made entirely by a person: an editor, like ours.
Free, on your phone or computer
The quickest start, at no cost. You pick the photos and the app does the rest.
Apple Photos Memories and iMovie
Photos builds a memory movie by itself, and you can change the song, the length and the order. iMovie is free on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- Price
- Free, on Apple devices
- Good to know
- iMovie exports up to 4K. Apple Music songs need a subscription.
Video editors you arrange yourself
Full control over every photo, caption and transition, in exchange for your time.
Canva
A design editor with end-of-life tribute video templates. You place every photo and caption yourself.
- Price
- Free plan. Pro is $18 a month or $144 a year.
- Good to know
- A very large library of templates, photos and audio.
Animoto
A slideshow maker with an In Memoriam template that you fill with your photos.
- Price
- Free plan. Basic is $19 a month, or $9 a month billed yearly.
- Good to know
- The free plan shows a watermark, is 720p and cannot be downloaded. Basic gives 1080p with no watermark. You can upload your own song.
Adobe Express
A design and video editor with a tribute video maker.
- Price
- Free plan. Premium is $9.99 a month.
- Good to know
- Premium adds 4K export and longer videos.
Group video apps
Made for many people each recording a message, rather than for a photo slideshow.
Tribute.co
Friends and family each record a video message, and the messages are joined into one film.
- Price
- From $35 if you assemble it. $99 for their Concierge service at the time of checking.
- Good to know
- Payment is needed before you start collecting messages. No watermark, and the download is included.
VidDay
Group video messages, with a Memorial occasion.
- Price
- $5 to $60 per video, by length.
- Good to know
- Free to build and preview. Paying unlocks the 1080p download and sharing.
Built for you from your photos
You add the photos and make a few choices. The service builds the film, and you see it before you pay.
Create, by Tribute Montage
Ours
Builds the film from your photos in about twenty minutes, moving slowly toward each face, with scenery, music and closing words.
- Price
- $99 to $249, by the film's length.
- Good to know
- Watch the whole film free with a watermark, up to five previews. Full HD download, a private family page for a year, and relatives can add photos by link. You choose from 56 original pieces of music and cannot upload your own song.
Funeral Collage
Builds a memorial slideshow from your photos. You pay when you are happy with it.
- Price
- $99, once.
- Good to know
- 1080p download. Online hosting for 30 days, then $5 a month or $48 a year. You can upload your own song.
Made by a person
When you would rather not make it at all.
Tribute Montage editors
Ours
One of our editors makes the whole film with you, and it can include video clips and custom titles.
- Price
- Starting at $360.
- Good to know
- You talk to a person from the first message to the finished film.
When another choice suits you better
- You want it free: Google Photos or Apple Photos will make one at no cost.
- A particular song matters: Animoto, Funeral Collage and others let you upload your own.
- You want everyone to record a message: Tribute.co and VidDay are made for that.
- You want to design every frame: Canva and Adobe Express give you full control.
Where Create is strong
- It is made for remembrance: 111 verses and readings, including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist words, a portrait cover and a title card.
- You see the whole film before you pay, and you can preview up to five times.
- Relatives send their photos by link, and a private page to share the film stays open for a year.
- A real person reads every message, and three rebuilds are free after you buy.
- If you would rather not make it at all, our editors can.
Questions families ask
What is the best funeral slideshow maker?
It depends on what matters most. For free, use the photo app on your phone. For full control, a video editor like Canva or Animoto. For messages from many people, Tribute.co or VidDay. To have it built from your photos and see it before you pay, Create or Funeral Collage.
Is there a free funeral slideshow maker?
Yes. Google Photos and Apple Photos make a highlight or memory video at no cost, and iMovie is free on Apple devices. Canva, Animoto and Adobe Express have free plans. Animoto's free plan adds a watermark and does not allow downloads.
Can I use my own song?
In most of these tools, yes. Create is the exception: you choose from 56 original pieces written and licensed for these films, and the music is fitted to the film's length.
Can I see the video before I pay?
With Create, Funeral Collage and VidDay, yes. The free apps cost nothing, so there is nothing to pay.
How were these prices checked?
We read each company's own website on September 27, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy, and tell us if something here is out of date.
Something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it. Ready to make one? How Create works. Would you rather we made it for you? Our editors can build it.
See the whole film free, then decide.
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