Custom Memorial Songs: How RememberMe Compares
How RememberMe, Songfinch, Songlorious, Suno and Etsy sellers each create a song for a loved one who passed away, from the first question to the finished song.
“This song summed up everything I knew about Paul. How he loved me, how he loved his family, and how he loved others. It is him in a song.”
Written to us about “Tenfold,” the song for her husband, PaulQuick Answer
What is the best way to get a custom song for someone who died?
RememberMe makes songs only for people and pets who have passed. Five questions ask about them by name, a person on our team checks every song against your answers before you hear it, and songs start at $29. Songfinch and Songlorious write songs for every occasion from about $179 to $200 and ask you to approve the lyrics yourself. Suno is an app where you make the song on your own. Etsy sellers each set their own process and policies.
This guide follows a memorial song through five ways of getting one: RememberMe, Songfinch, Songlorious, Suno, and independent sellers on Etsy. It covers how each one learns who they were, who checks the song before the family hears it, how the song sounds, playing it at the service and after, timing, and what happens if something needs to change.
Each service also has its own full comparison: RememberMe vs Songfinch, RememberMe vs Songlorious, RememberMe vs Suno and RememberMe vs Etsy. Everything we say about the other services comes from their own public pages, checked on November 11, 2026, and each page is linked where we use it. What we say about RememberMe comes from our terms and our order records.
Part One
Built for Remembering
How each one learns about the person you lost.
A memorial song is only as personal as what the songwriter knows about them. Each of these services finds that out a different way.
RememberMe: five questions, all about them
RememberMe makes songs only for people and pets who have died, so every question is written for that. Each one uses their name, and each one asks for something different:
- What made them special? Who they were: how they treated people, what they were known for, what everyone said about them.
- What moments with them do you still hold onto? The scenes: the places you went together, the things you always did, the days you come back to.
- What do you miss most about them? The things only family knows: their laugh, their voice, their hands, the way they said your name.
- What would you want them to know? The words you want to say to them, in your own way.
- What did they leave behind? What carries on: the values they taught, the family they built, the people who still live the way they showed them.
You answer in your own words, as much or as little as you like, and most people finish in about 10 minutes. The lyrics are written from those answers, with their name in the song along with the moments and the words you gave us. In the song for Bill, “Straighten Your Collar,” the first verse begins with how he said goodbye in the morning:
From the first verse
You’d always leave the collar of your work shirt standing up Just so I could fix it when we shared our morning hug A six-foot-five gentle giant, waiting by the door I never felt as safe as when my hand was wrapped in yours
“Straighten Your Collar,” Country, Celebration of LifeHis wife told us he left his collar up because he knew she would straighten it as they hugged goodbye, and that she misses how safe she felt when he held her hand. In “Tenfold,” the song for Paul, the bridge is built on one line his wife gave us:
From the bridge
When I second-guess, I can still hear you tell me “Don’t ‘should’ on yourself,” just let yourself be You challenged me to try, to learn something new I am so much braver because I had you
“Tenfold,” Contemporary Christian, Honoring Their LegacyThe names a family used belong in the song too. The chorus of “Straighten Your Collar” calls Bill “the best husband, the best Papa,” in his wife’s words. If she was Nana, or Mom, or Papa, that is the word the song uses.
Songfinch: a Song Builder for every occasion
Songfinch is a marketplace of independent musicians who write custom songs for many occasions. Its memorial songs page counts over 1,400 memorial songs created; its homepage counts more than 400,000 songs in all, and its artists page describes “Over 1,000 world-class musicians,” each with a price of their own; the artists we saw there were priced from $199 to $309. Its Behind the Music article describes the order: find an artist through a few multiple-choice questions or by browsing samples, then “spend 10–20 minutes in our Song Builder detailing the mood, genre, and memories you want in your song.” The pages we reviewed describe one Song Builder for every occasion, with no questions written for someone who has died.
Songlorious: an order form for every occasion
Songlorious also writes songs for every occasion. Its homepage shows four steps: “Share your story,” “We write your lyrics,” “Read them, change anything” and “You get a masterpiece.” Its FAQ lists “Loss/In Memoriam songs” among the reasons people buy, and memorial is one of the tiles on its occasions page. Its order flow starts with who the song is for, who it is from and the occasion, and its terms say an order collects “your story, the people involved, your four must-have details, the occasion, genre, mood, length, delivery speed and voice.” Its memorial page is headed “Honor Their Memory With a Song That Lasts Forever.”
Suno: you write it yourself
Suno is an AI music app. Nobody asks about the person you lost. In its simple mode you “write a description of what you want to hear”; in custom mode there is “a space to enter your own lyrics.” Every name, memory and detail in the song is whatever you type in.
Etsy: a box on each seller’s listing
Etsy is a marketplace. Its custom memorial song search shows more than 5,000 items, most of them plaques, prints and music boxes, with song listings among them. On the 25 song listings we read, you buy first and describe the person in a personalization box, then message the seller. Each shop decides what to ask, who makes the song and how.
“My answers to the questions about my precious son were turned into lyrics about my Anthony. I cried as I listened to the song because it described beautifully the uniqueness of my child.”
From a review of “Kisses to Your Nose Tip,” the song for AnthonyWho our songs are for
We delivered 11,907 memorial songs between January 1 and November 11, 2026. Forty-three of every hundred were for a husband. The next most common were for a son, a mother, a daughter, a wife, a father, a brother and a sister, and more than 200 were for a pet. Every one of them started with the same five questions, asked about one person by name.
Key Takeaway
Songfinch and Songlorious use the same order form for every occasion. Suno and most Etsy listings leave the writing about them to you. RememberMe asks five questions about the person you lost, by name, and writes the song from your answers.
Part Two
A Person Listens Before You Do
Who checks the song before the family hears it.
A memorial song has to be right about small things. Their name has to be spelled the way the family spells it. If the family called her Nana, the song should call her Nana. A grandson can’t become a nephew.
At RememberMe: our team
Before any RememberMe song is delivered, a person on our team listens to the whole song with your answers open beside the lyrics, and checks it line by line:
- Their name. Spelled the way you spelled it, and clear when it is sung.
- What you called them. Mom, Papa, Nana, or the nickname only family used.
- Who everyone is. A daughter stays a daughter, a grandson stays a grandson, and a husband of 56 years is not written as a boyfriend.
- Your details. The places, moments and words you shared are in the song, and nothing in it contradicts what you told us.
- The whole song. Start to finish, the way the family will hear it at the service.
If something is wrong, we fix it or make the song again before it is sent. Revised songs are checked the same way. You are not the one asked to catch a mistake in a song about the person you just lost.
Our team has spent 22 years in digital music production, and that experience is what we listen with. A word that lands on the wrong beat, a name that’s hard to make out when it’s sung, a line that rushes past the part that matters most: a trained ear hears those on the first listen. So would the family, at the service.
At Songfinch: you, within 24 hours
The artist posts a lyric draft for you to review. Songfinch’s support center says, “If you don’t leave feedback within 24 hours, your artist will go ahead and record your song based on their draft and your original request.” Its guidelines for artists list “Self-harm and suicide” among off-limits topics.
At Songlorious: you, within a window that depends on speed
Songlorious emails the lyrics before recording. Its FAQ gives the review window: 20 hours on standard delivery, 15 hours for 3-day, 10 hours for 2-day and 8 hours for next day. Each line you change has to stay “within about three words of its original length.” Its terms say, “Approving your lyrics is final,” and “If you do nothing during the window, we proceed with the lyrics we sent you.”
On Suno: only you
Suno makes two versions each time you generate, and you listen and decide. “Each time you generate, you make two songs with a total cost of 10 credits,” its credits article says, and it points to Max Mode, which costs more credits, for “keeping vocals and style consistent through the whole track.” No Suno page we reviewed offers a person to write, check or fix a song for you. Its terms say the service “MAY SOMETIMES PROVIDE INACCURATE OR OFFENSIVE CONTENT.”
On Etsy: it depends on the seller
Many listings we read send lyrics for you to approve before recording, and some do not. Whoever checks the finished song is up to each shop.
“This song is so good with the information I provided. It was all there.”
From a review of “Waiting At The Finish Line,” the song for JohnA Way to Honor Them
A Song Written From Your Memories
Tell us about them in about 10 minutes. A person on our team reviews every song before it reaches you.
Create Their SongHow RememberMe songs are made
Human reviewed. Personal. Respectful.
Our team has spent 22 years in digital music production. We use the best tools available in a modern studio, including AI, the way producers have always used the newest instruments. What no tool can do is decide whether a song is right for the person it is about. A person on our team does that, for every song.
- You tell us about them. Guided questions ask what made them special, the moments you still hold onto, what you miss most, what you would want them to know, and what they left behind. You also choose the tone, the genre and a female or male voice, and you can add a photo.
- We write and produce the song. Lyrics are written from your answers, with their name and your details in them, then produced as a finished song with custom album art made from your photo.
- A person reviews it before you hear it. Someone on our team listens to the whole song and reads the lyrics line by line against what you told us: the name, the relationships, the details. If anything is wrong, we fix it or make it again before it is sent.
- You receive it, and it is yours. You get the MP3, a streaming link and a memorial song page with the lyrics. One revision round is free within 14 days, every revised song is reviewed again before it goes out, and if you are not satisfied you can ask for a full refund within 30 days.
Part Three
The Sound of Their Song
How it should feel, the music they loved, and who makes it.
At RememberMe: four choices
You choose how the song should feel: Celebration of Life (uplifting and joyful, honoring the beautiful life they lived), Peaceful Remembrance (gentle and comforting, a tender tribute to their memory), Healing & Comfort (soothing and hopeful, helping process grief with grace) or Honoring Their Legacy (powerful and reverent, celebrating what they left behind). Then you choose the music: Country, Pop, Acoustic, R&B/Soul, Worship, Gospel, Contemporary Christian or Traditional Hymn. You choose a female voice, a male voice or no preference, and whether faith belongs in the song. You can add a photo, and it becomes the album art.
| Tone | What families see when they choose it | Chosen for |
|---|---|---|
| Peaceful Remembrance | Gentle and comforting, a tender tribute to their memory | 31% |
| Celebration of Life | Uplifting and joyful, honoring the beautiful life they lived | 29% |
| Honoring Their Legacy | Powerful and reverent, celebrating what they left behind | 22% |
| Healing & Comfort | Soothing and hopeful, helping process grief with grace | 18% |
Families chose a female voice for 62% of songs, a male voice for 28%, and left it to us for the other 10%.
From the 11,907 RememberMe songs delivered between January 1 and November 11, 2026.
A song has two verses and a chorus, about two and a half minutes. A third verse (a bridge and another chorus) adds $24.99 and makes it about four and a half minutes.
At Songfinch: the artist’s style
You choose an artist, and the song takes that artist’s voice and style. Songfinch’s “Is this AI?” article says “Every Songfinch song is written, sung, and produced entirely by real human artists.” Songs typically run two and a half to three and a half minutes with two verses and a repeated chorus.
At Songlorious: a voice from its catalog
You choose a voice from its featured artists, 33 on the day we checked, plus a genre, a mood and a length from two to six minutes. Its terms explain the voice: “The voice on your song is based on a real singer from our artist catalog… Their voice is applied to your song through our production process,” and “we don’t claim that the singer you chose personally sat in a studio and recorded your song.” Its FAQ calls Songlorious “human-led, artist-driven, and technology-assisted.”
On Suno: whatever you describe
The style comes from the words you type, and you generate again until it sounds right. Its current models are the v6 family, launched in September 2026, according to the v6 announcement. The free plan gives 50 credits a day, which Suno’s help center says “is enough to make 10 songs per day!” Suno’s terms only allow a voice model of your own voice: “you expressly agree not to create, or attempt to create, a Voice Model of another person.”
On Etsy: each seller’s own way
Etsy’s Seller Policy says, “If an item is created through the use of artificial intelligence, you must disclose this in your relevant listings.” Of the 25 song listings we read, 12 disclosed AI, 12 said nothing either way and 1 said no AI. None of them said in its description that a named person sings the song.
“It’s exactly the way I wanted this song to be sung with all the perfect words and melody.”
From a review of “The Funny Way You Spoke,” the song for Donald
Part Four
Hear a RememberMe Song
The songs for Paul and for Bill. Each was written from his wife’s answers to our five questions.
Tenfold
Straighten Your Collar
From families who made one
In their words
“He died at 77 having spent 56 years as my darling husband. I miss him so much but this song helps me celebrate his life and love in a very meaningful way.”
For Al, after 56 years of marriage. Song: “Bama Red and a Heavenly Shore”“This song captured my husband beautifully. I cried from beginning to end. It is wonderful.”
For Larry. Song: “A Forever Marriage”“It said everything I wanted it to. It’s such a great tribute to him and how much he meant to me and our children and grandchildren.”
For Freddie. Song: “Our Last Date”“Matt’s song is everything I feel in my heart. You captured the very essence of my precious son.”
For Matt. Song: “Kisses on the Top of My Head”“The tribute captured my childhood Saturdays with Mom. It truly portrayed the wonderful and loving heart she had. Everyone I shared it with, loved it.”
For their mom. Song: “My Saturday Sun”“It meant the world to me. Very nicely done. It tells the story as if I was telling someone.”
For Steve, their father. Song: “It’s Getting Cloudy”Reviews left by RememberMe customers after their song was delivered.
Part Five
At the Service, and After
Playing their song for family, on the day and on the days that follow.
A memorial song can be played as people arrive, with a photo slideshow, or at the close of the service while everyone is still together. At four to five seconds a photo, a song of about two and a half minutes holds about 30 to 37 photos, and one of about four and a half minutes holds about 54 to 67. Ask the funeral home or venue how they play music, send them the MP3 a day or two ahead, and keep a copy on your phone.
A few things make the day easier:
- Ask how the venue plays music. Some play from a phone or laptop, some from a USB drive, some through the slideshow itself. The MP3 works for all of them.
- Send the file ahead. A day or two before is enough for the funeral home to test it in the room.
- Keep a copy with you. On your phone, with the volume up, in case anything goes wrong on the day.
- Print the lyrics if you like. The memorial song page has them, and you can put them in the program.
Whether you may play the song in front of people depends on who owns it.
RememberMe: yours
When you pay, full rights to the song transfer to you, including commercial use. You can play it at the funeral, put it under a tribute video, post it online and share it with anyone. It arrives as an MP3, a streaming link and a memorial song page with the lyrics, with album art from your photo, and it can be published to Spotify and Apple Music for $79.99. Streaming services can take up to 21 business days to show a new song, so if you want it there for the service, ask early.
Songfinch: a personal-use license
Songfinch’s Terms of Use give a license “solely for personal use” with “no right to copy, sell, lease, publicly perform” the song. Its usage article says “the artist who created your song retains ownership of the audio recording itself.” The pages we reviewed don’t say how this applies to a funeral. A Full Rights Buyout costs $1,299.99, if the artist agrees to sell.
Songlorious: private gatherings
Songlorious’s terms give a license for “personal, non-commercial purposes,” and “Songlorious retains ownership of the sound recording.” Asked “Can we play the song at a memorial service?” its memorial page answers, “Yes, at a private gathering,” and says a Commercial License is needed “for public or business use, such as an event run by an organization.” Its order flow prices that license at $200, and offers streaming for $45; the terms say, “Songlorious keeps any streaming revenue; you receive no royalties. Streaming makes your song public.” The terms also say, “we don’t guarantee that any file will remain hosted indefinitely.”
Suno: depends on the plan
On the free plan, Suno’s help center says “we retain ownership of the songs you generate, but you are allowed to use those songs for non-commercial purposes.” Since September 3, 2026, downloads are limited: free accounts that joined before then get up to 7 lifetime trial downloads, and newer ones “may occasionally receive trial downloads.” Pro gets 20 downloads a month and Premier 60, according to its pricing page.
Etsy: depends on the listing
Licenses in our sample ran from personal use only to full commercial rights, and one listing said the purchase “does not transfer rights or ownership to the buyer.” Etsy’s help center adds, “You can’t download a digital purchase through the Etsy app at this time.”
The days after
You can send the memorial song page to the cousins who couldn’t travel, the friends from work, the neighbors who brought food. It has the song, the lyrics and the album art made from your photo, in one link. You can play it on a birthday or an anniversary, or on a drive you used to take together. Because the song is yours, you can share it any way you want, for as long as you want.
“This is absolutely wonderful and something I can share with my kids and grandkids who all adored her.”
From a review of “The Hugs That Held Us,” the song for Nonna
Part Six
When the Service Is Soon
How long each takes.
RememberMe. Most families receive their song in about three to four days, and our terms promise delivery within 7 days. Faster delivery is available at checkout from $49, or next day for $99, and faster songs are checked by a person on our team the same as every other song.
Songfinch. Standard delivery is 7 days. Its rush article lists $25 for 6 days up to $200 for next day, and says “Once orders are confirmed, we cannot add a rush.”
Songlorious. Standard delivery is 4 days, with 3-day for $20, 2-day for $35 and next day for $85, delivered by 11:59 PM Eastern on the date you pick, according to its FAQ. The lyrics review window comes first and gets shorter on faster orders.
Suno. A song generates in minutes once you have written what you want. The time goes into writing, listening and generating again.
Etsy. Stated times in our sample ran from 12 to 24 hours up to 7 to 14 days, and many start only after you approve the lyrics. Etsy’s Buyer Policy says, “Made-to-order downloads should be made available for download within 7 days of purchase.”
Counting back from the service
Start from the day the song will be played and work backward. With RememberMe, if the service is on a Saturday and you order on a Monday, most songs arrive in about three to four days, which leaves a day or two to listen with family and ask for a change if something needs it. If the service is sooner, next-day delivery for $99 gives you the song the following day. Either way, the song is checked by a person on our team before it reaches you, and a revised song is checked again before it is sent back.
Give the funeral home the file a day ahead if you can, and if a slideshow is being made, give whoever is making it the song first, so the photos can be timed to it.
Part Seven
If It Needs to Change
Revisions and refunds on each.
RememberMe. One free revision round within 14 days of delivery, covering the lyrics, the tempo and the arrangement, checked again before it is sent. If you are not satisfied, a full refund within 30 days of delivery.
Songfinch. Its revision policy gives 72 hours after delivery to request free revisions, and you are asked to “name a price for your artist’s time,” with $0 allowed. Its refunds article says, “Once your artist has accepted your order, refunds and cancellations are not possible.”
Songlorious. Its terms say, “Custom work can’t be refunded, but anything that doesn’t match what you ordered is our mistake and we fix it free within 72 hours of delivery.” Any other change, such as “a different feel, tempo, arrangement or instrumentation; different wording from the lyrics you approved; a different voice,” is a paid revision, and “There is no free allowance for ‘small’ changes.” Cancelling within 24 hours is refunded less a 35% fee.
Suno. You make changes yourself by generating again; editing tools such as crop, fade and replacing a section are on paid plans, according to its pricing page. Its refunds article quotes the terms: “Payments made by you hereunder are final and non-refundable, unless otherwise determined by Suno.”
Etsy. Revisions in our sample ran from “Revisions are not included” to one round. Listings say made-to-order digital items “don’t accept returns or exchanges,” and Etsy’s returns help says sellers “aren’t required to accept returns, exchanges, or provide a refund unless stated in the return policy on their listing.” Purchase Protection covers a song that never arrives or isn’t as described, but the Buyer Policy excludes “Items that are accurately described but don’t meet a buyer’s expectations.”
Key Takeaway
Of the five, only RememberMe promises a full refund within 30 days of delivery if you are not satisfied with the song, along with a free revision within 14 days that is checked again before it is sent.
Part Eight
The Practical Details
Everything above, side by side.
| RememberMe | Songfinch | Songlorious | Suno | Etsy sellers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Memorial songs only | Many occasions | Many occasions | Any music | Each shop decides |
| How it learns about them | Five questions, by name | A Song Builder for every occasion | An order form for every occasion | You write it | A personalization box and messages |
| Who checks it first | A person on our team, every song | You, within 24 hours | You, within 8 to 20 hours | You | Depends on the seller |
| Starting price | $29 | $179, set by each artist | $200 for two minutes | Free plan; Pro $10 a month | $7.50 to $150 |
| Typical delivery | About three to four days | 7 days | 4 days | Minutes, plus your time | Commonly 24 to 48 hours |
| Changes | One free revision within 14 days | Free requests within 72 hours | Free fixes for mistakes within 72 hours; other changes paid | Generate again | None to one round |
| Refund if it isn’t right | Yes, within 30 days | No, once the artist accepts | No, once work begins | Final unless Suno decides otherwise | No returns on made-to-order digital items |
| Playing it at the service | Yours: full rights | Personal-use license | Private gatherings; $200 license for public events | Free plan: personal, non-commercial | Depends on the listing |
Part Nine
Each Comparison in Full
One page for each, with every detail and source.
RememberMe vs Songfinch
Songfinch has sold custom songs since 2016, according to its homepage. Its artists write for every occasion from $179, and you review the lyric draft yourself. The full page covers the Song Builder, the 24-hour draft window, its personal-use license and $1,299.99 buyout, rush prices, and its no-refund rule once an artist accepts.
RememberMe vs Songlorious
Songlorious was started by married co-founders Omayya Atout and Ellen Hodges, and its About page tells of the $500,000 deal for 40% it took on Shark Tank in October 2021. It writes for every occasion from $200 for two minutes, with a voice from its catalog. The full page covers the lyric review windows, how its voices are made, the private-gathering rule and $200 license, paid revisions, and the 35% cancellation fee.
RememberMe vs Suno
Suno is an app where you make the song yourself. The full page covers what you write, what the free and paid plans allow, download limits, who owns the song, and what happens when something needs to change.
RememberMe vs Etsy
Etsy sellers each run their own process. The full page covers what we found in 25 song listings: prices, AI disclosure, delivery times, revisions, licenses, and what Etsy’s Purchase Protection does and doesn’t cover.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best custom memorial song service?
For a song about someone who has died, RememberMe. We make memorial songs only. Five questions ask about the person you lost, by name, and a person on our team checks every song line by line against your answers before it is delivered. Our team has 22 years of digital music production experience. Songs start at $29, most families receive theirs in about three to four days, full rights are yours, and there is a free revision and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How much does a custom memorial song cost?
Prices checked November 11, 2026: a RememberMe song starts at $29. Songfinch songs are priced by each artist from $179, with most between $199 and $309. Songlorious lists $200 for two minutes and $250 for three. Suno has a free plan, with Pro at $10 a month, and you make the song yourself. Song-only listings in our sample of 25 Etsy listings ran from $7.50 to $150.
How long does it take to get a custom memorial song?
Most families receive their RememberMe song in about three to four days, our terms promise within 7 days, and faster delivery is available at checkout from $49, or next day for $99. Songfinch's standard is 7 days and Songlorious's is 4 days, both with paid rush to the next day. Suno makes songs in minutes once you have written what you want. Etsy sellers set their own times, and many start the clock only after you approve the lyrics.
Can I play a custom song at a funeral?
A RememberMe song, yes: full rights transfer to you when you pay, including commercial use, so you can play it at a funeral, a celebration of life or online. Songfinch's license is for personal use and its terms exclude the right to "publicly perform" the song, without saying how that applies to a funeral. Songlorious says yes "at a private gathering" and sells a $200 Commercial License for public events. Suno's free plan is for personal, non-commercial use. On Etsy it depends on the listing.
Who checks the song before the family hears it?
At RememberMe, a person on our team, for every song: they listen to the whole song with your answers beside the lyrics and check their name, what you called them, who everyone is, and your details. At Songfinch and Songlorious, you review the lyrics yourself within a set window, and the song is recorded from them when the window closes. On Suno, you are the only one who hears it. On Etsy, it depends on the seller.
Are custom memorial songs made with AI?
Many are, in part. Songfinch says its songs are made entirely by human artists. Songlorious calls itself "human-led, artist-driven, and technology-assisted" and says it uses AI-assisted tools. Suno is an AI music generator. Of 25 Etsy memorial and custom song listings we read, 12 disclosed AI. At RememberMe, a person on our team reviews every song before it is delivered, and our team brings 22 years of digital music production experience to every one.
Does RememberMe use AI?
Yes, as part of production. Our team has 22 years of digital music production experience, and we use the best tools available in a modern studio, including AI, to write lyrics from your answers and produce the song. What no tool decides is whether the song is right. A person on our team listens to every song and checks the lyrics line by line against what you told us before it is delivered.
What are the best Songfinch alternatives for a memorial song?
RememberMe was built only for memorial songs: five questions about the person you lost, a person on our team checking every song, from $29, full rights to play it at the service, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Songfinch starts at $179 and its terms rule out refunds once the artist accepts the order. See the full RememberMe vs Songfinch comparison.
What are the best Songlorious alternatives for a memorial song?
RememberMe makes memorial songs only, from $29, and a person on our team checks every song before you hear it, so you are not the one approving lyrics against a countdown. Songlorious starts at $200 for two minutes, its terms say "Custom work can't be refunded," and playing the song at a public event needs a $200 license. See the full RememberMe vs Songlorious comparison.
Can I make a memorial song myself with Suno?
You can. On Suno you describe the song or write the lyrics yourself, it generates two versions at a time, and you listen and generate again until one sounds right. Nobody asks you about the person and nobody checks the song for you. Free-plan songs are for personal, non-commercial use and Suno keeps ownership, and downloads on the free plan are limited. With RememberMe you answer five questions about them, and our team writes, produces and checks the song, from $29. See RememberMe vs Suno.
Can I get a refund on a custom song?
RememberMe offers a full refund within 30 days of delivery if you are not satisfied. Songfinch says refunds are not possible once your artist accepts the order. Songlorious says custom work cannot be refunded, and cancelling within 24 hours costs a 35% fee. Suno's payments are final and non-refundable unless Suno decides otherwise. On Etsy, made-to-order digital items don't accept returns, and Purchase Protection excludes items "accurately described but don't meet a buyer's expectations."
Can I hear the song before I pay?
Not the finished song, anywhere on this page except Suno, where you make it yourself. Songfinch lets you hear an artist's samples first. Songlorious's homepage offers a $5 "Try Before You Buy" with the full lyrics and a 60-second preview, and that first payment is not refundable. Etsy listings in our sample all took payment first. A RememberMe song is checked by our team before you hear it, and if it isn't right you have a free revision and a full refund within 30 days.
What if the song gets their name wrong?
At RememberMe it shouldn't reach you that way: a person on our team checks the spelling of their name, and how it sounds when sung, before the song is sent. If anything is still wrong, the free revision within 14 days fixes it, and the revised song is checked again. On services where you approve the lyrics yourself, the lyrics you approve, or leave unanswered, are the lyrics that are recorded.
How do I get a song written about someone who died?
With RememberMe, you answer five questions about them by name, in about 10 minutes: what made them special, the moments you still hold onto, what you miss most, what you would want them to know, and what they left behind. You choose a tone, a genre and a voice, and you can add a photo. Our team writes and produces the song, a person checks it against your answers, and most families receive it in about three to four days.
Can I share a memorial song with family who couldn't be at the service?
With RememberMe, yes. Every song comes with a memorial song page that has the song, the lyrics and the album art made from your photo, in one link you can send to anyone. Full rights are yours, so you can also post it online, put it under a tribute video, or publish it to Spotify and Apple Music for $79.99.
Can I get a memorial song for a pet?
Yes. RememberMe makes songs for people and pets who have died, with the same questions asked about them by name and the same review by a person on our team before delivery. More than 200 of the songs we delivered in 2026 were for a pet.
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Details about other services come from the pages below, checked November 11, 2026; they can change. Etsy figures come from 25 song listings we read that day. RememberMe details come from our own terms and order records. Songfinch, Songlorious, Suno and Etsy are trademarks of their owners. RememberMe.fm is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
- Songfinch homepage (starting price, song counts): www.songfinch.com/
- Songfinch artists and prices: www.songfinch.com/artists
- Songfinch memorial songs page: www.songfinch.com/playlists/memorial-songs
- Songfinch Terms of Use (refunds, license): www.songfinch.com/terms
- Songfinch support: Is this AI?: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/42413414443547-Is-this-AI
- Songfinch support: Behind the Music (order steps, Song Builder): support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/40891529351451-Behind-the-Music-How-Songfinch-Brings-Stories-to-Life
- Songfinch support: Missing the lyric draft window: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/38034666339483-What-Happens-If-I-Miss-the-Lyric-Draft-Window
- Songfinch support: How fast can I get my song (rush prices): support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/29807869991707-How-fast-can-I-get-my-song
- Songfinch support: Refunds, cancellations and revisions: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/41454725203867-Refunds-Cancellations-Revisions
- Songfinch support: Revision timelines, policies and fees: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/17016012257563-Revision-Timelines-Policies-Changes-Deadlines-and-Fees
- Songfinch support: Song usage and ownership rights: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/42417566056987-Song-Usage-Ownership-Rights
- Songfinch support: Are there things Songfinch artists cannot say?: support.songfinch.com/hc/en-us/articles/17017294369435-Are-there-things-Songfinch-artists-can-t-say
- Songfinch Full Rights Buyout: www.songfinch.com/products/full-rights-buyout
- Songlorious homepage: www.songlorious.com/
- Songlorious About (founders, Shark Tank): www.songlorious.com/about
- Songlorious FAQ (prices, delivery, lyric review windows): www.songlorious.com/faq
- Songlorious Terms of Use (effective November 10, 2026): www.songlorious.com/terms
- Songlorious memorial page: www.songlorious.com/landing-pages/memorial
- Songlorious occasions: www.songlorious.com/occasions
- Songlorious featured artists: www.songlorious.com/featured-artists
- Songlorious order flow and add-ons: www.songlorious.com/create-my-song
- Suno pricing: suno.com/pricing
- Suno Terms of Service: suno.com/terms
- Suno help: Getting started: help.suno.com/en/categories/2827521-getting-started
- Suno help: Custom mode and your lyrics: help.suno.com/en/articles/2415873
- Suno help: Credits and models: help.suno.com/en/articles/13924481
- Suno help: Free plan credits: help.suno.com/en/articles/2410049
- Suno help: Song ownership: help.suno.com/en/articles/2416769
- Suno help: Refunds: help.suno.com/en/articles/2550209
- Suno blog: Terms and download limits: suno.com/blog/suno-updates-tos
- Suno blog: Introducing v6: suno.com/blog/introducing-v6
- Etsy custom memorial song listings: www.etsy.com/market/custom_memorial_song
- Etsy Help: Downloading a digital item: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013328108-How-to-Download-a-Digital-Item
- Etsy Purchase Protection: www.etsy.com/etsy-purchase-protection
- Etsy Buyer Policy: www.etsy.com/legal/buyers
- Etsy Seller Policy (AI disclosure): www.etsy.com/legal/sellers
- Etsy Help: Returns and exchanges: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015440807
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Answer five questions about the person you lost. Our team will write and produce their song, and a person will check every line before it reaches you.
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