About TributePoint

Born from Compassion

TributePoint was created because we saw families struggle to share funeral details quickly and meaningfully. Newspapers are expensive, social media is noisy, and group chats get lost. We built a better way — free, beautiful, and made for South African families.

Our Story

Why TributePoint Exists

Losing someone is one of life's hardest moments. In those hours and days, families need a simple way to share funeral arrangements, honour the person they've lost, and keep memories alive.

TributePoint was built for exactly that — a respectful digital space where every family, regardless of budget, can create a lasting memorial. No hidden costs, no time limits.

And we don't only serve those in the immediate days after a loss. With our Legacy Memorial Page, you can also create a permanent online tribute for a parent, grandparent or loved one who passed away years — or even decades — ago. A timeless place to share their life story, photographs and the memories that make them unforgettable.

Always free for families

South African built & operated

Private, secure & respectful

For recent losses and loved ones from the past

The People Behind TributePoint

A Small South African Team, Not a Faceless Brand

TributePoint is operated by Tribute Point (Pty) Ltd, registered in South Africa (Reg 2026/321060/07). We are a small team — not a multinational, not a faceless tech start-up, and not an AI content farm. The same handful of people answer your support emails, write our memorial guides, and maintain the platform.

We started TributePoint after watching family members and neighbours struggle through funerals where the hardest part was not the grief itself, but the logistics: sending the same WhatsApp 40 times, paying R3 000 for a newspaper notice barely anyone would read, trying to keep distant relatives in the loop. We knew there had to be a calmer, more dignified way — built for South African families, in South African Rands, on South African networks.

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Naledi Maseko

Memorial Planning Editor

Naledi has supported more than a hundred families through funeral planning, from rural homestead burials in the Eastern Cape to urban memorial services in Johannesburg. She writes most of our planning guides and reviews every article for cultural sensitivity.

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Ayesha Daniels

Family Support Writer

Ayesha came to TributePoint after years working alongside community-based grief counsellors in the Western Cape. She handles family-support content — what to say, how to cope, how to help children through loss — and answers many of the most personal support emails.

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Kabelo Ndlovu

Product Education Lead

Kabelo writes our how-to guides — uploading photos, sharing the link, choosing themes, getting the live-stream working — in plain language, tested with real families on real phones. If a feature is confusing, his job is to fix the words or push the team to fix the design.

No fake personas, no AI authors. Every named author on this site is a real person on our team. If you ever want to verify who wrote a guide, or speak directly to one of us about a piece of content, email info@tributepoint.co.za with the article URL and we will put you in touch.

What We Stand For

Our Values

Dignity First

Every feature, every design choice, and every word on our platform is built with respect and reverence in mind.

Family-Centred

We serve families, not corporations. Our platform puts your needs first — simple, compassionate, accessible.

South African Roots

Built by South Africans, for South African communities. We understand our cultures, our languages, and our traditions.

Privacy & Trust

Your family's information stays private. We never sell your data or share your details with third parties. Free tributes display small, respectful ads to help cover storage costs — these can be removed by upgrading to a paid plan.

Always Free

Creating a tribute for a loved one should never cost you. TributePoint is free — today, tomorrow, forever.

Always Improving

We listen to families and funeral professionals to keep making TributePoint better every day.

What's Included

What You Can Do

Create a Free Digital Obituary

Write their life story with dates, biography, and personal details in a beautiful layout.

Share Funeral Information

Add service times, burial details, home address, and cemetery location with an interactive map.

Upload Photos & Memories

Build a photo gallery, set a portrait image, and share the moments that mattered most.

Share via One Link

Copy a clean URL and send it on WhatsApp, SMS, email, or print it on funeral programmes.

Accept Donation Contributions

Add a donation link so friends and community can contribute during difficult times.

Choose Beautiful Themes

Select from memorial-inspired themes that reflect the dignity of your loved one.

The Problem We Solve

Why South African Families Need a Better Memorial Tool

Approximately 500,000 deaths are registered in South Africa every year. Each one sets in motion the same urgent set of tasks for the bereaved family: notifying relatives across provinces and oceans, sharing funeral arrangements that often change three or four times in a week, organising burial society contributions, gathering photographs from a lifetime spread across phones, shoeboxes and old albums, and somehow holding the family together while doing all of it.

The tools families have historically reached for — printed newspaper notices, WhatsApp broadcasts, Facebook posts — were never designed for this. Newspaper notices are expensive (R450–R1,800 for a single day's publication) and reach only the people who buy that day's paper. WhatsApp messages get edited as they are forwarded, until three different family members are arriving at three different times. Facebook posts get buried under unrelated content within hours, and disappear entirely if the account is later deactivated.

South African families also face a particular challenge that platforms built in the United States or United Kingdom do not address: we are a country shaped by burial societies, stokvels, church groups, ukubuyisa ceremonies, tombstone unveilings, night vigils, and traditions that span eleven official languages. A memorial tool that does not understand all of this is not really built for us.

That is why TributePoint exists. We are the only major digital memorial platform built end-to-end in South Africa, by South Africans, for the realities of South African families — from a township funeral in Tembisa to a homestead burial in Bizana to a memorial service in Sea Point.

Editorial Standards

How We Research and Write Our Guides

The articles in our funeral and memorial guides are written and reviewed by a small in-house editorial team with first-hand experience supporting bereaved South African families. Every guide goes through the same process:

Research — We consult primary sources including the Department of Home Affairs, the Master of the High Court, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), Statistics South Africa, the South African Funeral Practitioners Association, and major faith communities. We avoid recycling generic content from overseas sources.
Real-experience review — Drafts are reviewed by people who have personally walked through the funeral planning process, including funeral directors, hospice bereavement counsellors, and burial society secretaries who agreed to advise us.
Cultural review — Where an article touches on a specific cultural or religious tradition (Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Afrikaans Christian, etc.), it is read by at least one person from inside that community before publication.
Cost accuracy — All Rand-denominated cost estimates are reviewed and updated annually, with the year clearly noted in the article.
Updates — Each article carries a "date modified" field. When laws change (Home Affairs procedures, donations tax thresholds, etc.) or new payment platforms emerge, we update the relevant guides.

The named authors on our articles — Naledi Maseko (Memorial Planning Editor), Ayesha Daniels (Family Support Writer) and Kabelo Ndlovu (Product Education Lead) — are real people on our team, not pseudonyms or AI personas. Each author bio appears at the foot of every article they write.

None of our content is produced as paid advertising for funeral homes, insurers, or any third party. We accept no commission for recommending any provider. The platform is funded by a combination of optional paid plans for funeral homes and businesses (see our pricing page) and small, respectful display advertising on free pages.

Business Model Transparency

How We Stay Free for Families

A common question we receive is: how can TributePoint be free for grieving families and still be sustainable? The answer is straightforward, and we believe in being open about it.

Memorial pages for families are free, indefinitely. No 30-day trials, no card details required, no hidden fees. The page stays live as long as TributePoint exists, at no cost to the family.
Optional paid features include premium themes, ad-free pages, livestreaming integration with YouTube and our own RTMP server, custom URLs, and in-page donation processing. These are entirely optional.
Funeral homes and businesses can subscribe to a paid plan that gives them team management, branded tribute pages for their clients, and priority support. This is the largest source of revenue that funds the free tier.
Display advertising on free pages is restricted to dignified, family-appropriate categories, served through Google AdSense with strict category exclusions. Ads can be removed at any time by upgrading to a paid plan.
We do not sell user data. Information you submit to TributePoint — including obituaries, photos, contact details, and condolence messages — is never sold, rented or licensed to third parties for marketing purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions About TributePoint

Is TributePoint really free?

Yes. Creating, sharing and maintaining a memorial page is free with no time limit. There are optional paid upgrades for premium themes, livestreaming, custom URLs and the funeral home plan, but the core memorial experience is completely free for families.

How long do memorial pages stay online?

Indefinitely. Pages remain accessible as long as TributePoint operates. We do not auto-delete inactive pages.

Can I make my page private?

Yes. Pages can be set as private (only people with the direct link can view), unlisted (not shown in search but viewable with the link), or public (indexed by search engines and discoverable by name). You control this from the page settings at any time.

Where is my data stored?

All data is stored on secure servers hosted in Europe with daily encrypted backups. We comply with the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Read our full privacy policy for details.

Can I delete my tribute or my account?

Yes. You can delete any tribute you have created from the dashboard, and request full account deletion by emailing info@tributepoint.co.za. Deletion is permanent and irreversible.

How do I get help if I am stuck?

Email info@tributepoint.co.za or call 083 621 0224 Monday to Saturday, 08:00–20:00 SAST. We aim to respond to email within four hours during these times.