QR Code Headstone Plaques Compared, With Prices
A QR code plaque is a small metal tag fixed to a headstone. Anyone standing at the grave points a phone at it and a memorial page opens: photos, their story, sometimes a video. The plaques look alike in pictures, but the prices run from about $20 to $275, and what separates them is mostly out of sight: the metal, and how long the company says it will keep the page running.
This is every plaque we could price, with what each company publishes about both.
A note on who wrote this: we sell one of the plaques below (Embrance). We have tried to be fair to the others, and there are cases where one of them suits a family better than ours, which we say at the end.
The short answer
Most of the plaques we priced cost about $50 to $150, and the plaque is paid for once. Among the eight companies we checked, the page behind the code comes with it, with no monthly fee required.
The metal decides how the plaque weathers. Anodized aluminum is the most common and the cheapest. Stainless steel and titanium cost more, and carry no dye to fade.
The page decides whether the code still works in twenty years. Some companies publish a number of years, some promise it for "lifetime" or say it will "always stay online", and some say nothing. That is the question to ask before you buy.
Every plaque, side by side
Prices are each company's published figures, checked on 25 September 2026. Where a price is a sale price, we say so, with the price it was marked down from.
| Plaque | Price | Metal and size | How long the page is kept, in their words | Code can point to your own web address? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan2Remember | $49.90, on sale from $100 | Anodized aluminum, 2 by 2 in | "Lifetime digital hosting"; you can export your photos and content at any time | Not stated |
| Keeper | $59, with a free memorial page ($99 once for its Plus plan) | Aluminum, 2 by 2 in | Memorials "will always stay online" | No; it can be moved to another Keeper memorial |
| Turning Hearts | $79.99 for a pack of two, on sale from $99.99 | Aluminum, size not published | Not published; the plaque is replaced if it peels or fades | Not stated |
| Rememery | $125 with its memorial website, on sale from $175 | Laser etched titanium, 2 by 2 in | Not published | Not stated; it links to a Rememery website |
| Embrance (ours) | $128.99 with the slideshow it plays; $49 added to a slideshow we make for you | Anodized aluminum in 9 colors, 3.4 by 2.1 in, their photo etched beside the code | Not published | No |
| LegacyMarker | $129, free shipping in the US | Stainless steel, size not published | "Lifetime web services"; the code opens the page "as long as the memorial platform is operational" | Not stated |
| Memorygram | $149.95 for a 4 in heart; $140 for a 2 in square | Aluminum; the heart is 5 mm thick | A lifetime warranty on the medallion and the memorial page | Yes, on request |
| LifesQR | $250 for 2 by 2 in; $275 for 4 by 4 in | 304 stainless steel, laser etched | 35 years of hosting paid in advance, then continued for a fee | Not stated |
| Amazon, first page of results | 24 plaques from $19.98 to $275; the middle price is about $55 | Varies by listing | Varies by seller; two promise 30 and 50 years | Varies by seller |
| A monument company, engraved into the stone | By quote; we found no current published price | Cut into the granite | Depends on the company that runs the page | Depends on the company |
Etsy sellers make these plaques too, but Etsy would not let us load its pages, so we could not check their prices.
What the price is buying
The metal. Anodized aluminum is a thin metal plate with a dyed surface, and a laser etch cuts through the dye to the bright metal beneath. It is light, cheap and weatherproof, but dyed colors fade in strong sun over the years, and black holds up best. Stainless steel and titanium carry no dye to fade, and they cost more. MyFarewelling, a funeral planning site, puts an anodized aluminum medallion at 10 to 15 years outdoors and stainless steel at 25 or more. Those are its estimates, not test results.
The page. The plaque itself does nothing without the page it opens, and that page lives on the company's computers. It works for as long as the company keeps it running. This is the difference that matters most over time, and it is the one least often printed on the box.
The size. Most plaques are about 2 inches square. Ours is the size of a credit card, which leaves room for their photo beside the code.
What each company says about the page
The companies fall into three groups.
A number of years. LifesQR includes 35 years of hosting in the price, and says plainly that it will not promise "lifetime" or "forever", which it calls "misleading and unrealistic". Two Amazon sellers promise 30 years and 50 years.
Lifetime or forever. Keeper says its memorials "will always stay online". Scan2Remember offers "lifetime digital hosting". LegacyMarker includes "lifetime web services", and says the code works "as long as the memorial platform is operational". Memorygram gives a lifetime warranty on the memorial page.
Nothing published. Rememery, Turning Hearts and Embrance do not publish how long the page is kept.
Whichever you choose, two things protect you. Keep your own copies of the photos and anything written for the page, so nothing exists only on someone else's website. And prefer a plaque with the web address printed or etched beside the code, so a visitor can still type it in if a phone will not read the code.
What the Embrance plaque is, plainly
Our plaque comes with a slideshow of their photos set to music, and the code opens the page where it plays, under their name and dates, with their obituary if you add one. You make the slideshow in your browser and watch it before you pay: $128.99 for the plaque and the slideshow together. If you would rather we made the slideshow, that is $349, and the plaque is offered for $49 on its page when it is ready.
The plaque is anodized aluminum, 3.4 by 2.1 inches, in nine colors, with their photo, the code and the page's web address etched into it, and a strong outdoor adhesive on the back. Black shows the etch most sharply.
You can see it with their photo before you decide.
When another plaque suits you better
If you want a number of years in writing, LifesQR publishes 35, and we do not publish one.
If you want stainless steel or titanium, LifesQR, LegacyMarker and Rememery use them. Ours is anodized aluminum.
If you want the code to open a page you run yourself, Memorygram will point its code at your own web address. Ours opens the memorial page we host.
If you want a page of photos without a slideshow, Keeper's plaque is $59 with a free memorial page, and Scan2Remember's is $49.90 on sale.
If the headstone is a government-issued veteran's marker, do not attach any plaque to it. Our guide to QR codes on headstones explains why, along with cemetery rules and adding a code to a stone that is already in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a QR code plaque for a headstone cost?
Most of the plaques we priced cost about $50 to $150, paid once. The ones we checked on 25 September 2026 ranged from $49.90 (Scan2Remember, on sale) to $275 (LifesQR's stainless steel 4 inch sign), and the first page of Amazon results ran from $19.98 to $275, with a middle price of about $55.
Is there a monthly fee for a QR code headstone plaque?
Not with any of the eight companies we checked. Each includes a memorial page with the plaque, and some offer an optional paid upgrade for more storage or features, such as Keeper's Plus plan at $99 once.
What happens if the company that runs the page shuts down?
The code only opens a page for as long as the company that runs it keeps the page up. Ask any seller in writing how long it keeps the page and whether you can export what is on it, keep your own copies of the photos, and choose a plaque with the web address etched beside the code.
Which metal lasts longest on a headstone?
A code engraved into the granite lasts as long as the stone. Among plaques, MyFarewelling estimates 10 to 15 years outdoors for anodized aluminum, 25 or more for stainless steel and 50 or more for bronze. Those are estimates, not test results. Anodized aluminum is cheaper and weatherproof, but its dyed colors fade in strong sun over the years, and black holds up best.
Can the QR code on a plaque be changed later?
The code itself is etched, so it cannot change. Where it leads is up to the company. Memorygram will point its code at your own web address, and Keeper can move its code to another Keeper memorial. Most others do not say.
Can I put a QR plaque on a veteran's headstone?
Not on a government-issued one. The VA says its headstones and markers stay federal property and should not be altered in any way, and the national cemetery visitor rules we read say decorations are not to be secured to headstones. On a private headstone, ask the cemetery office first.
Sources, checked 25 September 2026: Scan2Remember plaque and FAQ; Keeper QR plaque and pricing; Turning Hearts medallion; Rememery plaques; LegacyMarker FAQ, order page and QR plaque article; Memorygram medallion; LifesQR products and FAQ; Amazon search for "qr code headstone", first page; MyFarewelling on QR codes for headstones; Products Finishing, Why does anodize fade?; 38 CFR part 38 and the Baltimore National Cemetery visitor rules. Prices are the companies' published figures on that date and can change.