Built for the people who never stop caring. Cairn Software makes tools for the funeral trade — starting with Vigil, a complete chain-of-custody platform.
Funeral homes carry an extraordinary responsibility. The chain of custody for a deceased person must be perfect — yet most homes still manage it with paper logs, spreadsheets, and memory.
Every movement from intake to release — logged, timestamped, and permanent. A complete audit trail that can be produced at any moment.
Transferring to a crematorium or another home? They confirm with a one-time code. Both sides have a signed, verified record in seconds.
Tag your locations. Staff scan on entry from any phone. Location updates instantly — no app required, no paperwork needed.
Map your existing process — intake, embalming, dressing, chapel, service, release. Vigil follows your way of working, not the other way around.
Build your directory of crematoria, coroners, and cemeteries. Connected handoffs mean the receiving party's dashboard updates automatically.
Permanent, immutable records. Nothing can be edited after the fact. If something ever needs auditing, the answer is always there.
Vigil is designed to be used by everyone — from the owner who needs audit confidence to the staff who just need to know where to go.
Full visibility of every record, every location, every status. Confidence that if anyone ever asks — the answer is there.
Scan a tag, confirm a movement, check what comes next. Simple enough to use without training, powerful enough to trust.
Receive a handoff request, confirm with a code, and get an instant permanent record — no account required for the first handoff.
Vigil is currently in development. We're working with a small number of funeral homes ahead of launch. If you'd like to be involved, get in touch.