Is Monumize an inscription-matching service?

No. It is software your shop uses. You take a phone photo of the stone, Monumize reads the existing dates and suggests the closest lettering style, and you download the cut files yourself. No one at Monumize redraws your stone by hand.

Will the lettering match exactly?

Not always. Monumize suggests the closest of 22 open-licensed monument lettering styles. Many stones are cut in proprietary or hand-drawn fonts we don’t have, so the match may only be close. Check the preview on your photo before cutting.

What does a final-date stencil cost with each option?

As listed on their sites on October 8, 2026: Monument Lettering Center charges $57.99 for a single death date (2–4 business days, files by email); Design Mart’s pre-cut stencils start at a $25 minimum plus postage (about $15.50 by Priority Mail). Monumize is $49 per job plus sales tax, and your first job is free.

I don’t have a cutter. Can I still use Monumize?

You’d need someone to cut the stencil from the file. If you don’t own a cutter, a mailed pre-cut stencil may be the simpler choice.

Comparison

Monumize vs inscription-matching services for final dates

When a stone needs its final date, a shop has four common ways to get the stencil. Here is what each costs and how long it takes, with prices as listed on each company’s site on October 8, 2026.

Monumize

Software: you photograph the stone, Monumize reads the dates and suggests the closest lettering style, and you download to-scale cut files for your own cutter.

Monument Lettering Center

Inscription Matching Service: you send the stone details and their team matches the lettering and emails you the files.

Source: www.monumentletteringcenter.com

Design Mart

Pre-cut stencils: they cut the stencil and mail it to you, ready to apply to the stone.

Source: designmart.com

In house

Your own staff lay out the new date in Gerber OMEGA, Monu-Cad or similar software, from a rubbing or measurements.

Side by side

	Monumize	Monument Lettering Center	Design Mart stencils	In house (OMEGA, Monu-Cad)
Price for a final date	$49 per job plus sales tax. Your first job is free.	$57.99 for a single death date; $39.99 for the year only; $78.99 for name and dates	$25 minimum (death dates included) plus postage, about $15.50 by Priority Mail	Staff time, plus software you already own
Turnaround	Minutes, while you wait	2–4 business days	Mailed in 2–3 days, plus delivery	However long the layout takes your team
What you receive	To-scale files: R12 DXF for Gerber OMEGA, CAD DXF, EPS, PLT, 1:1 PDF and SVG	Files by email (AI, EPS, PDF, DXF, CDR)	A cut stencil in the mail	Whatever your software exports
Lettering match	Suggests the closest of 22 open-licensed monument styles. It may only be close: we don’t have proprietary monument fonts.	Matched by their team (see their site for details)	See their site	Your fonts and your eye
Need your own cutter?	Yes	Yes, to cut the emailed files	No	Yes
Check before cutting	New date shown to scale on your own photo of the stone	See their site	See their site	Your own proof

Prices as listed on their sites on October 8, 2026: Monument Lettering Center Inscription Matching Service and Design Mart pre-cut stencils. Prices and turnaround may have changed; check each company’s site. Monumize prices exclude sales tax where it applies.

Monumize may suit you if

You own a vinyl or stencil cutter and want the file today, not in a few days
You add final dates often enough that per-job price and speed add up
A close lettering match from open-licensed styles is good enough for the stone
You want to see the new date on a photo of the stone before cutting anything

A matching service may suit you better if

You need an exact match to a proprietary or hand-drawn monument font
You’d rather have a person do the matching for you
The job also needs a new name or a full layout, not just a date

A mailed stencil may be simpler if

You don’t own a cutter
A few days for delivery fits your schedule

Doing it in house may suit you if

Your team already lays out dates quickly in OMEGA or Monu-Cad
You need fonts that only your own software has

Try it on your next final date

Your first job is free, with no card needed. Photograph the stone, check the new date on your photo, and download the cut files. Rather see it first? We’ll walk you through a real stone in 15 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Monumize an inscription-matching service?: No. It is software your shop uses. You take a phone photo of the stone, Monumize reads the existing dates and suggests the closest lettering style, and you download the cut files yourself. No one at Monumize redraws your stone by hand.
Will the lettering match exactly?: Not always. Monumize suggests the closest of 22 open-licensed monument lettering styles. Many stones are cut in proprietary or hand-drawn fonts we don’t have, so the match may only be close. Check the preview on your photo before cutting.
What does a final-date stencil cost with each option?: As listed on their sites on October 8, 2026: Monument Lettering Center charges $57.99 for a single death date (2–4 business days, files by email); Design Mart’s pre-cut stencils start at a $25 minimum plus postage (about $15.50 by Priority Mail). Monumize is $49 per job plus sales tax, and your first job is free.
I don’t have a cutter. Can I still use Monumize?: You’d need someone to cut the stencil from the file. If you don’t own a cutter, a mailed pre-cut stencil may be the simpler choice.

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