Entrepreneur Colin Tobin's site - eternal-rest.ie - will launch on December 26th this year and comes after a new €100 service fee was announced for RIP.ie earlier this week.
The Cork man said his platform will start free, and will eventually bring in fees of approximately €25 (plus VAT) once its user base grows and employees are hired to run the website.
Colin's project - which was unveiled one day after RIP.ie announced the €100 charge - will also offer a memorial card service and a section to mark loved one's anniversaries.
The website has it's own dedicated Facebook page here where the team will post updates ahead of the platform's launch.
Colin himself was born and raised in Gurranabraher and is a well-known city businessman - recently opening a traditional butchers shop on the Northside.
He said that while eternal-rest.ie is a new venture and a work in progress, he's confident he'll be able to keep costs low to save money for 'your average punter.'
Speaking to CorkBeo, he said: "I've had a look at the numbers, already have the office space and plan on employing around 1 or 2 staff. I'm advised that we should be able to charge around €25 + VAT - I think we can do that or at least in that general ballpark. But obviously right now we don't have the following so we couldn't possible charge. For the next 8-12 weeks it'll be free of charge and I'll be dealing with any costs myself.
"I'm well aware that over the next couple of months of course we're not going to have the same following of RIP, that'll take time to build. The main thing is just getting it out there, which I know how to do and will be doing over the next couple of weeks."
Colin's new site will be launched just days before the RIP.ie costs comes into effect. Their new €100 fees will be charged to funeral directors from January 2025 - however concerns have been raised these costs will end up impacting grieving families in need of the service.
The RIP.ie site was bought by The Irish Times Group earlier this year.
A statement announcing RIP.ie's new fees said: "Investing in our service will ensure that RIP.ie remains a trusted resource for bereaved families across Ireland and for the hundreds of thousands of people who post messages of condolence to bereaved families on the site every week.
“Having engaged with funeral directors and others involved in the sector, we believe the new fee structure offers fair and good value for money. We have no plans to introduce a charge to users. “RIP.ie remains committed to offering an excellent service and a secure platform where bereaved families can be supported in commemorating their loved ones."
RIP.ie was launched in 2005 by siblings Jay and Dympna Coleman, who were frustrated by the lack of online information about funerals. They created RIP.ie to allow funeral directors to post death notices without additional costs to the family.