Continental Computers
Thinking about moving from Passare to TDAW®? You are not alone. Funeral homes and crematories compare the two every day, and many make the switch once they look closely at what runs natively inside each platform. Here is an honest look at how The Director's Assistant® Web from Continental Computers compares, and why the difference matters for your books, your independence, and your day-to-day work.
Your general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, and trust management all live inside TDAW® through The Smart Accountant®. You can produce income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and hundreds of analytical reports without a separate accounting package.
Continental Computers has been privately owned and family run for 40 years. Your software partner answers to funeral directors, not to an insurance parent company or an outside investment firm.
E-signature through Screen Sign, chain of custody through TDAtrak™, and AI through Continental Artificial Intelligence™ (Cai™) are all part of TDAW®, included with your license.
Reach real people in house, with the owner down the hall. Support is included, not sold as a separate tier.
| Feature | TDAW® | Passare |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud based, works on any device | ||
| Family planning portal | ||
| Native e-signature included | ||
| Enter case data once | ||
| Chain-of-custody tracking | ||
| Native general ledger, payroll, and trust accounting | ||
| Native AI assistant | ||
| Independently, family owned software company | ||
| 40 years in funeral software (since 1985) | ||
| Unlimited US-based support at no extra cost |
For most funeral homes, the decision comes down to two questions. First, where does your accounting live? Passare gives you invoicing, payment processing, and a QuickBooks export, which works until you need general ledger, payroll, or trust accounting under one roof. TDAW® keeps all of it inside the software, so your case data flows straight into your financials without a second system to reconcile.
Second, who owns the company behind your software? Continental Computers is independent and family run, and answers to funeral directors. That matters more as margins tighten. The National Funeral Directors Association reports the cremation rate reached 63.4% in 2025 and is projected to climb to 82.3% by 2045, which puts steady pressure on the average funeral's revenue. Software that gives you clear, native financial analysis helps you protect margins as that shift continues.
Start with a short call. We answer your questions and map out the full transition timeline so you know exactly what to expect.
We set up your secure TDAW® environment and configure it around how your funeral home actually works.
Share your logo, forms, price lists, and location details. We provide a checklist so nothing gets missed.
Live, role-based sessions get your directors, arrangers, and office staff comfortable in TDAW®. Sessions are recorded so new staff can catch up later.
You can begin working in TDAW® right away. Nothing in your current system is lost while the move is underway.
Our team helps bring your records across so your history follows you into the new system.
After launch, our in-house US-based team stays with you by phone, email, and chat whenever you need help, at no extra cost.
Yes. TDAW® is web based, so multiple users can log in and work from anywhere, on any device, with automatic updates and secure backups.
No, but many funeral homes find they no longer need a separate package. TDAW® runs full accounting natively and also exports to QuickBooks Desktop and Online, Federated, and Peachtree if you prefer to keep an outside system.
Ready to see the difference for your funeral home? Schedule a demo with Continental Computers.
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