Ancestry AlternativesGenealogy Tools and other similar apps like Ancestry

Ancestry is described as 'Access billions of historical records, census data, and DNA analysis to build, research, and collaborate on family trees. Includes photographs and user-contributed information' and is a Genealogy tool in the home & family category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ancestry for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Ancestry alternative is Gramps, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ancestry are FamilySearch.org, WikiTree, MyHeritage and 23andMe.

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  1. Gramps icon
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    Gramps is a Free Software Project for Genealogy, offering a professional cross-platform genealogy program, and a wiki open to all.

    44 Gramps alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Most users think Gramps is a great Ancestry alternative.

    • Gramps is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ancestry.

    • Gramps is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ancestry.

    • Gramps is Free and Open SourceAncestry is Freemium and Proprietary
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    FamilySearch is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history.

    49 FamilySearch.org alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    Comments about FamilySearch.org as an Alternative to Ancestry
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    Lots of records, from the whole globe

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    It is free - has lots of online records to help create family trees - and it uses online volunteers to enter data on existing images that need to be put in the database.

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    No automatic search or attachments. You have to enter /confirm everything manually.

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    • Most users think FamilySearch.org is a great Ancestry alternative.

    • FamilySearch.org is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Ancestry.

    • FamilySearch.org is Free Personal and ProprietaryAncestry is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. WikiTree icon
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    The WikiTree community is growing a free worldwide family tree. The site is 100% free. There are no premium memberships. All content is contributed by the users and you can keep copyrights. You can also keep modern profiles private or even hidden altogether.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. MyHeritage icon
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    Genealogy service supporting family tree creation online or offline, advanced ancestor search in 5.2 billion records, Smart Matching, face detection in photos, interactive charts, family website hosting, event planning, Google Maps integration, and collaborative editing.

    38 MyHeritage alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  5. 23andMe icon
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    You are made of cells. And the cells in your body have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Your chromosomes are made of DNA, which can tell you a lot about you.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • iPhone
     
    • 23andMe is the most popular commercial alternative to Ancestry.

    • 23andMe is Paid and ProprietaryAncestry is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Heirloom icon
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    Heirloom is a digital legacy platform designed to safeguard life’s most meaningful memories and documents. With Heirloom, you can capture and organize photos, videos, audio stories, recipes, and important documents in one secure, ad-free space.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. WeRelate icon
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    WeRelate.org is a free public-service wiki for genealogy sponsored by the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy, Inc. formerly in partnership with the Allen County Public Library. The Foundation for On-Line Genealogy is a 501c3 charitable organization supported by tax-deductible...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  8. MacFamilyTree icon
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    Explore your personal family history and discover your origins, your ancestors and how your family has evolved over the course of time. MacFamilyTree offers numerous options for you to capture and visualize your family history.

    33 MacFamilyTree alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. webtrees icon
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    Webtrees is a free, open source, website based, collaborative genealogy application. It works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a web server using PHP and MySQL (or Postgres, SQL Server, or SQLite).

    23 webtrees alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
     
    • webtrees is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ancestry.

    • webtrees is Free and Open SourceAncestry is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Reunion icon
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    Reunion is a genealogy software program for the Macintosh

    Reunion allows you to document, store, and display information about your family — your ancestors, descendants, cousins, etc. It records names, dates, places, facts, plenty of notes, sources of information, pictures, sou.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. Geni icon
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    Geni.com is a genealogy-related social networking website. Create your family tree and invite relatives to share. Search 70 million profiles. Discover your ancestors. Share photos, videos and more at Geni.com.

    34 Geni alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
     
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