Free Ancestry AlternativesGenealogy Tools and other similar apps like Ancestry

The best free alternative to Ancestry is Gramps, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ancestry and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Ancestry are FamilySearch.org, WikiTree, MyHeritage and Heirloom.

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • 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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  5. 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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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • 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
  8. 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. LifeLines icon
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    LifeLines is a genealogy program to help with your family history research. Its primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Gramps Web icon
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    Gramps Web is a web app for collaborative genealogy. It is based on and interoperable with Gramps, the leading open source genealogy desktop application. Gramps Web is free & open source software and puts your privacy and your...

    9 Gramps Web alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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