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, MyHeritage, WikiTree and famstory.

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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.

    45 Gramps alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. 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.

    52 FamilySearch.org alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
     
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  3. 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.

    42 MyHeritage alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. 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.

    33 WikiTree alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. famstory icon
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    famstory is a secure family tree app with end-to-end encryption and a free GEDCOM viewer to explore and protect your family history.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  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.

    4 Heirloom alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • 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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    • Online
     
  8. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
     
  9. 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
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Family Gem icon
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    Android app for genealogical trees.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. 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.

    35 LifeLines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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