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 50 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 Geni.

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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.

    52 Gramps alternatives

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  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.

    58 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.

    48 MyHeritage alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

    39 WikiTree alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. 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.

    40 Geni alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. Ancestris icon
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    A powerful genealogy software.

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Haiku
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  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...

    10 WeRelate alternatives

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    • Online
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  8. Create family trees online for free. Place events on the map, record detailed information about each person or skip and create the tree very fast!

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  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).

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    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
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  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...

    15 Gramps Web alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
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  11. Legacy is a full-featured genealogy program that assists family historians in tracking, organizing, printing, and sharing family history. The standard edition is distributed as freeware, with no restrictions, only requiring registration on the companys web site to download the...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. OneFam icon
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    OneFam is a Family History networking application which enables family members to create, share and preserve their family history. Applications are available on mobile, web and desktop. In addition, OneFam offers DNA testing and genealogy research.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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