Ancestry Alternatives

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 50 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, MyHeritage, MacFamilyTree and WikiTree.

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  1. Geneafinder icon

    Geneafinder

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    Geneafinder is a website dedicated to genealogy enthusiasts, offering free and private tools to create and grow your family tree.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Geneafinder Family Tree
     
  2. Centurial icon

    Centurial

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    Centurial offers the same fun as traditional conclusion-based genealogy software but with that one big difference: it’s evidence-based.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Add a source
     
  4. iFamily for Mac icon

    iFamily for Mac

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    iFamily for Mac is a richly featured Genealogy application with a healthy community of users. This is the genealogy application that Mac users have been waiting for!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iFamily for Mac screenshot 1
     
  5. GeneWeb icon

    GeneWeb

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    GeneWeb is a genealogy software program with a Web interface. It can be used off-line or in a Web environment. It uses very efficient techniques of relationship and consanguinity computing, developed in collaboration with Didier Rémy, research Director at INRIA.

    32 GeneWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Human Lineage icon

    Human Lineage

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    An open, worldwide genealogy graph that integrates historical and family data from multiple sources into one shared family tree.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Human Lineage screenshot 1
     
  8. Ahnenblatt icon

    Ahnenblatt

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    Ahnenblatt is genealogy software for Windows. (Use Portable Version for Linux with Wine)

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Ahnenblatt screenshot 1
     
  9. Brother's Keeper icon

    Brother's Keeper

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    Brother's Keeper is a Windows genealogy program that will help you input and organize your family history information and let you print a large variety of charts and reports.

    40 Brother's Keeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Brother's Keeper screenshot 1
     
  10. Pedigreeable icon

    Pedigreeable

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    Pedigreeable enables anyone to create beautiful, printable family tree art -- show the generations of your family in fun and modern ways.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Ancestorii icon

    Ancestorii

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    A private, digital-first platform for preserving family stories, voices, and memories.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Create private profiles for loved ones to keep family memories organized and personal.
     
  12. Family Tree Heritage icon

    Family Tree Heritage

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    Build Your Family Tree and share Your Family Story with Family Tree Heritage Gold. Find important documents for your ancestors, with one click, for seamless searches to the world’s largest genealogy databases.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    Family Tree Heritage screenshot 1
     
  13. Family Gem icon

    Family Gem

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    Android app for genealogical trees.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  14. Genealone icon

    Genealone

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    Do you want to have your own genealogy website? Whether you want to start a simple pedigree page, build a large genealogy website with thousands of persons and complicated family relations, add your family tree to your WordPress blog or you just want to write down your genealogy...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    Genealone screenshot 1
     
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