Brother's Keeper AlternativesGenealogy Tools and other similar apps like Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper is described as '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' and is a Genealogy tool in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Brother's Keeper for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best Brother's Keeper alternative is Gramps, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Brother's Keeper are FamilySearch.org, WikiTree, MyHeritage and Ancestry.

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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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    It is free, and once installed, it actually works better with large DB's than BK.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Gramps is a great Brother's Keeper alternative.

    • Gramps is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Brother's Keeper.

    • Gramps is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Brother's Keeper.

    • Gramps is Free and Open SourceBrother's Keeper is Paid 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
     
    • FamilySearch.org is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Brother's Keeper.

    • FamilySearch.org is Free Personal and ProprietaryBrother's Keeper is Paid 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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    It is an ok alternative, but expensive with large number of people in the database

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    • MyHeritage is Freemium and ProprietaryBrother's Keeper is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Ancestry icon
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    Access over 7 billion historical documents and DNA analysis tools to research, build, and collaborate on detailed family trees. Search census, SSDI, military and other records, connect with relatives, and use digitized photos, newspapers and maps for genealogy.

    41 Ancestry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. 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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • MacFamilyTree is the most popular commercial alternative to Brother's Keeper.

    • MacFamilyTree is Paid and ProprietaryBrother's Keeper is also Paid and Proprietary
  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 Brother's Keeper.

    • webtrees is Free and Open SourceBrother's Keeper is Paid and Proprietary
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    My Family Tree is a genealogy application for Windows. It has been carefully designed to help you quickly create your family tree using a simple and intuitive interface. For those just starting out investigating their family history, it provides an easy way to visualise and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. HuMo-gen icon
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    HuMo-genealogy is a free, open-source and multilingual server-side program that makes it very easy to publish your genealogical data on the internet as a dynamic and searchable family tree website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • 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
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    If the database is relatively small, it is a very good alternative.

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    • Geni is Freemium and ProprietaryBrother's Keeper is Paid and Proprietary
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