Ancestry AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Ancestry is MacFamilyTree. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Ancestris or FamilyBushes. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ancestry and 11 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Ancestry are PastPaths, famstory, Centurial and GeneWeb.

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  1. MacFamilyTree icon

    MacFamilyTree

     9 likes

    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.

    38 MacFamilyTree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    MacFamilyTree screenshot 1
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  2. Ancestris icon

    Ancestris

     12 likes

    A powerful genealogy software.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Haiku
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Dynamic Tree
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  4. FamilyBushes icon

    FamilyBushes

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    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!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU
    FamilyBushes screenshot 1
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  5. PastPaths icon

    PastPaths

     2 likes

    PastPaths is a genealogy application for researchers who want complete control over their own family history data. Everything — persons, events, places, sources, media, and stories — is stored locally on your computer in a local SQLite database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
    Welcome!
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  6. famstory icon

    famstory

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    famstory screenshot 1
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  8. Centurial icon

    Centurial

     1 like

    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
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    Add a source
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  9. GeneWeb icon

    GeneWeb

     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Ahnenblatt icon

    Ahnenblatt

     11 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Ahnenblatt screenshot 1
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  11. Genealone icon

    Genealone

     2 likes

    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
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Genealone screenshot 1
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  12. Emoria icon

    Emoria

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    Emoria is a free platform that brings together two things families usually juggle across separate, often paywalled tools: dignified online memorial pages for loved ones who have passed, and a living, collaborative family tree that connects generations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Homepage of emoria.app
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  13. Aimosti icon

    Aimosti

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    Aimosti re-analyses the raw DNA file you already have (23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, or whole-genome sequencing) into a report on medication response, carrier status, health, traits, and ancestry.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU
    Aimosti
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