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, iPhone and Android 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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Ancestry alternatives are mainly Genealogy Tools, but if you're looking for Social Networks you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ancestry.
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  1. GenoPro icon
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    GenoPro is easy to use genealogy software to create family trees and genograms.

    20 GenoPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Geneafinder icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Centurial icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. 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

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    • Mac
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  5. GeneWeb icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. 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.

    41 Brother's Keeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Ahnenblatt icon
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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
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  9. Pedigreeable icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. 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
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  12. Family Gem icon
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    Android app for genealogical trees.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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