Own it, don’t rent it
Your family history shouldn’t live on someone else’s subscription
Subscription genealogy services rent you access to your own memories — and keep them on their cloud. Private Family Archive is the opposite: a private archive you deploy on your own server, pay for once, and own outright.
Most people storing their family history online don’t actually own it. Your photos, stories, and family tree sit on a company’s servers, behind a monthly fee. Stop paying and you lose access. Change of terms, a price hike, or a shutdown, and your family’s memories go with it.
Private Family Archive takes a different path. We deploy the complete software on a small server you control, hand you the keys, and step away. The entire archive is a single portable file you can back up, move, or export at any time. One price, paid once — then it’s yours for good.
How it compares
Buy it once vs. subscribe forever
Different jobs: services like Ancestry and MyHeritage help you research ancestors (records, DNA); Private Family Archive helps you preserve and own what your family already has — privately, forever. Many families use both.
What owning it means
Three things you get that a subscription can’t give you
You hold the keys
The software runs on your VPS under a perpetual license. No phone-home, no dependency on us — it keeps working even if we disappear.
Genuinely private
Login-required on every page, optional two-factor, self-hosted. Your family’s memories aren’t mined for matching or ads.
The whole family, free
Unlimited member accounts with roles — no per-seat fees. Invite parents, cousins, and grandkids without paying more.
Own your family’s history — for good.
$5,000, once. Self-hosted, private, yours forever.