Your Family. Your Story. Completely Private.
BuildFam is the private, ad-free space where your family stays connected, builds your family tree, and shares memories — without social media.
Free forever for up to 20 members · No credit card required
Family deserves better than a feed
The tools we use to stay in touch weren't built for families. BuildFam is.
Tired of Facebook?
Your family moments shouldn't be training data. No ads, no tracking pixels, no algorithm deciding who sees your daughter's first steps. BuildFam is invite-only and closed to the outside world.
Photos Lost in Group Chats?
That reunion album is buried 4,000 messages deep in WhatsApp, compressed into mush. BuildFam keeps every photo full quality, captioned, dated, and attached to the person it belongs to.
Grandparents Missing Out?
Big text, simple screens, one link to join. No feed to learn and nothing to configure — grandparents can see the grandkids on day one and add their own stories to the tree.
Interactive Family Tree Builder
Build your tree as far back as you know. Add photos, dates, and stories to every branch.
- Grow in every direction
- Add relatives with unknown details
- Search any name instantly
Private Photo Galleries
Every person has their own gallery. Family photos and personal accomplishments, organized and captioned.
- Family Photos and Self Photos tabs
- Captions, dates, and stories
- Full-screen lightbox viewing
100% Private & Secure
No ads. No algorithms. No data selling. Your family's memories belong to your family.
- Invite-only family spaces
- Admin-approved membership
- Encrypted, backed-up storage
The Public Legacy Card
Your tree stays private — but your legacy is worth showing off. Generate one beautiful card from your family tree and share it anywhere. No photos, no names of children, no private details. Just the numbers that tell your story.
- Built automatically from your tree — no design work needed.
- Zero private data: no photos, no addresses, no children's names.
- Square format made for Instagram, TikTok and text messages.
- Every card carries your family's name and the BuildFam mark.
Every card gets a rank — biggest family, deepest roots, widest branch.
Family Legacy Card
The Okonkwo Family
“We build forward, together.”
62
Members
4
Generations
9
States
3
Countries
Houston, TX·BuildFam · buildfam.com
An example card. Yours is generated automatically from your tree.
Loved across every generation
From grandparents to cousins three time zones away.
“I finally get to watch my great-grandchildren grow up. My son set it up in ten minutes and I've been adding old photographs from the 1950s ever since.”
Margaret A.
Grandmother of nine
“Our reunion photos used to vanish into a group chat. Now they're in one place, labelled, and the kids can actually find themselves in them.”
Daniel & Priya R.
Parents, Houston
“Twenty-three cousins across four countries, one tree. It's the only place we all talk that doesn't feel like being online.”
Sofia M.
Cousin & family historian
Simple pricing, no surprises
Start free. Upgrade when your family outgrows it.
Free
Start your tree and see how it feels.
forever
- Up to 20 family members
- 500MB photo storage
- Interactive family tree
- Profile photo galleries
Premium
For growing families who share often.
per month · $24.99/year
- Unlimited family members
- 50GB storage
- HD video uploads
- PDF family tree export
- Priority photo processing
Legacy
Preserve your family's story for good.
per month · $64.99/year
- Everything in Premium
- 200GB storage
- Voice recordings & oral histories
- Priority support
- Legacy archive backup