Get Family Protect - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

FamilyProtect is parental control software for family Windows PCs. It blocks harmful websites on every browser and app on the machine, shows parents what was blocked in plain language, and is built so that a child using a standard Windows account cannot turn it off.

Content filtering that covers the whole PC

Filtering runs at the DNS layer rather than inside a browser. Because every application has to look up a domain name before it can reach a website, one setting covers Chrome, Edge, Firefox, a portable browser copied off a USB stick, the browser built into a game launcher, and any app that opens a web view. There is nothing to configure per application and nothing to redo when a new browser appears.

Categories blocked include adult content, gambling, drugs, extremism, malware and unsafe downloads, deceptive advertising, hacking and cheating tools, and filter-bypass sites such as proxies and VPN services.

Tamper resistance and self-healing

Enforcement runs with system privileges, above the child's Windows account, so a standard account has no switch to reach and no setting to undo. If protection is interfered with, FamilyProtect detects the change and repairs itself within minutes.

Protection that travels

Protection is attached to the PC rather than the home network, so it stays active on school Wi-Fi, at a friend's house, and on mobile data.

Reporting built for parents, not analysts

One dashboard covers every family PC, showing live protection status per device and what was blocked on each. Blocks are described in plain language and grouped into Serious, Keep an eye on, and Filtered quietly, so a parent can read it in under a minute. An optional add-on, Blocked sites detail, adds exact domains, times and weekly trends.

Privacy by design

No message reading, no keystroke logging, no location tracking, no microphone or camera access, and no feed of everything a child looked at. FamilyProtect blocks and reports. The narrow scope is intentional, and it is what makes the product something a parent can disclose to a teenager rather than hide.

Deployment and support

Setup takes a few minutes per PC: create an account, open a setup link on the child's computer, and protection is live. No router configuration, no network changes, nothing installed on the parent's device. Email support from a real person, usually replying within two business days, plus a self-serve help centre.

Pricing

$5.99 per month covering every Windows PC in the household, with no per-device or per-child fee and no feature tiers. 14-day free trial, rolling monthly, cancel any time.

Platforms: Windows 10 and Windows 11. macOS and Linux are coming. Phones and tablets are not covered.