Comparison of web-based genealogy software

This article compares several selected genealogy programs that run on a web server. Genealogy websites are not included.

## General information

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Software  | Latest release  | License | Free to use

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GeneWeb | 7.0.0[1]  | 2020-10-30  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes
Gramps Web | 0.22.2[2] | 2023-07-21  | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Yes
HuMo-genealogy  | 5.9[3]  | 2022-01-28  | GPL-3.0-only | Yes
PhpGedView | 4.3.0[4]  | 2017-11-07  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)  | 15.0.1  | 2025-03-06  | Proprietary | No
webtrees | 2.2.1[5]  | 2024-12-01  | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes

## System support

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Software  | Operating system | Programming language | Database

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GeneWeb | OS Independent  | OCaml | ?
Gramps Web | OS Independent [6] | JavaScript, Python[6] | SQLite, Postgresql[6]
HuMo-gen  | OS Independent [7] | JavaScript, PHP[7] | MySQL[7]
PhpGedView | OS Independent [8] | JavaScript,[8] PHP 4.3 or higher  | MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [9]
TNG | OS Independent [10] | JavaScript, PHP 7.0 or higher required [10] | MySQL 5.7 or higher recommended [10]
webtrees | OS Independent [11] | JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher [11] | MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [11]

## General features

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Software  | Administration  | Family View  | GEDCOM  | Histories  | Individual View  | Mapping  | Notes  | Places  | Photos  | Recording  | Simple and Advanced Search  | Sources  | Video  | WordPress integration

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GeneWeb | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No
Gramps Web | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | No
HuMo-genealogy  | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | No
PhpGedView | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | No  | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | No
TNG | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[14]
webtrees | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | No

## Chart features

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Software  | Ancestry Chart  | Descendancy Chart  | Relationship Calculator  | Timeline Chart

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GeneWeb | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No
Gramps Web | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | No
HuMo-genealogy  | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7]
PhpGedView | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12]
TNG | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13][16] | Yes [13]
webtrees | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15]

## Site administration features

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Software  | Backup  | Custom Events  | Duplicate Finder  | Merge Data  | Mod Manager  | Multiple Trees  | Privacy Settings  | Help  | Site Templates and Customization

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GeneWeb | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?
Gramps Web | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | No  | No  | No  | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | No  | No
HuMo-genealogy  | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [17] | Yes [7]
PhpGedView | Yes[18] | ?  | No  | ?  | No  | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19]
TNG | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13]
webtrees | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15]

## Visitor features

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Software  | Anniversary Calendar  | Bookmarking  | Photo Gallery  | PDF Reports  | Relationship Finder  | RSS Feed  | User Account Registration  | Multilingual

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Gramps Web | Yes [6] | No  | Yes [6] | Yes [6] | No  | No  | Yes [6] | Yes [6]
HuMo-genealogy  | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7] | Yes [7]
PhpGedView | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19] | Yes [19]
TNG | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[13] | Yes[20]
webtrees | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[21] | Yes[15] | Yes[15]

## See also

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* List of genealogy databases

## References

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1. ^ "Release 7.0.0". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. ^ "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
3. ^ "Version 5.9". 28 January 2022.
4. ^ "PhpGedView v4.3.0". 7 November 2017.
5. ^ https://github.com/fisharebest/webtrees/releases/tag/2.2.1. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Gramps Web". Retrieved 20 December 2021.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Humogen.com - features Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ a b "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
9. ^ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
10. ^ a b c "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
11. ^ a b c "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
14. ^ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "webtrees - Feature list". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
16. ^ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
17. ^ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
18. ^ "phpgedview Administration outline doc". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
20. ^ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
21. ^ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

* v
* t
* e

Genealogy software

Open source|

| Desktop|

* Family.Show
* GenealogyJ
* Gramps
* LifeLines

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Web-based|

* GeneWeb
* Gramps Web
* PhpGedView
* webtrees

Freeware|

| Desktop|

* My Family Tree (Windows)
* Ancestral Quest (Windows)
* Genealogica Grafica (Windows)
* Legacy Family Tree (Windows)
* Personal Ancestral File (discontinued)
* RootsMagic Essentials (Windows & Mac OS)

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Retail software|

| Desktop|

* Ancestral Quest (Windows)
* Brother's Keeper (Windows)
* Family Historian (Windows)
* Family Tree Maker (Windows & Mac OS)
* Genbox Family History (Windows)
* GenoPro (Windows)
* Kith and Kin Pro (Windows)
* GEDitCOM (Mac OS)
* MacFamilyTree (Mac OS & iOS)
* Personal Ancestral File (Mac OS)
* Reunion (Mac OS & iOS)
* RootsMagic (Windows & Mac OS)
* The Master Genealogist (Windows)
* TreeDraw (Windows)

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Web-based|

TNG

Software as a
service (SaaS)|

| Free/web-based|

* FamilySearch
* Rodovid
* WeRelate
* WikiTree

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Retail/web-based|

* Ancestry.com
* Findmypast
* GenealogyBank
* Geneanet
* Genes Reunited
* Geni.com
* MyHeritage

DNA services|

* 23andMe
* AncestryDNA
* FamilyTreeDNA
* Living DNA
* MyHeritage DNA

General|

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* Family tree mapping
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