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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Genea.app[1] | N/A[2] | 2022-03-20  | MIT License | Yes
Geneotree  | 4.0  | 2021-04  | Proprietary | Yes
GeneWeb | 7.0.0[3] | 2020-10-30  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes
Gramps Web | 0.22.2[4] | 2023-07-21  | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Yes
HuMo-genealogy | 5.9[5] | 2022-01-28  | GPL-3.0-only | Yes
PhpGedView | 4.3.0[6] | 2017-11-07  | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)  | 13.1.2  | 2022-04-16  | Proprietary | No
webtrees | 2.1.20[7] | 2024-04-08  | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes

## System support

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Software  | Operating System | Programming Language | Database

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Genea.app  | OS Independent  | JavaScript | Direct download, Git
Geneotree  | OS Independent [8] | JavaScript, PHP[8] | MySQL[8]
GeneWeb | OS Independent  | OCaml | ?
Gramps Web | OS Independent [9] | JavaScript, Python[9] | SQLite, Postgresql[9]
HuMo-gen | OS Independent [10] | JavaScript, PHP[10] | MySQL[10]
PhpGedView | OS Independent [11] | JavaScript,[11] PHP 4.3 or higher  | MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [12]
TNG | OS Independent [13] | JavaScript, PHP 5.0 or higher [13] | MySQL 5.0 or higher [13]
webtrees | OS Independent [14] | JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher [14] | MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [14]

## 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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Geneotree  | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | No  | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | No  | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | No  | No
GeneWeb | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | No
Gramps Web | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | No
HuMo-genealogy | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | No
PhpGedView | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | No  | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | No
TNG | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[18]
webtrees | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | No

## Chart features

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

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Geneotree  | Yes [15] | Yes[15] | No[15] | No[15]
GeneWeb | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No
Gramps Web | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | No
HuMo-genealogy | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10]
PhpGedView | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16] | Yes[16]
TNG | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17][20] | Yes [17]
webtrees | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19]

## 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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Geneotree  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
GeneWeb | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?
Gramps Web | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | No  | No  | No  | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | No  | No
HuMo-genealogy | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [21] | Yes [10]
PhpGedView | Yes[22] | ?  | No  | ?  | No  | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23]
TNG | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17]
webtrees | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19]

## 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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Geneotree  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes [15] | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
GeneWeb | ?  | ?  | ?  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
Gramps Web | Yes [9] | No  | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | No  | No  | Yes [9] | Yes [9]
HuMo-genealogy | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10] | Yes [10]
PhpGedView | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23] | Yes [23]
TNG | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[17] | Yes[24]
webtrees | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[19] | Yes[25] | Yes[19] | Yes[19]

## See also

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* List of genealogy databases

## References

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1. ^ "Genea.app". genea.app. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. ^ "Genea.app code on GitHub". genea.app GitHub. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. ^ "Release 7.0.0". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. ^ "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. ^ "Version 5.9". 28 January 2022.
6. ^ "PhpGedView v4.3.0". 7 November 2017.
7. ^ "Release 2.1.20". 8 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
8. ^ a b c "GeneoTree". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 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
11. ^ a b "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
12. ^ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
13. ^ a b c "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
14. ^ a b c "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "GeneoTree - Genealogy software in Php/MySql - Gedcom Viewer Freeware". www.geneotree.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
16. ^ 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
17. ^ 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.
18. ^ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014.
19. ^ 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.
20. ^ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
21. ^ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
22. ^ "phpgedview Administration outline doc". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
24. ^ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
25. ^ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

* v
* t
* e

Genealogy software

Open source|

| Desktop/non-web|

* Family.Show
* GenealogyJ
* Gramps
* LifeLines

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Web-based|

* GeneWeb
* Gramps Web
* HuMo-gen
* PhpGedView
* webtrees

Freeware|

| Desktop/non-web|

* Ancestral Quest
* Genealogica Grafica
* Legacy Family Tree (standard ed.)
* Personal Ancestral File (PC)
* RootsMagic Essentials

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Retail software|

| Desktop/non-web|

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

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Web-based|

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding

Software as a
service (SaaS)|

| Free/web-based|

* FamilySearch
* Rodovid
* Werelate.org
* WikiTree

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Retail/web-based|

* Ancestry.com
* Family Tree DNA
* Findmypast
* Geneanet
* Genes Reunited
* Geni.com
* Living DNA
* MyHeritage

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