Software:Comparison of web-based genealogy software

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General information

Software Latest release License Free to use
Version Date
Genea.app[1] N/A[2] 2022-03-20 MIT License Yes
Geneotree 4.0 2021-04 Proprietary Yes
GeneWeb GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
Gramps Web 0.13.3[3] 2022-08-15 AGPL-3.0-or-later Yes
HuMo-genealogy GPL-3.0-only Yes
PhpGedView GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) 13.1.2 2022-04-16 Proprietary No
webtrees GPL-3.0-or-later Yes

System support

Software Operating System Programming Language Database
Genea.app OS Independent JavaScript Direct download, Git
Geneotree OS Independent [4] JavaScript, PHP[4] MySQL[4]
GeneWeb OS Independent OCaml ?
Gramps Web OS Independent [5] JavaScript, Python[5] SQLite, Postgresql[5]
HuMo-gen OS Independent [6] JavaScript, PHP[6] MySQL[6]
PhpGedView OS Independent [7] JavaScript,[7] PHP 4.3 or higher MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [8]
TNG OS Independent [9] JavaScript, PHP 5.0 or higher [9] MySQL 5.0 or higher [9]
webtrees OS Independent [10] JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher [10] MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [10]

General features

Software Administration Family View GEDCOM Histories Individual View Mapping Notes Places Photos Recording Simple and Advanced Search Sources Video WordPress integration
Geneotree Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] No Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] No Yes[11] Yes[11] No No
GeneWeb ? Yes Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes No No
Gramps Web Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] No
HuMo-genealogy 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
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

Software Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart Relationship Calculator Timeline Chart
Geneotree Yes [11] Yes[11] No[11] No[11]
GeneWeb Yes Yes Yes No
Gramps Web Yes [5] Yes [5] Yes [5] No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6]
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

Software Backup Custom Events Duplicate Finder Merge Data Mod Manager Multiple Trees Privacy Settings Help Site Templates and Customization
Geneotree ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GeneWeb Yes ? ? ? No Yes No ? ?
Gramps Web No No No No No No Yes [5] No No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [17] Yes [6]
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

Software Anniversary Calendar Bookmarking Photo Gallery PDF Reports Relationship Finder RSS Feed User Account Registration Multilingual
Geneotree ? ? ? Yes [11] ? ? ? ?
GeneWeb ? ? ? No Yes No No Yes
Gramps Web Yes [5] No Yes [5] Yes [5] No No Yes [5] Yes [5]
HuMo-genealogy Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6] Yes [6]
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

  • List of genealogy databases

References

  1. "Genea.app". https://www.genea.app. Retrieved 16 September 2021. 
  2. "Genea.app code on GitHub". https://github.com/genea-app/genea-app. Retrieved 16 September 2021. 
  3. "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". https://github.com/gramps-project/Gramps.js/releases. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 "GeneoTree". https://sourceforge.net/projects/geneotree/. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  5. Jump up to: 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 "Gramps Web". https://gramps-project.github.io/web/. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  6. Jump up to: 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 Humogen.com - features
  7. Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "PhpGedView". https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview/. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  8. "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. http://phpgedview.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpgedview/trunk/phpGedView/readme.txt?view=markup. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  9. Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 9.2 "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/faqs.php. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  10. Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 10.2 "System requirements - webtrees". https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/System_requirements. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  11. Jump up to: 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 "GeneoTree - Genealogy software in Php/MySql - Gedcom Viewer Freeware". http://www.geneotree.com/index.php?ilang=en&imenu=4. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  12. Jump up to: 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
  13. Jump up to: 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 "Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/features.php. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  14. "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014. 
  15. Jump up to: 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 "webtrees - Feature list". https://www.webtrees.net/index.php/en/?view=article&id=51. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  16. The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
  17. "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". http://humo-gen.com/genwiki. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  18. "phpgedview Administration outline doc". http://phpgedview.sourceforge.net/uvpafug/PhpGedView%20Administration%20Outline.doc. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  19. Jump up to: 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". https://wiki.phpgedview.net/en/index.php?title=Features_v4.1.x. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  20. currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/faqs.php. Retrieved 2014-09-18. 
  21. "webtrees - Add-ons". https://www.webtrees.net/en/add-ons/modules. Retrieved 18 March 2019.