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. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "GeneoTree". https://sourceforge.net/projects/geneotree/. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "System requirements - webtrees". https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/System_requirements. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.