Comparison of web-based genealogy software

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

General information[edit]

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 7.0.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata 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] Edit this on Wikidata 2022-01-28 GPL-3.0-only Yes
PhpGedView 4.3.0[6] Edit this on Wikidata 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 2.1.19[7] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-03-19 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes

System support[edit]

Software Operating System Programming Language Database
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[edit]

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

Software Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart Relationship Calculator Timeline Chart
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[edit]

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 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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 2.1.19". 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 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.
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