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.

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General information

SoftwareLatest release License Free to use
VersionDate
Genea.app [1] N/A [2] 2022-03-20 MIT License Yes
Geneotree4.02021-04 Proprietary Yes
GeneWeb 7.0.0 [3]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 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]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2022-01-28 GPL-3.0-only Yes
PhpGedView 4.3.0 [6]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2017-11-07 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)14.0.52024-06-15 Proprietary No
webtrees 2.1.20 [7]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-04-08 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes

System support

Software Operating System Programming Language Database
Genea.appOS Independent JavaScript Direct download, Git
GeneotreeOS 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

SoftwareAdministrationFamily ViewGEDCOMHistoriesIndividual ViewMappingNotesPlacesPhotosRecordingSimple and Advanced SearchSourcesVideoWordPress integration
GeneotreeYes [15] Yes [15] Yes [15] NoYes [15] Yes [15] Yes [15] Yes [15] Yes [15] NoYes [15] Yes [15] NoNo
GeneWeb  ?YesYes ?Yes ?Yes ?Yes ? ?YesNoNo
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] NoYes [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

SoftwareAncestry ChartDescendancy ChartRelationship CalculatorTimeline Chart
GeneotreeYes [15] Yes [15] No [15] No [15]
GeneWeb YesYesYesNo
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

SoftwareBackupCustom EventsDuplicate FinderMerge DataMod ManagerMultiple TreesPrivacy SettingsHelpSite Templates and Customization
Geneotree ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GeneWeb Yes ? ? ?NoYesNo ? ?
Gramps Web Yes [9] Yes [9] NoNoNoYes [9] Yes [9] NoNo
HuMo-genealogy Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [10] Yes [21] Yes [10]
PhpGedView Yes [22]  ?No ?NoYes [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

SoftwareAnniversary CalendarBookmarkingPhoto GalleryPDF ReportsRelationship FinderRSS FeedUser Account RegistrationMultilingual
Geneotree ? ? ?Yes [15]  ? ? ? ?
GeneWeb  ? ? ?NoYesNoNoYes
Gramps Web Yes [9] NoYes [9] Yes [9] NoNoYes [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]

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  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.
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  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.
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