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

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rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Software

! colspan="2" | Latest release

! rowspan="2" | License

! rowspan="2" | Free to use

Version

! Date

{{rh}} | GeneWeb

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| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1226211|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| 0.22.2{{cite web|url=https://github.com/gramps-project/Gramps.js/releases|title=Gramps Web frontend release page on Github|website=Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github|accessdate=23 July 2023}}

| 2023-07-21

| {{open source|AGPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | HuMo-genealogy

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q5924610|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5924610|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-only}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q943638|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q943638|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-2.0-or-later}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)

| 15.0.1

| 2025-03-06

| {{Proprietary}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | webtrees

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q309656|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q309656|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{open source|GPL-3.0-or-later}}

| {{yes}}

System support

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style="width: 14em" | Software

! Operating system

! Programming language

! Database

{{rh}} | GeneWeb

| OS Independent

| OCaml

| ?

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| OS Independent {{cite web|url=https://gramps-project.github.io/web/|title=Gramps Web|accessdate=20 December 2021}}

| JavaScript, Python

| SQLite, Postgresql

{{rh}} | HuMo-gen

| OS Independent [http://humogen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=29 Humogen.com - features] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082940/http://humogen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=29 |publisher=HuMo-gen|date=2011-11-04 }}

| JavaScript, PHP

| MySQL

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| OS Independent {{cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview/|title=PhpGedView|website=SourceForge|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| JavaScript, PHP 4.3 or higher

| MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server {{cite web|url=http://phpgedview.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpgedview/trunk/phpGedView/readme.txt?view=markup|title=PhpGedView readme - sourceforge|publisher=SourceForge|accessdate=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911231835/http://phpgedview.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpgedview/trunk/phpGedView/readme.txt?view=markup|archive-date=11 September 2008|url-status=dead}}

{{rh}} | TNG

| OS Independent {{cite web|url=http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/faqs.php|title=FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")|website=www.lythgoes.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| JavaScript, PHP 7.0 or higher required

| MySQL 5.7 or higher recommended

{{rh}} | webtrees

| OS Independent {{cite web|url=https://wiki.webtrees.net/en/System_requirements|title=System requirements - webtrees|website=wiki.webtrees.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher

| MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server

General features

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style="width:12em" | Software

! Administration

! Family View

! GEDCOM

! Histories

! Individual View

! Mapping

! Notes

! Places

! Photos

! Recording

! Simple and Advanced Search

! Sources

! Video

! WordPress integration

{{rh}} | GeneWeb

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| {{yes}}

| ?

| ?

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | HuMo-genealogy

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | TNG

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{Cite web|title=Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!|url=http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/|publisher=TNG Builder|accessdate=19 Nov 2014}}

{{rh}} | webtrees

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Chart features

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style="width:12em" | Software

! Ancestry Chart

! Descendancy Chart

! Relationship Calculator

! Timeline Chart

{{rh}} | GeneWeb

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | HuMo-genealogy

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| {{yes}}[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/02/phpgedview.html PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130133026/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/02/phpgedview.html |date=2010-11-30 }}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | TNG

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/features.php|title=Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")|website=lythgoes.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/06/the_next_genera.html The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217002834/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/06/the_next_genera.html |date=2010-12-17 }}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | webtrees

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.webtrees.net/index.php/en/?view=article&id=51|title=webtrees - Feature list|website=www.webtrees.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Site administration features

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style="width:12em" | Software

! Backup

! Custom Events

! Duplicate Finder

! Merge Data

! Mod Manager

! Multiple Trees

! Privacy Settings

! Help

! Site Templates and Customization

{{rh}} | GeneWeb

| {{yes}}

| ?

| ?

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| ?

| ?

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}} | HuMo-genealogy

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} {{cite web|url=http://humo-gen.com/genwiki|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718003249/http://humo-gen.com/genwiki|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|title=HuMo-gen Help Wiki|publisher=|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=http://phpgedview.sourceforge.net/uvpafug/PhpGedView%20Administration%20Outline.doc|title=phpgedview Administration outline doc|publisher=|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| ?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} {{cite web|url=https://wiki.phpgedview.net/en/index.php?title=Features_v4.1.x|title=Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki|website=wiki.phpgedview.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | TNG

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | webtrees

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Visitor features

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! Anniversary Calendar

! Bookmarking

! Photo Gallery

! PDF Reports

! Relationship Finder

! RSS Feed

! User Account Registration

! Multilingual

{{rh}} | Gramps Web

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | HuMo-genealogy

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | PhpGedView

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}} | TNG

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) {{cite web|url=http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/faqs.php|title=FAQs|accessdate=2014-09-18}}

{{rh}} | webtrees

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.webtrees.net/en/add-ons/modules|title=webtrees - Add-ons|website=www.webtrees.net|accessdate=18 March 2019}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

See also

References

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