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

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 0.22.2[3] 2023-07-21 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) 14.0.5 2024-06-15 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 Yes [5] Yes [5] No No No Yes [5] 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

References

  1. ↑ "Genea.app". genea.app. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Genea.app code on GitHub". genea.app GitHub. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "GeneoTree". SourceForge. 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 5.25 5.26 5.27 "Gramps 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 Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. 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". www.geneotree.com. 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 Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  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")". lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. 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". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ↑ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "phpgedview Administration outline 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". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  20. ↑ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  21. ↑ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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