Comparison of web-based genealogy software

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	7.0.0[3]	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]	2022-01-28	GPL-3.0-only	Yes
PhpGedView	4.3.0[6]	2017-11-07	GPL-2.0-or-later	Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)	14.0.5	2024-06-15	Proprietary	No
webtrees	2.2.1[7]	2024-12-01	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 [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

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

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

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

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

• List of genealogy databases

References

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. https://github.com/fisharebest/webtrees/releases/tag/2.2.1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. "GeneoTree". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
9. "Gramps Web". Retrieved 20 December 2021.
10. Humogen.com - features Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
11. "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
12. "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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14. "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
15. "GeneoTree - Genealogy software in Php/MySql - Gedcom Viewer Freeware". www.geneotree.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
16. PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
17. "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. "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. "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.