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] 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 2.1.18[7] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-10-18 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

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. Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  7. "Release 2.1.18". 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  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.
  13. "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  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.
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