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[edit]
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) | 13.1.2 | 2022-04-16 | Proprietary | No |
webtrees | 2.1.20[7] ![]() |
2024-04-08 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Yes |
System support[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Genea.app". genea.app. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Genea.app code on GitHub". genea.app GitHub. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Release 7.0.0". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Gramps Web frontend release page on Github". Releases · gramps-project/Gramps.js · Github. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Version 5.9". 28 January 2022.
- ^ "PhpGedView v4.3.0". 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Release 2.1.20". 8 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "GeneoTree". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Gramps Web". Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Humogen.com - features Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "GeneoTree - Genealogy software in Php/MySql - Gedcom Viewer Freeware". www.geneotree.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "webtrees - Feature list". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "phpgedview Administration outline doc". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.