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
Evagene 2.0 2026-04-15 Proprietary Yes
GeneWeb 7.1.0-beta2[1][2] Edit this on Wikidata 2025-12-25 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
Gramps Web 26.1.1[3] 2026-01-30 AGPL-3.0-or-later Yes
HuMo-genealogy 5.9[4] Edit this on Wikidata 2022-01-28 GPL-3.0-only Yes
PhpGedView 4.3.0[5] Edit this on Wikidata 2017-11-07 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) 15.0.1 2025-03-06 Proprietary No
webtrees 2.2.6[6] Edit this on Wikidata 2026-04-29 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes

System support

Software Operating system Programming language Database
Evagene OS Independent Python ?
GeneWeb OS Independent OCaml Geneweb's own format[7]
Gramps Web OS Independent [8] JavaScript, Python[8] SQLite, Postgresql[8]
HuMo-gen OS Independent [9] JavaScript, PHP[9] MySQL[9]
PhpGedView OS Independent [10] JavaScript,[10] PHP 4.3 or higher MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [11]
TNG OS Independent [12] JavaScript, PHP 7.0 or higher required [12] MySQL 5.7 or higher recommended [12]
webtrees OS Independent [13] JavaScript, PHP 7.4 or higher [13] MySQL 5.7 or higher, MariaDB, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [13]

General features

Software Administration Family View GEDCOM Histories Individual View Mapping Notes Places Photos Recording Simple and Advanced Search Sources Video WordPress integration
Evagene Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
GeneWeb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No
Gramps Web Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] No
HuMo-genealogy 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
PhpGedView Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] No Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] No
TNG 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] Yes[16]
webtrees 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] No

Chart features

Software Ancestry Chart Descendancy Chart Relationship Calculator Timeline Chart
Evagene Yes Yes Yes No
GeneWeb Yes Yes Yes No
Gramps Web Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [18]
HuMo-genealogy Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9]
PhpGedView Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14] Yes[14]
TNG Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15][19] Yes [15]
webtrees Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17]

Site administration features

Software Backup Custom Events Duplicate Finder Merge Data Mod Manager Multiple Trees Privacy Settings Help Site Templates and Customization
Evagene Yes ? ? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
GeneWeb Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gramps Web Yes [8] Yes [8] No No No Yes [8] Yes [8] No No
HuMo-genealogy Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [20] Yes [9]
PhpGedView Yes[21] ? No ? No Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22]
TNG Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15]
webtrees Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17]

Visitor features

Software Anniversary Calendar Bookmarking Photo Gallery PDF Reports Relationship Finder RSS Feed User Account Registration Multilingual
Evagene No No No Yes No No Yes No
GeneWeb Yes ? Yes ? Yes No Yes Yes
Gramps Web Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] Yes [8] No No Yes [8] Yes [8]
HuMo-genealogy Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9] Yes [9]
PhpGedView Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22] Yes [22]
TNG Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[15] Yes[23]
webtrees Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[17] Yes[24] Yes[17] Yes[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GeneWeb 7.1.0-beta2". Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "GeneWeb". Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "v26.1.1". Releases · gramps-project/gramps-web · Github. 2026-01-30. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Version 5.9". 28 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "PhpGedView v4.3.0". 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Release 2.2.6". 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Geneweb bases folder" on GeneWeb's documentation.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Gramps Web". Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Humogen.com - features Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. 1 2 "PhpGedView". SourceForge. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "PhpGedView readme - sourceforge". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 "FAQs: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". www.lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 "System requirements - webtrees". wiki.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Features: The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ("TNG")". lythgoes.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Build your own genealogy website quickly and easily — with TNG!". TNG Builder. Retrieved 19 Nov 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "webtrees - Feature list". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Gramps Web v26.5.3 Release Notes". GitHub. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  19. ↑ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "HuMo-gen Help Wiki". Retrieved 18 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "phpgedview Administration outline doc". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Features v4.1.x - PGVWiki". wiki.phpgedview.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  23. ↑ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  24. ↑ "webtrees - Add-ons". www.webtrees.net. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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