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This is a list of genealogy databases and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.

Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory - Wiki Professional, worldwide humanities and social sciences mega portal, connected directly to numerously related sub-sets, with billions of primary or secondary database family history and genealogy records.
FamilySearch, a database developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Rodovid, Global genealogy, over 19 language.
FreeBMD, an online searchable partial index of births, marriages, and deaths in England & Wales from 1837 based on General Register Office records.
GEDCOMP, Automated, free GEDCOM COMParison mostly related to Denmark.^[1]
GeneaNet, an international genealogy database.
Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar, India, microfilmed at the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), USA.
MyHeritage Research, an aggregated search system covering a large number of genealogy databases.
SortedByName Millions of entries from transcription projects, sorted alphabetically and by Soundex, with links to their respective transcription project sites.

Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees

Some of these also have social networking features.

Web site	Alexa traffic rank^[2]	Free functionality	Functionality for paying subscribers
ancestry.com	911	Multilanguage user interface.
MyHeritage	2336	Multilanguage user interface. Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches Limit of 250 individuals in tree	Limit of 2500/unlimited individuals in tree depending on plan Timeline and Timebook
geni.com	6002	Social network. Web based editing of own network. Up and downloading of GEDCOM files. Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in. Company does not comply with its previous privacy vows, so some data of living people can be seen.	Searching in other users trees. Connecting trees made by different users. Collaborative editing of friends' trees.
FamilySearch	7904		N/A
GeneaNet	18763	Multilanguage user interface.
Rodovid	159138
WebBiographies	647798

References

^ Peter Wayner (2004-04-22). "From Shared Resources, Your Personal History". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^ Traffic rank according to alexa.com March 2010. Low number indicate high popularity.

[1] Peter Wayner (2004-04-22). "From Shared Resources, Your Personal History". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

[Alexa-2] Traffic rank according to alexa.com March 2010. Low number indicate high popularity.

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 This is a '''list of genealogy databases''' and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.
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+* [http://academic-genealogy.com/ Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory - Wiki] Professional, worldwide humanities and social sciences mega portal,  connected directly to numerously related sub-sets, with billions of primary or secondary database family history and genealogy records.
 * [[FamilySearch]], a database developed by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].
 * [[Rodovid]], Global genealogy, over 19 language.

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Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees

See also

References