Comparison of web-based genealogy software
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This article compares several selected genealogy programs that run on a web server. Genealogy websites are not included.
General information
Software | Latest release | Version | Free to use | Free software | Software license |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genealone | 2015-10-04 | 2.0 | No | No | Proprietary |
Geneotree | 2014-10-14 | 3.50 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
GeneWeb | 2014-09-04 | 6.08 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
HuMo-gen | 2015-11-20 | 5.1.7 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
PhpGedView | 2011-01-13 | 4.2.4 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) | 2015-01-26 | 10.1 | No | No | Proprietary |
XHTML Family Tree Generator[1] | 2013-02-24 | 2.3.11 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
webtrees | 2016-06-20 | 1.7.6 | Yes | Yes | GNU General Public License |
System support
Software | Operating System | Programming Language | Database |
---|---|---|---|
Genealone | OS Independent [2] | JavaScript, PHP [2] | MySQL [2] |
Geneotree | OS Independent [3] | JavaScript, PHP [3] | MySQL [3] |
GeneWeb | OS Independent | OCaml | ? |
HuMo-gen | OS Independent [4] | JavaScript, PHP [4] | MySQL [4] |
PhpGedView | OS Independent [5] | JavaScript,[5] PHP 4.3 or higher | MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite, and SQL-Server [6] |
TNG | OS Independent [7] | JavaScript, PHP 5.0 or higher [7] | MySQL 5.0 or higher [7] |
webtrees | OS Independent [8] | JavaScript, PHP 5.3 or higher [8] | MySQL 5.0.13 or higher [8] |
General features
Software | Administration | Family View | GEDCOM | Histories | Individual View | Mapping | Notes | Places | Photos | Recording | Simple and Advanced Search | Sources | Video | WordPress integration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genealone | 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] | Yes[9] |
Geneotree | No [10] | Yes[10] | Yes[10] | No | Yes[10] | No | Yes[10] | Yes[10] | Yes[10] | No | Yes[10] | Yes[10] | No | No |
GeneWeb | ||||||||||||||
HuMo-gen | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | No |
PhpGedView | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | No | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | No |
TNG | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[13] |
webtrees | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | No |
Chart features
Software | Ancestry Chart | Descendancy Chart | Relationship Calculator | Timeline Chart |
---|---|---|---|---|
Genealone | Yes [9] | Yes[9] | Yes[9] | Yes[9] |
Geneotree | Yes [10] | Yes[10] | No[10] | No[10] |
GeneWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? |
HuMo-gen | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] |
PhpGedView | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] | Yes[11] |
TNG | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12][15] | Yes [12] |
webtrees | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] |
Site administration features
Software | Backup | Custom Events | Duplicate Finder | Merge Data | Mod Manager | Multiple Trees | Privacy Settings | Help | Site Templates and Customization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genealone | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] |
Geneotree | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
GeneWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
HuMo-gen | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | No | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [16] | Yes [4] |
PhpGedView | Yes[17] | ? | No | ? | No | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | Yes [18] |
TNG | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] |
webtrees | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] |
Visitor features
Software | Anniversary Calendar | Bookmarking | Photo Gallery | PDF Reports | Relationship Finder | RSS Feed | User Account Registration | Multilingual |
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Genealone | Yes [9] | ? | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | Yes [9] | ? | Yes [9] | Yes [9] |
Geneotree | ? | ? | ? | Yes [10] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
GeneWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
HuMo-gen | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] | Yes [4] |
PhpGedView | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | ? | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | Yes [18] | ? |
TNG | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[12] | Yes[19] |
webtrees | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | ? | Yes[14] | Yes[14] | Yes[20] | Yes[14] | Yes[14] |
References
- ^ http://freecode.com/projects/familytree_cgi/
- ^ a b c Genealone - System Requirements
- ^ a b c Geneotree - sourceforge
- ^ 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 Humogen.com - features
- ^ a b PhpGedView - sourceforge
- ^ PhpGedView readme - sourceforge
- ^ a b c TNG- FAQ
- ^ a b c webtrees - system requirements
- ^ 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 Genealone - Features
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n GeneoTree - Features
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p PhpGedView - Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
- ^ 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 TNG Features
- ^ "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 webtrees - feature list
- ^ The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
- ^ HuMo-gen Help Wiki
- ^ phpgedview Administration outline doc
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Phpgedview features
- ^ currently 13 languages+5 partial (not help files) "FAQs". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ webtrees - add-on modules