Comparison of genealogy software
This article compares several selected client-based genealogy programs. Web-based genealogy software is not included.
General information
General features
Genealogy software products differ in the way they support data acquisition and interaction, in reporting, validation, exporting and integration. Some software might include also fun and entertainment features.| Name | Individual view | Family view | Pedigree view | Chronology view | Ancestor charts | Ancestor narrative reports | Ancestor pedigree reports | Descendant charts | Descendant narrative reports | Fan charts | Research Manager | DNA charts | Research Guidance | Mapping |
| Agelong Tree | ||||||||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | ||||||||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | ||||||||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Family Historian | ||||||||||||||
| Family Tree Builder | ||||||||||||||
| Family Tree Maker | ||||||||||||||
| GEDitCOM II | ||||||||||||||
| Genbox Family History | ||||||||||||||
| GenealogyJ | ||||||||||||||
| GenoPro | ||||||||||||||
| Gramps | ||||||||||||||
| Heredis | ||||||||||||||
| Legacy Family Tree | ||||||||||||||
| LifeLines | ||||||||||||||
| MacFamilyTree | ||||||||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | ||||||||||||||
| Reunion | ||||||||||||||
| RootsMagic | ||||||||||||||
| The Master Genealogist | ||||||||||||||
| webtrees |
Genealogical features
Besides exchange between systems, flexible data handling is relevant.| Name | Unicode Support | Single parent family | Same sex marriage | Witness to events | Name variants | Conflicting evidence | Source surety | Adoption & foster parent | non-standard calendar in date fields |
| Agelong Tree | |||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | christening and marriage only | ||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | |||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | |||||||||
| Family Historian | |||||||||
| Family Tree Builder | |||||||||
| Family Tree Maker | |||||||||
| GEDitCOM II | |||||||||
| Genbox Family History | |||||||||
| GenealogyJ | One partner's gender mislabelled | ||||||||
| GenoPro | |||||||||
| Gramps | One partner's gender mislabelled | ||||||||
| Heredis | |||||||||
| Legacy Family Tree | |||||||||
| LifeLines | |||||||||
| MacFamilyTree | |||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | |||||||||
| Reunion | |||||||||
| RootsMagic | |||||||||
| The Master Genealogist | |||||||||
| webtrees |
Languages
Available user interface languages| Name | English | Afrikaans | Danish | Dutch | French | German | Italian | Norwegian | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Swedish |
| Agelong Tree | |||||||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | |||||||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | |||||||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | |||||||||||||
| Family Historian | |||||||||||||
| Family Tree Builder | |||||||||||||
| Family Tree Maker | |||||||||||||
| Family Tree Maker for Mac | |||||||||||||
| GEDitCOM II | |||||||||||||
| Genbox Family History | |||||||||||||
| GenealogyJ | |||||||||||||
| GenoPro | |||||||||||||
| Gramps | |||||||||||||
| Heredis | |||||||||||||
| Legacy Family Tree | |||||||||||||
| LifeLines | |||||||||||||
| MacFamilyTree | |||||||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | |||||||||||||
| Reunion | |||||||||||||
| RootsMagic | |||||||||||||
| The Master Genealogist | |||||||||||||
| webtrees |