List of genealogy databases


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.

List for general purposes

ProjectDescription
Ancestry.comA for-profit genealogy company. Databases include Find a Grave, RootsWeb, a free genealogy community, and Newspapers.com.
BALSACA population database of Quebec
Cyndi's Listthousands of resource links, categorized and cross-referenced
Familypediafree cooperative family history wiki using Semantic MediaWiki
FamilySearchimages and indexes developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Find a Gravean online database of cemetery records.
FindmypastThe largest website for digitalized and transcribed British records
GeneanetGeneanet is a community of more than 3 million members who share their genealogical information for free: more than 6 billion individuals in the family trees, some digitized archival records, some family pictures, some indexes, all available through a powerful search engine. The Premium subscription offers additional options.
GENUKIinformation covering the British Isles
Icelandic RootsIcelandic history, genealogy, interactive maps, farm photos, cemeteries, immigration, settlements of people mostly in Iceland, Canada, and the United States. Searchable online database. Hundreds of newsletter articles with Icelandic heritage, culture, and genealogy website=www.icelandicroots.com
Chronicling America, from the Library of CongressFree searchable online database of over 2,400 U.S. newspapers.
MyHeritageaggregated search system and genealogy databases
Rodovidglobal genealogy in many languages, genealogy wiki
Serbian Genealogical Societyonline database with surnames, locations and background information
WeRelategenealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by the Allen County Public Library and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy
WikiTreefree genealogy community dedicated to building a worldwide family tree accessible to everyone
Archives.govfree online repository with a section dedicated to genealogical research.
New England Historic Genealogical SocietyAmerica's oldest genealogical society, provides education and research resources with over 1.4 billion records

Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees

Some of these also have social networking features.
Web siteAlexa traffic rankFree featuresFeatures for subscribers
ancestry.com457
MyHeritage4214
  • Multilingual 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.com6114
  • Social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Downloading of GEDCOM files.
  • Tree view is only shown to users that have logged in.
  • Searching in other users' trees.
  • Connecting trees made by different users.
  • Collaborative editing of friends' trees.
    • FamilySearch2471
  • All features free
    • Geneanet9814
  • Multilingual user interface.
  • View historical records.
  • Searching in other users trees.
  • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
  • Access to referenced genealogical place index.
  • Access to referenced source index.
  • Connecting trees made by different users by suggested matches
  • Add your family tree.
  • Family name alerts
  • Access to a library of 3 billion people
  • Tree comparisons.
  • Genes Reunited64853
  • View historical records.
  • Send messages to other members.
  • View other members' trees.
    • Rodovid217,138
  • Wiki based social network.
  • Web based editing of own network.
  • Multilanguage user interface.
  • Searching in other users trees.
  • Connecting trees made by different users.
  • Collaborative editing.
  • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
  • Access to referenced genealogical place index.
  • Access to referenced source index.
  • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
    • WeRelate203,422
    • Wiki based social network.
    • Web based editing of own network.
    • Up and downloading of GEDCOM files.
    • Searching in other users trees.
    • Connecting trees made by different users.
    • Collaborative editing.
    • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
    • Access to referenced genealogical place index.
    • Access to referenced source index.
    • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
    • Duplicate and common ancestor matching
    WikiTree20,423
    • Wiki based social network.
    • Web based editing of own network.
    • Up- and downloading of GEDCOM files.
    • Collaborative editing.
    • Uploading of scanned documents and photos.
    • Duplicate and common ancestor matching.
    • Email notification of updates on watched pages.
    • Individually managed privacy settings for each profile.