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The article compares several genealogy programs. Please see the entries for the individual products for further information.
[edit] General information
| Software |
Latest release date |
Cost (USD) |
Open source |
Software license |
| Agelong Tree |
October 27, 2007 |
$39.95 |
No |
Proprietary |
| Ancestral Quest |
January 27, 2007 |
$29.95
(free trial) |
No |
Proprietary |
| Brother's Keeper |
May 25, 2008 |
$45.00; free trial |
No |
Shareware |
| Famillion |
2007 |
Free |
Yes |
Proprietary |
| Family Historian |
April 17, 2006 |
£38; AU$92
(street prices; free demo) |
No |
Proprietary |
| Family Tree Maker |
2006 |
$39.95 |
No |
Proprietary |
| Genbox Family History |
November 17, 2007 |
$29.95; free trial |
No |
Proprietary |
| GenealogyJ |
February 12, 2007 |
Free |
Yes |
GNU GPL |
| GeneWeb |
September 12, 2007 |
Free |
Yes |
GNU GPL |
| Genmod |
November 3, 2007 |
Free |
Yes |
GNU GPL |
| GenoPro |
November 20, 2007 |
$49.00; free trial |
No |
Proprietary |
| GRAMPS |
May 28, 2007 |
Free |
Yes |
GNU GPL |
| Legacy Family Tree |
September 9, 2005 |
Free (Standard Edition)
$29.95 (Deluxe Edition, download) |
No |
Proprietary |
| LifeLines |
April 13, 2007 |
Free |
Yes |
MIT License |
| Personal Ancestral File |
2002 |
Free |
No |
Proprietary |
| PhpGedView |
April 27, 2008 |
Free |
Yes |
GNU GPL |
| Reunion |
November 15, 2006 |
$99.00 |
No |
Proprietary |
| RootsMagic |
2005 |
$29.95; free trial |
No |
Proprietary |
| SmartGenealogy |
May 2, 2007 |
Free |
No |
Unknown |
| The Master Genealogist |
December 28, 2008 |
$59.00; free trial |
No |
Proprietary |
[edit] Operating system support
[edit] Features
| Feature |
Unicode Support |
Easy of use 1-4 |
Individual view |
Family view |
Pedigree view |
Chronology view |
Ancestor charts |
Ancestor narrative reports |
Ancestor pedigree reports |
Descendant charts |
Descendant narrative reports |
Fan charts |
DNA charts |
Research Guidance |
Mapping |
| Agelong Tree |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Ancestral Quest |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| Brother's Keeper |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Famillion |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Family Historian |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Family Tree Maker |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
No |
| Genbox Family History |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| GenealogyJ |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
| GeneWeb |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Genmod |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
No |
| GenoPro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| GRAMPS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| Legacy Family Tree |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| LifeLines |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
| Personal Ancestral File |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| PhpGedView |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| Reunion |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
| RootsMagic |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| SmartGenealogy |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
| The Master Genealogist |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
[edit] External links
- Genealogical Software Report Card Provides opinions on the features required of genealogy software, and an expanded section of charts analyzing the inclusion of various features in common products. (Note that while the 'last updated' date on this comparison shows March of 2005, many parts of the comparison have not been updated since at least 2 years earlier. This is an aging comparison.)
- Genealogy - Top Ten Reviews Provides details of features and rates various genealogy software.
- RootsWorks PDA2001 Genealogy Software Comparison Specifically speaks to genealogy software running on Portable Digital Assistants (PDA)
