Comparison of genealogy software
This article compares several selected client-based genealogy programs. Web-based genealogy software is not included.
General information
| Software | Latest version | Initial release | Latest release | Free to use | Free software | Software license | Windows | macOS | Linux | Android | iOS |
| 6.1 | 2002 | 2025-09-08 | |||||||||
| Ages! | 2.2 | 1999 | 2025-05-05 | ||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | 4.35 | 2001 | 2025-10-04 | ||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | 16.0.11 | 1994 | 2022-03-19 | ||||||||
| Ancestris | 13 | 2009 | 2025-11-30 | ||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | 7.6.2 | 1988 | 2026-01-08 | ||||||||
| FamilyGTG | 1.3.9 | 2018-03-03 | |||||||||
| Family Historian | 7.0.24.1 | 2002 | 2024-10-17 | ||||||||
| MyHeritage#Family [Tree Builder|Family Tree Builder] | 8.0 | 2003 | 2016-08-12 | ||||||||
| Family Tree Maker | 2019 | 1989 | 2023-09 | ||||||||
| GEDitCOM II | 2.3 | 1998 | 2016-11-17 | ||||||||
| Genbox [Family History] | 3.7.1 | 1992 | 2007-11-17 | ||||||||
| GenealogyJ | 1998 | ||||||||||
| GenoPro | 2016, 3.0.0.7 | 1998 | 2016-01-27 | ||||||||
| Gramps | 2001 | ||||||||||
| Heredis | 2023 | 2022-09-20 | |||||||||
| Kith and Kin Pro | 3.3.0 | 1999 | 2019-09-14 | ||||||||
| Legacy Family Tree | 10.0.0.271 | 1997 | 2025-10-30 | ||||||||
| LifeLines | 1992 | ||||||||||
| MacFamilyTree | 11.0 | 1998 | 2025-01-28 | ||||||||
| My Family Tree | 15 | 2011 | 2025-04-20 | ||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | 5.2.18.0 | 1983 | 2002-07-23 | ||||||||
| Reunion | 14.0 | 1988 | 2025-07-02 | ||||||||
| RootsMagic | 11.0.1 | 2003 | 2025-09-15 | ||||||||
| The Master Genealogist | 9.05.0000 | 1993 | 2014-12-03 |
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 | ||||||||||||||
| Ages! | ||||||||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | ||||||||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | ||||||||||||||
| Ancestris | ||||||||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | ||||||||||||||
| FamilyGTG | ||||||||||||||
| Family Historian | ||||||||||||||
| Family Tree Builder | ||||||||||||||
| Family Tree Maker | ||||||||||||||
| GEDitCOM II | ||||||||||||||
| Genbox Family History | ||||||||||||||
| GenealogyJ | ||||||||||||||
| GenoPro | ||||||||||||||
| Gramps | ||||||||||||||
| Heredis | ||||||||||||||
| Kith and Kin Pro | ||||||||||||||
| Legacy Family Tree | ||||||||||||||
| LifeLines | ||||||||||||||
| MacFamilyTree | ||||||||||||||
| My Family Tree | ||||||||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | ||||||||||||||
| Reunion | ||||||||||||||
| RootsMagic | ||||||||||||||
| The Master Genealogist |
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 | |||||||||
| Ages! | |||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | christening and marriage only | ||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | |||||||||
| Ancestris | |||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | |||||||||
| FamilyGTG | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| My Family Tree | |||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | |||||||||
| Reunion | |||||||||
| RootsMagic | |||||||||
| The Master Genealogist |
Languages
Available user interface languages| Name | English | Afrikaans | Danish | Dutch | French | German | Italian | Norwegian | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Swedish |
| Agelong Tree | |||||||||||||
| Ages! | |||||||||||||
| Ahnenblatt | |||||||||||||
| Ancestral Quest | |||||||||||||
| Ancestris | |||||||||||||
| Brother's Keeper | |||||||||||||
| FamilyGTG | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| My Family Tree | |||||||||||||
| Personal Ancestral File | |||||||||||||
| Reunion | |||||||||||||
| RootsMagic | |||||||||||||
| The Master Genealogist |
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