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Welcome to the Genealogy Software Piki, the best place to decide between genealogy software. Genealogy software is used to research and publish information about your ancestors and descendants. Amidst the software available, one might consider cost of the software, the operating system it runs on, and the tools it offers when making a choice. This Piki makes use of more than 400 facts about 17 genealogy software. Sort and filter these genealogy software according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for genealogy software for everyone, genealogy software for large families under $85.00 or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Legacy
Legacy is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration and the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a problem spotter alert system.
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Price: $29.99
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Legacy achieves 74% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Searches Multiple Websites, Customizable Languages
Legacy achieves 100% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing, Themed Backgrounds for Printing
Legacy achieves 74% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Gramps Genealogical Research Software
Gramps Genealogical Research Software is extremely inexpensive. It has multimedia integration and upload Gedcom files and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has a problem spotter alert system and tracks DNA results.
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Price: $0
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Gramps Genealogical Research Software achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Customizable Languages, Problem Spotter Alerts
Gramps Genealogical Research Software achieves 84% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Integrated Online Database, Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing
Gramps Genealogical Research Software achieves 88% performance for publishing and distribution options.
RootsMagic
RootsMagic is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a problem spotter alert system.
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Price: $29.99
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, RootsMagic achieves 74% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Problem Spotter Alerts, Multimedia Integration
RootsMagic achieves 81% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Integrated Online Database, Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing
RootsMagic achieves 88% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Nova Family Tree Maker
Nova Family Tree Maker is an average price. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a problem spotter alert system.
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Price: $49.99
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Nova Family Tree Maker achieves 57% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Problem Spotter Alerts, Multimedia Integration
Nova Family Tree Maker achieves 81% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Integrated Online Database, Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing
Nova Family Tree Maker achieves 100% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Family Historian
Family Historian is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and tracks DNA results.
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Price: $29.95
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Family Historian achieves 74% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Customizable Languages, Multimedia Integration
Family Historian achieves 73% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Integrated Online Database, Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing
Family Historian achieves 84% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Genbox Family History
Genbox Family History is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a query or search function.
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Price: $29.95
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Genbox Family History achieves 74% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Customizable Languages, Multimedia Integration
Genbox Family History achieves 66% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Create Web Page of Data
Genbox Family History achieves 7% performance for publishing and distribution options.
The Master Genealogist
The Master Genealogist is an average price. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and tracks DNA results.
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Price: $67.87
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, The Master Genealogist achieves 42% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Customizable Languages, Multimedia Integration
The Master Genealogist achieves 85% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Create Web Page of Data, Book Printing
The Master Genealogist achieves 37% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Ancestral Quest
Ancestral Quest is an average price. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a query or search function.
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Price: $48.50
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Ancestral Quest achieves 59% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Multimedia Integration, Adoptive and Foster Relationships
Ancestral Quest achieves 64% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Create Web Page of Data, Wall Chart Printing
Ancestral Quest achieves 33% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Family Tree Legends
Family Tree Legends is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration, the ability to search multiple websites and upload Gedcom files. It has an integrated online database and themed backgrounds for printing books.
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Price: $12.99
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Family Tree Legends achieves 89% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Searches Multiple Websites, Multimedia Integration
Family Tree Legends achieves 45% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Integrated Online Database, Themed Backgrounds for Printing, Wall Chart Printing
Family Tree Legends achieves 40% performance for publishing and distribution options.
Famtree
Famtree is inexpensive. It has multimedia integration, doesn't have the ability to search multiple websites and tracks adoptive and foster relationships. It has upload Gedcom files and a query or search function.
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Price: $20
Given that users looking for the best overall genealogy software prefer lower values for price, Famtree achieves 83% performance in this category.
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Tracking Tools: Upload Gedcom Files, Multimedia Integration, Adoptive and Foster Relationships
Famtree achieves 60% performance for tracking tools.
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Publishing and Distribution Options: Create Web Page of Data
Famtree achieves 0% performance for publishing and distribution options.