Best self-hosted genealogy
[Genealogy software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy_software) used to record, organize, and publish genealogical data.
We track 5 self-hosted genealogy projects. The median health score in this category is 52, against 0 projects rated healthy or better and 1 showing little recent activity. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.
| # | Project | Health | Activity | Stars | Built with | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GeneWeb Genealogy software that can be used offline or as a Web service. | Steady · 55 | 399 | OCaml | 25 Dec 2025 | |
| 2 | Gramps Web Web app for collaborative genealogy, based on and interoperable with Gramps, the open source genealogy desktop applicati | Steady · 53 | 222 | Docker | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| 3 | Genealogy Record family members and their relationships and build a family tree. | Steady · 52 | 361 | PHP | 14 Sept 2026 | |
| 4 | webtrees Webtrees is the web's leading online collaborative genealogy application. | Slowing · 47 | 824 | PHP | 5 Dec 2016 | |
| 5 | Genea.app Genealogy tool designed with privacy in mind that anyone can use to author or edit their family tree. Data is stored in | At risk · 17 | 277 | Javascript | — |
Which one should you run?
If you want the safest bet on longevity, GeneWeb is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 55/100. Gramps Web is the closest runner-up (53/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.
A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.