Comparisons  

Genealogy Software Features Comparison Chart

Updated 26 June 2008

Compare the features and capabilities of Genbox Family History 3.7.1 to those of other family history software products.

In the chart below, the terminology for various features follows the usage in Genbox. Other products may have different names for equivalent features. For example, Genbox considers a "chart" output to be primarily graphical with multiple layout options and can be saved in an image format; a "report" is primarily text with fewer layout options, and can be saved in RTF format. Other products use the terms "chart" and "report" differently.  For an explanation of these terms, see the Genbox Terminology page.

The versions listed have been tested by Thoughtful Creations to verify their features and capabilities. Other versions may have different capabilities.  While this information is believed to be correct, please check with the individual companies to verify. Any corrections that need to be made to this chart are welcome and can be directed to webmaster@thoughtfulcreations.com.

Charts

Chart Types

 Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
    Ancestor charts yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Descendant charts yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Related (hourglass) charts yes yes yes  no yes yes 
    Convergent (relationship) charts yes yes no  no yes yes 
    Everyone charts yes no no  no no no
    Ancestor Fan charts yes yes yes  no no no 
    Descendant Fan charts yes no no no no no
    Timeline charts yes no yes no yes no

Flexibility

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Vary box contents according to individual groups yes yes no no no no
    Vary box styles according to individual groups yes no no  no no gender only 
    Selectable drop direction for layout yes yes no  no yes limited 
    Box content: unlimited number of lines/items yes no  no  no  no no 
    Multiple key individuals yes two no no two no 

Quality

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Box widths automatically sized to content yes no no  no no no
    Intermarriages shown with link; no duplicate box  yes  no  no no no limited

Professional Features

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Source citation footnotes on charts yes no no no no no
    Legend box yes no no no no no

Productivity

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Edit charts after production yes yes yes no yes yes 
    Save chart in graphic image formats yes yes yes  no  yes yes 
    Save chart options yes yes yes no no yes 

Reports

 Report Types

 Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
    Ancestor narrative reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Ancestor pedigree reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Ancestor indented outline reports yes yes yes yes no no 
    Descendant narrative reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Descendant indented outline reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Family group reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Individual narrative reports yes yes yes no no no 
    Calendar reports yes no yes yes yes yes 
    Customizable table-layout reports yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Custom reports for individuals yes yes yes  yes yes yes 
    Custom reports for places yes yes yes yes yes no 
    Custom reports for events yes yes yes no yes yes
    Custom reports for source citations yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Custom reports for sources yes yes yes yes yes yes 
    Custom reports for multimedia yes no yes  yes yes yes 
    Custom reports for researchers yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
    Custom reports for correspondence yes N/A yes  N/A yes N/A
    Custom reports for research yes N/A yes  N/A yes yes  
    Custom reports for projects/tasks yes yes yes no To Do list no 
    Custom reports for lists yes no yes  yes yes yes 
    Report for relationships yes yes yes no yes yes 

 Flexibility

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Multiple key individuals yes yes yes no yes no 
    Vary content for individual groups yes no no  no no no 

 Professional Features

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Advanced context processor yes yes no no no no
    Source citation footnotes on pedigree reports yes yes no no no no

 Productivity

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Edit reports in program after production yes no no no no yes 
    Save report options yes yes yes no some no 
    Save in Rich Text Format (RTF) yes yes yes yes yes some
    Save in HTML for web pages yes most yes some (website) yes 
           

Database

Data Limits

 Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
    Individuals, families, events: unlimited yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Names per person: unlimited yes yes yes  yes  yes yes
    Parents, spouses, children per person: unlimited yes yes yes  yes  yes  yes
    Images per person: unlimited yes yes yes yes  yes yes 
    Images per family: unlimited yes yes yes none  yes yes 
    Images per event: unlimited yes yes yes  none  yes none 
    Images per source: unlimited yes yes yes one  yes yes
    Images per place: unlimited yes yes yes  none  yes none
    Place names per location: unlimited  yes  no  2  no  no no 

Advanced Structure

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Places link to higher-level places  yes  no  no  no  no no 
    Sources link to higher-level sources  yes  no  no  no  no no 
    Genders: Male, Female, Unknown, and "Other" yes  no  no  no no no
    Same-gender family relationships yes yes no  no no yes
    Event witnesses yes yes no no no no 

Flexibility

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Customizable event templates  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes no 
    Directional event templates yes yes no no no no
    Customizable source citation templates  yes  yes  no  no  no no 
    Open multiple databases in same instance of program yes  no  yes  yes  yes no 

Professional Features

 Genbox TMG LEG PAF RM FTM
    Separate source citations on each data item  yes  no no no no no
    Source citations on portions of notes text yes yes no no no no
    Correspondence log  yes  no  yes  no  yes  no 
    Research targets  yes  as Tasks yes  no  yes no 
    Projects/objectives/tasks in hierarchy  yes  no  no  no  no no 
    Multiple researchers yes no  no  no  no no 
    Data entry tagged by researcher  yes no  no  no  no no 

International
  Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
UNICODE Data Storage yes no  no yes no no
Multiple program languages yes yes yes yes no no
Multiple output languages yes yes partial (program) no no
Change program language without exiting program yes yes no no no no

GEDCOM Import/Export
  Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
Import/Export database in GEDCOM 5.5 format yes yes yes yes yes yes
Support for UTF-8 character format yes no yes yes no no
Support for UNICODE character format yes no no yes no no
Import/Export witnesses data yes no N/A N/A N/A N/A

Other Tools
  Genbox 3.7.1 TMG 7.02 LEG 7.0 PAF 5.2 RM 3.2.5 FTM 2008
Duplicate Individual finder  yes yes yes yes  yes yes 
Merge individuals  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes 
Extract marked data items to new individual  yes  no  no  no  no no 
Mark individuals (highlight names) yes  yes  yes  no  yes no 
Date calculator  yes  yes yes  yes  yes yes 
Date converter  yes yes no  no  no no 
Relationship calculator: blood relationships  yes yes yes yes yes one 
Relationship calculator: marital relationships  yes yes yes no no one 
Soundex calculator yes auto yes yes yes yes
Spell checker yes yes yes no yes yes
Problems spotter  yes yes  yes  no  yes yes 
Query/search for individuals  yes yes  yes  yes  yes yes 
Event sentence preview yes yes yes no yes no
Event sentence preview with source citations yes no no no no no

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