Gramps-project
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Use it if you are a serious family historian comfortable with open-source software and community-only support . it is completely free and unusually deep.
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Comparison
Gramps-project and MyHeritage both land on Depends.
Use it if you are a serious family historian comfortable with open-source software and community-only support . it is completely free and unusually deep.
Reasonable for casual family-tree builders and DNA curiosity, especially European ancestry . but keep a close eye on auto-renewals.
| Compare | Gramps-project | MyHeritage |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Serious hobbyist genealogists | Casual family-tree builders |
| Who it's not for | Casual users who want a quick, pretty family tree | Anyone privacy-cautious about DNA data . 92M accounts leaked |
| Privacy | One critical CVSS 9.1 path-traversal CVE in the Gramps Web API (April 2026); desktop app not implicated in reviewed sources.⁷ | Breached: 92.3M user credentials exposed (disclosed 2018); one old client-side CVE.15 |
| Support quality | Volunteer-run; forum support only | Billing disputes dominate complaint threads |
| Public sentiment | Users praise Gramps as the deepest tool in its category but note it is volunteer-run and divides opinion on usability.⁴ | Opinion is split: hobbyist genealogists find value in it, while a loud segment of users complain about billing, renewals, and pricing.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | CVE-2026-40258: Zip Slip path traversal in Gramps Web media import . self-hosters must patch⁷ | Auto-renewal traps: users report unexpected renewal charges, including a $149 BBB complaint |