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Gramps Web

Web app for collaborative genealogy, based on and interoperable with Gramps, the open source genealogy desktop application.

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Still maintained? Yes: 175 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.25.0 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Ancestry.

Docker #1 of 5 in Genealogy

At a glance

Gramps Web quick facts

Health score
89/100 GOOD
Stars
229
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v3.25.0, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View gramps-project/gramps-web-api on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Gramps Web

Full rankings: Ancestry alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "This is the repository for Gramps Web API, a Python REST API for Gramps."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Gramps Web scores 89/100, #1 of 5 in Genealogy: 175 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.25.0, yesterday) earns 25.0 of 25, 229 stars add 9.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 10.6 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Health 89 on 11 Sep, 89 nowSteady at 89 since 11 Sep
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    175 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v3.25.0 released yesterday

  • Stars biggest shortfall 9.4 / 20

    229 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

342 commits over the last 12 months
175
Last 90 days
342
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #1 of 5 tools in Genealogy by health , just above webtrees (#2) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev3.25.0 · yesterday
Stars229
Open issues30
DockerYes
Repositorygramps-project/gramps-web-api ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

Gramps Web vs its top 4 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Gramps Web (Genealogy), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Gramps Web (this tool) 89 229 AGPL-3.0 yesterday
webtrees 81 835 GPL-3.0 yesterday
GeneWeb 74 407 GPL-2.0 yesterday
Genealogy 70 367 MIT 20 days ago
Genea.app 20 284 MIT 11 months ago

Gramps Web: common questions

What does Gramps Web replace?

Repoly lists Gramps Web as an open-source alternative to Ancestry. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Gramps Web stands against the others.

Is Gramps Web still maintained?

Gramps Web had 175 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.25.0, is from yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.