While it might be slightly out of date, Richard Wilson’s Comparison of Genealogy Software Programs is a good review and comparison of the various family history and genealogy software programs available.
He compares Ancestral Quest, Family Tree Legends, Family Tree Maker, GenBox, Legacy, Personal Ancestral File, Roots Magic, and The Master Genealogist.
As with all such programs, as you evaluate your various decisions, determine what it is you want to do before you decide. If you want simple, easy-to-use features to create simple family charts and trees, then stick with a simple program that will help you do what you want to do. If you are serious about your genealogy research, then choose a powerful computer program that will allow you to research from within the program to online services, allow multiple variations of reports to look for holes in your research, web page data export, and the ability add exhibits, reports, and photographs to your research files.
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