Genogram Pro vs SmartDraw
SmartDraw is diagramming software for floor plans, flowcharts, org charts, timelines and mind maps, with no genogram template documented. Genogram Pro is a genogram editor with standard symbols, emotional relationship lines, medical conditions and one-click auto-arrange.
Updated October 2026Competitor details from smartdraw.com, checked between October 22 and October 23, 2026
Which to use
Genogram Pro
Choose Genogram Pro if you need genogram symbols, emotional bonds, medical conditions and auto-arrange, want encrypted storage on the Professional plan, or want to try the free genogram maker before you pay.
SmartDraw
Choose SmartDraw if you already use it for floor plans, flowcharts or org charts, and a family diagram built from general shapes is enough.
How SmartDraw and Genogram Pro compare
Each SmartDraw detail has a link to the SmartDraw page it was taken from, and "Not documented" means we found no mention of the feature on SmartDraw's site.
| Genogram Pro | SmartDraw | |
|---|---|---|
| Genogram symbols | McGoldrick and Gerson notation, with 25 couple line types and 4 parent-child line types | Family tree templates, with no genogram template documentedsmartdraw.com/family-tree/family-tree-template.htm |
| Emotional relationship lines | 39 bond line types, such as close, fused, hostile and cutoff | Not documented |
| Medical conditions | 16 built-in conditions plus your own, each with a color and an onset date | Not documented |
| Households | Households drawn around their members, with a label and color | Not documented |
| Ecomap of the same family | In the same file as the genogram on the Professional plan, or on its own in the free ecomap maker | Not documented |
| AI from a text description | On the Professional plan and its 7-day trial, you can draft or edit a genogram with the AI assistant from typed notes or a photo of a paper genogram | AI that generates the first draft of a diagramsmartdraw.com/ai/smartdraw-ai.htm |
| Auto-arrange | Every generation is laid out in one click | Not documented |
| GEDCOM | Import and export on the Professional plan, with 23 fact types such as occupation, education and residence | Not documented |
| PDF and PNG export | PNG and PDF, with an optional key of the symbols used. Free editor exports have a small badge, which can be removed on the Professional plan | Not documented |
| Where it runs | In a web browser on Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook, with nothing to install | In a web browsersmartdraw.com/family-tree/family-tree-template.htm |
| Free option | The free genogram maker needs no account, and genograms made in it are saved in your browser | No free plan is listedsmartdraw.com/buy |
| Price | $9.99 a month billed annually, or $14.99 billed monthly, after a 7-day free trial | The Individual plan is $10.95 a month billed annually, or $7.95 at the introductory price for new customerssmartdraw.com/buy |
| How client data is protected | Genograms saved to an account are encrypted end to end with a master password only you know | Not documented |
SmartDraw documents no genogram template
SmartDraw now redirects its genogram pages to its homepage, and genograms are not mentioned on its family tree template page. SmartDraw lists floor plans, flowcharts, org charts, timelines and mind maps on its homepage. SmartDraw documents no genogram symbols, emotional relationship lines, medical conditions or GEDCOM.
In Genogram Pro, the genogram symbols, 39 bond line types and 16 built-in medical conditions are part of the editor.
Sources: SmartDraw home page and SmartDraw family tree template page
What SmartDraw's AI does and what SmartDraw costs
SmartDraw has built-in AI that generates the first draft of a diagram, and SmartDraw documents no genogram drafting. SmartDraw lists no free plan. The Individual plan is $10.95 a month billed annually, or $7.95 at the introductory price for new customers.
Genogram Pro's free genogram maker needs no account. On the Professional plan, at $9.99 a month billed annually after a 7-day free trial, you can draft a genogram from typed notes with the AI assistant.
Sources: SmartDraw AI and SmartDraw pricing
Drawing a genogram in Genogram Pro
A couple line can be a marriage, a divorce, a cohabitation or any other of the 25 couple types, and a child line is drawn for a biological, adopted or foster child, all in McGoldrick and Gerson notation.
There are 39 bond line types for closeness, conflict, cutoff, caretaking and other patterns, and each color-coded condition is drawn as a filled section of the person's symbol.
A PNG or PDF export can include a key of only the symbols and lines on the genogram, so a reader can follow the notation without a separate legend.
Questions people ask
Can you make genograms in SmartDraw?
SmartDraw now redirects its genogram pages to its homepage and documents no genogram template, genogram symbols, emotional relationship lines, medical conditions or GEDCOM.
Does SmartDraw have a free plan?
SmartDraw lists no free plan. The Individual plan is $10.95 a month billed annually, or an introductory $7.95 for new customers. Genogram Pro's free genogram maker needs no account, and the Professional plan is $9.99 a month billed annually after a 7-day free trial.
Does SmartDraw have AI?
Yes. SmartDraw's AI generates the first draft of a diagram, and SmartDraw documents no genogram drafting. On Genogram Pro's Professional plan, you can draft a genogram from typed notes with the AI assistant.
Try both on the same family
Draw the same family in the free editor and in the tool you use today, then keep using the one whose genogram is easier to read.