Dna Ancestry Test reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 167 Reddit reviews across 36 subreddits and 64 posts to rank the best Dna Ancestry Test brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Genealogy, r/23andme, r/SouthAsianAncestry, r/AncestryDNA, r/AskReddit. Top-rated brands include Ancestry (4.3/5), 23andMe (4.2/5), MyHeritage (3.7/5).
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Reviews167
Subreddits36
Posts64
Brands23
Products5
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#1
Ancestry
4.3
(65)
"AncestryDNA & 23andMe are the best Genealogical DNA tests for Mexicans (and Latinos, in general)."
"23andme and ancestry are a great combo"
"I’d go with Ancestry as it is cheaper, good user interface and has way more people than 23andMe."
"I used Ancestry. I think it's pretty accurate. What I learned matched what I knew about my family already."
"If you want a one-and-done, you can just test with Ancestry and leave it at that."
"In the US, you can order both AncestryDNA and 23andMe, they are the most accurate."
"The company to use would be Ancestry as they have the most other DNA testers in their database and reasonably reliable ethnicity estimates."
"For the vast majority of people looking for ancestry insights, AncestryDNA is better."
"AncestryDNA Is by far the best test."
"I would say ancestry DNA for ethnicity estimate, it's the most accurate."
#2
23andMe
4.2
(61)
"Turns out my “fully Rakhine” ass is 32% Bengali 😂"
"23andMe are still the best option for health reports."
"23andme and AncestryDNA are far superior to all other companies for their ancestry reports."
"23andMe should be the best option out there with an accurate and comprehensive ancestry composition."
"23andMe is the best, followed by Ancestrydna."
"I would pick 23andme since you can upload it to MH while the opposite is not possible."
"23 and me seems to be the most accurate."
"I did 23andme and I loved it it was so cool."
"Highly recommend. I've discovered that I am 0.3% North African."
"Άποψη μου, βάλε λίγα περισσότερα χρήματα και κάνε το 23andme. Είναι το καλύτερο για την περιοχή μας."
#3
MyHeritage
3.7
(9)
"The best by far imo is Myheritage (23andme excluded as I have no experience with them)."
"You can always upload raw DNA to MyHeritage for free to get additional matches."
"Yo me hice Myheritage porque es el mas extendido en europa pero si pudiese ahora me haria ancestry"
"You can upload DNA data to MyHeritage, my mother and I have our DNA on there."
"Best on a budget: MyHeritage DNA Test Kit"
"My heritage ships to South Africa."
"Venezuela is out for all these countries, except MyHeritage."
"MyHeritage isn't as good but you don't need to buy it."
"I did the myHeritage. They don't have Kosovo as region but Balkans."
#4
AncestryDNA
4.0
(7)
"They have the largest database and their ethnicity report is reasonably accurate."
"Ancestry DNA and then upload to my Heritage and Living DNA"
"Steering her to ancestrydna could provide some comfort"
"It's a good program for research. It's pricey but worth it."
"Ancestry might be your best bet here; while I've personally found 23andMe to be more popular for people outside the U.S."
"Ancestrydna and 23andme. The second one gave me the regions."
"AncestryDNA or My Heritage are 'best' as the raw data has more snp’s covered."
#5
DNA Ancestry Test
3.5
(4)
"All of them are good for different reasons."
"I did one with my son and folks. Kind of cool to know your roots."
"Yes one must take Ethnicity estimates with a grain of salt. I think it’s useful to take this tests in order to find family members."
"I haven't tried any of them yet and have been wondering the same thing."
#6
23andMe DNA Test
4.0
(2)
"What I like about 23 is I got my haplogroup."
"I picked 23and me after researching all of the tests."
#7
FamilyTreeDNA
3.5
(2)
"FamilyTreeDNA is the best option for you. No idea why no one is mentioning it."
"FamilyTreeDNA?"
#8
LivingDNA
3.0
(2)
"LivingDNA, wait for a sale"
"You could try a new DNA test from the UK called LivingDNA."
#9
Somos Ancestría
5.0
(1)
"Try Somos Ancestría: It is more precise for Hispanics with Amerindian roots because it focuses specifically on Latin American genetic diversity."
#10
24Genetics
4.0
(1)
"Personally, I took the test at 24Genetics, and I was very, very happy."
#11
WeGene
4.0
(1)
"It is a Asian based company. Some people call it the Asian 23andme."
#12
MyTrueAncestry
4.0
(1)
"Πολύ ενδιαφέροντα αποτελέσματα."
#13
Be Happy To Be You
4.0
(1)
"There is a company doing this local ancestry testing: https://behappytobeyou.co.za/"
#14
Biolab DNA Test
4.0
(1)
"Biolab does them. I work in this field and their algorithm is respectable."
#15
FTDNA
4.0
(1)
"FTDNA and Ancestry both ship to India."
#16
Family Tree DNA
4.0
(1)
"Since you're not American, probably you would have to test with Family Tree DNA."
#17
STK
4.0
(1)
"Best home paternity DNA test kit: STK Paternity Test Kit"
#18
CRI Genetics
4.0
(1)
"CRI was in depth and broke down a lot but cost quite a bit."
#19
yFull
4.0
(1)
"If you are intrested with ancestry, I recommend yFull."
#20
MyHeritage, Ancestry DNA and 23andMe
4.0
(1)
"MyHeritage, Ancestry DNA and 23andme are the most widely used, hence you'll find the most people from Cyprus there."
#21
Ancestry DNA Test
4.0
(1)
"I match to a half sibling 1 first cousin 8 2nd cousins lot more 3rd."
#22
TELLMEGEN
4.0
(1)
"La muestra fue recogida por el transportista TNT un día martes y a la mañana siguiente, miércoles, ya estaba en el laboratorio."
#23
National Geographic DNA Kit
2.0
(1)
"It seems like they really don't care about their customers whatsoever."
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