Ancestry.com

2.744 out of 5 stars
2.7
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2.7
2.744 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1,000 reviews in total

Review summary

Ancestry.com has room for improvement based on customer feedback. Customers particularly appreciate service and reliable, though some mention concerns about customer service and expensive.

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POPULAR
1 out of 5 stars
1/5

Refund Policy is not Great

Review bombed, here is why. Originally I loved the service. However, I accidentally left a $70 subscription active. This...Read more

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POPULAR
1 out of 5 stars
1/5

Not worth the money

Thought the idea of this makes sense, once you actually start receiving information on your family tree it starts gettin...Read more

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POPULAR
1 out of 5 stars
1/5

Rip off.....keep asking for more money.

Rip off.....keep asking for more money.

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3 out of 5 stars
3/5

Seemed like a canned analysis

Seemed like a canned analysis. Names popping up, however, are doors to be opened, questions to be answered. I have addi...Read more

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5 months ago
4 out of 5 stars

Pretty good I think

Pretty good I think. I have not compared to other sites available. When you start this journey you need to give yourself the time it needs to properly navigate all the information that may be relevant.

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5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

Det har sine fordele

Det har sine fordele, men når man har uløselige problemer og ikke selv kan løse dem, kan man kun komme i kontakt med Ancestry på engelsk via IA, da jeg startede kunne man dog skrive til dem på dansk så fik man et svar efter nogen tid.

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Ari S
Ari S
1 reviews
5 months ago
3 out of 5 stars

Refining DNA Examination

Everything seemed very good until I realized there was a TON of waiting for your sample to get processed, and your dna is not even that specific. It shows you your ancestors’ journeys and indigenous regions (Central America, Mexico, Cuba) however, it does not clearly specify what tribe or even the amount of generations back. Would be more useful with these key points.

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5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Another money pit

Instead of just presenting a full and comprehensive report you just get a bare minimum "four main regions your ancesters came from" with some "basic traits" and are required to spend more money and sign up to more subscription apps to "unlock" all the other information they have available from your DNA sample. Very disapointed.

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5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Bull I not impressed with it all about…

Bull I not impressed with it all about money

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customer
1 reviews
5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

I am still waiting for results

I am still waiting for results. It’s taken way too long.

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5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

The site is not user friendly and there…

The site is not user friendly and there should be more information on usage.

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Bertha Tovar
Bertha Tovar
1 reviews
5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Purchased and Submitted DNA kit yet my DNA kit was not found.

I sent in my DNA kit and was receiving weekly updates on status of my submitted DNA kit. When DNA results came in, I went into my account and was informed that I hadn't purchased a DNA kit. Unfortunately I sent in my sample tube without writing down my kit's registration no. down. I did receive an email with "Your AncestryDNA kit has been registered" confirmation. I also received an email informing me that my DNA results were in, yet when I go into my account, I'm showing no DNA kit was purchased. I'm totally dissatisfied and very disappointed with my experience with Ancestry.com

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5 months ago
5 out of 5 stars

5* Customer Service

Had an issue with my membership and was expecting a bad experience as often when you have to call any company it's generally not a good experience... Well the customer service was absolutely top notch, I spoke with Emer who went out of her way to help and solved my issue in no time at all. Lovely Irish accent too 🍀 Thanks very much

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5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Don’t test don’t pay! RUN!!

Don’t test, don’t register! DNA results are a scam! I don’t believe they really did it! You will have to redo all trees from your correspondances and Thrulines are shit! Ancestry will send you thing to examine which will feed THEM but NOT YOU! They will leave you frustrated and propose you to register to a more expensive monthly payment! It is a rabbit hole! RUN!!!

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5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

It's Not What It Used to Be When I joined years ago and sent in my…

When I joined years ago and sent in my DNA I was treated as a member and could find the links to my ancestors in my tree. Now you have to pay again to solve the mysteries and even pay for a whole year or pay a penalty. I'm still grateful to ancestry.com for revealing to me my black ancestor from 1619 and providing for connections through messaging of cousins but being asked to pay more was a real shock this go round. Also there's an error with my grandson's name mixed with my DNA and I can't correct it.

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MMR
MMR
1 reviews
5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

Very Disappointing

Very Disappointing. The results of the DNA did not reveal anything that I already knew of my family's history. Also, the Ancestry site is not very user friendly and is difficult to navigate.

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Norma Juarez
Norma Juarez
1 reviews
5 months ago
4 out of 5 stars

Some names are missing and some are…

Some names are missing and some are misspelled and I can't figure out how to correct them.

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Sash M
Sash M
1 reviews
5 months ago
2 out of 5 stars

Choose alt for basic dna results

It nice to see dna results but they constantly roll back basic access to features in efforts to collect additional money, almost worth it to utilize a less expensive dna kit as you do not see anything further with them if you do not pay additional costs monthly.

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5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Useless so far

It didn't tell me anything I didn't already know

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5 months ago
4 out of 5 stars

DNA results

I recieved my DNA results but I have to join Ancestry and pay for membership to see all the details.

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5 months ago
4 out of 5 stars

J’ai tellement aimé le resulat adn sur…

J’ai tellement aimé le resulat adn sur mes origines ethniques, cela relève d’un progrès scientifique important mais les résultats sur mes traits de personnalité sont plus ou moins erronés. Mais tout est bien dans l'ensemble.

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Revash
Revash
1 reviews
5 months ago
1 out of 5 stars

Still have not received my kit

Still have not received my kit. Apparantly on hold at the airport and I havent had an update on it since I phoned in to enquire. I'm not sure if it wol even arrive and by when

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5 months ago
5 out of 5 stars

The representative for us very patient… easy process

The representative for us very patient answered all my questions

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