Ancestry DNA vs 23andMe: Full Comparison 

my mother's boyfriend found out that he had a 25 year old daughter from ancestry DNA, the woman never told him that she got pregnant. no other children, became a father at 55 years old

If you're not a model, I sincerely think you would succeed

I found my sister on ANCESTRY which led to me finding my mother and a brother. I’ve looked for over 45 years for anything on my real family. Also my sister was lied to about who her real father was. Also, a friend of mine, found out that her dad wasn’t really her dad, she discovered three brothers. DNA doesn’t lie. Now some cold cases are being reopened and criminals are being caught with DNA left behind. Innocent people are being let out of jail. Thank God for DNA!!

This kind of DNA test should be for free for everyone.

You have done the world a great service by making this comparison and doing it so thoroughly and well. You should be very proud.

THE BEST ANCESTRY TUTORIAL ON RU-vid SO FAR, YOU EXPLAINED THE THING BETTER THEN THE PEOPLE FROM ANCESTRY AND 23AND ME., Congratsssss!!!!!

Something to add is that if you keep your DNA on the 23andMe Database they will send you emails for whatever new feature they add. For example, when I took the test the neanderthal thing wasn't a feature yet and then when it became one they sent me my results for that. So you get a lot more bang for your buck on 23andme

My mom found out her mom lied about who her dad was with this kit

23 and me can also provide your percentage of risk of getting certain diseases, muscle density and build and much more compared to ancestry DNA

Off topic but you have such a beautiful face

Rarely does one see such an intelligent totally unbiased comparison. Most of the time when someone is comparing and evaluating two things, even if they give the pros and cons of each, will still state or imply which one they have an overall better impression of. Unlike most she managed to avoid that. She could do this for a living because after this one video I'd be more inclined to trust her comparisons of other things.

My sisters best friend gave up her baby for adoption (she was 15 years old). 25 years later the daughter took this test and found her mom through those means. It's awesome

Excellent comparison and analysis. I appreciate the time and research that you shared. It was very helpful. Thank you very much!

Thank you for this. My mother & uncle were kidnapped as kids & my mom found out after my uncle passed away. To this day, my mother doesn’t know who her parents actually are. There is a cover up going on & her “father” refuses to tell her the truth. This might help my family find the truth.

What I like about Ancestry is through the years they have updated my dna results four times,narrowing it down more and more each time. As more and more ppl around the world continue to take these tests and add to the data base the dna pool is bigger and bigger and somehow they’re able to get more and more precise percentages and stuff. I also like that they visually show you with a video the most likely path your ancestors traveled to get to the country you were born in.

Very clear concise and descriptive information without the drama! Well done fellow Trini!🇹🇹

Excellent videos/comparisons! Well done! I had already done mine through 23 and Me -before the recent legal issues, so I had literally hundreds of pages of information sent to me. It's worth noting that the FDA required them to cut back on the information they provided as it hadn't been fully "proven" -but since then they have added nearly everything back after having met the standards of proof required. It's also worth noting that they continue to update and refine their results. When I visit the site today I get more details than I originally got a few years ago. I will add one thing -My DNA test showed a very high propensity for colon cancer. At 49, my first colonoscopy was at least a year away -but my doctor used the DNA results to get my insurance company to agree to doing the test early. The result was the removal of 9 cancerous polyps, very likely saving my life. If I had waited until 54-55 that would have been advanced colon cancer. Clean bill of health now. It just goes to show how important this genetic information can be. No one in my family had ever been diagnosed with colon cancer, so I might easily have put off the screening... Knowing your DNA is powerful!

Thanks for doing the comparisons, very helpful

UPDATE: 23andMe has updated their database!!!!! I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!! Here's the video showing you what's NEW: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y3kQAfdu1CA.html ***PLEASE SUBSCRIBE SO THAT I CAN CREATE MORE COMPARISON VIDEOS FOR YOU*** "The update to our Ancestry Composition feature is another example of how much more you can learn by exploring your own DNA. New customers who purchased our Ancestry Service kit as of February 28, 2018 will see this new update when they get their results, which we’ve been gradually rolling out to existing customers. All customers will begin seeing this 23andMe Ancestry Composition update in the coming months." - 23andMe Check it out: refer.23andme.com/s/alisonryce *23andMe’s Ancestry Composition update with 120 additional regions will be coming soon to all 23andMe customers. List of Regions and Countries Included in this Ancestry Composition Update: European: British & Irish -Ireland -United Kingdom French & German -Austria -Belgium -France -Germany -Luxembourg -Netherlands -Switzerland Scandinavian -Denmark -Iceland -Norway -Sweden Ashkenazi Jewish Sardinian Italian -Italy -Malta Iberian -Portugal -Spain Balkan -Albania -Bosnia and Herzegovina -Bulgaria -Croatia -Greece -Macedonia -Moldova -Montenegro -Romania -Serbia Finnish Eastern European -Belarus -Czech Republic -Estonia -Hungary -Latvia -Lithuania -Poland -Russia -Slovakia -Slovenia -Ukraine Broadly Northwestern European Broadly Southern European Broadly European ************************************ East Asian & Native American: Japanese Korean -North Korea -South Korea Siberian Manchurian & Mongolian -Mongolia -Kazakhstan -Kyrgyzstan Chinese -Hong Kong -Mainland China -Taiwan Southeast Asian -Cambodia -Guam -Indonesia -Laos -Malaysia -Myanmar -Philippines -Singapore -Thailand -Vietnam Native American: (I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW UPDATE! This beats AncestryDNA's Native American results HANDS DOWN!) -Argentina -Aruba -Belize -Bolivia -Brazil -Chile -Colombia -Costa Rica -Cuba -Dominican Republic -Ecuador -El Salvador -Guatemala -Honduras -Mexico -Nicaragua -Panama -Paraguay -Peru -Puerto Rico -Uruguay -Venezuela Broadly East Asian Broadly East Asian & Native American ************************************ Western Asian & North African: North African & Arabian -Algeria -Bahrain -Egypt -Jordan -Kuwait -Libya -Morocco -Saudi Arabia -Tunisia -United Arab Emirates -Yemen Western Asian -Armenia -Azerbaijan -Cyprus -Georgia -Iran -Iraq -Lebanon -Syria -Turkey -Uzbekistan Broadly Western Asian & North African ************************************ Sub-Saharan African: West African -Cabo Verde -Cameroon -Ghana -Liberia -Nigeria East African -Eritrea -Ethiopia -Kenya -Somalia -Sudan African Hunter-Gatherer Broadly Sub-Saharan African ************************************ South Asian: Broadly South Asian -Afghanistan -Bangladesh -India -Mauritius -Nepal -Pakistan -Sri Lanka ************************************ Melanesian Broadly Melanesian -American Samoa -Fiji -Samoa -Tonga If you're new to 23andMe, you'll get this update as soon as your results are ready! You won't have to wait for the rollout like everyone else! Take the test & tell me what you think about your results: refer.23andme.com/s/alisonryce

Hearing a Caribbean accent

You have by far been the most thorough and informative but I have found in comparison to the two DNA companies

I know your DNA results without seeing them. 30% cute............30% beautiful................and 40% GORGEOUS!

Send your picture to Ford models. You are so stunning. I think you would make money modelling. Straight female talking.

I think the genetics part of 23 and me sounds more interesting being a biology major and all. I'm thinking about choosing them.

I really liked your video. It was informative and straight to the point, unlike so many that I've seen where people just rattle on to hear themselves talk. Now - I took the Ancestry DNA test to find out how much Native American I had in my DNA from my fathers side. To my surprise I found out that the man that raised me, who I called dad all my life, was not my biological father. Both my parents are deceased so I had my siblings tested and it was confirmed that I am half siblings with all of them and they are full siblings with each other. We share the same relatives that I know are from my mothers side but they don't share other relatives with me. The most major surprise is that I found out that I am biracial. I have European second cousins that my siblings don't have. I decided to also take the 23andme DNA test to see if perhaps I can find another half sibling on my biological fathers side and maybe find out who he was. I'm not sure if he is still alive as I am in my 50's. I am still coming to terms with the fact that my life has pretty much been a lie and I'm a bastard. Maybe I'll change my last name to Snow!

Not to sure about this. Ancestry.com was very vague about my friend's DNA origins. In the research I did between the two, everyone was stating that 23andme gave them much more information than Ancestry.com did which is why I went with 23andme. I am happy with the results.

My choice: Win the lottery and do both. Or “Hey Siri, flip a coin.”

I went with 23andMe because I explicitly wanted my haplogroups. I wanted to find out which Neolithic culture my ancestors came from

I took both and Ancestry DNA is better I think because it gives you more information on your DNA breakdown plus their database is bigger than 23andme ...

I am so glad you did this comparison. I did the 23andme DNA test for a couple of reasons. I am one of 6 kids in my family, but we are all adopted. With the $199 package I am able to get my bloodline results as well as health reports which will help greatly for doctor visit for me and my daughter. My mom is thinking about doing an ancestry test as well and this video will be perfect for helping her decide which one to do. Thank you so much!

I chose ancestry in hopes of someone on my father's side locating me. At 58 I had never met my father, or anyone connected to him. After 5 years suddenly I had a hit. A person claiming to be my cousin contacted me. It turned out she was actually a half-sister. I now have two half-sisters on my father's side to love. It has been glorious to discover a whole new family to cherish.

Ancestry DNA now has traits available, and will have health very soon. I chose Ancestry because I seen a lot of reviews on it, and it was cheaper. I want to try both though. Hopefully for Christmas I could get it. :) great video by the way! You are absolutely beautiful. ❤️

I haven't used 23andme but on Ancestry I was able to find lost family members through census data... i was also able to find images of the ships my italian ancestors came to america on...it's a goldmine of information.

Excellent presentation!! Great overall information, especially for the beginner. While DNA is exciting information, researching your family history is equally very important on many different levels. Interview and document your older family members now.

Thank you for such a comprehensive break-down of each! Never see these, so never know which would work best if I ever wanted to learn more about my ancestry. Thanks!!

I sent my 23 and me sample out today. Thanks Alison Ryce for the informative comparison. In six weeks or so, I guess I'll know a whole lot more about me!

Very informative, thanks for posting. Btw I think your voice is well suited for voice-over work.

Alison, this was fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to compare the two companies. I took Ancestry with great results, mainly because I have been using their tree building features for many years. One of the greatest things to come out of it was meeting cousins and putting together a facebook page which we use to share family information, photos and letters from our ancestors. I may try 23& me some day so your information is very helpful. Thanks again!

Love the video! I am just now doing my test kit! I went with Ancestry, but will probably do 23 and ME after Ancestry comes back!

Your voice is very calming and I don’t ever say that about anyone.... also I found out I am a little African and I am so excited! That’s such an interesting discovery!

Most people need to realize that because they came from the Caribbean or Jamaica or they're Latino doesn't mean that they're specific to the region . A lot of people who are Jamaican are mostly west African type , latinos can be native American or European

Thank you very much for such a thorough and detailed description of both services. Very helpful!

Thank you so much! This was such an intelligent, comprehensive video. You answered all of the questions I had about the process and comparisons between each company. You are a beautiful young lady and you did an awesome job in educating us. Thanks again! God bless!👏👏👏💖🙏🏿

Thank you so much for doing this video comparing these two popular ancestry DNA tests. It was very helpful in making my decision and I decided to go with 23 and Me. I just ordered my kit (btw...I clicked on your link and even got a discount!). I am so excited! Thanks again!

Very detailed and well structured. Thank you very much!

My 23andMe results showed that I was 99.9% European. Talk about white bread! Here's the cool thing though - the 0.1% non-European part was made up of a 100% West African ancestor and a 100% Japanese ancestor who were alive around 1710-1800. Amazing that someone so "white" could have full African and Japanese ancestors such a relatively short time ago. I really appreciated seeing that connection and realizing I wouldn't be here without them. It made me think that anyone charged with racial crimes should be forced to take a DNA test - it would so quickly destroy their ideology!

Thank you so much for making this! It is very informative. I already did an Ancestry test and was happy with it. I made a tree as fast as possible with my free 2 week trial. I don't like that you have to have a membership to see anything on Ancestry. I will now be trying the 23 & Me test.

What a calm and beautiful voice you have ! Good to hear

Girl you're so gorgeous 😩😊🔥 Great review ! Thank you 🤗

I loved your video, very informative! I’ve submitted to both AncestryDNA and 23andMe as did my mother. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our results and look forward to learning more about our different lineages.

Lady you explained it beautifully. This is the best video thus far and the differences between those two companies. Thank you! Bravo!

This has helped me make a decision about which I'm going for. Very informative and a great breakdown of both companies. Thank you!

Thank you so much for doing this research and being si thorough with the results. It has definitely brought me closer to a decision. You are a very beautiful young lady. I hope you continue to have a bright future. The sun seems to shine through you!

I went with Ancestry DNA because I am Native American from the Mohican tribe and Ancestry has alot of Native Americans

I went with Ancestry, and was happy with that experience. Now my daughter has given me a 23&me kit for Christmas and I am waiting on my results. I'm even more excited about what I will see now that I have watched your video.

23 and Me was a Christmas gift from my sister. I had had Ancestry in the past, but am no longer able to pay their fees. I can see that Ancestry is set up for deeper more specific information but I (we) were very pleased with 23 and Me. Thank you for your work to suss out the differences! Appreciate your good deeds.

I've done both, & now I just need to get my Dad to do one for 23 and me. I love both results I have gotten so far.

Your video was very informative; thank you for creating and uploading your comparison. I have two things to say. Firstly, is that you are physically stunning; your boyfriend is indeed a lucky man. Secondly, you have a graceful voice; you could be very successful doing voice overs and commercials and other voice related things with the wonderful business voice you have. One Love

Thank you kindly Alison for a wonderful video! It's full of helpful content, editing and production. Congratulations on over 2M views.

I'm going with the Ancestry DNA because I want to know where I come from.

11:31 this table is everything. This is how I like data being presented. Thank you so much for an incredibly detailed, informative video! Your time and effort are more than worth a like, a comment, and a subscription! 23andMe is having a major sale for Prime Day today and this information really helped me decide whether to go on with it or not! Thanks again, Alison!

She looks like Tyra Banks.

Thank you so much for such a well detailed and clear video, you really helped me make an informed decision 💜💜 I personally liked 23andme results better and I love how you broke down each feature and the prices of them. It really really helped ✨

I just purchased a 23andme kit and I am so excited to receive it!!! Thank you for all the info about each kit. There is A LOT of mystery as to what my cultural background is and I really want to know more about what my background is made up!! Thanks again!!!

I just went with 23 and me. But is no one commenting on this beauty. Oh my goodness. Anyway thanks for comparing. I was confused on which one to take

Beautiful lady, I enjoyed your video. My sisters & I are doing 23 & me. We received them as Christmas presents. One sister is also doing ancestry, so I am curious to see her results from there as well.Our dad passed away this summer & it would have been helpful to see the paternal side of the family. Thanks for your informative clip, will stay tuned for more!

How grateful I am, to be a peaceable poster. I just wanted to say that your video, brought to me by an algorithim, not by an active search, is exquisitely helpful. Normally I 100% decline to do public RU-vid comments. You are no small-time RU-vid personality, with over four thousand comments. The cinematography is excellent. You use your own family members as your case study. You use your boyfriend with the cool layover effect. You give a needed overview and judgment call which is best for what. I have to say how happy I am with the great work you did, probably over a year ago. I'm glad I clicked RU-vid's bot's recommendation, as now I have better information.

Very well made video! Thanks for taking the time to do this. You have a soothing yet engaging voice.

You answered all my questions! Thank you! I have be back and forth with which one would be better for myself and I think the 23 and me seems to work better for me. Thanks again! 😍

Thanks for the comparison! My mom’s been talking about trying one of these for years, so I’m planning on getting one for her for Christmas. :)

Thank you for posting this as a person who went through the foster care program and was separated for my family it seems like 23andMe would be a great tool to find out exactly what my lineage is and what traits and such I have in my DNA especially when informing my daughter

For all the paranoid people I'm sorry to inform you that if "they" wanted your DNA, they would have it. They could simply take a sample at birth from you and your mom. Easy peasy. Ever been to the dentist? Flu shot perhaps? Restaurant? Annual check up? Maybe, I'm just saying get over yourselves and get some rest! 😂😂

Thanks for an excellent and informative video. After watching this, I am convinced I should use 23andMe. My brother used the Ancestry test, so that may match up in some ways, but mainly I like all the extra info from 23andME, and that you said it would cost less in the long run. You have a wonderful voice. I think it would be great on subliminal learning and self-hypnosis recordings. It's very soothing.

Two big thumbs up! Thanks for sharing. I purchased my kit a few days ago & keep saying “do it tomorrow...” but I’m still delaying. A part in the back of my mind says take it back because I’m just naturally a skeptical person. I wanted to try Ancestry because it’s the first one I’ve ever heard of & that’s in addition to the tree builder, but I ultimately went with 23&Me simply because this was the kit sold at my place of employment so I received a 15% discount, but I still plan of doing the other just to see some of the other differences as you have. Thanks again for sharing.

Awesome comparison, thank you! I just received my Ancestry DNA test kit today.

Great and deep analysis of both companies, thank you! I would love to see how "My Heritage" compares to these as well, I've been planning to take the test, maybe a few years from now, I'll be able to do it.

As I mentioned in another post, I did the Ancestry DNA. I already found some cousins and some whom I went to school with, and even graduated with!! Also one of my 1st cousin (once removed) contacted me because of her DNA test and her Father and my Grandmother were siblings. I did not know this and we are both very excited and cannot wait to meet. She knows my grandmother, biological father and my aunts very well. I never met my father until I searched for him (for years since I was 12), found him and then for my birthday, one of my brothers decided to go to Texas and bring him back to live with him. I was 40 years old. I will now be doing the 123&me thanks to my other brother (his twin). He is curious to see the difference...or match...to my other DNA test...Plus the extras you get with 123&Me. I am so excited!!! I can not wait!!

I went with 23andME but after watching your video, I'll most likely do Ancestry as well. Thanks for great information

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you for this video.

I got a 23andMe test for my birthday, and because of it, was able to find the side of my dad's paternal family I never knew. I met one of my new found cousins, and I found our where I get features that nobody else in the family that I already knew have. It literally changed my life.

Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much! My husband recently got me the 23andMe full package, I think. But I’d really like more details on countries as well, so I think I’ll also do the Ancestry one as well. I think it’s so wonderful that in this time in human history, we are able to see the past that brought us all here today. Roads travelled across different continents... how beautiful is that? 🥰🥰🥰

I didn't know Naomi Campbell had a daughter. So beautiful !! Haha sorry random I know.

Wow. This was smart of you guys to go with both companies. I just collected my 23 and me saliva sample 1/2 hr ago. My mom is past away so I plan to test my dad and his sister both companies. I did ancestry a few months ago and I am very happy about the results. I also uploaded my results to Gedmatch, geni, family tree Dona and my heritage. Wiki is also a great way to find matches trees.

Got a great deal for Amazon Prime Day and got both!! Thanks for the comprehensive overview 🥰

Destiny or not, I always wanted to make one of these tests, since I learn from them. And I have personal reasons too. Yesterday it came in my mind again, I jumped on youtube, click on your video, very well explained video. I bought the test awhile watching your video, yesterday. I am very excited. Thank you again. 💗 I will be posting my results on youtube too. ❤🎬

Thanks for the information. I have tested myself and several members of my family through Ancestry. I'm interested in family history, so being able to build a tree was very important to me. (The health stuff offered by 23andme is stuff I'd rather not know anyway.) I've gotten pretty good at finding out how I'm connected to my matches on Ancestry. My cousin, who is adopted, took the 23andme test, and we're waiting for her results. I decided to take the 23andme test as well (the $99 was on sale for $69) so I can better be able to help her understand her results. I also sent her an Ancestry DNA test. One thing you didn't mention, that has been a major gripe on Ancestry is that Ancestry doesn't have a chromosome browser, but I think 23andme does? Gedmatch is awesome as well. That's were I have been going when I want a chromosome browser. You did a great job on the video.

Hi Alison, thanks so much for doing this comparison. It's very helpful, I really appreciate it.😇

I didn't come to this video with high expectations, as I know nothing about you and RU-vid lets anybody offer content. I was very pleasantly surprised. Your analysis is clear, fair and nicely expressed. Thank you for this excellent report.

your comparison chart at the end >>>> best upload was hella helpful. ❤️

Your DNA is 100% gorgeous!

Thanks for the presentation, I didn't watch 'til the end (need to go to work, will be back later😃) but the music wasn't intrusive, you got straight to the point of what you were explaining and none of that "...hit the like button..." talk at the beginning. Keep up the good work.

Hey there.. I just wanted to thank you for this break down.. I was looking for a comparison of these two services and your video was very informative and straight forward.

Thank you for posting this! I’m waiting for my 23 and me results now.... fellow Caribbean from Curaçao 🇨🇼

Great video, it was very informative and really helped me out! I'm going buy the Ancestry DNA kit. BTW, if they have a "beautiful" gene, you definitely inherited it!

This was very informative, many thanks. You have a pleasant voice and great smile.

Beautifully done! Thank you for taking such great care in researching all that is available with each company and for sharing some of your personal and family results. It really did help with understanding the specifics of what Ancestry and 23 both offer. I will certainly be recommending this video to others. I am still undecided and will most likely go with both. And, you are beautiful!

I realize this is an older video, but since I have used both companies I thought I'd share my opinions. I did the AncestryDNA kit first and I their site for family tree building! Before there most recent update, it had me at 86% English, 9% Irish, 3% Iberian and 2% northwestern Europe. After the update, it's now 80% English and 20% Irish. I feel this is a little too.....unmixed? Too concentrated, maybe? I'm not sure there's a word for my thoughts on this. I get that genetics are random and you inherit different amounts from both of your parents. But I have Swedish ancestors not so far back and French farther back. Not reported even .1%. This is the reason I took 23AndMe's test. MUCH more of a breakdown into different countries and regions. There is some percentage of Southern Europe reported, which looking at photos of two of my more recent ancestors makes a little bit of since with their dark hair, eyes and more prominent noses. Also .7% Nigerian (I do have a lot of family from the south but no history of slave ownership thankfully) and .1% Korean with their latest update was reported. I truly have no knowledge of anyone in my family with these ethnicities but as they are such a small percentage, I didn't inherit much from them and they could be just so far back in the tree for accurate records and possibly ancestor had an affair. All in all, I preferred 23AndMe as it broke things down much better.

Very informative video! I looked at both about two years ago, but went for 23andme being interested in the haplogroups and traits, but lately I've been thinking about saving up for ancestry as well.

Great video!!! Both my mom and I recently went with 23 and Me...Still waiting on results...I am very excited about receiving results as I have some unexplainable health issues...I’m hoping the results will provide enough information to explore more possibilities ....

Exceptional comparison. Very professional and thorough. THANKS for your efforts.