It frequently gets asked which DNA company is the "best", especially based on the ethnicity report alone. It's important to know that the ethnicity report is only ever an estimate, and they can vary greatly among the different companies, but which one is more accurate can also depend on the individual. ISOGG rate 23andMe the highest for ethnicity accuracy, and Nat Geo the lowest, but they don't include LivingDNA in that comparison, and I know from social media, not everyone feels the same way about each company. So I was curious to see what the majority would say if given a survey (if there even is a majority).
Well, here it is. If you've tested with even one of the companies included in the survey (23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA, MyHeritage, and Nat Geo's Geno 2.0) please consider contributing your findings, it will only take a few moments (there are a max of only 13 quick questions, fewer if you haven't tested with every company - it merely asks "have you tested with this company?" and if you answer yes, it asks how accurate you felt the results were):
"Best" DNA Company for Ethnicity Survey
Results will be posted once there's enough data collected.
Hi just did your survey. However, it didn't include GEDmatch/Genesis, which thus far has provided the most detailed and accurate (according to my tree) analysis.
ReplyDeleteThanks - I primarily did the survey to get a feel for which company (in terms of the ethnicity report) people felt was better value for purchasing. Since Gedmatch is free, I did not include it.
DeleteYour survey did not include DNA Consultants!!
ReplyDeleteBecause I've never heard of it and any company I've never heard of is hardly going to be in a running for the best DNA company. It's a survey among the most popular DNA companies, which DNA Consultants is clearly not.
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