MyHeritage has a rating of 3.3 stars from 3,771 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with MyHeritage most frequently mention family tree, customer service, and support team. MyHeritage ranks 1st among Genealogy sites.
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A regular Ponzi scheme here. Step one take your money, step 2: sign in, now asking for password which has not been registered earlier, step 3 go to support, step 4 upgrade to get support. When will the scheme end? I can't seem to end this so I will cancel the service by halting the CC payment. Hope that will end the service and the run around.- seems
Date of experience: February 21, 2018
Caroline worked with me to resolve a match up from Geni.com family tree to Myheritage family tree.
Caroline seem to be a bright and personable individual. She was highly capable of achieving the goasl I set for her. She resolved the problems quickly and in a way that I understood. I am happy with the result.
Myheritage need more employees like Carolyne. She is an asset to your company.
Date of experience: January 5, 2018
I've been trying to figure out what to do with my old basic site and move my family tree and DNA to my wife's new Premium for a while using the online support. The instructions I got via email were not clear enough for me to understand, and may have been wrong.
So, I chose to try phone support and was fortunate to get Brigitte, a very knowledgeable and courteous customer support person. In about 10 minutes we had it solved and working perfectly.
The solution was to start over. I first had to have my most recent GEDCOM and DNA files on the computer. She got rid of the old site and walked me through uploading the GEDCOM and DNA files to my wife's account (not entirely intuitive). It was all quick and easy, and now my tree can be as big as it needs to be.
We had one other call to MyHeritage customer support when my wife first set up her account and it went flawlessly as well.
My recommendation is to forget email support and just call them up.
Date of experience: May 29, 2018
I inadvertently uploaded the wrong family tree to the website and began to think I would need to delete each person, one at a time. I rang the help desk and they confidently and efficiently told me how to easily over come the problem. I was very grateful! Thanks.
Date of experience: October 12, 2017
DNA analysis is complicated enough for us newbies without websites making the subject more obtuse. When I encountered a problem with one of my DNA kits not being properly assigned (I had uploaded a new family tree file and severed the links) I was therefore getting very frustrated trying to find a solution on my own. But less than five minutes on the phone with a very helpful technical support person set the matter to rights and showed me how to take care of such problems in my own in the future. This is the way technical support is supposed to work but seldom does. Many thanks to MajaI.
Date of experience: May 16, 2018
Just received a one off email from these people telling me they're charging me £49.99 today as an imaginery free trial I've never heard of has come to an end. I have no idea who they are or how they have my card details - or even if they just have my last four digits - but they're getting sweet nothing from me.
Either a legitimate heritage site I've had for over two years has sold my details on or they're a scam company.
Either way, steer well clear of them and cancel anything they try and weedle out of you. Totally snidey.
Date of experience: July 5, 2017
Dear F. B.
I regret to find that you feel you were somewhat scammed in enrolling in the Myheritage free trial and I will do all I can to help you receive a refund.
Our data collections includes over 6 billion historical records and is constantly expanding, but it is possible that the information you are looking for is not yet listed in our records.
This is why we provide a free trial period and a money back guarantee for users to try out our collections.
Myheritage informs everyone that enrolls in a free trial of the charge before the 14 days are up via the automatic e-mail that is sent out after one enrolls in the trial membership.
Also, one may view the status and cancel a free trial subscription at any time when logging in to MyHeritage from the My Purchases page and incur no annual charge.
That being said, our terms and conditions read that If you are not satisfied with your purchased plan you may request a full refund by contacting Customer Support within thirty (30) days of the initial purchase date of the subscription.
I would be happy to locate your account and assist you with this as soon as possible but I have yet to locate your account from the name you provide here on site jabber.
Please contact me from your registered e-mail as soon as possible at directly at rafael.vipsupport@myheritage.com so I may help you with this as soon as possible.
I will be looking for your e-mail.
Glad to help
Rafael
MyHeritage
Have had a problem with one of the DNA samples I returned to the laboratory.
Left a message on the voicemail and have had two responses. One yesterday with Warren, and today with Joy, who telephoned me and the matter now seems to be sorted. I have had a replacement kit sent to me. This I shall be returning in the next few days. Thanks for your help. Clive Pike
Date of experience: October 3, 2017
Information on my family tree was incorrectly placed. After calling your customer service, The information was corrected with your agent's directions. His instruction was smooth and easy to understand. Kudos to Mr. Saoirse
Date of experience: May 9, 2018
I have been using myHeritage for several years and had no problems. I added an extension to Firefox called Popup Blocker (Strict) and it prevented graphics from this site. I called for support and was able to determine what the problem was and disable the extension. Now all works great. I also like the site for geneology.
Date of experience: October 19, 2017
For the past four months I have been working with Laura to resolve a problem where I was unable to open photos and files that I had pinned to people in my tree. After first reaching out to the MyHeritage team, I was pleasantly surprised to get a very timely response. Laura and I corresponded many times and she was always there with a quick response. After I paused my efforts for two months, I once again reached out to Laura for help and, there she was, still wanting to help. Doggedly, she got the resolution I needed. Couldn't ask for better service.
Date of experience: May 6, 2020
MyHeritage is one of few players of the Geneology and DNA services, and they are really great.
However, when it comes to support, which is mandatory (unless you are an expert. I know I am not, hence, needed lots of explanations on the connections and tools), they are the best. I had the pleasure of more than 30 minutes call with a rep. From MyHeritage, where he explained to me and took me step by step on so many questions regarding the tools and how to properly use them and understand their results.
This is much more than ROI and I am happy I chose MyHeritage.
Date of experience: May 17, 2020
Quick response from My Heritage help, second in queue so didn't use call back option.
Majal was extremely helpful, patient and confident. She eventually solved a difficult problem concerning compatibility of FTB with my on-Site family tree on iMac
Well done!
Date of experience: February 14, 2018
Because of my little knowledge of the Family Tree Builder, I phoned again today and the lady I spoke to helped correct my errors and answered my concerns. Thank you for being there for us to discuss our concerns with a live person because some of us need to talk to someone and not read a manual.
Date of experience: August 9, 2017
Today was another example as to why I am more than pleased with Myheritage and the help they provide. Mr Bertrande, came to my assistance, he was knowledgeable, polite, and understood my problem. He provided the help that I needed and I was on my way is a very short time.
Thank You, SIR!
Date of experience: February 13, 2019
After several years of genealogical reasearch, I was curious about my family genetic background. When the results came back 87% British no problem. It was the 9% Eastern European that threw me. 6 generations maternal and paternal show NO names or nationalities linked to Eastern Europe. When I finally got through the nearly 1 hr hold in line, I was told that since it was a "beta" system that I should realize that they were ethnic estimates and shouldn't be used in hand with actual data reasearch.
In other words... I was scammed! I want my money back!
Date of experience: March 28, 2017
I didnt understand why the updated results werent showing on My Heritage. He quickly explained he could refresh my account.
I also needed to understand why there were drastic inconsistencies with My Heritage and Ancestry DNA results.
His thorough explanation makes me feel confident that the corrected My Heritage is the accurate DNA profile. I look forward to finding my matches.
Thank you for offering 24/7 services with helpful, friendly representatives.
Date of experience: June 12, 2018
I had a misunderstanding regarding my subscription and was subtracted 1200,- NOK from my bank account. I got a bit stressed out and called them, and they helped me with refunding my money. My subscription was canceled and everything got sorted out. The lady was very understanding and nice, and my whole experience made me trust them, and I will come back at a later time when I have the money to do so. MyHeritage is a brilliant site in it's own, but the customer service made it 10 times better.
Thank you.
Date of experience: August 29, 2017
I sent DNA kits in for myself and my brother about a month ago and already received my DNA results a few days ago. But I hadn't heard anything regarding my brother's DNA test so I gave MyHeritage a call. I spoke with a very helpful young lady by the name of Natalie and she determined my brother's kit had not been assigned properly and it only took a minute to fix my mistake. She got me back on track and also took the time to explain how I can find information on other people in the family tree. Once again, Natalie was very helpful and very pleasant to speak with.
Date of experience: October 17, 2017
I did not want to even give you all one star I have spoke with no one. I called and was on hold while being told constantly that I was 3rd in line, so I left a message and my phone number as I was prompted to do never got a callback. So I don't even know why I am asked to give a review. You have not helped me at all I was charged on my card for a purchase I didn't make.
Date of experience: April 14, 2020
Dear Sharon,
I am sorry to learn that you did not receive assistance.
I would like to assist you on a direct basis. Please email me via kayleigh.vipsupport@myheritage.com.
Kind regards,
Kayleigh
MyHeritage Team
They just give you a percentage of supposedly your ethnicities based on today's modern map.
First of all, this does not make much sense, because humans always moved around the world and also, saying broadly you are partially European and partially Balkan - thank you Einsteins, that's nothing new to me. For example, I am 18% Balkan based on their "research"; Balkans is some huge messy mix of so many ethnicities, that this is the same thing as telling me that I am from planet Earth...
When I wrote to their support asking to at least provide me with the haplogroup of my DNA or provide me with my DNA code (they did research it, didn't they) - I got no response. I tried reaching out to them 3 more times - they are just quietly ignoring me.
So, if you just want to waste your money - go ahead and use them!
Date of experience: June 21, 2017
Dear Aleksandr,
I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience in receiving your Myheritage DNA ethnicity results and will do all I can to help.
While I agree it is indeed common knowledge that over the last thousand years, people in Europe moved around frequently but, In most regions of the world there is a unique set of genetic characteristics that are shared between the offspring of native populations. Therefore, if you find you share 18% of your DNA with those that trace their ethnicity in the Balkans, this will be showing in your ethnicity estimate.
To estimate your ancestral ethnicity, MyHeritage compares your DNA with the DNA of people around the globe whose genetic ethnicity is known. We call these people the Founder Populations. Currently our genetic models are based on 42 ethnic groups around the world. But this will improve thanks to our Founder Population project, the largest study of this kind ever conducted. More than 5000 participants have been handpicked to serve as references for this project by virtue of their family trees exemplifying consistent ancestry from the same region or ethnicity for many generations. The results of these tests will yield a rich DNA data set.
Determining one’s ethnicity based on DNA is a relatively new field in genetics. Great advancements have been made in the past years, but there is much more to discover. MyHeritage will continue to work on adding new ethnicities and improving the Ethnicity Estimate, based on new scientific research and discoveries.
I'd be more than happy to go over your ethnicity estimate and provide you with the haplogroup or DNA code of your lab results with you as you request, but, I have yet to locate the tickets you have sent us or your registered account.
Please e-mail me directly at rafael.vipsupport@myheritage.com from your registered e-mail address so I may assist you with your questions as soon as possible.
Looking forward to your reply.
Happy to help
Rafael
Myheritage
Once you get thru the LONG wait time on the telephone, the service by Aaron was excellent. I am hard of hearing and he was very patient and helped me to establish a new email address and password (which I had had trouble doing myself on the computer).
Date of experience: June 26, 2017
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am a PremiumPlus member from the 05.05.2016 onwards and your technical service is exellent and questions / enquiries are clarified / answered to my full satisfaction.
I wish great success for MyHeritage and especially for the service personal
With best regards
Heuer
Date of experience: May 9, 2016
I talked to two very polite, knowledgeable agents (Mike & Patrick), who were very willing to help me solve an account problem. Their simple explanations and instructions helped me solve my issue quickly without any problem. As a retired Customer Service Rep with over 40 years on the job, I appreciate great service when I get it, and these two gave me great customer service. I hope My Heritage knows what great men they have in these two CSRs!
Date of experience: March 25, 2020
Thank you Megalie, for your quick and prompt assistance.
I would only recommend, that the software developers correct this loophole of losing 2FA when somebody like me forgets to transfer the authenticator app to his new phone.
Thank you again and kind regards,
Vladimir
Date of experience: June 15, 2020
I had a singular experience with MyHeritage.
I activated an annual subscription to the service, then asking for its withdrawal after inadvertently passing the trial period.
MyHeritage behaved in a truly elegant way, reimbursing me the entire subscription fee.
It is a very serious service.
Andrea Ciceri
Date of experience: July 9, 2020
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Dear Joseph,
I'm sorry to read your low star review and I would like to issue you a refund as soon as possible.
I would like to clarify that MyHeritage informs all members of the Free Trial charge and its price on the automatic email that is sent out after you enroll in the membership and before every renewal.
Also, one may view the status or cancel a trial subscription at any time online when logging into MyHeritage from the My Purchases page and incur no annual charge.
Your refund is guaranteed because our terms and conditions that read that If you are not satisfied with your purchase you may request a full refund by contacting Customer Support within thirty (30) days of the initial purchase date of the subscription.
If you did not read the details of your trial, visit your membership status online or read your automatic e-mail after purchase, you may not be aware of this.
In order to issue you a refund, I must first locate your registered MyHeritage account. Therefore, please e-mail me directly at rafael.vipsupport@myheritage.com so I may assist you with high priority.
Kind Regards
Rafael
MyHeritage