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MyHeritage

4.4

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MyHeritage is the leading global platform for family history discovery. It enriches the lives of people worldwide by enabling them to uncover more about themselves and where they belong.

With a suite of intuitive features and innovative products, MyHeritage creates a meaningful discovery experience that is deeply rewarding. Users build family trees and discover new information and relatives through advanced matching technologies and billions of historical records from across the globe. MyHeritage also offers an affordable at-home DNA test revealing an ethnicity breakdown across 79 ethnicities and 2,114 geographic regions, and AI-powered features to repair, colorize, and animate old photos.

The MyHeritage platform is enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world who treasure and celebrate their heritage. MyHeritage offers full privacy controls and is available in 42 languages.


myheritage.com
Founded in 2005
Lehi, UT, Israel
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MyHeritage Reviews Summary

MyHeritage is generally well-regarded for its user-friendly platform and extensive database, which many customers find invaluable for tracing their ancestry and connecting with relatives. Users appreciate the regular updates and the powerful search capabilities that facilitate discoveries. However, concerns arise regarding customer service, particularly related to billing issues and the difficulty of reaching support. Some users have reported feeling overwhelmed by the volume of information and have encountered challenges in verifying data. Overall, while the service is praised for its features, improvements in customer support and communication are necessary to enhance user satisfaction.

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Saudi Arabia
1 review
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I had some concerns about shipping details such as source of shipping and return shipping. The questions answered politely and precisely.

Date of experience: May 5, 2018
Idaho
1 review
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I was concerned when only three of four purchased DNA kits were shipped. When I called to find out why, MyHeritage employee, Mark, went right to work to verify my purchases. That accomplished, he promised to call back within 24 hours to inform me of the status of the fourth purchase. He did just that and made sure that purchase was also shipped.

Date of experience: May 5, 2018
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I experienced an unexpected problem today using the MyHeritage website. I had some difficulty logging into the site because I had not logged in for quite a while and struggled to remember the correct password. I finally succeeded in accessing the site and proceeded to review entered data and catchup with reveiwing recommended updates, then logging out. After a while I decided to reenter the website, again had some difficulty with login but again finally succeeded. However, I was suddenly looking at my daughter-in-law's family tree and noted that the account ID was not mine. I knew I needed help, so I contacted support via telephone and MeganS answered. I explained my situation as clearly as possible and MeganS identified that I was associated with two accounts. Together we unwound the problem, confirmed the correct login information, and in very short order, my situation was resolved. MeganS was very professional, very polite and very helpful. Kudos to MeganS!

Date of experience: May 5, 2018
Canada
1 review
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I received help with a payment question and an editing question. Both were answered quickly and to my satisfaction!

Date of experience: May 5, 2018
NL
1 review
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I both 2 DNA kits on 23 February. Till now I never received anything. I had them on the phone and I explained what happened but no apologies or anything. I just want my money back. They told me I will receive an email and the money will be refunded in a week... No email till now, let's see what will happen...

Date of experience: May 5, 2018
MyHeritage Support T. — MyHeritage Rep
over a year old

Dear Mira,

I'm sorry to read your low star review.

Your DNA kit tracking is indeed something to be concerned about and I apologize for the lack of empathy you have received.

I'd like to assist you with this issue as soon as possible.

In order to help, I need a little more information from you to verify the correct kit and account.

Please write to my inbox personally at [email protected] so I may verify your registered account and ensure this is handled as soon as possible.

I'll be looking for your e-mail.

Sincerely
Rafael
MyHeritage

Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I called the hotline and received prompt and effective assistance with my problem accessing Family tree builder. My best guess is that my password for my online tree contained a symbol that FTB did not like. It would have been handy if the online tree had the same password restrictions as FTB. Once I took out the symbol in my password the problem was resolved. I can recommend the help desk service as the lass who answered was great.

Date of experience: May 4, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
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I had some specific questions and was given a great deal of help. They walked me through exactly what I needed to do to print out the information I needed. I was concerned that I had too many fringes around the families and learned how to deselect the information that was not relevant to me. Great Customer Service.

Date of experience: May 4, 2018
France
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I accidentally forgot to cancel my free trial, so I panicked when I was charged over $120 for something I'll barely ever use. I called customer service, and they agreed to cancel my subscription and give me a full refund, all while being remarkably kind and patient.

Date of experience: May 4, 2018
West Virginia
1 review
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Customer service is wonderful and so patient getting changes done on my account and so very knowledgeable in helping to change account over to another email address.

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Virginia
1 review
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I would suggest that you opt for the complete package if you are interested in maximum information with the least amount of wasted time chasing the wrong stuff.

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Washington
1 review
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Relationships
May 5, 2018

I have enjoyed this sight to excess, growing research to find my origins. I also have two other companies I use but this I can even work without the internet connection. I have library connection and being able to continue working without connection is a blessing.

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Denmark
1 review
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Local Danish bureaucracy imposed a 25% import tax (=25$), by claiming that vials were not duty-free; even though a service was purchased, not a physical object. MyHeritage compensated for this.

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Michigan
1 review
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I have the premium access and I love that they walked my father thru the site and even told him if he needed help on anything to just call!

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Norway
1 review
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Verry nice and helpsome woman on the phone. Thank you! Excelent support.
No problem at all.
Br Svein

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Texas
1 review
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I called and a very nice Croatian girl answered and answered all of my questions about the product. We had a very nice chat about the product and about general questions about DNA testing.

Date of experience: May 2, 2018
Canada
1 review
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The customer service woman who responded to my questions was very helpful. She understood my problem bettr than I did and immediately walked me through the six, she was friendly and engaged.

Date of experience: May 2, 2018
Colorado
1 review
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I had a delightful conversation today with a young lady in Ireland who was quite helpful in resolving my issue and with navigating accessing how to update my credit card info easily. When I asked about any "deals" on my annual subscription, she gave me a free month's subscription while I wait for the Subscription department to call me, so that my service wouldn't lapse. And while it was a business call, we had many laughs and a lovely little visit.

Date of experience: May 2, 2018
Missouri
1 review
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MyHeritage not only corrected a problem with my account, but was swift, cordial, and a pleasure to work with. Thank you Raymond and the MyHeritage team.

Date of experience: May 2, 2018
Arkansas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Extreme Scam
May 1, 2018

They just take your money and you never see them again. Support is on permanent vacation and once you pay, you still can't do anything worthwhile unless you "upgrade". Don't waste your money on this scam.

Date of experience: May 1, 2018
MyHeritage Support T. — MyHeritage Rep
over a year old

Dear Marcus,

I'm sorry you feel that way.

We do have a fairly large support team that is available through E-mail, support hotline, and Chat. Our representatives provide support in 18 languages and our English support line is available 24/7.

I'd like to learn more about your experience with contacting support and assist you with any issues you may have with high priority.

Please feel free to e-mail me directly at [email protected] at your nearest convenience.

I'll be looking for your e-mail.

Sincerely
Rafael
MyHeritage

Colorado
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Update.
April 29, 2018
Updated review

Once I really, loudly complained and then wrote this review, that is when they finally offered a refund. You can get a refund but it takes multiple emails AND a very negative review. No, finally giving me the refund won't change my review. Offering it right up would have earned a much better review.

Date of experience: April 29, 2018

Rip off!
April 28, 2018
Previous review

First you cannot do ANYTHING on this site without buying a "plan", then it is billed annually only, then even the $10/mo (at annual rate) plan sends you repeated "discoveries" that only include your mom and dad that you already put on your 3 person family tree... only to find out that on this $10/mo (billed annually) plan you can't even look at ANY information (that you can get in droves on Ancestry for similar cost) even on yourself, and, lastly, you cannot cancel this "wonderful" service, only cancel the annual renewal. Mind you, I tried well within 30 days. Doesn't matter. They were generous enough to offer me manual annual renewal! Thanks but do not waste your time or your money... you get NOTHING that isn't just a fraction of what you get for similar price at other sites. Scam!

Date of experience: April 27, 2018