Comparison

vs Ancestry — different tools for different jobs

Ancestry is a brilliant research tool — billions of historical records, DNA matching, deep genealogy. We are a brilliant family tool — your living family, today, in one private place. Most families use both.

Feature MGFT Ancestry
Private family portal (your own subdomain) ✓ —
Living family activity (events, photos, messages, stories) ✓ —
Family tree with photos + relationships ✓ ✓
Historical records (census, military, immigration) — ✓
DNA matching — ✓
Multi-tenant — each family stays separate ✓ —
Custom branding (colors, fonts, layout, your domain) ✓ —
GEDCOM import / export anytime ✓ ✓
Members can write stories + recipes + memorials ✓ —
Family-only memorial pages with tribute walls ✓ —
Encrypted, private by default — no public data unless you opt in ✓ —
Affordable for small families ($0 / $9 / $29 monthly) ✓ —

Bottom line

Use Ancestry when you are researching ancestors you do not know. Use My Global Family Tree when you are connecting with relatives you do.

Both? Yes. Most families do exactly that — research on Ancestry, then bring the tree home to MGFT for everyone to read, comment on, add photos to, and pass forward.

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