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Ancestry VS Reunion

Compare Ancestry VS Reunion and see what are their differences

Ancestry logo Ancestry

Discover your family history and start your family tree.

Reunion logo Reunion

Reunion is a genealogy software program for the Macintosh
  • Ancestry Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-20
  • Reunion Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-02

Ancestry videos

AncestryDNA Test Review: Pros and Cons

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  • Review - REVIEW: Ancestry.com Genealogy Website
  • Review - My Ancestry Review

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Ancestry and Reunion)
Family Tree
95 95%
5% 5
Family Organizer
92 92%
8% 8
Family Social Media
91 91%
9% 9
Online Services
100 100%
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Ancestry seems to be a lot more popular than Reunion. While we know about 1059 links to Ancestry, we've tracked only 1 mention of Reunion. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Ancestry mentions (1059)

  • Hacked results
    4 There should be alot of code, If it says error change the URL to your country code for example Ancestry.com (US) Ancestry.co.uk (UK). Source: 5 months ago
  • My True Ancestry! I'm a Modern Hungarian.
    It's quite easy. You just have to download your DNA file from ancestry.com and then upload the zip file to MyTrueHeritage (after signing up of course). Then in 10 minutes your results are ready! Source: 5 months ago
  • I found out im pretty much English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh with a tad bit of Icelandic... Why do I have such thick brown curly dry hair olive skin and brown eyes?
    Ill definitely keep that in mind I did do ancestry.com's test and was not exactly satisfied as it did not tell me what part of England or Ireland my family comes from as we are all very disconnected. Source: 5 months ago
  • The Ainu: Japan’s Nearly Forgotten Indigenous Peoples
    My sister did do an ancestry.com DNA test, but it was super underwhelming since it was just 100% Japanese, with no regional breakdown. I think 23andMe does a better job and at least has Japanese regions, but unfortunately we went with the budget option. Source: 5 months ago
  • My family won’t acknowledge they got their tan skin from my ashkenazi Jewish great-grandpa.
    That being said, my mom is 100% Ashkenazi (according to ancestry.com genetic testing) and as a little kid I used to ask her if she was black because her skin is so brown (I wasn't asking in a pejorative way I was just genuinely curious) and it is weird to me that people think that just because our families immigrated from Poland/Russia, that means we are of Polish/Russian ancestry; our ancestors were ethnic... Source: 5 months ago
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Reunion mentions (1)

  • What is the best family tree software for Mac and iPhone?
    Personally, I like and use Reunion by Leister. Best software I’ve ever used. Source: almost 3 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Ancestry and Reunion, you can also consider the following products

Gramps - Research, organize and share your family tree with Gramps genealogy software.

My Family Tree - My Family Tree is a genealogy product for all keen family historians.

MyHeritage - MyHeritage is a family-oriented social network service and genealogy website.

FamilySearch.org - Free Family History, Family Tree, and Genealogy Records and Resources from Around the World

WikiTree.com - The WikiTree community is growing a free worldwide family tree. The site is 100% free.

webtrees - webtrees - the web based Family History Software - is based on the popular PhpGedView ('PGV') application.