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MyHeritage

Explore your family history with MyHeritage's DNA testing, family tree builder, and billions of historical records.

Introduction

MyHeritage is a comprehensive platform for exploring and preserving family history. Key features include:

  • DNA Testing: Discover your ethnic origins and connect with relatives through DNA analysis.
  • Family Tree Builder: Create and expand your family tree with an intuitive online tool.
  • Historical Records: Access a vast database of billions of historical records, including birth, marriage, and death certificates, census data, and newspapers.
  • Photo Tools: Animate old photos with Deep Nostalgia™ and enhance or colorize family pictures.
  • Smart Matches & Record Matches: Automatically discover connections to other family trees and historical records.

MyHeritage is used by individuals and families to trace their ancestry, discover new relatives, and preserve their family history for future generations. It offers both free and subscription-based access to its features and resources.

Latest News

MyHeritage Adds 152 Million Historical Records in July 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

MyHeritage Adds 152 Million Historical Records in July 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

8/5/2026

MyHeritage Adds 152 Million Historical Records in July 2026 - MyHeritage Blog # MyHeritage Adds 152 Million Historical Records in July 2026 - By Esther August 2, 2026 Share In July 2026, MyHeritage published 152 million historical records across 23 new and updated collections from France, the U...

MyHeritage Adds 66 Million Historical Records in May 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

MyHeritage Adds 66 Million Historical Records in May 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

8/5/2026

MyHeritage Adds 66 Million Historical Records in May 2026 - MyHeritage Blog # MyHeritage Adds 66 Million Historical Records in May 2026 - By Esther June 7, 2026 Share In May 2026, MyHeritage published 66 million historical records across 15 new and updated collections from Belgium, the Netherla...

Introducing Scribe AI: Transcribe, Interpret, and Receive Fascinating Insights About Your Family’s Historical Documents and Photos, and MyHeritage Records - MyHeritage Blog

Introducing Scribe AI: Transcribe, Interpret, and Receive Fascinating Insights About Your Family’s Historical Documents and Photos, and MyHeritage Records - MyHeritage Blog

8/5/2026

Introducing Scribe AI: Transcribe, Interpret, and Receive Fascinating Insights About Your Family’s Historical Documents and Photos, and MyHeritage Records - MyHeritage Blog - MyHeritage News - MyHeritage Products # Introducing Scribe AI: Transcribe, Interpret, and Receive Fascinating Insights Abou.....

MyHeritage Adds 146 Million Historical Records in April 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

MyHeritage Adds 146 Million Historical Records in April 2026 - MyHeritage Blog

8/5/2026

MyHeritage Adds 146 Million Historical Records in April 2026 - MyHeritage Blog # MyHeritage Adds 146 Million Historical Records in April 2026 - By Esther May 4, 2026 Share In April 2026, MyHeritage published 146 million historical records across 8 new and updated collections from the United Sta...

Scribe AI Now Available on the MyHeritage Mobile App - MyHeritage Blog

Scribe AI Now Available on the MyHeritage Mobile App - MyHeritage Blog

8/5/2026

Scribe AI Now Available on the MyHeritage Mobile App - MyHeritage Blog - MyHeritage News - MyHeritage Products # Scribe AI Now Available on the MyHeritage Mobile App - By Daniella April 23, 2026 Share We’re excited to share that Scribe AI is now available on the MyHeritage mobile app, enabling...

Alternatives

  • Ancestry.com

    Ancestry offers extensive DNA testing, a vast collection of historical records, and robust family tree building tools, making it a direct competitor.

  • 23andMe

    While focusing more on health insights, 23andMe also provides detailed ancestry DNA reports and a DNA relative finder, serving as a strong DNA testing alternative.

  • FamilySearch

    FamilySearch provides a massive, free collection of historical records and a collaborative family tree, ideal for budget-conscious users.

  • Findmypast

    Findmypast specializes in UK and Irish records, offering a comprehensive database for those with ancestry in those regions, alongside family tree features.

  • Living DNA

    Living DNA offers detailed ancestry DNA testing with a focus on British and Irish heritage, including a family matching service.

  • WikiTree

    WikiTree is a free, collaborative global family tree where users work together to build a single, accurate tree for humanity.

  • Geneanet

    Geneanet is a European-focused genealogy site offering a large database of records and a collaborative family tree, particularly strong for French ancestry.

  • Geni.com

    Geni.com focuses on building a single, collaborative world family tree, allowing users to connect their individual trees into a larger network.

  • Legacy Family Tree Software

    This desktop software provides powerful tools for building and managing family trees offline, with options to sync with online services.

  • Filae

    Filae is a French genealogy website offering a large collection of digitized French historical records and tools for building family trees.

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Pricing

Pricing Model: Freemium

Premium

1st year: $89. Build tree for 2,500 people, 1,000 MB storage, Smart Matches, advanced DNA features, priority support.

$129/year
yearly

PremiumPlus

1st year: $149. Unlimited family members, Instant Discoveries, Tree Consistency Checker, expanded storage.

$209/year
yearly

Data

1st year: $129. Access to 40 billion historical records, Record Matches, save records to tree.

$189/year
yearly

Complete

1st year: $199. Combines PremiumPlus and Data, plus AI photo tools (colorize, enhance, Deep Nostalgia), unlimited storage.

$299/year
yearly

Omni

1st year: $239. Includes Complete features plus historical newspapers (OldNews.com), Geni.com Pro, webinars, unlimited photo scanning, 30 LiveMemory videos/year.

$399/year
yearly

MyHeritage DNA kit

One-time purchase for DNA testing kit. Ethnicity Estimate, DNA Matches, simple cheek swab. Excludes shipping.

$89
one-time

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