DNA is not an answer, it is a tool, a really great tool, but it cannot be the source of all answers.
That said, I now admit to having taken a number of tests with a number of companies
As of 2 January 2026
Ancestry DNA – 56,321 matches
MyHeritage DNA – 15,028 matches
MyHeritage DNA (Ancestry download as input) 15,996
MyHeritage DNA (full genome test) 14,764
MyHeritage DNA (Health Reporting) 13,036
FamilyTree DNA – atDNA 6,020 matches
FamilyTree DNA – y-DNA (111, 67) 16
FamilyTree DNA – Big_Y 26
FamilyTree DNA – mtDNA 20
23andMe – 5,000 matches (maximum number it will show at one time)
LivingDNA – 745 matches upload from Ancestry results
Do not submit a DNA test unless you are willing to accept the results. DNA does not lie — parents, grandparents, etc. might have. Whatever the results you will have to go forward with that knowledge.
A Tree Grew in Oakland 