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Each has pros and cons. 23andme tends to be more accurate by virtue of being more broad, whereas Ancestry breaks up the estimates by country. Ancestry has the better DNA matches in my opinion & is the most useful for genealogy. Ancestry has better genetic communities than 23andme, too.
Typically, 23andme is a tad more accurate and precise, as Ancestry tend to overlook smaller traces below 1% and rather focus on the whole. In your case, 23andme actually given you Indigenous American, in which even at that small amount is rare to come by in white Americans ( even those with southern roots). It's probably real.
If you just want to know your ethnicity breakdown, go with whichever is cheaper. 23&Me seems slightly more specific, but the difference is minimal. Plus both 23&Me and Ancestry update results as new information becomes available.
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If you’re on a budget 23andme, but if you can afford both both are great for their own reasons imo 23andme is better for DNA and ethnicity. Ancestry is a great research site for genealogy and paper trails, and while their DNA isn’t as good imo it supplements that research well
Did both (23andMe + health, and ancestry + subscription), I think ancestry was the better choice. While 23andMe had some better regions from where in Cape Verde, Puerto Rico, and Spain my family is from, they failed to detect any Portuguese which is my highest ethnicity.
Here is my ancestry according to my well-documented family tree for comparison: 25% German, 6.25% French-Canadian (which should show up as French with a bit of Native American), 6.25% Dutch, and 62.5% English, Irish, and Scottish. Least Accurate: Ancestry DNA. Results: http://imgur.com/NMVGhvO.
