Ancestry reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(786 total reviews)
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Howard Hochhauser

80% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ancestry has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 786 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ancestry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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786 reviews
5.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

easy to show up and good work enviornment

Cons

phones were a hassle to handle

3.0
Dec 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Handling interesting historical manuscripts and documents was cool. No expense spared on Christmas do and a very unique place to work.

Cons

Training was limited and managers rarely onsite. Isolating work - if you’re introverted this may be great but as someone who likes to talk to colleagues it was difficult. Salary was £25,000 a year which in London does not go very far. Little reward or appreciation for completing projects. No opportunity to progress.

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