With site specific servers nearest to you, eg .com.au or .co.uk or .co.ca etc.
Main benefits:
Creating and maintaining a tree is free, although data access, eg to attach sources from the Ancestry collection needs a subcription.
Can attach to your ancestry DNA test for ThruLine hints
Can collaborate with others if invited
Can easily get whole tree to your computer, attached images and all by using FamilyTreeMaker (FTM), or RootsMagic, or less completely, via gedcom
Main pitfalls:
FTM synchronisation is all or nothing unless you remember to mark certain people as private, ie cannot just publish one branch, or only selections from your tree, without creating separatet trees
Recommendations
Check your settings and chose a tree privacy level you are comfortable with
Before subscribing for data access do check the other country sites to check which has the best deal for your exchange rate.

