Here are our prices and services compared to our competition. It doesn't take much to see that our bottom line price offers you the best deal.
In addition to that, as our customers have seen, our personalized service & support for helping undestand DNA testing and email response time is unrivaled.
As a genealogist, you know that one of the most important aspects related to DNA testing is how big the database that your sample will be in for comparative purposes, and which company offers the greater prospect of finding matches with others with whom you may be related. In this aspect, Family Tree DNA has by far the largest database in the industry, which keeps being updated at the rate of several thousands of records a month, not only through our increased numbers of customers, but also through our exclusive association with the National Geographic's Genographic Project. (Our numbers are updated daily at our home page).
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FTDNA |
RELATIVE GETENTICS |
OXFORD ANCESTORS |
| Number of Markers Y-DNA |
12 / 25 / 37 / 67* |
18 / 26 / 43 |
10 |
| Test Cost |
$99 / $148 / $189 / $269 |
$95 / $155 / $195 |
$323 |
| Y-DNA Tests includes Haplogroup |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Y-DNA Tests includes FTDNATiP** |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| Kit Shipping |
$2 |
FREE |
FREE |
| DNA Storage for future use |
YES (free) |
YES |
NO |
| DNA Upgrade Available |
YES |
N.A. |
NO |
| Combined Male and Female Test |
$199 |
$325 |
$636 |
| MTDNA - Basic |
$129 |
$95 |
$336 |
| MTDNA Test Includes Haplogroup |
YES |
NO |
NO |
| MTDNA - Upgrade |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| Native American Ancestry |
Free - Included w/test |
$245 |
NO |
| African Ancestry |
Free - Included w/test |
$245 |
NO |
| CUSTOMER SERVICE |
16/7 - USA |
Mon - Fri - USA |
Mon - Fri - UK |
| *FTDNA lab's scientists are world-renowned geneticists and discoverers of original markers that have also been included in other labs tests. |
| **FTDNATIP is a calculator developed by Family Tree DNA's population geneticist, Dr. Bruce Walsh. It calculates the probabilities of 2 males being related in any period of time. It is an exclusive tool available only to FTDNA's customers. |
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