---
title: "Where to buy a qpAdm analysis in 2026, and how much it costs"
description: "Every place that sells or offers qpAdm in 2026, done-for-you analyses and DIY tools side by side, and what an analysis costs: four one-time tiers from 29.99 EUR, the add-ons, and when a subscription is cheaper."
canonical: https://www.ancestrify.io/blog/where-to-buy-qpadm-analysis
date: 2026-08-30
updated: 2026-10-19
author: "Andi Thomaj"
---

# Where to buy a qpAdm analysis in 2026, and how much it costs

You cannot buy qpAdm. It is a method inside ADMIXTOOLS 2, a free, open-source R package from the
Reich laboratory, and anyone with a laptop and a merged dataset can run it for nothing. What you
can buy is one of two things: a **done-for-you analysis**, where models are tested on your genome
and a person approves the one that is published with its numbers, or a
**do-it-yourself environment**, where someone has done the heavy merging and hosts the software so
you can run models yourself.
Those are different products with different prices, and most of the confusion in this market
comes from not saying which one is on offer.

This page lists every service I could find that sells or provides qpAdm in 2026, with the same
five facts for each, then sets out what an analysis costs (our four prices and the add-ons, what
does not change the price, and when a do-it-yourself subscription is the cheaper route) and ends
with a checklist for choosing. I run one of the services,
[Ancient Ancestry](/buy-qpadm-analysis), Ancestrify's qpAdm analysis, so I have kept every competitor entry to what is
readable on the competitor's own site and written "not stated on their site" where it is not.
Competitor facts were read on each site on 2026-08-30 and may have changed since; our own prices
were checked on 2026-09-25.

## The two things being sold

**A done-for-you analysis** takes your raw file, merges it into a reference panel, tests candidate
models against a stated bar, and has a person approve the one that is published. What you receive
is a report with a p-value, weights, standard errors and Z-scores, the outgroup set, and a
person's approval behind the result. The price is analyst time.

**A DIY environment** hosts ADMIXTOOLS 2 (or a reimplementation of it) and a reference panel
behind a web page. You choose sources and outgroups and press run. What you receive is the raw
output; the interpretation, the search and the audit are yours. The price is compute, usually as a
subscription or a run allowance.

Neither is better in the abstract. If you already know how to choose a right set and read a
nested-model table, a DIY tool is the cheaper route. If you do not, a DIY tool will produce a
passing model for you within an hour, and without a reason to expect those sources before the
test, the pass tells you little, for the reasons set out in the
[tutorial](/blog/qpadm-analysis-tutorial-worked-example) and under
[why a person is in the loop](#why-a-person-is-in-the-loop).

## Ancestrify

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | Done-for-you analysis, reviewed and approved by a person, with an optional DIY Workbench afterwards |
| Input | Raw DNA export (23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA and similar, up to 50 MB); whole-genome VCF up to 1 GB via a 10 EUR add-on |
| Reference data | AADR v66, merged on our own infrastructure |
| What comes back | One model per era, for two eras, each chosen and approved by a person. Per era: the p-value, chi-square, degrees of freedom, f4 rank, SNP counts and jackknife blocks; per source the weight, SE, Z-score, 95% CI, panel label and sample count; the complete right set with sample counts; all on screen in the report's Your model view. Plus maps and two rendered videos (a Globe film and a Populations film, each covering both eras) |
| Price model | One-time: four tiers at 29.99, 39.99, 49.99 and 59.99 EUR, all delivering the same report; 10 EUR options at checkout; a refined re-analysis at 15 EUR when one is offered. Separately, the Ancestry Workbench: a prepaid balance from 9.99 EUR, drawn per completed run. Details under [What it costs](#what-it-costs) |

Every published model clears the same bar, a house convention rather than a validated criterion:
p > 0.05, every |Z| > 3 and every SE < 0.10, for every source in every era. With every weight
positive, |Z| > 3 places each weight more than three standard errors from 0 and 1. A free
[Raw DNA File Check](/lab/file-check) tells you before paying whether the file's coverage can
support the bar, and the free [AdmixTools 2 Lab](/lab/admixtools) runs real ADMIXTOOLS 2 over the
public panel so you can learn the method first. There is a [demo](/demo) that mirrors a real
report. Product page: [/qpadm](/qpadm).

## SpartaDNA

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | Their site describes a qpAdm analysis service |
| Input | Not stated on their site |
| Reference data | Not stated on their site |
| What comes back | Not stated on their site |
| Price model | Not stated on their site |

spartadna.com describes offering qpAdm analysis. Beyond that description I could not read the
accepted inputs, the panel version, the contents of the deliverable or a price on the site on
2026-08-30. If you are considering it, ask for those five facts directly, and in particular
whether the complete right set and the standard errors are published with the weights.

## Illustrative DNA (AdmixLab)

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | DIY: qpAdm and Fst inside their AdmixLab |
| Input | A raw DNA file uploaded to their platform |
| Reference data | AADR v62 and v66 panels, as listed on their site |
| What comes back | The tool's own qpAdm output for the models you compose |
| Price model | Subscription; the price is not stated on their site |

Illustrative DNA's AdmixLab is a DIY environment that lists qpAdm and Fst among its tools, with
both AADR v62 and v66 available as panels and a stated allowance of up to 100 runs daily. It is a
sound place to run your own models if you already know how to choose a right set. What it does
not do, by design, is build or audit a model for you.

## Genoplot

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | Free tools, with qpAdm and f-statistics stated among them |
| Input | Stated on their site per tool |
| Reference data | Not stated on their site in one place |
| What comes back | Tool output; a community forum for discussing it |
| Price model | Free, as stated on their site |

Genoplot offers a set of free population-genetics tools and states that qpAdm and f-statistics are
among them, with a community forum where users share and discuss models. For someone who wants to
learn the method with other people around, it is the friendliest free entry point. It is a DIY
route: no one builds or checks a model for you.

## qpadm.app

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | DIY, client-side qpAdm in the browser |
| Input | 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA raw files, as stated on their site; an upload code is required |
| Reference data | Not stated on their site |
| What comes back | The tool's qpAdm output |
| Price model | No price stated on their site |

qpadm.app runs qpAdm client-side, in the browser, on a consumer raw file. Their site lists the
accepted vendors and requires an upload code to use it; I could not read where the code comes from,
which panel is used, or a price. Running the computation in the browser is a genuine privacy
advantage, since the file need not leave your machine. Whether the panel behind it is current
enough for your question is something to ask before relying on a result.

## Insights on Ancestry

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | DIY: qpAdm and Fst |
| Input | Raw DNA file |
| Reference data | AADR version not stated on their site |
| What comes back | The tool's qpAdm output for the models you compose |
| Price model | Monthly subscription, stated on their site at 5.99 USD and 10.99 USD, each with a compute balance |

ioancestry.com is a subscription DIY environment. Their site states two monthly plans, 5.99 USD
and 10.99 USD, each carrying a compute balance that runs draw down. It offers qpAdm and Fst; the
AADR version behind the panel is not stated on the site. If you plan to run many models over
months, the arithmetic of a subscription versus a one-time analysis is worked through below, in
[what a DIY subscription costs instead](#what-a-diy-subscription-costs-instead).

## DNAGENICS

| | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sells Global25 coordinates; hosts calculators |
| Input | Raw DNA file, for the coordinate product |
| Reference data | Not applicable to qpAdm |
| What comes back | A Global25 coordinate row (14 EUR as stated on their site); calculator output |
| Price model | Per product |

DNAGENICS belongs in this list mainly to clear up a name. Their site sells Global25 coordinates at
14 EUR, and hosts a calculator called "Mini Qpadam V2" by TheEventTrooper. Despite the name,
that calculator is a Global25 coordinate-fitting calculator: it fits a 25-number row to a source
panel and returns percentages with a fit distance. It is not qpAdm. It has no f4-statistics, no
outgroups, no standard errors and no p-value, and it cannot reject a model. The distinction is the
subject of [qpAdm vs Global25](/blog/qpadm-vs-global25). Note also that Global25 coordinates
issued by anyone other than Davidski's Eurogenes G25 Requests portal are not the official rows
that portal produces; see [What are Global25 coordinates](/blog/what-are-global25-coordinates).

## Side by side

| Service | Type | Reference data | p, SE, Z published | Price model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancestrify | Person-approved analysis + optional DIY Workbench | AADR v66 | Yes, with the complete right set and sample counts | One-time, 29.99 to 59.99 EUR; Workbench balance from 9.99 EUR |
| SpartaDNA | Describes a qpAdm analysis service | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Illustrative DNA AdmixLab | DIY qpAdm, Fst | AADR v62 and v66 | Tool output | Subscription, price not stated |
| Genoplot | DIY, free | Not stated in one place | Tool output | Free |
| qpadm.app | DIY, client-side | Not stated | Tool output | Not stated; upload code required |
| Insights on Ancestry | DIY qpAdm, Fst | Not stated | Tool output | 5.99 / 10.99 USD monthly |
| DNAGENICS | G25 coordinates + calculators | Not applicable | No (not qpAdm) | 14 EUR for coordinates |

"Tool output" means the numbers are there if you run a model, but nobody has checked the model.

## What it costs

On the web, Ancient Ancestry, the person-approved qpAdm analysis from Ancestrify, costs 29.99,
39.99, 49.99 or 59.99 EUR, paid once, with optional 10 EUR add-ons at checkout and no subscription. A refined
re-analysis, offered only if a better model is ever found for your report, is 15 EUR, and only if
you choose it. SpartaDNA, the only other done-for-you service above, states no price on its site.
A do-it-yourself tool costs nothing or a monthly subscription, and buys a different thing. The
rest of this section sets out what each figure buys, what does not move the price, and how to
decide which of the two products is the right spend.

### The four tiers

| Tier | Price, paid once |
|---|---|
| Base | 29.99 EUR |
| Medium | 39.99 EUR |
| Deep | 49.99 EUR |
| Perfect | 59.99 EUR |

Every tier gets the same report, the same maps and videos, the same model record and the same
publish bar. The [order page](/buy-qpadm-analysis) sets the four tiers side by side.

### The add-ons

Four options at checkout cost 10 EUR each:

- **Fast compute** moves the order to the front of the queue.
- **Whole-genome VCF upload** is for a sequenced genome (Nebula, Dante Labs, tellmeGen and similar)
  delivered as a `.vcf` or `.vcf.gz` rather than a chip export. The file is converted to the
  reference panel's markers at upload, lifted from GRCh38 to GRCh37 where needed, and the VCF
  itself is not stored. Details: [Upload a whole-genome VCF](/blog/upload-whole-genome-vcf-ancestry).
- **Paternal (Y-DNA) haplogroup** and **maternal (mtDNA) haplogroup** are separate products
  bundled onto the same order, not parts of Ancient Ancestry.

**Refined re-analysis, 15 EUR**, is never sold at checkout. It is offered only when a better model
is found for a published report, as a second version: the original stays exactly as published,
you can switch between the two in the report, and you are never charged unless you choose it.

**The Ancestry Workbench is not an add-on.** It is a prepaid balance from 9.99 EUR that never
expires, drawn per completed run, where you run your own models with your own merged genome as
the target. A finished report's sample attaches as a kit for free (a kit prepared from a new
upload is 0.49 EUR), and the report's Your model view opens the published model there directly. A
qpAdm run is about 0.004 EUR, a rotation about 0.004 EUR a model with a 0.04 EUR minimum, and an
Fst scan about 0.004 EUR. Failed runs are never charged, and the exact EIGENSTRAT bundle the
report was computed from is included, for reproducing everything on your own machine. Page:
[/workbench](/workbench); walkthrough:
[Run your own qpAdm models](/blog/run-your-own-qpadm-model-lab).

### What does not change the price

**Your file's coverage.** A 23andMe v5 export and an older AncestryDNA v1 export cost the same to
analyse, though they will not support the same standard errors. Coverage bounds what a report can
say, not what it costs. The free [Raw DNA File Check](/lab/file-check) counts your file's markers
before you pay and says whether qpAdm can run on it; how well the chip overlaps the ancient panel is
measured during the analysis itself.

**Your vendor.** 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA and similar exports
are accepted at the same price.

**Your region.** The analysis covers every sovereign state, 199 countries and 1,119 regions, at
the same price. A genome from a region with sparse ancient sampling is not cheaper to model; it is
harder, and that is absorbed.

**How many eras.** Every report covers both eras (Hunter-Gatherer and Neolithic Farmer; Classical
Antiquity) at every tier.

### What a DIY subscription costs instead

The alternative to buying an analysis is renting the environment to do it yourself. The prices
are in the directory above: Genoplot's tools are free, Insights on Ancestry states 5.99 or
10.99 USD a month, and Illustrative DNA's AdmixLab does not state its subscription price.

The comparison is not "cheap versus expensive". A subscription is cheaper if you run models every
week and already know how to choose a right set, read a nested-model table, and judge whether a
passing model means anything. It is more expensive, in both money and hours, if what you want is
one defensible answer: a month or two of subscription plus the evenings spent learning the method
adds up to roughly the price of a Base analysis, and at the end nobody has checked your model. The
free [AdmixTools 2 Lab](/lab/admixtools) is the right place to find out which kind of user you are
before spending on either.

### Why a person is in the loop

The price of a done-for-you analysis is analyst time, so it is fair to ask what that time buys
that a DIY run does not. Trying source and outgroup combinations until one passes is the obvious
way to sell qpAdm for a few euros, and on its own it proves little: run enough models and one will
clear any threshold by chance, and the best-scoring model is frequently not the right one, which
is why Harney and colleagues (2021) warn against exactly that practice.

The audit literature's lesson is that a search's error rate depends mostly on its pre-study odds,
how plausible its candidates were before any test, not on whether a script or a person ran it. So
the work runs in a fixed order. Candidate sources come from a pool curated for your declared
origins and era before any model runs. Our analyst tests models from that pool, automated searches
included, and re-tests the survivors. Then I review the candidates, choose the model to publish
and approve it. You receive one model per era, with its record on screen; the nested models and
the rank test are what our analyst checked before publishing, and they are not printed in the
report.

Even an approved model describes your genome's ancestry composition relative to the sampled
groups; it is not proof that those groups mixed. That order of work, and a record anyone you show
it to can check, is what the one-time price pays for.

### Refunds

An analysis is refundable before it runs, and not once the report has been delivered, except
where the law requires otherwise; if a fault on our side stops the report being produced in a
reasonable time, you can request a full refund. A refund is a request, and a person reads and
decides each one. The full policy is at [/refund](/refund), and the free file check exists so that
the main reason for wanting a refund, a file that cannot support the bar, is caught before any
money changes hands.

## A checklist for choosing

1. **Which of the two things do you want?** If you can explain, unprompted, why an outgroup that
   shares drift with a source breaks the test, a DIY tool will serve you. If not, buy the
   analysis, and consider a DIY tool afterwards.
2. **Is the reference panel named and versioned?** AADR v66 is the current release; a product that
   will not say which panel it uses cannot be compared with anything.
3. **Are the p-value, every standard error and every Z-score published beside the weights, and
   is the right set complete?** Without those the weights cannot be evaluated by anyone, and what
   you hold is not a qpAdm result you can check.
4. **Is the rest of the record there for another analyst?** The chi-square and degrees of freedom
   behind the p-value, a confidence interval per source, every panel label and sample count. A
   model nobody else can check is a claim, not a finding.
5. **Does it state a bar before the run?** "Good fit" is not a bar. Numbers are.
6. **If it sells tiers, does it say what they change?** The bar should be the same at every price.
7. **Does it tell you what your file's coverage supports before you pay?** Check it for free
   before paying anyone; no product can shrink a standard error the file has fixed.
8. **Does it call any population your ancestor?** It should not. A source population is a
   statistical proxy, and a fitting model describes your genome relative to the sampled groups,
   not a line of descent from the people in them.
9. **Does the price make sense for how you will use it?** A subscription is cheaper for someone
   who runs models every week; a one-time analysis is cheaper for someone who wants one answer
   done properly.

The coordinate and Global25 markets have their own directories:
[where to buy G25 coordinates](/blog/how-to-get-global25-coordinates#where-to-buy-g25-coordinates) and
[where to buy a G25 analysis](/blog/where-to-buy-g25-analysis). If the
answer to the checklist is "the analysis", ours starts at 29.99 EUR at
[/buy-qpadm-analysis](/buy-qpadm-analysis), and the full price list is at [/pricing](/pricing). If
you would rather learn first, the free AdmixTools 2 Lab and the [demo](/demo) cost nothing.