How Verinome compares.
One honest question decides most of it: does your raw DNA file leave your device, and do you keep what you paid for? Verinome parses your file in your browser, stores nothing, grades every finding A–D by strength of evidence, and hands you a permanent PDF for $15 once. Here is how that lines up against the tools people ask about, with each competitor’s details verified against their own pages in August 2026.
vs 23andMe
Mail-in kit plus a renewing membership. Your DNA is stored on their servers, and in the 2025 bankruptcy that database was sold as an asset. Verinome stores nothing.
See the comparison →vs Promethease
About $25 once, but you upload your file and get thousands of findings ranked by a community “Magnitude” score to triage yourself. Verinome grades ~200 findings A–D, in your browser.
See the comparison →vs SelfDecode
A subscription (about $99/year) that stores your DNA in the cloud and ends your access if you stop paying. Verinome is one $15 payment and a PDF you keep forever.
See the comparison →vs Genetic Genie
Free methylation and detox panels, but your file is uploaded to their servers. Verinome never uploads your file and grades 205 findings across five domains.
See the comparison →Side by side
| Verinome | 23andMe | Promethease | SelfDecode | Genetic Genie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $15 one-time | Kit + membership | ~$25 once | ~$99/year | Free / donation |
| Billing model | One-time, keep forever | Subscription | One-time | Subscription | Free |
| Raw file uploaded? | No, parsed in your browser | Stored on their servers | Yes | Yes, cloud-stored | Yes |
| Findings | 205, evidence-graded | Curated health set | Thousands, unranked | Broad, subscription | Methylation focus |
| Evidence grade (A–D) | Yes | No | No (Magnitude score) | No | No |
| Data kept after? | Nothing stored | Yes (database sold in 2025 bankruptcy) | Per their policy | Yes, while subscribed | Yes |
Your raw file never uploads to Verinome; it is parsed in your browser. To build the paid report, only about 200 marker readouts (a few kilobytes, not your file) are checked, and nothing is stored. Competitor pricing and policies are as of August 2026; verify current details on their own sites.
Common questions
What is the best 23andMe alternative that does not store my data?
Verinome parses your raw 23andMe or AncestryDNA file entirely in your browser, so the file never uploads, and it stores nothing afterward. It is a one-time $15 report that grades every finding A to D by strength of evidence, with no subscription and no account.
Is there a one-time DNA report instead of a subscription?
Yes. SelfDecode is about $99 per year and 23andMe uses a membership, but Verinome is a single $15 payment for a report you keep forever. Nothing renews, and no card is stored.
Which DNA analysis tool does not require uploading my raw file?
Verinome reads your raw file in your browser and never uploads it, which you can verify in the Network tab of your browser. Promethease, SelfDecode, and Genetic Genie all upload your file to their servers. To build the paid Verinome report, only about 200 marker readouts (a few kilobytes, not your file) are checked, and nothing is stored.
How is Verinome different from Promethease?
Promethease returns thousands of findings ranked by a community Magnitude score for you to triage, and you upload your file. Verinome returns about 205 findings, each labeled A to D by evidence strength, parsed in your browser. The trade is coverage for graded clarity and verifiable privacy.
The honest version: try it before you decide.
Run Verinome free on the raw 23andMe or AncestryDNA file you already own. You see the file-quality audit and a set of real graded results, in your browser, before you spend anything.