tellmeGen Ultra
European all-in-one contender. tellmeGen's Ultra WGS gets the 30× product to shelves at $349 with 600+ reports, a tellmeGen+ subscription that keeps reports current, and GDPR-aligned EU storage. Accuracy and variant-call quality remain provisional pending our testing. The subscription dependency matters for value scoring: without tellmeGen+, the product becomes a one-shot read. European all-in-one WGS contender — Ultra WGS 30× product. Our review covers all eight dimensions we test — from coverage depthcoverageHow many times, on average, each base is read. 30× is the consumer standard; 100× is used for hard-to-call variants and some cancer assays; 1× (low-pass) is suitable for genealogy but not for clinical variant calls. to clinical reporting quality — based on kits purchased with reader-supported funds, timed turnarounds across six orders, and an independent check of raw read filesFASTQRaw sequencing read file. The unprocessed output of the sequencer..
- ＋One of the cheapest 30× entry prices from a well-distributed European provider
- ＋600+ reports out of the box — a breadth most US peers charge extra for
- ＋EU data residency for European customers
- ＋Sold via Amazon and Walmart in the US in addition to their own shop
- —Report freshness is partly tied to tellmeGen+ at $20/year — value drops if you don't renew
- —Operational track record for US delivery is shorter than the US-native players
- —Lab partnership details are less publicly documented than Illumina-named peers
Pricing & coverage tiers
| Tier | Coverage | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra WGS 30× | 30× | $349 | Consumer standard |
| tellmeGen+ (annual report updates) | n/a | $20 | Interpretation only |
| Duo kit (2 kits) | 30× | $649 | Consumer standard |
| Family kit (3 kits) | 30× | $949 | Consumer standard |
- 600+ reports spanning health, pharmacogenetics, ancestry, wellness, and traits
- Lifetime genetic database; updates delivered via subscription
- Tests scan across ~3 billion genetic variants
EU-based, GDPR-aligned
The tellmeGen dossier, based on public information.
Template narrative · pending independent testing
tellmeGen Ultra sits in the consumer whole genome sequencingWGSWhole Genome Sequencing — reading (nearly) all 3 billion base pairs of your DNA, as opposed to genotyping arrays which sample ~600,000 known positions. market at a price point of $349. Sequencing runs on short-read, 30× whole genome. Company's public turnaround claim: 6–10 weeks. This section renders a structured summary from public information until our reader-supported testing cycle publishes.
Raw files — BAMBAMAligned reads mapped to a reference genome. The typical intermediate file., FASTQFASTQRaw sequencing read file. The unprocessed output of the sequencer., VCFVCFVariant Call Format — the compact list of positions where your genome differs from the reference. — are available to customers. European all-in-one contender. Our editorial verdict at a glance: European all-in-one contender. tellmeGen's Ultra WGS gets the 30× product to shelves at $349 with 600+ reports, a tellmeGen+ subscription that keeps reports current, and GDPR-aligned EU storage. Accuracy and variant-call quality remain provisional pending our testing. The subscription dependency matters for value scoring: without tellmeGen+, the product becomes a one-shot read.
The documented weak spots are report freshness is partly tied to tellmegen+ at $20/year — value drops if you don't renew, and lab partnership details are less publicly documented than illumina-named peers. Neither is necessarily a deal-breaker, but both are worth weighing before you click buy.
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