Sequencing services: vendors compared on published prices

Vendors with an evidenced Sequencing services service

A vendor appears here when its own live service page for Sequencing services answered at the linked URL on the date shown. Prices in the table are each vendor's advertised entry prices; sequence complexity, length, turnaround and delivery format change the quoted total.

Choosing a sequencing provider

Normalise for analysis first. Some per-sample prices end at FASTQ files and others include alignment, counts and a report, and that difference is usually larger than the difference between providers.

Ask what happens to a sample that fails incoming QC: dropped, re-prepped at cost, or run with a note. On projects with precious or marginal samples that policy is a real cost.

Buy replicates before depth. For differential expression, extra biological replicates deliver more statistical power per pound than extra reads on the same libraries.

Common questions

What does sequencing cost per sample?

It depends on library chemistry, depth and included analysis. Where a vendor below publishes a per-sample figure it is quoted from its own page with the date; treat it as an entry point and confirm what depth and analysis it assumes.

Which sequencing service should I choose?

The one whose library chemistry suits your sample type and whose quote includes the analysis you actually need. Providers that stop at FASTQ files are cheaper per sample and more expensive overall if you have nobody to process the data.

Is a cheaper per-sample price better value?

Only after you normalise depth and analysis. A low per-sample price at low depth with no analysis is frequently more expensive per answered question than a higher one that includes both.