Up to 30% off

Account Sale · Ends September 30

Save on every ProofTrail plan.

Lock in introductory pricing on monthly or annual plans — offer ends September 30.

Monthly: 29% off first monthAnnual: 30% off first year
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Turn an organized case into a defensible conclusion

For individual research, choose Researcher. It unlocks the complete investigation workflow, evidence-linked reports, advanced DNA tools, imports, capture, and AI assistance.

Recommended for individual researchers

Start with Researcher

Researcher is the direct step up from your Free investigation. Choose Professional only when you actively need client portals, billing workflow, or custom report branding. Choose Team only when multiple researchers need centralized administration.

Monthly — 29% off first monthAnnual — 30% off first year

Free

Free

Start one investigation with the essentials.

  • Free Academy guides & placement test
  • Included fictional Academy practice case
  • 1 lifetime investigation case of your own
  • Basic people & relationships
  • Basic evidence organization
  • 1 starter hypothesis (draft/testing)
  • Basic research log & timeline
  • Manual DNA match entry
  • Manual capture & filing
  • 3 lifetime document transcriptions
  • Data ownership & basic export
✓ Current plan
First-year annual offer

Researcher

$240/year

$169 first year

$14.08/mo first-year equivalent · Save $119 vs 12 monthly payments

The complete individual investigation toolkit.

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited investigation cases
  • Full people, relationships & evidence tools
  • Unlimited hypotheses, evidence correlation & Genealogical Assurance
  • Full timelines & case trees
  • Advanced DNA Matrix, profiles, comparisons & expanded imports
  • Full Quick Capture, OCR, AI suggestions & import-review workflow
  • Research timer, sessions & version history
  • Standard evidence-linked reports (ProofTrail branded)
  • Standard AI assistance & monthly transcription allowance
  • Individual case collaboration
First-year annual offer

Professional

$490/year

$349 first year

$29.08/mo first-year equivalent · Save $239 vs 12 monthly payments

Client-facing tools, business reporting & branding.

  • Everything in Researcher
  • Client portals & client-facing case sharing
  • Custom firm name, logo, accent color & footer
  • Remove ProofTrail branding on exported reports
  • Research timer & hourly billing tools
  • Higher AI & transcription allowances
  • Expanded professional workflow
  • Expanded audit & version access
First-year annual offer

Team

$990/year

$699 first year

$58.25/mo first-year equivalent · Save $489 vs 12 monthly payments

Organizational collaboration & centralized management.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Team-wide collaborator management
  • Team workspace & role-aware administration
  • Shared team cases & researcher assignments
  • Case invitations, sharing & granular permissions
  • Team standards & shared report settings hub
  • Team audit trails & version accountability
  • Highest included AI & transcription allowance

Team adds organization-level collaboration and administration. Contact us for enterprise or custom needs.