The new GEDmatch is here to see. Product Manager Tom Osypian walks through the completely rebuilt GEDmatch interface — the first full public preview outside a brief demo at RootsTech — and it’s the clearest look yet at where the platform is headed.
If you registered for the live session, thank you. If you missed it, the full replay is ready:
▶ Watch the GEDmatch Preview: https://youtu.be/_vV1hzRD2eI
What’s changing — and what isn’t
After more than a year of work, the rebuild is built around three goals: an easier learning curve for newer users, clearer navigation to find the right tools faster, and more ways to customize and track your research.
The science isn’t changing. The same comparisons deliver the same results. What’s changing is the experience.
In the preview, you’ll see:
- Centralized data management for DNA kits, GEDCOMs, and FamilySearch tree imports, all in one place
- A searchable tool catalog with clear categories and descriptions
- Folders, column controls, and site-wide search and sort as a new design standard
- A redesigned One-to-Many with new-match highlighting and time-based sorting
- A combined One-to-One that toggles between autosomal and X
- My Clipboard — a major upgrade to Multi-Kit Analysis that lets you build a research list once and carry it across tools without re-entering kit numbers
- Optional user profiles to help the community connect
Powerful new features for both free and Tier 1 members.
The rollout
Beta opens in August 2026 at beta.gedmatch.com. The new site becomes fully operational by the end of 2026, and the current site retires in March 2027. Your existing data — kits, GEDCOMs, notes — carries over automatically. Nothing to transfer.
A note on Tier 1 pricing
For more than ten years, GEDmatch has offered Tier 1 tools at the same price. In over a decade, we’ve never raised it — not once.
On September 1, 2026, Tier 1 pricing increases to $15/month or $150/year for new subscribers. The current rate is $10/month or $100/year, unchanged since the day we launched paid tools.
This is the investment that keeps GEDmatch moving forward — the new interface, the tools that set the platform apart, and everything still on the roadmap. Tier 1 subscriptions are what let us keep building.
What this means for you: current Tier 1 members keep their existing rate. It’s grandfathered — no action needed. And if you subscribe before September 1, you lock in $10/month or $100/year for as long as your membership stays active.
If you’ve been considering Tier 1, this is the moment. Watch the preview, see where GEDmatch is going, and subscribe before the change.
▶ Watch the preview → https://youtu.be/_vV1hzRD2eI
