Why Pay More?

"Both sites allow users to construct detailed family trees and explore historical
documents like immigration records and newspaper articles about their ancestors. But
Archives is considerably cheaper — $40 a year compared to $160 a year..."
- Jon Xavier, SVSJ Business Journal

	Archives.com 1-Year Membership	Nearest competitor 1-Year US-only Membership
Yearly Price	$39.95	$155.40 – $239.40
Trial Period	7 days	14 days
Money-Back Guarantee	60-day 100% money-back guarantee	No refunds allowed after initial 14-day trial period
Year Founded	2009	1997
Headquarters	Silicon Valley, California	Salt Lake City, Utah
Online Family Trees	Free	Free
Integration With Facebook	Yes	No
US Federal Census [?]	Full collection from 1790 – 1930 (images coming soon)	Full collection from 1790 – 1930
Scanned Newspapers	120M scanned newspaper pages	60M scanned newspaper pages
Living People Search	Yes, over 85% of U.S. households	Yes, over 85% of U.S. households
U.S. Vital Records	300M	425M
UK National Census	290M records with images	Requires upgrade to $299.90 annual "World Membership"
UK Vital Records	160M records with images	Requires upgrade to $299.90 annual "World Membership"
Expert Tutorials	Yes	Yes
County Court Directory	Yes	Yes
Official Government Certificates	Yes, at additional cost per record	No

Note: Record counts and feature availability for competitor site based on estimates from analysis of published materials on their website as of September 2011.