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The same certificate. A very different bill.
Compared on one record, in one state, on one day: one certified long-form New York State birth certificate, outside New York City, cheapest domestic delivery, no rush, no add-ons. Every figure below is each company's own published price for this certificate, read from its own pages on 6 August 2026. Their checkout ladders add more on top.
- $30Heritage Passportthe office’s fee, and nothing on top
- $53VitalChek$23 of that is their fee
- $59Vital Records Online$29 of that is their fee
- $97GOV+$67 of that is their fee
- $109Vital Forms Direct$79 of that is their fee
- $178USVitalRecords.org$125 of that is their fee
One certificate. Every figure is that company’s own published price for it, read from their own pages on 2026-08-06 — sources in the table below.
| Ordered through | Their fee | Government fee | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Passport memberPreparation is included in the $100 membership | $0 | $30 | $30 | Our published price |
| TreeKeeper, our free tierNo membership. Pay per prepared request. | $15 | $30 | $45 | Our published price |
| VitalChekAn authorised channel for many issuing agencies — in some states, the only online route there is | $23 | $30 | $53 | New York State Department of Health, VitalChek fee pageread 2026-08-06 |
| Vital Records Online | $29 | $30 | $59 | Vital Records Online, New York birth certificate pageread 2026-08-06 |
| GOV+ | $67 | $30 | $97 | GOV+ birth certificate service pageread 2026-08-06 |
| Vital Forms Direct | $79 | $30 | $109 | Vital Forms Direct, state fees and processing times tableread 2026-08-06 |
| USVitalRecords.org | $125 | $53 | $178 | USVitalRecords.org, New York birth certificate order pageread 2026-08-06 |
Each company’s own published price for this certificate, read from its own pages on 6 August 2026. Their checkout ladders add more on top. The government fee is the issuing office’s, not ours — you pay it either way, and we never mark it up.