Findings vs Function Health

At a glance

The table contrasts bundled breadth with guidance-matched planning. Mega-panel memberships can be convenient — but they often test more than major health bodies recommend for your profile, at a higher all-in price. Findings does not sell blood; you draw what published guidance from major health bodies supports, upload results, and keep a plan that updates as your life changes.

When to choose Function Health

Choose Function Health if you live in the US and want one vendor to coordinate twice-yearly Quest draws — roughly 100+ markers on the first visit and 60+ on follow-up, with dashboards and clinician-reviewed notes. Bundled memberships remove logistics many people dislike.

Choose Function Health if a fixed twice-yearly calendar matters more than mixing employer panels, travel labs, or years of outside history — and you are comfortable paying $365/year for breadth that published screening guidance might not prioritize for your age and risk profile.

When to choose Findings

Choose Findings if your last annual visit ended with “you’re fine” but you suspect the same basic checkup for almost everyone — and you want published guidance from major health bodies cross-matched to your age, sex, medications, and family history, with a living schedule for what to review next.

Choose Findings if you already get panels through work, insurance, or a local clinic — or live outside the US. You pay at the lab for what guidance supports for your risks, upload results, and keep one plan that compounds across every lab over decades.

Choose Findings if mega-panel memberships test more markers than major health bodies recommend for someone like you — and you would rather follow accepted screening science efficiently than pay for breadth by default.

What will you pay?

With Function Health, membership is $365/year (promotions sometimes bundle two years or add imaging credits). That includes scheduled Quest draws totaling 160+ tests annually — plus optional add-ons. You pay upfront for breadth whether or not every marker is prioritized for your profile in published guidance.

With Findings, membership is $99.99 per year for the app. You pay at the lab for what guidance supports for your risks at your clinic, insurer, or employer when those apply. total lab spend often stays below a bundled mega-panel because your list follows guidance for your profile — not a default menu sold to every adult — whether you pay cash at the clinic or reuse panels insurance or work already covered.

The trade-off: Function front-loads lab access into one invoice — simple and US-centric. Findings separates planning from draw fees so you are not paying for markers major bodies would not prioritize for you this year. Compare your real lab access before deciding; neither wins on price in every scenario.

Where can you get blood work done?

With Function, you draw at 2,000+ Quest Diagnostics locations in the US. Availability varies by state; the bundled pathway generally does not apply abroad.

With Findings, you use labs you already trust — walk-in clinics, hospital systems, employer screens, or travel draws. Upload PDFs or photos from any country; OCR recognizes 400+ markers and normalizes units so panels compare over time.

Which markers should you test?

With Function, you get breadth by default — a large shared menu on the first draw (100+ markers) and a smaller follow-up panel mid-year. That can surface markers you might not have ordered à la carte. Critics and clinicians also note that each extra biomarker raises the chance of an abnormal result from statistical noise — especially in healthy adults, and that many add-on tests marketed alongside membership (multi-cancer blood screens, imaging, heavy metals) are not included in the base fee.

With Findings, 3+ million clinical data points are mapped onto published guidance from major health bodies for your age, sex, family history, medications, behavior, and country. Your list is a panel matched to your profile — not the same mega-menu for every adult — often dozens of markers, not a fixed 100+ menu. After upload, gaps and retest timing update as your values shift. See our right-sized testing guide for the clinical case against testing everything on every adult.

What researchers and clinicians say about mega-panels

Independent clinicians reviewing mega-panel memberships (including Function) often land on the same trade-off: convenience and data volume versus over-testing. Advisory-board cardiologists and generalists quoted in Men's Health warn that ordering "everything in the book" rarely answers a clinical question — tests worth ordering when a result would change what you and your clinician discuss next.

A BMJ analysis (December 2024) on direct-to-consumer wellness tests notes harms when healthy, asymptomatic adults are the target: false positives, distress, follow-up cascades, and non-evidence-based supplements. That is the category critique — not a claim that Function is fraudulent, but that a single biological-age or wellness score is easy to market but is not routine clinical screening — published guidance picks which tests matter, not one composite number.

Roughly 20–25 markers in a comprehensive consumer panel usually drive clinical decisions; the rest add detail without changing management ([industry analysis](https://privatemd.clinic/blog/longevity-labs-15-vs-100-biomarkers)). Findings is built on that principle: indicated tests for your profile, with a cited reason for each — not a first draw that lights every organ on a dashboard.

What happens after your results?

With Function, you get dense dashboards, trend views, and clinician-reviewed summaries on results from their panels — optimized for the volume you acquire through membership. Member reviews sometimes describe those summaries as delayed or templated; neither product replaces your own clinician for treatment decisions.

With Findings, you get dual ranges (clinical band vs profile-adjusted optimal), a body map across systems, cited plan topics, and retest scheduling that changes when values drift. the body map shows systems your panel covers — gray regions are not on your personalized list yet, not a missing full-body lab scan. This is clinical health planning from accepted guidance — not biohacking scores or a biological-age headline.

Pros and cons

Neither option wins on every axis — here is an honest tally to help you decide.

Can you use both?

Yes — many people do. Complete a Function draw if you want bundled breadth, then upload the PDF into Findings for profile-matched gaps, dual ranges, cross-lab trends, and a living plan that can include employer or travel labs too. Dual membership only makes sense if you actively use both.

Which should you choose?

Choose Function Health if you want one bundled invoice and a fixed US draw schedule — and you are comfortable paying for panel breadth beyond what guidance prioritizes for you. Choose Findings if you want a panel matched to your profile from published guidance — total lab spend often stays below a bundled mega-panel because your list follows guidance for your profile — not a default menu sold to every adult — whether you pay cash at the clinic or reuse panels insurance or work already covered.

How we compare

We compare products using publicly listed pricing, membership terms, and product pages as of each page’s updated date. Findings publishes these pages for education — we are not affiliated with competitors named here. Membership prices change; lab draw fees vary by clinic and country. This is not medical advice and does not recommend starting, stopping, or changing care.