Hims is fine until it isn’t. After March 2026, new patients can no longer get compounded GLP-1s through the platform, which shifts the math considerably depending on your insurance situation. If branded Wegovy at $299 a month cash-pay sounds like a stretch, or if you want more than a single drug category from one provider, the field has genuinely interesting options right now.
Here are the seven alternatives I’d point someone to, starting with the one I’d pick first.
1. FormBlends
FormBlends sits in a category of its own because it does something no mainstream weight-loss telehealth brand does: it puts GLP-1 therapies and a full compounded peptide catalog under one prescribing roof. Most competitors sell one type of drug. Most peptide vendors sell research chemicals with no physician in the loop at all. FormBlends threads that needle by routing everything through a licensed prescriber and the pharmacy that fills it, which is a 503A facility operating under cGMP and FDA inspection standards.
What earns trust here is the testing setup. Every batch goes through three separate independent lab checks covering purity, molecular identity, and sterility, and the actual numeric results for each product are published before you ever sign up. That specificity is rare. You can see a purity figure for semaglutide, tirzepatide, or any peptide in the catalog before committing. Cash pricing per vial is posted upfront with no membership fee stacked underneath, which makes comparison shopping straightforward. Ships to 47 states, cold-chain included.
Worth saying plainly: compounded medications are not FDA-approved, and anything in FormBlends’ peptide catalog outside the GLP-1s carries mostly preclinical or early-stage human evidence. Know what you’re buying.
Pro: Only provider I know that combines GLP-1s, peptides, and a real physician sign-off in one place, with published purity data per product.
Con: Compounded drugs only. If you need a branded FDA-approved product, look elsewhere.
2. Mochi Health
Mochi uses board-certified obesity-medicine specialists, not general practitioners moonlighting in telehealth. That distinction matters for people who’ve already been through basic GLP-1 programs without much guidance. Compounded semaglutide runs around $99 a month and compounded tirzepatide around $199, with steeper discounts for multi-month commitments. They also have a path to branded meds with insurance. The clinical monitoring is meaningfully more attentive than most cash-pay platforms.
Pro: Obesity-medicine specialists, not just any clinician.
Con: Compounded options exist but the regulatory picture around those is still shifting; confirm availability in your state when you sign up.
3. Ro Body
Ro has been at this long enough to have real infrastructure. Their prior-authorization team will work the phones on your behalf to get branded GLP-1s covered, which is worth something when the alternative is spending hours on hold with your insurer. Month-to-month pricing is around $149 for membership with medication billed on top; annual prepay drops that considerably. The app experience is clean.
Pro: Genuine insurance support team, which most competitors don’t staff.
Con: Cash-pay costs add up fast when membership and medication are priced separately.
4. MEDVi
MEDVi keeps it simple. No membership fee, no multi-month contract, physician review included, and 24/7 support. First-month pricing starts around $179 for a compounded GLP-1 program. For someone who wants to try a program without being locked into an annual commitment, that structure is genuinely lower-friction than most of the market.
Pro: No contracts, transparent first-month price, support included.
Con: Lighter brand recognition means less community of users to learn from; the clinical depth isn’t what you’d get from a specialty obesity practice.
5. PlushCare
PlushCare is the right call if you have decent insurance and want a familiar, app-based experience with access to branded FDA-approved drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. Membership runs about $19.99 a month, same-day appointments are genuinely available, and the platform accepts insurance for covered visits. Medication, labs, and visits are billed separately, so read the fine print before assuming the low membership price covers everything.
Pro: Low entry cost, real same-day appointments, insurance accepted.
Con: Not a specialist obesity platform. You’re getting a prescription, not a metabolic program.
6. Henry Meds
Henry Meds built its reputation on speed. Shipping within 24 to 72 hours after approval is legitimately faster than almost anyone in this space, and first-month pricing lands between $179 and $249 for compounded programs. The tradeoff is that ongoing clinical oversight is lighter than platforms like Mochi or Form Health. Good for someone who knows what they want and doesn’t need a lot of hand-holding.
Pro: Fastest fulfillment I’ve seen quoted consistently across the category.
Con: Monitoring and follow-up are minimal; this is convenience-first, clinical depth second.
7. Form Health
Form Health is the expensive option and it knows it. Around $299 a month before labs and medication, the model pairs a physician with a registered dietitian for genuinely individualized care. For people with complex metabolic histories, prior weight-loss surgeries, or comorbidities, that level of attention is worth the price. For someone who is basically healthy and wants to lose 25 pounds, it’s probably more than necessary.
Pro: Physician plus dietitian model is the most thorough non-hospital option available.
Con: Cost is high and the platform is best suited to well-insured patients or those with specific clinical complexity.
How to Choose
Your insurance situation is the first fork in the road. If you have coverage that can reach Wegovy or Zepbound, Ro or PlushCare will save you the most money. If you’re paying cash, the compounded programs at Mochi, Henry, or MEDVi are significantly cheaper per month than branded meds. If you want GLP-1s AND the option to explore other compounded therapies through one prescriber-supervised platform, FormBlends is the only one in this list that offers that combination.
None of this substitutes for a real conversation with a doctor who knows your health history. That part still matters.
Sources
- FDA, official communications on compounding pharmacy oversight and 503A standards
- Examine.com, summary entries on semaglutide and tirzepatide pharmacology
- Cleveland Clinic, obesity medicine and GLP-1 mechanism overviews
- GoodRx, public pricing data for branded GLP-1 medications
- Drugs.com, drug interaction and prescribing reference
- Verywell Health, telehealth and weight-loss platform coverage
- Healthline, GLP-1 drug comparison and telehealth reviews
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