The mistake I see people make constantly: they pick a Found alternative based on monthly membership price and completely ignore what the medication actually costs on top of that. A $99 platform fee sounds reasonable until you realize the semaglutide is billed separately, the labs are billed separately, and suddenly you’re well past $300 a month before a single dose is injected.
Here are five options I’d point a friend toward, depending on their budget, priorities, and how much hand-holding they want.
1. FormBlends
Most weight-loss telehealth platforms sell you one thing: a GLP-1 prescription. FormBlends does something structurally different. Fill out the intake, get reviewed by a licensed physician, and what ships is compounded medication from a 503A pharmacy that runs HPLC purity checks, mass spectrometry identity confirmation, and endotoxin testing on every batch, with the results published per product on the site. That last part matters more than people realize. Generic “third-party tested” language is everywhere; specific numbers (semaglutide at 99.1%, tirzepatide at 99.3%) are not.
Pricing is flat, posted before you create an account, and requires no membership stacked on top. Compounded semaglutide is $299 per vial. Compounded tirzepatide comes in at $349. Compare that to Mochi Health, where $199 a month for tirzepatide sounds cheaper until you factor in what’s actually included per vial at that price versus what’s in yours. Shipping is free, includes cold-chain handling, and the service reaches 47 states.
The part that genuinely separates it: the same physician-supervised roof also covers BPC-157 at $54, NAD+ at $89, sermorelin at $59, and a couple dozen other compounds that most GLP-1 platforms have never heard of. One prescription relationship, one pharmacy relationship, a much wider catalog. For anyone who is already curious about peptide therapies alongside a weight-loss protocol, that consolidation is worth real money.
Honest caveat, worth stating mid-list: compounded drugs are not FDA-approved individual products, and most of the peptides beyond the GLP-1s have limited human trial data. Know what you’re getting.
2. Mochi Health
Mochi charges $99 a month for compounded semaglutide and $199 for compounded tirzepatide, with the price dropping further on three- and twelve-month commitments. What earns it a real spot on this list is who’s doing the prescribing. Mochi specifically uses board-certified obesity-medicine physicians rather than rotating general practitioners, and the clinical follow-up is more structured than most cash-pay competitors. If you want a doctor who treats obesity as a specialty, not a side service, Mochi is the clearest option at this price tier. They also accept insurance for branded medications when compounded isn’t available or appropriate.
3. Hims & Hers
After a March 2026 settlement with Novo Nordisk, Hims & Hers stopped offering compounded GLP-1s to new patients and shifted toward branded medications. That’s not necessarily bad news. Branded Wegovy through Hims & Hers runs around $299 a month, and Zepbound is around $399, but with commercial insurance and the manufacturer savings card, some patients get those costs down to near zero. The app is genuinely polished. Onboarding takes minutes. For someone who has solid employer insurance and just wants a fast, frictionless path to an FDA-approved medication with a real support structure, this is the most straightforward option.
4. PlushCare
PlushCare is not a weight-loss-specific platform, and that’s actually part of why it works well for certain patients. The membership runs about $19.99 a month. What you get is access to licensed clinicians who prescribe FDA-approved drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, with same-day appointments available. Labs, visits, and the prescriptions themselves come at separate costs, and the platform accepts insurance. For someone who already has coverage, wants to keep their own pharmacy, and doesn’t need a curated “weight loss program” experience, PlushCare is the leanest possible entry point. No coaching, no behavior-change curriculum. Just a clinical visit and a prescription.
5. Ro Body
Ro’s membership structure is genuinely unusual. The first month is about $39. After that, month-to-month costs around $149, or you can prepay annually for roughly $74 a month. Medication is billed separately on top of that. What justifies the fee is that Ro has a prior-authorization team that actually works on getting branded medications covered through your insurance, which can be the difference between paying full cash price and paying very little. If your insurer covers GLP-1s but you’ve never successfully pushed through a prior authorization, Ro is worth considering. It’s an established platform with real infrastructure, not a startup running on thin operational margins.
My Bottom Line
If you’re paying entirely out of pocket and want the lowest total cost with real purity transparency, start with Mochi or FormBlends. If you have good insurance and want the simplest path to a branded medication, Hims & Hers or PlushCare will get you there faster. Ro earns its fee specifically for patients who need insurance help. Found, for comparison, charges its platform fee on top of medication costs, so run the full math on any alternative before signing up.
This reflects my independent analysis, not a prescription. Talk to a physician who knows your full health history before starting any of these programs.
Sources
- FDA.gov (compounding regulations, 503A pharmacy standards, GLP-1 shortage status updates)
- Examine.com (peptide and GLP-1 compound summaries)
- GoodRx.com (branded GLP-1 pricing data)
- Drugs.com (drug identification and general prescribing information)
- Healthline (telehealth platform coverage, obesity treatment overviews)
- Cleveland Clinic (obesity medicine, GLP-1 mechanism)
- Verywell Health (telehealth comparison coverage)
- The Obesity Society (clinical guidelines for obesity-medicine practice)
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