Best-value alternatives
Alternatives to Alloy
Alloy scores 58/100 on our Cost-Efficiency Index (ranked #281 of 539). Here are the closest-ranked programs that beat it, plus our #1 pick — all scored the same way.
- Our #1 pick01A94/ 100Index
CoreAge Rx
Ranked #1Best value in the ranking: both molecules at one flat, all-50 price with no teaser step-ups — the lowest true cost of ownership, not the lowest teaser.
- Sema
- $99/mo
- Tirz
- $149/mo
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- Brand
- Compounded
- 02C58/ 100Index
MaxLife
Ranked #280MaxLife is a small, Kansas-based telehealth weight-loss provider whose only public pricing is a time-limited '$169 new client special' bundled with a 'First Week Free' hook -- a clear promotional rate rather than a stated standing price.
- Sema
- $169/mo (compounded)
- Tirz
- $169/mo (compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
Regulatory note: the FDA issued a warning letter to MaxLife Technologies Inc. dba Maxlife in February 2026. We still list and link to MaxLife; you should know the letter is on the public record before you decide.
- 03C58/ 100Index
Hers
Ranked #279Hers (Hims & Hers Health, NYSE: HIMS) now sells only FDA-approved branded GLP-1 medications for weight loss — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, and the new orforglipron pill 'Foundayo' — rather than compounded semaglutide.
- Sema
- $348/mo (brand Wegovy, plus a separate fee)
- Tirz
- $448/mo (brand Zepbound, plus a separate fee)
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- Brand
- Yes
Regulatory note: the FDA issued a warning letter to Hims & Hers Health, Inc. dba Hers in September 2025. We still list and link to Hers; you should know the letter is on the public record before you decide.
- 04C56/ 100Index
Telos Rx
Ranked #278Publishes one complete price ladder — oral tirzepatide, first month and standing rate side by side — and quotes every injectable only after an intake, so the $99 and $139 on its cards are floors nobody can hold it to.
- Sema
- Not disclosed — intake-gated
- Tirz
- $229/mo oral tablets (a Telos month is 4 weeks; injectable not published)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 05C59/ 100Index
TeleCareSpot
Ranked #277TeleCareSpot is a telehealth weight-loss platform offering physician evaluations for compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide, oral tirzepatide, and phentermine, with LegitScript verification displayed on-site.
- Sema
- $299/mo (compounded)
- Tirz
- $399/mo (compounded oral)
- Coverage
- 48 states
- Brand
- Compounded
- 06C59/ 100Index
Potere Health MD
Ranked #276Potere Health MD is a Utah-based, physician-led weight loss clinic offering semaglutide and tirzepatide in both FDA-approved and compounded forms via telehealth and in-person visits.
- Sema
- $80/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Tirz
- $135/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Coverage
- 1 state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 07C59/ 100Index
Nirwana Health
Ranked #275Nirwana Health prescribes compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide with a confusing multi-tier pricing structure -- a '1-month/Introductory' rate marketed as both a promo AND 'best value,' undercut by cheaper prepaid 3- and 6-month plans.
- Sema
- $149/mo (compounded)
- Tirz
- $279/mo (compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 08C59/ 100Index
Layla
Ranked #274Layla is a US telehealth weight-loss brand that now sells only FDA-approved branded GLP-1s Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro starting around $1,399/mo, all-inclusive of health check-ins, telehealth visits and unlimited doctor messaging.
- Sema
- $1,399/mo (brand Ozempic, promotional rate)
- Tirz
- $1,399/mo (brand Mounjaro, promotional rate)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Yes
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — it never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing and coverage reflect public disclosures at last review; confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.