Best-value alternatives
Alternatives to Ascend Vitality
Ascend Vitality scores 42/100 on our Cost-Efficiency Index (ranked #510 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
- 02C42/ 100Index
AM Rx
Ranked #509AM Rx (getamrx.com) is a telehealth platform operated by FitRX.
- Sema
- $297/mo (all doses, bundle, plus a separate fee, compounded)
- Tirz
- $449/mo (all doses, bundle, compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Yes
Regulatory note: the FDA issued a warning letter to FitRX, LLC dba AM RX in June 2026. We still list and link to AM Rx; you should know the letter is on the public record before you decide.
- 03C42/ 100Index
Ambiante Health & Wellness
Ranked #508Ambiante Health & Wellness is a women-focused telehealth practice offering compounded semaglutide, tirzepatide, and a low-dose 'Longevity Microdose' option, led by Founder & Clinical Director Lilly Baptiste.
- Sema
- Not disclosed
- Tirz
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 04C42/ 100Index
Glam Health
Ranked #507Low advertised prices on both molecules plus NAD+, but the weakest trust-signal profile in this ranking — no LegitScript, no named clinicians or pharmacy, and no state list.
- Sema
- $149 (site says 'pay as needed' — not confirmed as a flat monthly charge)
- Tirz
- $175 (site says 'pay as needed' — not confirmed as a flat monthly charge)
- Coverage
- Not disclosed
- Brand
- Compounded
- 05C43/ 100Index
Virta Health
Ranked #506Virta Health is a nutrition-first, diabetes-reversal and metabolic-health platform, not a primary GLP-1 prescriber -- its own marketing positions its program as a complement to or 'offramp' from weight-loss medications.
- Sema
- Not disclosed
- Tirz
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 06C43/ 100Index
Vida Health
Ranked #505Vida Health is a large, established digital-health company providing GLP-1 and chronic-condition coaching support.
- Sema
- Not disclosed
- Tirz
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 07C43/ 100Index
Transcarent
Ranked #504Transcarent is a large enterprise health-navigation and benefits platform, not a consumer-facing GLP-1 provider.
- Sema
- Not disclosed
- Tirz
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 08C43/ 100Index
Silhouette MD
Ranked #503Silhouette MD advertises a 'concierge-style' GLP-1 telehealth offering but discloses no base pricing anywhere on its site -- only a '$75 off your first month' promo with no visible starting price to discount from.
- Sema
- Not disclosed
- Tirz
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
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.