Best-value alternatives
Alternatives to Elara MD
Elara MD scores 58/100 on our Cost-Efficiency Index (ranked #285 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
Coivas
Ranked #284Coivas is a telehealth GLP-1 provider clinically anchored to Dr. Sean Arora of Arora Health & Aesthetics, LLC in Seattle, offering compounded semaglutide from $119/month and tirzepatide from $199/month.
- Sema
- $119/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Tirz
- $199/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 03C58/ 100Index
Coby Health
Ranked #283Coby Health (Coby Health LLC) is a compounded-GLP-1 marketplace its own footer states 'Coby Health LLC operates as a marketplace, partnering with independent healthcare providers' rather than being the direct clinical provider.
- Sema
- $159/mo (0.25 mg dose, bundle, compounded)
- Tirz
- $239/mo (2.5 mg dose, bundle, compounded)
- Coverage
- 46 states
- Brand
- Compounded
- 04C58/ 100Index
BloomWell Rx
Ranked #282BloomWell Rx is a 100% online telehealth service offering personalized compounded GLP-1 weight loss — semaglutide (from $199/mo) and tirzepatide/GLP-1+GIP (from $249/mo) — after a free visit.
- Sema
- $199/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Tirz
- $249/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Compounded
- 05C58/ 100Index
Alloy
Ranked #281Alloy is a telehealth platform built around women's midlife health (menopause hormone therapy, skincare, sexual health) that also runs a dedicated Weight Care line offering both FDA-approved brand GLP-1s (Zepbound, Wegovy) and compounded alternatives (semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide).
- Sema
- $169/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Tirz
- $199/mo (starting dose, compounded)
- Coverage
- Multi-state
- Brand
- Yes
- 06C58/ 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.
- 07C58/ 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.
- 08C56/ 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
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