Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
YOURx Health vs Alternate Health Club
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
YOURx Health
Cost-first shoppers who want comparing real per-product flat pricing without needing a published state list up front.
Visit YOURx HealthAlternate Health Club
Cost-first shoppers who want flat, dose-independent compounded GLP-1 pricing bundled with adjacent wellness injectables.
Visit Alternate Health ClubThe verdict
YOURx Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 68 to 67. YOURx Health is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth platform operating under the MD Integrations physician network, selling semaglutide and tirzepatide as both weekly injections and daily oral RDT tablets, each enhanced with B12. Alternate Health Club still earns a C — Cost-first shoppers who want flat, dose-independent compounded GLP-1 pricing bundled with adjacent wellness injectables.
Worth knowing either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100 — the top of the ranking). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs YOURx Health.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | YOURx Health | Alternate Health Club |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 68/100 | 67/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $169/mo (all doses, promotional rate, bundle, compounded) | $129/mo (all doses, plus a separate fee, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $189/mo (all doses, promotional rate, compounded) | $169/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,028 | $1,548 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,268 | $2,028 |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #124 | #131 |
YOURx Health
68/100Where the value is
- Real per-product pricing published on individual treatment pages, not just a vague 'starting at' banner: $169/mo semaglutide injection, $189/mo tirzepatide injection, $159/mo and $179/mo oral-tablet equivalents
- Listed price is genuinely all-in — physician consultation, supplies, and shipping are bundled with no separate visit or shipping fee shown
- Both injectable and oral (RDT tablet) formulations offered for each drug, a needle-free option many peer sites lack
The tradeoffs
- Every price is explicitly labeled 'New Patient' with no disclosure of what it becomes afterward — the true ongoing cost is unknown
- The homepage's state-coverage counter literally reads 'Coverage 0 States,' a broken/placeholder metric that leaves real coverage unverifiable from the site itself
Alternate Health Club
67/100Where the value is
- $129/month compounded semaglutide and $169/month tirzepatide are genuinely flat regardless of dose tier, per the site's own explicit copy
- No membership fee found; the only optional add-on identified is a $29.99 video consult, not a mandatory surcharge
- LegitScript verification badge displayed and independently linkable
The tradeoffs
- No legal entity name disclosed anywhere on the site — a real transparency gap I confirmed by checking the homepage, both product pages, and the FAQ
- No compounding pharmacy named — only 'a licensed U.S. pharmacy'
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.