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The best alternatives to Direct Meds

Direct Meds scores 82/100 (grade B−, ranked #30) on The Verdict Score. Here are the top-rated GLP-1 providers we'd weigh against it — same six-factor rubric, and no score is adjusted for payment.

Direct Meds — FDA warning letter, September 2025. Addressed to directmeds.com, Inc. dba DirectMeds, and public in FDA’s warning-letter database.

Read our full Direct Meds review →

Grade B

Renlo Health

One of the few programs whose headline is the actual monthly rate, with the prescribing physician and the dispensing pharmacy both named.

Renlo Health scores 85/100 to Direct Meds's 82; our Renlo Health ruling in full has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$199/mo (compounded, billed monthly at every dose)
Tirz
$269/mo (compounded, billed monthly at every dose)
Coverage
Not publicly listed
Grade B

Alan Meds

Rock-bottom pricing on both molecules plus an oral route, nationwide — with the trade-off of no LegitScript listing.

Alan Meds scores 84/100 to Direct Meds's 82; the full Alan Meds review has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$99/mo
Tirz
$325/mo
Coverage
All 50 states
Grade B

No BS RX

Six programs across four terms on one public page, four dispensing pharmacies named with addresses, and a no-intro-rate commitment the arithmetic actually supports.

No BS RX scores 85/100 to Direct Meds's 82; our full write-up on No BS RX has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$179/mo (compounded; a low-dose program is $140)
Tirz
$249/mo (compounded; a low-dose program is $140)
Coverage
Not publicly listed
Grade B

Henry Meds

A flat-fee compounded pioneer — simple model, but priced at the higher end now.

Henry Meds scores 84/100 to Direct Meds's 82; the full Henry Meds review has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$249/mo
Tirz
$349/mo
Coverage
Multi-state
Grade B

Hims & Hers

Mass-market, app-first weight program with nationwide reach and consumer-grade polish.

Hims & Hers scores 85/100 to Direct Meds's 82; our Hims & Hers ruling in full has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$199/mo
Tirz
Not disclosed
Coverage
All 50 states
Grade B

Live Vital

Cheap semaglutide and nationwide coverage, with a tirzepatide markup and no LegitScript listing.

Live Vital scores 83/100 to Direct Meds's 82; our Live Vital ruling in full has the pricing conditions and the caveats in detail.

Sema
$99/mo
Tirz
$183/mo
Coverage
All 50 states

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Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Verdict Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.