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Aspen Health vs Research Labs

Compare pricing, features, and medications to find the best GLP-1 provider for your weight loss journey

Aspen Health vs Research Labs: Overview

Choosing between Aspen Health and Research Labs for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are popular providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

Aspen Health offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $179/month with a rating of 7.2/10. Research Labs also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $60/month with a 5.5/10 rating.

The price difference of $119/month is significant - Research Labs is the more budget-friendly option, while Aspen Health positions itself as a premium service.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$119/mo

Rating Difference

1.7

Winner

Aspen Health

Best For

Quality

Aspen Health

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Rating

7.2/10Better

Monthly Price

$179

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Pricing is at least indicated before signup - "as low as $179/mo" - and the plan is described as covering medication, care and shipping together
✓Separate semaglutide and tirzepatide intake paths, so you know which molecule you are applying for
✓Available to eligible patients in all 50 US states and Washington DC, subject to provider review and state regulations
✓The compounded-medication disclaimer is present and correctly worded: compounded medications are prepared by licensed pharmacies and are not FDA-approved finished drug products
✓It states clearly that Aspen Health is a technology platform and not a healthcare provider, and that clinical decisions are made solely by independent licensed providers
✓A published phone number, (307) 301-5303, and a named legal entity, Aspen Health Systems LLC
✓A refund policy, telehealth consent, HIPAA notice and privacy policy are all published and linked from the footer
✓It is honest that treatment is not guaranteed: "Treatment is only provided when a licensed provider determines it is medically appropriate"
✓A LegitScript verification link is present in the footer

Cons

✗The medication is compounded and therefore not FDA-approved or reviewed for safety, effectiveness or quality
✗"As low as $179/mo" is the floor, and no dose-by-dose price ladder is published, so what you actually pay only becomes clear inside the intake
✗The quality claims are vague to the point of being uninformative: "Partner pharmacies operate under applicable licensing and quality control requirements" says nothing a non-compliant pharmacy could not also say
✗No pharmacy is named
✗Shipping timelines are explicitly not committed to - "Shipping timelines may vary by treatment, pharmacy, and prescription status"
✗The company address is a suite address in Sheridan, Wyoming, which is a common corporate-registration location rather than a clinical or pharmacy facility
✗The Aspen+ premium tier (overnight shipping, dedicated concierge) is marketed as "Coming Soon" rather than being available
✗No insurance billing and no HSA/FSA information
✗Testimonials are anonymous and unattributed

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Research Labs

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Rating

5.5/10

Monthly Price

$60Cheaper

Medications

GLP-1 peptidesBPC-157TB-500NAD+

Pros

✓The quality documentation is genuinely thorough for this category: HPLC and mass spectrometry on every lot, a signed certificate of purity shipped with every order, and a public lab-report library you can read before buying
✓Endotoxin testing (LAL assay) and microbial screening to USP standards on every batch before release
✓Full batch traceability - each vial traced to its production lot, raw materials and test results
✓States an average of 99.3% HPLC purity across all batches and publishes the underlying numbers rather than only the claim
✓Partner labs described as GMP-aligned, with documented SOPs and controlled environments
✓Pricing is straightforward and published: individual peptides run roughly $59.99 to $159.99, with free shipping over $150 (checked July 28, 2026)
✓The research-use-only status is disclosed up front behind an acknowledgement gate, not buried in a footer after checkout
✓A published phone number and a catalogue organised into peptides, blends, sprays and capsules, with a reference database

Cons

✗This is not a treatment and cannot lawfully be sold as one. Everything here is labelled for research use only and explicitly not for human consumption. If you are reading this site to find help with weight loss, this is not an option - it is laboratory material
✗There is no clinician at any point. Nobody takes a history, nobody checks your contraindications, nobody sets a dose and nobody monitors you. The safety net that every licensed provider on this site provides simply does not exist here
✗A certificate of analysis tells you what is in the vial. It tells you nothing about whether the contents are safe for you, what dose is appropriate, or how it interacts with your medications
✗Products arrive as lyophilised powder requiring reconstitution, and bacteriostatic water, syringes and other supplies are not included - so self-administration would also mean improvising sterile technique
✗Peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-500 appear on the FDA's list of substances that raise significant safety concerns for compounding, and have little or no published human trial evidence
✗There is no prescription, no pharmacy oversight and no adverse-event reporting pathway. If something goes wrong there is no clinical record and no provider to call
✗No Trustpilot or BBB record exists, so there is no independent consumer feedback of any kind
✗Our rating reflects suitability for someone seeking treatment, which is what this site compares. As a laboratory supplier the documentation is strong; as a route to a GLP-1 or peptide for your own health it is the wrong door, and a licensed provider is the right one

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Aspen Health	Research Labs
Monthly Price	$179	$60
Rating	7.2/10	5.5/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	GLP-1 peptides, BPC-157, TB-500, NAD+
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Discreet delivery included in the plan; timelines explicitly not guaranteed	Nationwide US shipping, free on orders over $150
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing support described but no fixed schedule published	None - there is no clinical relationship
Money-back Guarantee	A refund policy is published; terms are not summarised on the programme page	See the site's refund policy; no clinical guarantee applies
Cancellation Policy	Not summarised on the programme page; a refund policy page is linked in the footer	One-off purchases rather than a subscription

Which should you choose?

Choose Aspen Health if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (7.2/10 vs 5.5/10)
→Value: pricing is at least indicated before signup - "as low as $179/mo" - and the plan is described as covering medication, care and shipping together

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Choose Research Labs if you:

→Want to save $119/month with a more affordable option
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Value: the quality documentation is genuinely thorough for this category: hplc and mass spectrometry on every lot, a signed certificate of purity shipped with every order, and a public lab-report library you can read before buying

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Our recommendation

Aspen Health comes out ahead with a higher rating of 7.2/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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