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Direct Meds vs Heally

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Direct Meds vs Heally: Overview

Choosing between Direct Meds and Heally for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are highly-rated providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

Direct Meds offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $297/month with a rating of 8/10. Heally also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $149/month with a 8.5/10 rating.

The price difference of $148/month is significant - Heally is the more budget-friendly option, while Direct Meds positions itself as a premium service.

Our recommended brand

After reviewing all 148 providers on this platform, we've identified CoreAge Rx as offering the most transparent pricing model. At just $99/month — the same price every month, every dose — there are no surprise charges or hidden fees. Combined with exceptional service quality, personalized support, and access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide, it represents the best value without compromising on care.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$148/mo

Rating Difference

0.5

Winner

Heally

Best For

Budget

Direct Meds

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Rating

8/10

Monthly Price

$297

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The compounding explanation is genuinely educational, citing USP 795 and USP 797 and identifying the pharmacy as a 503A facility rather than hand-waving about 'FDA-registered' status
✓Trustpilot rating of 4.6 from 12,750 reviews, a large and credible independent sample
✓The FAQ states flat monthly prices with no membership layered on: $297/month for semaglutide and $399/month for tirzepatide (checked July 27, 2026)
✓That price is stated to include the medication, doctor visits normally billed at $99 each, next-day FedEx or UPS shipping, and all injection supplies
✓Same price at every dose, so titrating up does not increase the bill
✓A full refund is given if your prescription is not approved
✓A published customer phone number, 888-696-7176, which most competitors do not offer
✓This offer is restricted in only one state, Arkansas

Cons

✗The headline price and the real price do not match. The landing page leads with 'Starting at $147' while the FAQ on the same site states 'For Semaglutide we charge $297/month. For Tirzepatide we charge $399/month' - roughly double
✗Discounts are advertised in three different sizes on one page: '$150 Off Today', 'Up to $200 OFF' and 'Get $150 OFF your prescription instantly', with no terms attached to any of them
✗The 'patient satisfaction guarantee' is undefined - 'If you are unhappy with your results, let us know and we'll make it right' commits to nothing specific
✗The landing page uses the same template as several other compounded GLP-1 funnels, down to the identical headline 'The proven way to lose 15% of your body weight fast!'
✗'We've been featured all over' appears with no named publications or links
✗The '15% of your body weight' figure comes from trials of the branded drugs, not from Direct Meds' compounded product or its own patients
✗No BBB profile could be found to set against the Trustpilot score
✗Support hours are not published, only the phone number and an email address

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Heally

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Rating

8.5/10Better

Monthly Price

$149Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatideoral semaglutide

Pros

✓Prescribes FDA-approved brand-name semaglutide rather than a compounded copy, which puts it in a small minority of the telehealth providers on this site
✓No membership and no subscription: "You only pay when you need to order your next medication refill", and you can delay a refill without losing access
✓Published entry pricing of $149/month for the oral semaglutide programme, with self-pay from $200 depending on dose for the injection
✓A 15-minute telehealth consultation with a board-certified physician, not an asynchronous form that a clinician rubber-stamps
✓Individual physicians are named on the site with their specialty and medical school, which most competitors do not do
✓LegitScript-certified, and states 250,000+ patients served across all 50 states
✓Publishes clear eligibility criteria: BMI 30+, or BMI 27+ with a weight-related condition such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol
✓Names the medullary thyroid carcinoma contraindication in its own patient-facing copy instead of burying it
✓Explicit transfer pathway if you are already on a GLP-1 elsewhere - your dose is reviewed and continued rather than restarted
✓Delivery quoted at 24-48 hours after prescription approval, in temperature-controlled packaging

Cons

✗The site advertises "a 4.8 average for Heally reviews", but the public Trustpilot profile for getheally.com showed a 4-star rating from roughly 37 reviews when we checked, and Trustpilot's own category listing showed a lower TrustScore again. The advertised figure is not the one you can verify
✗Pricing is a starting point rather than a fixed rate - "self pay options starts at $200 depending on dose" means your cost rises as you titrate
✗No phone number is published; support runs through careteam@getheally.com
✗Heally is a platform connecting patients to independent providers, so continuity depends on which physician you draw
✗Insurance is not billed directly - coverage is something to "ask about at your free consultation" rather than a service Heally operates
✗The catalogue spans weight loss, hormones, NAD+ and lab testing, so the weight-loss programme is one line among many rather than the whole company

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Direct Meds	Heally
Monthly Price	$297	$149
Rating	8/10	8.5/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide, oral semaglutide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	Available	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Next-day FedEx or UPS; arrives in 1-2 days	24-48 hours after prescription approval, temperature-controlled packaging
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	1:1 medical support with messaging and refills	Follow-up consultations available online; no fixed schedule published
Money-back Guarantee	Full refund if your prescription is not approved; a vaguely worded satisfaction guarantee otherwise	None published
Cancellation Policy	Cancel anytime, no monthly membership	No subscription to cancel - you order refills only when you want them

Which should you choose?

Choose Direct Meds if you:

→Value: the compounding explanation is genuinely educational, citing usp 795 and usp 797 and identifying the pharmacy as a 503a facility rather than hand-waving about 'fda-registered' status

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Choose Heally if you:

→Want to save $148/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 8/10)
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Value: prescribes fda-approved brand-name semaglutide rather than a compounded copy, which puts it in a small minority of the telehealth providers on this site

Get started with Heally

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Our recommendation

Heally comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.5/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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