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Found vs Research Labs

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

Found vs Research Labs: Overview

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

Found offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $99/month with a rating of 8.4/10. Research Labs also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $60/month with a 5.5/10 rating.

With only a $39/month price difference, your choice will likely come down to features, support quality, and medication options.

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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

$39/mo

Rating Difference

2.9

Winner

Found

Best For

Quality

Found

View full Found review →

Rating

8.4/10Better

Monthly Price

$99

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatideliraglutidemetformin

Pros

✓Publishes cash prices for brand-name drugs openly, which almost no competitor does: Ozempic $1,100/mo, Mounjaro around $1,100/mo, and Wegovy and Zepbound from $650/mo
✓Accepts insurance, with clinical visits covered for many members - the site says most pay under $30 per visit - and offers insurance navigation support for branded prescriptions
✓Compounded GLP-1s start at $99/month with flat pricing as your dose increases, so titrating up does not raise the bill
✓Non-GLP-1 plan options from $49/month for people who do not need or cannot take a GLP-1
✓The widest medication range of any provider on this site: compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Zepbound, Wegovy, Foundayo, Saxenda, metformin and more
✓Offer terms are spelled out concretely - 'Save $100/mo or more... when you choose a prepaid annual plan, compared to paying monthly' - rather than a bare percentage
✓A microdosing programme is offered as a lower-intensity entry point
✓Efficacy figures are attributed to the branded products they come from: 'Up to 15-20% weight loss with Wegovy and Zepbound'

Cons

✗On the branded route the medication cost is separate from your Found membership, so the advertised membership discounts do not touch the $650-$1,100 monthly drug bill unless insurance covers it
✗The best compounded rates require a prepaid annual plan; paying monthly costs about $100/month more by Found's own arithmetic
✗Trustpilot sits at 3.9 from 718 reviews, weaker than several smaller competitors reviewed here
✗Insurance acceptance is state-by-state, so coverage depends on where you live and which plan you hold - the free insurance check happens before you can know your real cost
✗Cash prices for branded GLP-1s are well above the manufacturers' own direct programmes, so the direct-pay route here is not the cheapest way to obtain them
✗The compounded products are not FDA-approved, and the 15-20% figures quoted come from trials of the branded drugs rather than Found's compounded versions
✗No published customer phone number or support hours
✗No BBB profile or complaint record to check

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	Found	Research Labs
Monthly Price	$99	$60
Rating	8.4/10	5.5/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, metformin	GLP-1 peptides, BPC-157, TB-500, NAD+
Insurance Accepted	Yes	No
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Delivered fast, per the company; timeframe not published	Nationwide US shipping, free on orders over $150
Mobile App	Available	No
Dedicated Coach	Included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing clinician care with insurance-covered visits for many members	None - there is no clinical relationship
Money-back Guarantee	A refund policy is published; no blanket money-back guarantee is advertised	See the site's refund policy; no clinical guarantee applies
Cancellation Policy	Plans run 1, 3, 6 or 12 months, with the lowest rates requiring a prepaid annual plan	One-off purchases rather than a subscription

Which should you choose?

Choose Found if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.4/10 vs 5.5/10)
→Need insurance coverage for your treatment
→Want personalized coaching support included
→Value: publishes cash prices for brand-name drugs openly, which almost no competitor does: ozempic $1,100/mo, mounjaro around $1,100/mo, and wegovy and zepbound from $650/mo

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Choose Research Labs if you:

→Want to save $39/month with a more affordable option
→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

Get started with Research Labs

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Research Labs

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Our recommendation

Found comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.4/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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