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Heally vs Brightmeds

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

Heally vs Brightmeds: Overview

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

Heally offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $149/month with a rating of 8.5/10. Brightmeds also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $289/month with a 8.2/10 rating.

The price difference of $140/month is significant - Heally is the more budget-friendly option, while Brightmeds 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

$140/mo

Rating Difference

0.3

Winner

Heally

Best For

Budget

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

Brightmeds

View full Brightmeds review →

Rating

8.2/10

Monthly Price

$289

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Offers FDA-approved Zepbound pens and vials alongside its compounded range, so the branded route is available without leaving the platform
✓The compounded disclosure names both 503A and 503B pathways and explains why compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, rather than reciting boilerplate
✓Trademark ownership is acknowledged explicitly - Zepbound and Mounjaro attributed to Eli Lilly - instead of presenting compounds as the brands
✓Same price regardless of prescribed dose, so titrating up does not raise the bill
✓Microdosing versions of both semaglutide and tirzepatide are offered for people wanting a lower-intensity option
✓A full refund is given if you are not approved for treatment
✓Trustpilot rating of 4.8 across 906 reviews
✓Treatments are prescribed and monitored by board-certified US-licensed physicians, and the price includes medication, the online consult and ongoing support

Cons

✗The semaglutide page quotes two different starting prices in the same view: 'Get started for $183' in one block and 'Starting at $189/first month' in another, with no explanation of the difference
✗The introductory price rises sharply at renewal - $189 for the first month becomes $289/month thereafter, so the headline is a first-month figure rather than what you will pay ongoing
✗The affiliate link for this offer lands on Brightmeds' sermorelin funnel rather than its GLP-1 pages, so anyone following it for weight loss arrives at a growth-hormone peptide product
✗Basic copy errors appear on the purchase page, including '$289/mo therafter' and 'Save $50 on our First Order'
✗A 'Weight Loss Guarantee' is linked in the footer but its terms are not surfaced anywhere on the product pages
✗No BBB profile or complaint history exists to set against the Trustpilot score
✗No published customer phone number or support hours
✗As with all compounded GLP-1s, the products have not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, efficacy or quality - Brightmeds says so clearly, but it remains the core caveat

Choose Brightmeds

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Heally	Brightmeds
Monthly Price	$149	$289
Rating	8.5/10	8.2/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide, oral semaglutide	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	Not published
Live Chat	No	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	24-48 hours after prescription approval, temperature-controlled packaging	Shipped to your door; timeframe not published
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Follow-up consultations available online; no fixed schedule published	Ongoing support from the care team with physician monitoring
Money-back Guarantee	None published	Full refund if you are not approved for treatment; a separate 'Weight Loss Guarantee' is linked but its terms are not published
Cancellation Policy	No subscription to cancel - you order refills only when you want them	Not published on the product pages

Which should you choose?

Choose Heally if you:

→Want to save $140/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.5/10 vs 8.2/10)
→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

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Choose Brightmeds if you:

→Value: offers fda-approved zepbound pens and vials alongside its compounded range, so the branded route is available without leaving the platform

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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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