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Winona vs Willow

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

Winona vs Willow: Overview

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

Winona offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $89/month with a rating of 8.4/10. Willow also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $299/month with a 7.4/10 rating.

The price difference of $210/month is significant - Winona is the more budget-friendly option, while Willow positions itself as a premium service.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$210/mo

Rating Difference

1.0

Winner

Winona

Best For

Budget

Winona

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Rating

8.4/10Better

Monthly Price

$89Cheaper

Medications

bioidentical estradiolprogesteroneestriolDHEAsildenafilminoxidil

Pros

✓The full price list is published openly, with no intake required to see it: progesterone capsules from $39/mo, estrogen tablets from $54/mo, estrogen body cream (with progesterone) from $89/mo, vaginal estrogen cream from $89/mo and the estrogen patch from $149/mo (checked July 28, 2026)
✓Multiple delivery routes are offered - patch, body cream, vaginal cream, tablet and capsule - so treatment can be matched to preference rather than to whatever the company happens to stock
✓Winona owns its own 503A compounding pharmacies rather than outsourcing to a partner, which gives it direct control over formulation and consistency
✓Its pharmacy page explains the 503A/503B distinction correctly and states that 503A pharmacies are regulated by State Boards of Pharmacy, not the FDA - an accurate description that competitors routinely overstate
✓Roughly 8,000 Trustpilot reviews at 4.6, with 99% of negative reviews answered and a typical reply time under 24 hours
✓The rating advertised on site matches the rating on the public Trustpilot profile
✓The initial visit is free, so you can be assessed before paying for treatment
✓Editorial content carries numbered citations rather than unsourced assertions, and the site runs a public subreddit alongside a help centre and published phone number
✓HSA/FSA eligible, with a dedicated page explaining eligibility
✓Adjacent products are priced transparently too - DHEA from $27 per 3-month supply, sildenafil arousal cream at $79 per order, minoxidil hair serum at $150 per 3-month supply

Cons

✗Everything Winona dispenses is compounded in its own 503A pharmacies, which means it is not FDA-approved and has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, efficacy or quality. The site explains 503A status clearly but does not foreground the 'not FDA-approved' consequence as plainly
✗Pharmaceutical products cannot be returned, per the terms - so once a prescription ships, you own it
✗The terms carry a mandatory arbitration clause on an individual basis with a class-action waiver, set out in capitals at the top of the document
✗Every headline price is a 'from' figure, so the actual monthly cost depends on the dose your clinician prescribes and is not knowable before the consultation
✗The hormone therapy explainer describes HRT as 'scientifically proven to be the safest, most effective treatment' for menopause symptoms. It is cited, but that is a strong framing for a therapy whose risk profile still depends heavily on age, time since menopause and personal history
✗Trustpilot notes Winona invites customers to review, which tends to lift scores relative to organic-only profiles, and that it may use AI-assisted replies
✗Systemic estrogen is not appropriate for everyone - women with a history of breast or endometrial cancer, unexplained vaginal bleeding, blood clots, stroke or liver disease should not start it without specialist input
✗Compounded hormone therapy in general lacks the long-term outcome data that exists for FDA-approved products, so the evidence cited for HRT as a class does not transfer automatically to these specific preparations

Willow

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Rating

7.4/10

Monthly Price

$299

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Flat published pricing: $299/mo for compounded semaglutide as a weekly injection or a daily tablet, and $399/mo for compounded tirzepatide (checked July 26, 2026)
✓One fee covers the medical evaluation, the medication, unlimited doctor messaging and free discreet shipping, with no separate consultation charge
✓Names its partner pharmacies in its terms - Red Rock Home Pharmacy (Springville, UT), Epiq Pharmacy / Epiq Scripts (Richardson, TX) and The Pharmacy Hub (Miami, FL) - which most compounded GLP-1 sellers do not do
✓Publishes a Florida telehealth provider registration number (TPME1718) and names the exact states it is licensed to serve
✓The 'compounded drug products are not approved or evaluated for safety, effectiveness, or quality by the FDA' disclaimer sits on the homepage itself, not buried in a footer
✓Full refund if you cancel before the prescription is submitted to the pharmacy, processed within 5-10 business days
✓Needle-free daily tablets available for both semaglutide and tirzepatide, and the program is HSA/FSA eligible
✓Same-day prescription review claimed, with support from a named care team

Cons

✗In December 2025 the National Advertising Division found Willow had not substantiated its weight-loss and efficacy claims for compounded semaglutide, Willow declined to comply, and NAD referred it to state attorneys general and ad platforms. That is the most serious independent mark against any provider on this site
✗At $299-$399 a month this is one of the more expensive compounded GLP-1 programs; several competitors advertise $149-$199
✗The flat rate is not locked. The terms state your subscription fee 'may be increased or decreased if your prescription changes, such as by a dosage increase or frequency of refills', so titrating up can raise your bill
✗The site advertises '4.9/5 (2200 + 5 star reviews)' with no source named. Trustpilot, the one public platform we could find, showed 3.8 from 351 reviews on July 26, 2026
✗Cancellation must be received two full calendar days before your next shipping date, or the next order ships and bills
✗The terms tell you to cancel at startwillow.com/contact/ - that URL returned a 404 when we checked, as did the site's /contact and /help-center pages
✗No customer phone number or support email is published anywhere on the public site
✗The published terms are dated November 24, 2021, well before the current product line and pricing
✗Not available nationwide: Willow's terms limit service to 36 states, and this offer in particular is not available in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia or Wyoming
✗No insurance billing, and the terms confirm Medicare and Medicaid do not cover the service

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Winona	Willow
Monthly Price	$89	$299
Rating	8.4/10	7.4/10
Medications	bioidentical estradiol, progesterone, estriol, DHEA, sildenafil, minoxidil	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Help centre and chat available; hours not published	24/7 online support claimed
Live Chat	Available	No
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Shipped to your door after clinician review; free shipping included	Not published; same-day prescription review claimed
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing clinician access through the patient portal; cadence not published	Unlimited doctor messaging and free follow-ups claimed
Money-back Guarantee	None published; pharmaceutical products cannot be returned. A separate cancellation and refund policy governs subscriptions	Full refund only if you cancel before the prescription reaches the pharmacy; no returns on medication once dispensed
Cancellation Policy	Subscriptions can be cancelled from your account; a separate cancellation policy governs when it takes effect	Cancel anytime, but the request must arrive two full calendar days before your next shipping date

Which should you choose?

Choose Winona if you:

→Want to save $210/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.4/10 vs 7.4/10)
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Value: the full price list is published openly, with no intake required to see it: progesterone capsules from $39/mo, estrogen tablets from $54/mo, estrogen body cream (with progesterone) from $89/mo, vaginal estrogen cream from $89/mo and the estrogen patch from $149/mo (checked july 28, 2026)

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Choose Willow if you:

→Value: flat published pricing: $299/mo for compounded semaglutide as a weekly injection or a daily tablet, and $399/mo for compounded tirzepatide (checked july 26, 2026)

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Our recommendation

Winona 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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