← All providers

YourEra vs Research Labs

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

YourEra vs Research Labs: Overview

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

YourEra offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $149/month with a rating of 8.3/10. Research Labs also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $60/month with a 5.5/10 rating.

The price difference of $89/month is significant - Research Labs is the more budget-friendly option, while YourEra 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.

Visit CoreAge Rx →Read full review

At a glance

Price Difference

$89/mo

Rating Difference

2.8

Winner

YourEra

Best For

Quality

YourEra

View full YourEra review →

Rating

8.3/10Better

Monthly Price

$149

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The clearest pricing disclosure of any compounded seller we have reviewed. The headline '$99/month' is immediately followed, everywhere it appears, by '$99/month reflects the 6-month plan. Month-to-month: $149 first month, then $179/month'
✓Tirzepatide is disclosed the same way: $179/mo as a month-to-month intro, 'Then $259/mo'
✓Cancellation terms are stated plainly in the FAQ rather than buried: the month-to-month plan can be cancelled at any time, and the $99 rate is explicitly described as a 6-month commitment
✓The not-FDA-approved disclosure sits directly under the hero, not in a footer
✓It states outright that its compounded products are not the brand-name drugs, rather than implying equivalence
✓Same price at every dose, no membership fee, free 1-2 day shipping from US-licensed pharmacies
✓LegitScript certified and FSA/HSA eligible
✓A published support email and a real street address

Cons

✗The page runs a 15-minute countdown claiming 'Price increases in 14:59:58'. A price that resets every quarter of an hour is a sales device, not a deadline
✗Three headline statistics render as zero on the live page: '0 lbs avg. member progress', '0 % reported weight loss' and '0 ★ member rating'. The counters are either broken or have no data behind them
✗The '4.8/5 based on verified reviews' claim has no source we could trace, and there is no Trustpilot profile for the domain
✗The advertised $99 requires locking into six months of a prescription medication before you know how you tolerate it; month to month costs 81% more once the intro month ends
✗The '1M+ Americans on GLP-1s' figure describes the drug class, not YourEra's own customer base
✗'Ready to lose up to 15% of your body weight?' borrows the semaglutide trial figure for the branded drug and applies it to a compounded product
✗No published phone number, and no support hours anywhere on the site
✗No BBB record or independent review history to check before committing to a six-month plan

Research Labs

View full Research Labs review →

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

Choose Research Labs

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	YourEra	Research Labs
Monthly Price	$149	$60
Rating	8.3/10	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	Free 1-2 day shipping claimed	Nationwide US shipping, free on orders over $150
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Licensed care team support; frequency not published	None - there is no clinical relationship
Money-back Guarantee	None published; prescriptions are issued only if a clinician approves treatment	See the site's refund policy; no clinical guarantee applies
Cancellation Policy	Month-to-month can be cancelled any time; the $99 rate carries a six-month commitment	One-off purchases rather than a subscription

Which should you choose?

Choose YourEra if you:

→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.3/10 vs 5.5/10)
→Value: the clearest pricing disclosure of any compounded seller we have reviewed. the headline '$99/month' is immediately followed, everywhere it appears, by '$99/month reflects the 6-month plan. month-to-month: $149 first month, then $179/month'

Get started with YourEra

Choose Research Labs if you:

→Want to save $89/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

Get started with Research Labs

Website previews

YourEra

YourEra website

Research Labs

Research Labs website

Our recommendation

YourEra comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.3/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

Get started with YourEra

Related comparisons

YourEra vs CoreAge Rx

YourEra vs Zepbound

YourEra vs Mounjaro

YourEra vs Wegovy Pill

YourEra vs Foundayo

YourEra vs Wegovy

YourEra vs NovoCare Pharmacy

YourEra vs Ozempic

YourEra vs Form Health

YourEra vs Henry Meds

YourEra vs Sesame Care

YourEra vs FuturHealth

YourEra vs Circle Medical

YourEra vs Ro

YourEra vs Midi Health

YourEra vs Noom Med

YourEra vs Precision Telemed

YourEra vs Hims

YourEra vs Calibrate

YourEra vs PlushCare

Compare other providers

Compare GLP-1 Brands

First Brand

vs

Second Brand