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Yucca Health vs EllieMD

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

Yucca Health vs EllieMD: Overview

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

Yucca Health offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $146/month with a rating of 8/10. EllieMD also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $229/month with a 7.2/10 rating.

The price difference of $83/month is significant - Yucca Health is the more budget-friendly option, while EllieMD 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

$83/mo

Rating Difference

0.8

Winner

Yucca Health

Best For

Budget

Yucca Health

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Rating

8/10Better

Monthly Price

$146Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The FAQ publishes actual prices rather than a teaser: semaglutide $146/month and tirzepatide $258/month, with six-month plans at $750 total for semaglutide ($125/mo) and $1,350 for tirzepatide ($225/mo), checked July 27, 2026
✓A lifetime price lock is offered under code YUCCA4LIFE at $146/mo, which if honoured protects against the mid-treatment increases common in this category
✓Trustpilot rating of 4.6 across 1,197 reviews, closely matching the figure shown on site
✓The compounded, not-FDA-approved status is spelled out in full, including the point that these drugs do not undergo FDA review for manufacturing quality
✓The whole site is available in Spanish, which almost no other provider in this category offers
✓Licensed providers in all 50 states, US-licensed pharmacies and free expedited shipping
✓Refund policy and shipping policy are both published as separate documents
✓NAD+ and sermorelin are available if you want more than weight care, without being bundled into the GLP-1 price

Cons

✗A developer's note is rendering inside the live page. Between the product cards the text reads: 'the SSR pass triggers an "Invalid hook call" because the React renderer dispatcher is null in the Cloudflare Workers SSR pipeline'. An engineering comment left in production is not reassuring on a site handling prescriptions
✗Secondary product pricing contradicts itself: NAD+ is shown as 'Starting at $158' in one block and 'As low as $215' in another, and sermorelin as both '$158' and '$199'
✗'Pricing is shared after intake once eligibility is confirmed' sits directly above a FAQ answer that then states all the prices, so the site cannot decide whether pricing is gated
✗Social-proof counters disagree with each other - one product card claims '1000+ Patients enrolled in last 7 days' while others on the same page say '100+'
✗Describing compounded products as having 'the same active pharmaceutical ingredients as brand-name drugs' is the claim type the FDA cited in a February 2026 warning letter to a competitor, even though Yucca does disclaim FDA approval immediately afterwards
✗The 'for life' price lock has no published terms explaining what would void it
✗No published phone number or support hours
✗No BBB profile or complaint record to check against the Trustpilot score

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EllieMD

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Rating

7.2/10

Monthly Price

$229

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓Published pricing for both microdose programmes: $229/month for the single-agonist GLP-1 ($687 total) and $239/month for the dual-agonist ($717 total)
✓No hidden membership, shipping or consultation fees, stated as a headline on the microdose page
✓Available in all 50 states
✓The partner pharmacy is named - Clover Pharmacy - and described as dispensing from 503A-compliant, state-licensed facilities
✓Payment is refunded if the medical provider determines you are not eligible for an EllieMD programme
✓24/7 access to a provider is included in the plan rather than sold as an upgrade
✓A state-licensed, board-certified MD, DO or qualified medical provider reviews your intake, and a phone call may be required rather than everything being asynchronous
✓The compounding disclaimer is explicit: compounded medications are not FDA-approved and the FDA does not review them for safety, efficacy or quality
✓It discloses that vial appearance, contents and dosage may vary based on your personalised prescription
✓Offers a paid 15-minute consultation with a wellness expert that comes with a $25 credit toward your next order

Cons

✗The whole proposition is microdosing, which has no controlled trial evidence behind it. Every published GLP-1 outcome - the 15% and 20% figures the category is built on - comes from full therapeutic doses
✗Both prices are quoted per month but billed as a multi-month total ($687 and $717), so the real commitment is three months up front
✗Compounded medication, not FDA-approved
✗The catalogue mixes prescription GLP-1s with Thymosin Alpha-1, hormone therapy, protein supplements and skincare, which blurs the line between medicine and wellness retail
✗The claim that "community support can double weight loss efficacy" is footnoted to a 2015 Northwestern citation and used to market a product that citation did not test
✗No phone number, support email or business address is published
✗No insurance billing and no HSA/FSA information
✗It is not clear from the site whether full therapeutic dosing is available at all, or only microdoses

Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Yucca Health	EllieMD
Monthly Price	$146	$229
Rating	8/10	7.2/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide
Insurance Accepted	No	No
Support Hours	Not published	Company advertises 24/7 support from doctors and specialists, included in the plan
Live Chat	No	Available
Free Shipping	Yes	Yes
Shipping Speed	Free expedited shipping claimed	Typically 2-10 business days; no shipping fees
Mobile App	No	No
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Not included
Follow-up Frequency	Not published	24/7 direct access to a provider included in the plan
Money-back Guarantee	A refund policy is published as a separate document; no blanket money-back guarantee is advertised	Payment refunded if the medical provider determines you are not eligible
Cancellation Policy	Published separately; the lifetime price lock has no stated conditions	A refund and returns policy is published; multi-month programmes are billed as a total

Which should you choose?

Choose Yucca Health if you:

→Want to save $83/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8/10 vs 7.2/10)
→Value: the faq publishes actual prices rather than a teaser: semaglutide $146/month and tirzepatide $258/month, with six-month plans at $750 total for semaglutide ($125/mo) and $1,350 for tirzepatide ($225/mo), checked july 27, 2026

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Choose EllieMD if you:

→Value: published pricing for both microdose programmes: $229/month for the single-agonist glp-1 ($687 total) and $239/month for the dual-agonist ($717 total)

Get started with EllieMD

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Yucca Health website

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Our recommendation

Yucca Health comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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