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Alternatives to Virta Health

Virta Health sits at No. 448 in our ranking with a Brief Score of 55. Here are the GLP-1 providers we'd weigh against it — ranked on the same six-factor Brief Score, top down.

Prefer a straight head-to-head? CoreAge Rx vs Virta Health.

Our top alternative

No. 1 here

CoreAge Rx

One price on both molecules that does not climb as you titrate — but the headline $99 and $149 are annual-plan rates, paid in full up front.

Sema
$99/mo only on a 12-month plan paid in full ($1,188 in one charge); month-to-month rate not published
Tirz
$149/mo only on a 12-month plan paid in full ($1,788 in one charge); month-to-month rate not published
Coverage
US only; restrictions by state, confirmed at intake

More providers worth weighing

No. 5 · Grade B+

ShedRx

87/100

A weight-focused program with a low tracked tirzepatide rate and an oral/sublingual route for the needle-averse.

Sema
$199/mo on the 1-month plan · $179/mo on 6 months · $159/mo only on a 12-month commitment (all plans carry a 2-month minimum)
Coverage
Not disclosed
price falling
No. 12 · Grade B+

REMEVi

87/100

REMEVi is the first bilingual (English and Spanish) GLP-1 telehealth clinic — care delivered by clinicians trained in both languages, never auto-translated.

Sema
$219/mo (all doses, compounded)
Coverage
All 50 states
new to the tracker, no prior reading
No. 17 · Grade B+

No BS RX

87/100

The only program tracked here that commits in writing to not using an intro rate — and the arithmetic on its own page backs the promise.

Sema
$179/mo month-to-month (compounded)
Coverage
Not published
new to the tracker, no prior reading
No. 8 · Grade B

MadeMed

86/100

Publishes a price for every dose of every route — which makes it easy to brief, and expensive if you stay low.

Sema
$239/mo injectable and $219/mo sublingual on the quarterly plan ($717 / $657 in one charge); $199 and $179 on the 6-month plan. No month-to-month option
Coverage
40 states for the oral line; injectable semaglutide names 23
price stable
No. 22 · Grade B

Curex

86/100

Identical $199 pricing on both molecules, an oral route, LegitScript-certified and nationwide.

Sema
$199/mo
Coverage
All 50 states
price stable

FDA warning letter, September 2025 — issued to Curex. See the FDA's warning letter database.

No. 10 · Grade B

Telos Rx

85/100

The widest published catalog in our ranking (telosrx.com): compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide in oral and microdosed forms, plus intranasal NAD+, recovery peptides and bioidentical HRT — all compounded, none FDA-approved, on a LegitScript-certified platform.

Sema
From $99/mo injectable — a floor, not a rate: Telos publishes "as low as $99" and says the price depends on plan length, which is shown only inside the intake
Coverage
Not publicly listed
price stable
No. 26 · Grade B

BetterMe Rx

85/100

A LegitScript-certified, app-adjacent program with an oral option and mid-market pricing nationwide.

Sema
$199/mo
Coverage
All 50 states
price stable
No. 28 · Grade B

TeleCareSpot

85/100

A nationwide provider with an oral option — full-formulary, but priced at the premium end.

Sema
$299/mo
Coverage
All 50 states
price stable

Rankings reflect the Dose Brief Score — our editorial judgment per the methodology. Pricing and coverage reflect public disclosures at last review and change often — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.