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Head-to-head
Effecty vs Hims & Hers
Effecty and Hims & Hers both offer GLP-1 telehealth, but they make different trade-offs on speed to first dose, flat pricing, access and molecule choice. Here they are side-by-side on the Rx-Readiness Score — our readiness rubric.
Effecty
Higher scoreRanked #18 · Grade C
Best for: Working moms who want an async, no-appointment start with a real oral option and a brand fallback, and who will price the $195 month-to-month plan rather than the $145 headline.
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Ranked #49 · Grade C
Best for: A mother who specifically wants FDA-approved brand medication with the manufacturer's own labeling, and who has done the arithmetic on a $149 monthly membership sitting on top of the drug price.
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Effecty edges out Hims & Hers on the Rx-Readiness Score, 78 to 69 (C vs C). Working moms who want an async, no-appointment start with a real oral option and a brand fallback, and who will price the $195 month-to-month plan rather than the $145 headline.
Hims & Hers is still a genuine option — the posted price is half the bill, and the site says so itself. Read live on 26 August 2026, the weight-loss catalog is ten FDA-approved brand listings — Wegovy as a pill and a pen, Zepbound as a vial and a KwikPen, Ozempic in both forms, Mounjaro, and two new oral tablets in the Ozempic Pill and Foundayo — and every single one carries the same footnote: the figure covers medication only, and a membership at $39 for the first month then $149 a month is required and billed separately. So the $149 Wegovy Pill is really about $298 a month and the $299 Zepbound vial is about $448. That membership is not nothing — 24/7 messaging with licensed providers, monthly care-team follow-ups, a smart scale and named in-house clinicians — but it is $1,788 a year on top of the drug. One oddity to open before you buy: Mounjaro and one of two Zepbound listings are posted at a flat $1,899 a month on the same page as Zepbound vials at $299, and nothing explains the gap. Its FAQ asks whether video visits are required and whether all states are served, but keeps both answers inside collapsed panels, so neither could be verified. It carries two FDA warning letters dated 9 September 2025 over the compounded-semaglutide business it has since left behind entirely. Weigh the six readiness factors below against your own priorities.
Side-by-side on the six factors
Both providers scored on the same readiness rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access & features
| Detail | Effecty | Hims & Hers |
|---|---|---|
| Rx-Readiness Score | 78/100 · C | 69/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #18 | #49 |
| Semaglutide | $195/mo | $149/mo for the Wegovy Pill, medication only |
| Tirzepatide | $275/mo | $299/mo for the Zepbound vial, medication only |
| Coverage | All 50 claimed — not confirmed in Terms | All 50 states |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Yes |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
Effecty
Ranked #18 · Grade C
What we like
- A genuinely asynchronous chat visit with no appointment to book — the consent form only carves out states that mandate a live visit
- 'Same price at every dose', stated verbatim, with no membership fee on top
- The broadest formulary here: compounded injection, an oral semaglutide line, and Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro
The caveats
- Every price below the 1-month plan is paid upfront, which the pricing page never says — the advertised '$145/month' is $1,740 at checkout, and the two figures do not reconcile with each other
- You pay before a clinician reviews you, and a debit card is charged immediately rather than held
- 'Once paid, your Subscription Fee is non-refundable' and 'all sales are final'; a prepaid 3-month order ships in one box, after which there is nothing left to cancel
Hims & Hers
Ranked #49 · Grade C
What we like
- Entirely FDA-approved brand product now — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and the new Foundayo tablet, not compounded
- Two oral routes that are FDA-approved rather than compounded: the Wegovy Pill and the new Ozempic Pill, both posted at from $149 a month
- Every price is visible on one open page before you enter anything, each tagged "Membership required" so the structure is not hidden
The caveats
- Every posted price is medication only: a required $149/month membership is billed separately, which roughly doubles the real cost
- The $39 first month auto-renews at $149, so the number you sign up at is not the number you keep paying
- Mounjaro and one of two Zepbound listings are posted at $1,899 a month on the same page as Zepbound vials at $299, with no explanation of the difference
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Rx-Readiness Score. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Rx-Readiness Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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