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Nova alternatives: 12 sellers compared

Nova charges $127 a month for semaglutide and tirzepatide. None of the 12 sellers compared here costs $5 or more a month less; the lowest price among them is VitaStir at $125. 3 score higher than Nova's 8.3/10, and BioGlow Health rates highest at 8.6.

Every row below is measured against what our review of Nova records. To see how the wider category ranks, start with our best weight-loss injection providers board.

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Nova

8.3

Where it fits: Texas and Florida patients who want all-in pricing with the monthly membership included

$127/mo
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Medication
Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, with an oral option
Dose pricing
The price rises with the dose
States
2 of 50
Price shown
Before the medical intake

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Top alternatives to Nova

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  1. Featured partner
    8.2
    bmiMD

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    $129/mo, prepaid

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  2. 8.2
    Live Vital

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    $130/mo, prepaid

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  3. 8.1
    Sesame Care

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    $149/mo + care fee

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  4. 7.3
    Ivim Health

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    $140/mo

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How Nova compares

  • Monthly price. Nova: $127 a month, and no alternative here is $5 or more cheaper. What the higher-priced ones add is in the table.
  • Against the market. Nova's $127 a month for compounded tirzepatide is 53% below the $269 market median.
  • Medication. Nova sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, including an oral option. For FDA-approved brand-name pens, Sesame Care and Healthicare sell them.
  • Where it ships. Nova lists 2 states. bmiMD, Live Vital and BioGlow Health say they serve all 50.
  • What the price includes. Nova's price covers the medication, clinician visits and shipping. Ivim Health, Woodwork and Healthicare also include coaching.
  • Strongest and weakest score. Nova's best factor is Value at 10.0/10 and its weakest is Accessibility at 2.3. On accessibility, bmiMD leads the alternatives here at 10.0.

Before you leave Nova

Canceling
Pricing FAQ: "Yes, anytime from your account. There's no contract and no penalty." Refund Policy (May 2026): "These fees are generally non refundable once the clinical review has been completed, including in cases where the provider declines to issue a prescription"; "If you request cancellation in writing before the dispensing pharmacy has begun compounding your prescription, we will issue a full refund of the medication cost."
Minimum commitment
None; membership renews monthly.
Refunds
Membership fees not refunded after clinical review; medication refunded in full if canceled before compounding begins.
Early-termination fee
None.
Price before intake
Nova shows its prices before the medical questionnaire. So do bmiMD, Live Vital and Ivim Health, among 11 here.
Further reading
To set Nova's terms against other sellers', see the cancellation and refund index. Before a first fill from a pharmacy other than the one Nova uses, run the six public checks on an online pharmacy.

The rest of the category

Everything else we track in this category, and how each one prices against Nova.

  • WoodworkBloodwork inside the $127/month rather than billed on top
    $127/mo6.9/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • HealthicareCompounded GLP-1s with every line of the monthly charge shown up front
    $126/mo8.4/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • BioGlow HealthSeeing the price of every dose before you buy
    $129/mo8.6/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • Auren RxKnowing which pharmacy fills the vial: it names VialsRX
    $129/mo8.5/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • Believe HealthBuyers who want compounded GLP-1 and growth-hormone peptides from one catalog
    $129/mo8.2/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • Nimbus HealthcarePeople who want a flat price at every dose from a seller that compounds in its own named pharmacy
    $129/mo, prepaid8.1/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • VitaStirA low first-month price on compounded semaglutide, with the full dose ladder published
    $125/mo8.1/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site
  • NoviFlat-price compounded tirzepatide at $169 a month
    $129/mo8.0/10
    No saving of $5/mo or moreGo to site

Frequently Asked Questions

None of the sellers compared here charges $5 or more a month less than Nova's $127. The lowest is VitaStir at $125.
BioGlow Health, at 8.6/10 and $129 a month, followed by Auren Rx at 8.5. Nova scores 8.3.
Pricing FAQ: "Yes, anytime from your account. There's no contract and no penalty." Refund Policy (May 2026): "These fees are generally non refundable once the clinical review has been completed, including in cases where the provider declines to issue a prescription"; "If you request cancellation in writing before the dispensing pharmacy has begun compounding your prescription, we will issue a full refund of the medication cost." There is no early-termination fee. Keep your current supply until the new seller's first shipment arrives.
bmiMD, Live Vital and BioGlow Health, plus 1 more in the table. Nova lists 2.
Yes: Sesame Care and Healthicare sell FDA-approved brand-name pens. Nova sells compounded medication, which costs less but has not been through FDA review.

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