Alloy vs Effecty
Effecty costs $9 less a month, and both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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Effecty
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Visit Effecty →If you are choosing between Alloy and Effecty, the first difference is cost: Effecty is $9 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Effecty leads our six-part score, 8.2 to 6.2.
Alloy vs Effecty price
Effecty is the cheaper way in: $160 a month against $169 a month at Alloy. That is $9 less each month (5% lower), or about $108 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Effecty ($160 a month vs $169 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at Alloy ($199 a month vs $240 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; only Alloy lists liraglutide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections and brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
Alloy does not publish where it ships, and Effecty lists 50 states.
Pricing
Alloy
$70 medication + mandatory $99/mo Alloy Weight Care fee = $169/mo effective
$100 medication + mandatory $99/mo Alloy Weight Care fee = $199/mo effective
$115 medication + mandatory $99/mo Alloy Weight Care fee = $214/mo effective
$199-$499 medication + mandatory $99/mo Alloy Weight Care fee; $298/mo effective at the $199 starting dose
$299 medication + mandatory $99/mo Alloy Weight Care fee = $398/mo effective
Effecty
$60 first month, then $160/mo on the 12-month plan.
$105 first month, then $205/mo.
NEW tirzepatide-class dual-agonist line. $140 first month, then $240/mo on the 12-month plan.
$205 first month, then $305/mo.
What each price covers
Effecty's price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping, which Alloy does not claim.
Alloy does not say what its price includes.
Effecty is silent on lab work and coaching.
That matters most for the drug: unless Alloy confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.
Alloy
Inclusions not disclosed.
Effecty
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Effecty scores 8.2 and Alloy 6.2 out of 10.
Alloy is stronger on value (6.6 vs 6.0).
Effecty is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 3.0), trust & safety (8.5 vs 4.0), accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0) and support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Effectiveness is within half a point.
Alloy
6.2/10
Effecty
8.2/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Alloy nor Effecty has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Alloy | Effecty |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $169/mo | ✓$160/mo |
| Features | ✓8 features | 7 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | 50 |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Alloy
Alloy centers on menopause, and its Weight Care program lists a GLP-1 formulary no other entry in our catalog matches for breadth. On the brand side: Wegovy, Zepbound, and oral Wegovy. Compounded: semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide. Prices span from $199/mo for brand Wegovy down to $80/mo for compounded liraglutide. The first consult costs $49, and the code STARTGLP1 cuts $50 from month one. The Menopause Society has certified every doctor who consults there.
Read our full Alloy review →About Effecty
Compounded GLP-1 injections cost $160-$205/mo at Effecty, which also carries the brand-name drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Wegovy and Ozempic. There are no membership fees, shipping reaches all states nationwide, and the platform is LegitScript certified.
Read our full Effecty review →Pros & Cons
Alloy
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $169 a month, close to the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $199 a month, 20% below the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Alloy
Watch-outs
- You only see a price after finishing the medical intake, so you cannot compare costs before sharing health information
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Effecty
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $160 a month, 14% below the $185 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $240 a month, close to the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Effecty
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
Effecty wins this one, 8.2 to 6.2, above all for moving between compounded and brand without changing seller. It also costs $9 less each month than Alloy. Alloy fits better if compounded semaglutide at $169/month is your priority.
Choose Alloy if…
You want compounded semaglutide at $169/month and an opening price near $169 a month.
Choose Effecty if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $160 a month.
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