Embody vs Oak
An in-depth comparison of two leading GLP-1 Providers
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Embody
Best for: knowing which pharmacy fills the vial — it names RedRock Pharmacy
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Two GLP-1 Providers chasing the same patients, trading off price, geography and what lands in the box differently. On our scoring, Embody opens cheaper — $79/mo against $119, and Oak is where most people should begin. What follows: the prices, what each plan actually covers, the six-dimension score, where each one is weak, and who should pick which.
Pricing
Embody
Checkout: '$79/mo flat forever' (strikethrough $299); bundles $76/$73/$69 per month on 3/6/12-mo. CAVEAT: T&C list price is $199/mo — the $79 depends on the auto-applied SUMMER promo marketed as permanently locked; Trustpilot complaints allege the lock was not always honored.
Checkout tile 'Flat rate at $119/month (strikethrough $349)'; homepage 'starting at $129/month'; bundles $126/$123/$119 per month.
New oral semaglutide $229/mo.
Oral tirzepatide $329/mo; gum bundles to $299/mo at 12-month.
Oak
Hero + product card: 'Semaglutide from $119' / 'Most Affordable Semaglutide As low as $119 /mo'. Old code OAKNEW50 no longer on site; a '$200 off — new patient offer' is advertised with no published terms or resulting price (quiz-gated), so promo price is not published. Site is internally inconsistent elsewhere ($133 meta description, $167 compare table, $190 on /weightloss) — hero pricing matches
Hero + product card: 'Tirzepatide from $185' / 'Most Popular Tirzepatide As low as $185 /mo'. Same flat 'One price · All dosages · No subscriptions' model; $200-off new-patient offer advertised without published mechanics — final checkout price quiz-gated, not published.
What’s included
Embody
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
Oak
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
Not stated
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Score breakdown
Both providers are scored on the same six-dimension framework. The gradient bar marks the stronger side on each dimension.
Embody
9.3/10
Oak
7.9/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Embody | Oak |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$79/mo | $119/mo |
| Features | ✓6 features | 4 features |
| States Available | 50 | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | — | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warnings | None | None |
About Embody
Embody sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide by injection, plus a compounded oral tirzepatide gum that is unique in the category. Flat-rate pricing is aggressive, coverage runs to all 50 states, and clinician messaging is available 24/7 under a board-certified internal medicine CMO.
Read our full Embody review →About Oak
Oak sells compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide through telehealth. Oak Longevity Holdings Corp. operates the business, and prescriptions are issued through NVP Medical Group, P.A.
Read our full Oak review →Pros & Cons
Embody
What we like
- Semaglutide at $79 a month, 58% below the $189 median for the same drug and form across this register
- Tirzepatide at $129 a month, 52% below the $267 median for the same drug and form across this register
- Publishes a price on its own site before the medical questionnaire, so it can be compared without handing over health information
- The monthly figure covers medication, consult, shipping
- Coverage is published for all 50 states
- Names 4 dispensing pharmacies, which most sellers in this register do not do
- No FDA warning letter matched this operator when we searched our enforcement register
- Both oral and injectable options are on record, so the format is a choice rather than a condition
Watch-outs
- 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
Oak
What we like
- Semaglutide at $119 a month, 37% below the $189 median for the same drug and form across this register
- Tirzepatide at $185 a month, 31% below the $267 median for the same drug and form across this register
- Publishes a price on its own site before the medical questionnaire, so it can be compared without handing over health information
- The monthly price is recorded as flat across doses, so it does not climb as the dose is titrated up
- The monthly figure covers medication, shipping, coaching
- No FDA warning letter matched this operator when we searched our enforcement register
Watch-outs
- No state list is on record here, so whether it serves your state cannot be confirmed from this page
- No dispensing pharmacy is named in our record, so its accreditation cannot be looked up from here
- 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
Oak is the one we would pick, particularly on semaglutide at $119/month, 37% under the register median. Embody is a real alternative if knowing which pharmacy fills the vial — it names RedRock Pharmacy is what you are after — the six-dimension breakdown and the prices below are what to weigh against your own case.
Choose Embody if…
You want knowing which pharmacy fills the vial — it names RedRock Pharmacy and an opening price near $79 a month.
Choose Oak if…
You want semaglutide at $119/month, 37% under the register median and an opening price near $119 a month.
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- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
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