GoodRx vs Piper
Piper costs $14 less a month, and both sell tirzepatide.
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Piper
Best for: coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm
Visit Piper →If you are choosing between GoodRx and Piper, the first difference is cost: Piper is $14 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Piper leads our six-part score, 7.4 to 6.9.
GoodRx vs Piper price
Piper is the cheaper way in: $135 a month against $149 a month at GoodRx. That is $14 less each month (9% lower), or about $168 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Tirzepatide is cheaper at Piper ($199 a month vs $299 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell tirzepatide; only GoodRx lists orforglipron; only Piper lists semaglutide.
On format, GoodRx prices brand-name pens, while Piper prices compounded injections.
If you want the FDA-approved brand rather than a compounded version, GoodRx is the only one of the two with a brand-name price.
Where each one treats patients
GoodRx lists 50 states, and Piper lists 50 states.
They overlap in 50 states.
Pricing
GoodRx
Piper
What each price covers
Piper's price also covers the clinician visit, the medication itself and shipping, which GoodRx does not claim.
GoodRx does not say what its price includes.
Piper is silent on lab work and coaching.
That matters most for the drug: unless GoodRx confirms otherwise, budget for medication on top of its listed price.
GoodRx
Inclusions not disclosed.
Piper
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, Piper scores 7.4 and GoodRx 6.9 out of 10.
GoodRx is stronger on value (5.0 vs 3.0).
Piper is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 5.0), trust & safety (8.5 vs 6.0) and support (7.0 vs 5.0).
Effectiveness and accessibility are within half a point.
GoodRx
6.9/10
Piper
7.4/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither GoodRx nor Piper has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | GoodRx | Piper |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $149/mo | ✓$135/mo |
| Features | ✓6 features | 3 features |
| States Available | 50 | 50 |
| Compounded | — | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | — |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About GoodRx
GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX) is the largest US prescription savings platform. It publishes self-pay discount pricing on brand-name GLP-1 medications, with Foundayo (orforglipron) starting at $149/month and the Zepbound KwikPen (tirzepatide) starting at $299/month, redeemable at 70,000+ pharmacies nationwide. It also operates GoodRx Care, a telehealth arm that prescribes GLP-1s with online visits starting at $39.
Read our full GoodRx review →About Piper
Piper is a telehealth weight loss seller offering compounded GLP-1 medications at competitive prices.
Read our full Piper review →Pros & Cons
GoodRx
What we like
- Orforglipron costs $149 a month, close to the $149 median for brand-name orforglipron across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, 76% below the $1249 median for brand-name tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to GoodRx
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
Piper
What we like
- 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 Piper
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
Piper wins this one, 7.4 to 6.9, above all for coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm. It also costs $14 less each month than GoodRx. GoodRx fits better if oral orforglipron alongside the injectables is your priority.
Choose GoodRx if…
You want oral orforglipron alongside the injectables and an opening price near $149 a month.
Choose Piper if…
You want coverage in all 50 states, which most sellers will not confirm and an opening price near $135 a month.
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