Healthicare vs Vaylen
Healthicare costs $5 less a month, and both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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Healthicare
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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Vaylen
Best for: bloodwork inside the $179/month rather than billed on top
Visit Vaylen →If you are choosing between Healthicare and Vaylen, the first difference is cost: Healthicare is $5 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Vaylen leads our six-part score, 8.2 to 7.4.
Healthicare vs Vaylen price
Healthicare is the cheaper way in: $174 a month against $179 a month at Vaylen. That is $5 less each month (3% lower), or about $60 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Healthicare ($174 a month vs $179 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at Vaylen ($239 a month vs $264 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, Healthicare prices compounded injections, an oral option and brand-name pens, while Vaylen prices compounded injections and brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
Healthicare does not publish where it ships, and Vaylen lists 50 states.
Pricing
Healthicare
$174/mo billed monthly; $147.90/mo on the 3-month plan ($443.70 billed every 3 months)
$264/mo billed monthly; $224.40/mo on the 3-month plan ($673.20 billed every 3 months)
$149.99 first month ($100 off), $249.99/mo after
From $1,299.99/mo; first month From $1,199.99 ($100 off)
Vaylen
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit, the medication itself, shipping and coaching.
Vaylen's price also covers lab work, which Healthicare does not claim.
Healthicare is silent on lab work.
Healthicare
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Vaylen
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
In the price
Coaching
In the price
Where each one scores higher
Overall, Vaylen scores 8.2 and Healthicare 7.4 out of 10.
Healthicare is stronger on user experience (8.0 vs 7.5).
Vaylen is stronger on trust & safety (8.5 vs 6.5), accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0) and support (10.0 vs 8.5).
Value and effectiveness are within half a point.
Healthicare
7.4/10
Vaylen
8.2/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Healthicare nor Vaylen has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Healthicare | Vaylen |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | ✓$174/mo | $179/mo |
| Features | 8 features | 8 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | 50 |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About Healthicare
Two names Healthicare puts in public that most of this segment keeps quiet: Beluga Health, its clinical partner, and Jungle Jim's Pharmacy of Fairfield, OH, which dispenses. Coverage on this GLP-1 telehealth platform reaches 44 states. Compounded semaglutide opens at $147.90/mo, compounded tirzepatide at $224.40/mo. One account also reaches the full brand menu, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic.
Read our full Healthicare review →About Vaylen
Vaylen is a pure GLP-1 specialist: compounded semaglutide at $179/mo, compounded tirzepatide at $239/mo, a compounded oral GLP-1 at $259/mo, and brand-name Ozempic, Zepbound, and Wegovy. LegitScript certified, with licensed clinicians in all 50 states.
Read our full Vaylen review →Pros & Cons
Healthicare
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $174 a month, close to the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $264 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, shipping and coaching
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Healthicare
- Offers both oral and injectable options, so the format is your choice
Watch-outs
- 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 semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Vaylen
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $179 a month, close to the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $239 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 includes the medication, clinician visits, shipping, lab work and coaching
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Vaylen
- Baseline bloodwork is required before a prescription
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
Vaylen wins this one, 8.2 to 7.4, above all for bloodwork inside the $179/month rather than billed on top. Healthicare undercuts it by $5 a month, so if the monthly bill is what decides it, Healthicare is the pick. Healthicare fits better if moving between compounded and brand without changing seller is your priority.
Choose Healthicare if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $174 a month.
Choose Vaylen if…
You want bloodwork inside the $179/month rather than billed on top and an opening price near $179 a month.
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