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Hims vs PlushCare

Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. PlushCare has none. No price lines up like for like: Hims and PlushCare publish prices for different products.

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By Ruth Calder · Enforcement Editor
Editorially reviewed. Not medical advice · How we verify contentLast reviewed

The record

Hims / PlushCare

Hims logo

Hims

6.7/10

PlushCare logo

PlushCare

6.4/10

FDA warning letters
None on record
Pharmacy
None named in our record
Lowest standing price
$149/moBrand-name semaglutide pill, medication only, membership extra
$149/moCompounded semaglutide injection
States
All 50 states
All 50 states
Checked
Prices captured Record checked October 2026
Prices captured Record checked September 2026
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Neither Hims nor PlushCare pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Hims 6.7, PlushCare 6.4. How we are paid

What the record shows

  1. 01

    Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. PlushCare has none.

  2. 02

    PlushCare names no compounding pharmacy in our record. Hims sells brand-name medication only.

  3. 03

    No price lines up like for like: Hims and PlushCare publish prices for different products.

  4. 04

    Only Hims lists a price for brand-name semaglutide pen, brand-name tirzepatide pen and brand-name semaglutide pill. Only PlushCare lists a price for compounded semaglutide injection and compounded tirzepatide injection.

Prices and terms, product by product

A price is set against the other side only for the same product, and only when both are standing monthly or 4-week rates. Those pairs are compared by yearly cost.

Hims

PlushCare

Compounded semaglutide injection
Not sold or not priced

$149/mo

$1,788 a year

Compounded tirzepatide injection
Not sold or not priced

$399/mo

$4,788 a year

Brand-name semaglutide pen

$199/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Not sold or not priced
Brand-name tirzepatide pen

$299/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Not sold or not priced
Brand-name semaglutide pill

$149/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Not sold or not priced
Foundayo (orforglipron) pill

$149/mo

medication only, membership extra; not compared

Not sold or not priced
Price includes
Medication
Not stated
Billed separately
Clinician visits, coaching
Medication, clinician visits, labs
Cancel any time
Yes, stated
Yes, stated
Minimum term
Monthly membership, auto-renews
None; membership is billed monthly or annually
Refunds
First month's membership fee is non-refundable; partial-period refunds are not guaranteed
Appointment cost only; membership fees and prescriptions are not refunded
Early-exit fee
None stated
Not stated

Read off each seller’s own pages. Hims: October 17, 2026. PlushCare: July 10, 2026. Every plan and dose we hold is on the full review.

The case for each

The case for Hims

6.7/10
  • Sells brand-name semaglutide pen and brand-name tirzepatide pen, which PlushCare does not price
  • Open FDA warning letter, September 9, 2025
  • Price leaves out clinician visits and coaching
  • Lowest price covers the medication only, with a separate membership on top
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The case for PlushCare

6.4/10
  • No FDA warning letter on record
  • Sells compounded semaglutide injection and compounded tirzepatide injection, which Hims does not price
  • Names no compounding pharmacy
  • Price leaves out medication, clinician visits and labs
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Scores

Hims 6.7 · PlushCare 6.4 out of 10. Six weighted parts.

Value25%

3.0A
vs
B
3.0

Effectiveness25%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

User Experience15%

8.0A
vs
B
7.0

Trust & Safety15%

6.0A
vs
B
7.5

Accessibility10%

10.0A
vs
B
10.0

Support10%

3.0A
vs
B
0.0

The score is the same formula for every seller. Payment does not enter it. Method

Hims vs PlushCare: questions

Hims has an open FDA warning letter dated September 9, 2025. PlushCare has none. Letters are matched to a seller by company, domain and address, never by a similar name.
PlushCare names no compounding pharmacy in our record. Hims sells brand-name medication only. A 503A pharmacy compounds for named patients on a prescription; a 503B outsourcing facility is registered with FDA and inspected under federal manufacturing rules.
No price lines up like for like: Hims and PlushCare publish prices for different products. We only set two prices against each other when they are for the same product and both are standing month-to-month or 4-week rates.
Hims states you can cancel at any time; refunds: first month's membership fee is non-refundable; partial-period refunds are not guaranteed. PlushCare states you can cancel at any time; refunds: appointment cost only; membership fees and prescriptions are not refunded.
Neither Hims nor PlushCare pays us. Links to them earn nothing. Scores: Hims 6.7, PlushCare 6.4.

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Affiliate partners outside this pair. Each has its own record and review, scored the same way.

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