Head-to-head · Value Score
Alan Meds vs EdgeRx
Two GLP-1 deals, scored on the same six factors. Alan Meds lands a Value Score of 90, EdgeRx a 82. Here's who gives you the honest lower price — and where each one bites back.
Alan Meds
#7 · Grade A · Best Value
Est. first month
$99/mo
Save ~93% vs brand-nameEdgeRx
#53 · Grade B+ · Good Value
Est. first month
$229/mo
Save ~83% vs brand-nameThe verdict
Alan Meds takes it on Value Score, 90 to 82 — an est. $99/mo first month, with no teaser step-up baked in. EdgeRx isn't out of it: Men who want a straightforward, disclosed weekly-injectable price on either molecule and value knowing the pharmacy filling the script by name.
Deal-by-deal
The numbers that decide it. Green ✓ marks the stronger side on each line.
| Deal | Alan Meds | EdgeRx |
|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 90 (A) | 82 (B+) |
| Est. first month | $99/mo | $229/mo |
| Save vs brand-name | ~93% | ~83% |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $229/mo injectable |
| Tirzepatide | $145/mo | $299/mo injectable |
| Both molecules | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Flat — no step-up | Flat — no step-up |
| Coverage | All 50 states | 46 states (excludes Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, South Carolina) |
Factor by factor
The six factors behind each Value Score. The orange bar marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
Alan Meds
Double-digit semaglutide ($99) and a $145 tirzepatide, both nationwide, with an oral route for the needle-shy.
Why it's a deal
- $99 flat semaglutide and a low $145 tirzepatide
- Available in all 50 states
- Offers an oral/sublingual route
The fine print
- Not LegitScript-certified — do your own pharmacy diligence
- Newer operator with a thin public track record
EdgeRx
A men's-only protocol shop with flat, disclosed GLP-1 pricing, a named Chief Medical Advisor, and a named 503A compounding pharmacy — rare transparency for this tier of the board.
Why it's a deal
- Both molecules disclosed up front — semaglutide $229/mo, tirzepatide $299/mo, both once-weekly injectable with free shipping and no separate physician fee
- Named compounding pharmacy — Strive Pharmacy, 503A, operating since 2018 — most peers name none
- Named Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. John Starke, MD (ABEM board-certified)
- LegitScript certified
The fine print
- Men-only — not built for, or marketed to, women or other readers
- The named Chief Medical Advisor does not personally prescribe; the actual prescribing pool is unnamed licensed physicians
- Third-party lab testing is claimed but no specific lab is named
- Excludes Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, and South Carolina
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Value Score.
Neither one the right fit? Every program that outscores Alan Meds is ranked on the Alan Meds alternatives board, and the same list for the other side is on alternatives to EdgeRx.
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Prices, states and verification reflect each program's public disclosures at last check; the Value Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. “Save vs brand-name” compares the lowest disclosed monthly price against a ~$1,349/mo brand-name cash reference. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.