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Found vs Direct Meds

Both scored on the same six-factor Match Score. Found wins this matchup with a 88 to 82 edge.

Higher Match Score

Found

#6 · Grade B+

People who want the lowest price and behavior-change coaching bundled with medication.

Visit Found
VS

Direct Meds

#20 · Grade B−

Patients who want to try a sublingual GLP-1 or keep both routes open, and can accept company-stated pricing that isn't independently confirmed.

Visit Direct Meds

Factor by factor

The six sub-scores behind each Match Score. The quiz reweights these to your priorities — one provider can pull ahead for you on the factors you care about.

Budget Fit
96
86
Speed to Start
90
78
Formulary Match
80
90
Support Level
92
78
Flexibility
78
88
Transparency
90
74

Price, coverage & formulary

DetailFoundDirect Meds
Semaglutide$129/mo$179/mo
Tirzepatide$129/mo$224/mo
CoverageAll 50 statesAll 50 states
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyCompounded only
Oral / sublingualInjectable onlyYes
Match Score88 · B+82 · B−
Winner: Found

Found edges out Direct Meds, 88 to 82 on the default Match Score. A coaching-first program with aggressive, identical pricing on both molecules — the budget match to beat.

Direct Meds is still a fair pick if its strengths line up with yours — best for: Patients who want to try a sublingual GLP-1 or keep both routes open, and can accept company-stated pricing that isn't independently confirmed.

Worth a look either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Match Score 91) — nationwide access, both molecules at one flat price, easy to cancel. Or take the 6-question quiz to see your personalized match.

Assume any provider we list may compensate us, at no cost to you. It never changes the Match Score.

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Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Match Score and its sub-scores are our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.