Direct Meds vs Hims
Direct Meds costs $249/mo (no long-term commitment); Hims charges $149/mo membership, month to month, medication billed separately from $149/mo, about $298/mo in all. We score Direct Meds 6.8/10 (#32 of 53) and Hims 6.6/10 (#37): Direct Meds comes out ahead and has the lower monthly figure. Hims sells brand-name Wegovy pill, Wegovy pen, Zepbound and 4 more; Direct Meds prescribes compounded medication.
from $249/mo (no long-term commitment)
Verified 2026-09-21
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Hims from $149/mo membership, month to month, medication billed separately from $149/mo
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Which is cheaper, Direct Meds or Hims?
Direct Meds has the lower monthly figure: $249/mo against $298/mo for Hims (a membership plus the lowest medication price, added up by us). Check the plan length: a monthly figure on a prepaid plan is not the same as a month-to-month price.
- Direct Meds: $2,988 over 12 months (12 months at $249/mo, worked out by us).
- Hims: about $3,576 over 12 months at the lowest medication price ($149/mo membership plus $149/mo medication, added up by us; higher doses cost more).
| Direct Meds | Hims | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | from $249/mo (no long-term commitment)Their page, read 2026-09-21 | from $149/mo membership, month to month, medication billed separately from $149/moTheir page (hims.com), read 2026-11-04 |
| Price shape | All-in, rate holds | Membership excludes medication |
| What the price doesn’t say | This $249 is the sublingual rate; the compounded injection is $297/mo and tirzepatide $399/mo. It is the same at every dose, and medication, provider visits, shipping and injection supplies are included with no membership fee. Ignore the “Starting at $147” headline on the offer page. That is $150 off a first order of the $297 injection plan, not an ongoing rate. | $149/mo is the membership alone, month to month ($39 for the first month). Medication is billed on top: from $149/mo for the Wegovy pill, $199/mo for the Wegovy pen and $299/mo for Zepbound, so the lowest total is about $298/mo. Hims prints a starting price per drug but no price for each dose. |
| Billed on top | Not recorded. We have not found a statement either way.Their page, read 2026-09-21 | Medication is billed separately from the $149/mo membership, from $149/mo for the Wegovy pill, Foundayo pill or Ozempic pill, $199/mo for the Wegovy pen or Ozempic, and $299/mo for Zepbound.Their page (hims.com), read 2026-11-04 |
| Score | 6.8/10, #32 of 53 | 6.6/10, #37 of 53 |
Which drugs do Direct Meds and Hims prescribe?
Hims sells brand-name Wegovy pill, Wegovy pen, Zepbound, Foundayo pill, Ozempic pill and 2 more. Direct Meds lists compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide and oral drops.
Direct Meds
compounded semaglutide, compounded tirzepatide, oral drops.
Offers semaglutide, tirzepatide, oral/sublingual where Hims does not.
Read 2026-09-21
Hims
brand-name Wegovy pill, brand-name Wegovy pen, brand-name Zepbound, brand-name Foundayo pill, brand-name Ozempic pill, brand-name Ozempic, brand-name Mounjaro.
Offers brand-name where Direct Meds does not.
Read 2026-11-04
Can you cancel Direct Meds or Hims any time?
Direct Meds
The page does not state whether a term is required.Their page, read 2026-09-21
Not published. The page does not say what the figure covers.Their page, read 2026-09-21
Hims
Cancel anytime. No term is required to get the published rate.Their page (hims.com), read 2026-11-04
Not published. The page does not say what the figure covers.Their page (hims.com), read 2026-11-04
Is anything on the record for Direct Meds or Hims?
Documented findings, each with its source and date on the clinic’s review page. An FDA warning letter is an allegation by the agency, not a court ruling.
Direct Meds
- Regulatory actionFDA warning letter naming directmeds.com, Inc. dba DirectMeds
Hims
- Regulatory actionFDA warning letter naming Hims & Hers Health, Inc. dba Hims
Who each one suits
Direct Meds
- Only one of the two offering: semaglutide, tirzepatide, oral/sublingual.Basis: published treatments, by drug and route
- Scores clearly higher on transparency (6.5 vs 5.0).Basis: our published scoring rubric
Hims
- Only one of the two offering: brand-name.Basis: published treatments, by drug and route
- Scores clearly higher on treatment (8.5 vs 7.0).Basis: our published scoring rubric
So which should you pick?
On our published rubric Direct Meds scores higher (6.8/10, #32 of 53). Read each full review before you sign up: Direct Meds review, Hims review, or see the full ranking.
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Every figure on this page comes from the clinic’s own pages, with the date we read it. We completed no intake.