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Quick verdict
Ro Body is the better pick for most patients on overall scoring. Ro is the polished pick: cleanest app in the category, branded supply only. They quit compounded in 2025 and route only through Lilly and Novo. Skip it if you want compounded or the cheapest cash price.
But Hims & Hers wins on specific dimensions. Hims writes a same-day script. No lock-in, and the brand name you know. It went branded-only after settling with Novo Nordisk in March 2026, so its compounded semaglutide is closed to new patients. Cheapest branded path is the oral Wegovy pill, $299/mo at maintenance plus a $149/mo membership, about $448/mo all-in. Starter doses make early months cheaper. Injectable Wegovy or Zepbound runs higher.
Side-by-side
| Hims & Hers | Ro Body | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | $448/mo (incl. medication) | $373/mo (incl. medication) |
| Monthly cost gap | Ro Body is $75/mo cheaper than Hims & Hers | |
| Lock-in | Month-to-month | Month-to-month |
| Time to prescription | 1 day | 2 days |
| Consultation type | Asynchronous | Asynchronous |
| Affiliate network | Direct | Impact |
Score by dimension
Scores out of 10, equal-weighted across five dimensions. How we score.
| Hims & Hers | Ro Body | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Cancellation terms | 4/10 | 9/10 |
| Onboarding experience | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Medication options | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Member reviews | 6/10 | 7.6/10 |
When to choose Hims & Hers
Best for fast async onboarding
Patients who want a fast async path to a branded GLP-1 prescription with predictable monthly pricing.
Hims & Hers wins on tied dimensions on the dimensional scoring. The caveat: Patients who wanted Hims's old compounded semaglutide tier or who need insurance-routed branded access. Compounded is closed to new patients. Note also: Settled with Novo Nordisk March 9, 2026 over compounded semaglutide marketing
When to choose Ro Body
Best for branded with polish
Patients who want FDA-approved branded GLP-1s, a polished app experience, and don't mind paying full branded prices.
Ro Body wins on cancellation terms, medication options, member reviews and runs $75/mo cheaper than Hims & Hers at the entry tier ($373 vs $448). Over a year that's $900 you keep. The caveat: Cash-pay patients who want the cheapest possible monthly cost. Even the cheapest maintenance path (annual prepay, Wegovy pill) totals $323/mo, and the standard path runs $373. Note also: Direct partner of Novo Nordisk for Wegovy fulfillment
If cost is your main filter
Ro Body is the cheaper monthly: $373 all-in vs $448 for Hims & Hers. That's $75 a month or $900a year. The 12-month math matters most if you're planning to maintain on GLP-1 long-term. If you're running a 3-month trial, the $225 delta is small against the cost of stopping early on the wrong dose. Insurance changes the picture: if either program runs prior auth and your plan covers Wegovy or Zepbound, branded with copay can beat both cash-pay totals.
If lock-in is your main filter
Hims & Hers (month-to-month) and Ro Body (month-to-month) sit at the same cancellation tier. Read both cancellation policies directly before signing; the on-page summary covers the headline but not the deletion-of-account or refund-window edge cases.
FAQ
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