Best Shed Alternatives
Shed scores 67/100 in our independent evaluation, but it isn't the right fit for everyone. The most common reasons people look elsewhere: two-month minimum commitment before cancellation allowed; and cash-pay only — no insurance accepted. Here are the 8 brands that compete with it most directly, ranked by category overlap and overall score.
Read our full Shed review for the complete score breakdown.
The largest publicly traded D2C telehealth platform, offering treatments across hair loss, ED, mental health, skincare, and weight loss.
- ▸Higher overall score (77.5/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 60)
- ▸Lower starting price ($11/mo vs $43/mo)
Vertically integrated private telehealth with in-house pharmacy, diagnostics, and an Eli Lilly partnership for branded GLP-1s.
- ▸Higher overall score (77/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (85 vs 60)
- ▸Lower starting price ($13/mo vs $43/mo)
Prescription discount giant that expanded into telehealth, with the unique advantage of integrated drug price comparison.
- ▸Higher overall score (74.3/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 60)
- ▸Better value score (85 vs 70)
Publicly traded telehealth betting big on weight loss, with aggressive GLP-1 pricing and fast-growing subscriber base.
- ▸Higher overall score (68/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Lower starting price ($14/mo vs $43/mo)
- ▸Also treats Men's Health, Sexual Health, Dermatology
Men's telehealth platform best known for its compounded sublingual ED treatment combining sildenafil, tadalafil, and apomorphine in a single fast-acting dose.
- ▸Also treats Sexual Health, Men's Health, Hormone Therapy
DTC telehealth platform specializing in compounded GLP-1 weight-loss medications with flat-rate dose-independent pricing and the world's first compounded GLP-1 gummy.
- ▸Also treats Men's Health, Sexual Health, Hormone Therapy
Dermatologist-founded hair loss platform offering compounded multi-ingredient topicals, oral treatments, and DNA-based personalization via its own compounding pharmacy.
- ▸Higher overall score (75/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (78 vs 60)
- ▸Lower starting price ($14/mo vs $43/mo)
Women-focused telehealth delivering personalized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for menopause, with in-house compounding pharmacies across 33 states.
- ▸Higher overall score (74.5/100 vs 67/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (70 vs 60)
- ▸Lower starting price ($9/mo vs $43/mo)
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