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Quick verdict
Strut Health is the better pick for most patients on overall scoring. One of the cheapest legitimate compounded options in the US market thanks to a niche oral lozenge format. No membership fee, free shipping, free consults and physician access included. Trade-off: lozenge bioavailability data is thin compared to standard injectable semaglutide.
That said, Knownwell wins on specific dimensions. Knownwell is the most clinically credentialed name in the new wave: hybrid clinics plus telehealth, founded by a Harvard obesity-medicine physician. Insurance-led model. The opposite of cash-pay compounded culture, and proud of it.
Side-by-side
| Knownwell | Strut Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | Insurance-billed (+ med separate) | $149/mo entry dose (injectable semaglutide) (incl. medication) |
| Monthly cost gap | Strut Health is $100/mo cheaper than Knownwell | |
| Lock-in | Month-to-month | Month-to-month |
| Time to prescription | 14 days | 3 days |
| Consultation type | Live | Async |
| Affiliate network | Direct | Direct |
Score by dimension
Scores out of 10, equal-weighted across five dimensions. How we score. The winner of each dimension is highlighted.
| Knownwell | Strut Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Cancellation terms | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Onboarding experience | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Medication options | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Member reviews | 9.4/10 | 6.8/10 |
When to choose Knownwell
Best for primary-care integration
Patients with strong insurance who want primary care plus obesity medicine in one practice.
Knownwell wins on medication options, member reviews on the dimensional scoring. The caveat: Cash-pay-only buyers, uninsured patients or anyone who wants async-only care.
When to choose Strut Health
Best for oral semaglutide entry
Cost-sensitive patients who want needle-free GLP-1 entry under $100/mo and don't mind a less-studied delivery format.
Strut Health wins on pricing transparency, cancellation terms, onboarding experience and runs $100/mo cheaper than Knownwell at the entry tier ($199 vs $299). Over a year that's $1,200 you keep. The caveat: Anyone who wants brand-name FDA-approved semaglutide or insurance-billed care. Note also: Compounded semaglutide is not FDA-approved
If cost is your main filter
Strut Health is the cheaper monthly: $199 all-in vs $299 for Knownwell. That's $100 a month or $1,200a 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 $300 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
Knownwell (month-to-month) and Strut Health (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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