Hers vs Willow

For women over 35 wanting to lose weight through provider-led GLP-1 medications, hers and Willow are two solid options. Hers takes the FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1 medication approach, while Willow focuses on non FDA-approved, personalized compounded GLP-1 medications. Both are cash-pay plans only that connect you with a licensed clinician.

Check out the comparison chart below, then read on differences, similarities and how Join Josie compares to hers and Willow. By the end, you should have all the information you need to make your decision on which women’s GLP-1 provider to go with.

Side-by-Side Comparison on Willow vs Hers

What Are The Differences?

The main differences between Hers and Willow are medication types (brand name or compounded), U.S. state coverage, clinician approval, membership fees, and medication pricing.

Brand Name vs Compounded GLP-1s

If any woman over 35 is deciding between hers and Willow, it’s mainly going to come down to this: do you want brand-name medications? This includes Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, Mounjaro, and Founday. Or, are you comfortable with compounded GLP-1s? This includes compounding pharmacies mixing the ingredients to personalize your medication - either compounded tirzepatide, or compounded semaglutide.

Hers used to offer compounded GLP-1 medications, but recently, they have discontinued them and only sell the name brands, created by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk (for now).

Willow has always offered the same compounded GLP-1 plans, and partners with licensed pharmacies.

U.S. State Coverage

Willow has coverage in 36 states in the U.S., while hers covers 46 U.S. states. This means if you don’t live in a state where they offer it, you don’t have access. At Josie, we offer to all 50 U.S. states.

Willow does not cover the following U.S. states:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Delaware
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Vermont
• West Virginia
• Washington, D.C.

Hers does not cover the following U.S. states:

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• Mississippi

Clinician Approval

Since Hers offers name-brand weight loss medications, prospective patients will need to meet very specific BMI requirements that have to adhere to FDA guidelines. Willow offers “personalized” compounded GLP-1s, and it is at the discretion of their licensed clinicians to approve or deny a prescription, depending on the patient’s health history.

Membership Fee

Hers has a membership fee, while Willow does not.

For your first month, hers charges $39 as a membership fee. Then, after the first month, the membership fee increases to $149/mo. Prospective patients will need to factor in membership fee + medication cost, and determine if it fits within their budget.

Hers justifies their membership fee with clinician support and the hers app. Inside the hers app, members can take advantage of educational content, fitness programs, high protein recipes and other resources to level-up your wellness journey.

Willow’s pricing is an all-in, everything included plan, which consists of clinician oversight, care team support, and a patient portal with educational content for women.

Medication Pricing

Willow has much simpler pricing plans compared to hers because Willow offers 3 medical weight loss medication options, while hers offers 9 different options.

Willow’s Medication Pricing:

• Compounded Semaglutide: $299/mo
• Compounded Tirzepatide: $399/mo
• Compounded Oral Semaglutide: $299/mo

Price stays the same, regardless of dose. Patients can expect to pay the same price every single month, depending on the plan they are approved for.

Hers Medication Pricing:

Semaglutide:

• Wegovy Pill: $298/mo
• Wegovy Pen: $$348/mo
• Founday: $298/mo
• Ozempic Pill: $298/mo
• Ozempic Injectable: $348/mo

Tirzepatide:

• Zepbound Injectable: $2,048/mo
• Zepbound Vial: $448/mo
• Zepbound KwikPen: $448/mo
• Mounjaro Injectable: $2,048/mo

Always tack on membership fees, and know that when the dose increases, your medication price will also increase. Prices listed are “starting at” figures.

For brand-name medications, especially the oral options, hers has some of the lowest prices out there to get started.

How About Similarities?

Similar traits when comparing Willow and Hers are serving women in perimenopause and menopause, cash pay pricing structure, and licensed clinicians guiding you through their medical weight loss programs.

Perimenopause and Menopause

Hers started out in telehealth serving the general population of women. Recently, they added bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and now heavily marketed to perimenopause and menopause women with medical weight loss.

Willow, we would say, has more women customers than men, but they do serve men with medical weight loss. However, recently, they have been making a pretty big switch in their marketing efforts to perimenopause and menopause women.

At Join Josie, we only serve women over 35 that have started perimenopause or in menopause. We offer HRT and medical weight loss with GLP-1s at affordable pricing.

Cash Pay

Both Willow and hers only offer cash-pay pricing and do not accept insurance. For women looking to get a brand-name medication that’s covered by insurance, we recommend looking elsewhere.

Provider-led Medical Weight Loss Through Licensed Clinicians

What makes both hers and Willow legit is they have licensed clinicians that specialize in women’s health. Prospective patients should be confident knowing the clinician will oversee your specific case, prescribing the right dose, providing the necessary instructions to get started, and adjusting your dose throughout your care plan.

How Does Join Josie Compare to Hers and Willow?

Join Josie is specifically a perimenopause and menopause telehealth provider. We offer provider-led bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and GLP-1 medications.

Some of the biggest differences are with our medical weight loss plans. They consist of compounded tirzepatide (oral or injectable), compounded semaglutide (oral or injectable), compounded GLP-1 microdose (for weight maintenance after you reach your weight goal), and brand-name medications. We’re the only provider of the three that offers a maintenance plan (GLP-1 microdosing) after a patient reaches their goal.

Besides Josie serving perimenopause and menopause women, we also have multi-month medical weight loss plans. This includes month-to-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month. Our month-to-month pricing is lower than Willows, and our multi-month can help women save even more money.

Here’s a comparison chart, highlighting the key differences and similarities between Josie, Hers and Willow:

Final Thoughts

Both hers and Willow are trustworthy GLP-1 providers for women. If you are choosing between the two, we would definitely say if you have the budget and want brand-name weight loss medications, such as Wegovy, Ozempic, Founday or Zepbound - hers is a great place to start. And, for women who are looking for compounded GLP-1s, Willow is the obvious choice because they offer it, while hers doesn’t.