Head-to-head dispatch
Lavender Sky Health vs Piper
Two GLP-1 providers, one scorecard. Both are graded on the same six Desk Score dimensions — here is how they stack up, and which one fits you.
Desk Score
Lavender Sky Health is a marketplace of about ten compounding pharmacies rather than a single-price provider, each with its own ladder of prepaid tiers and month-to-month plans.
Marked down on: This is a marketplace, not one price: every figure belongs to a named pharmacy on a named plan, and the pharmacy and plan have to travel with the number for it to mean anything
Desk Score
Telehealth weight loss provider offering competitively priced compounded GLP-1 medications.
Marked down on: Limited public information on program details
Piper takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 77/100 (C+) against 64/100 (C) for Lavender Sky Health. Lavender Sky Health still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Desk Score, dimension by dimension
Same six measured dimensions for both. The red flag marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
Lavender Sky Health
64/100
C
Piper
77/100
C+
Price transparency
State access
Molecule range
Onboarding speed
Support responsiveness
Licensing & trust
The spec sheet
| Field | Lavender Sky Health | Piper |
|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide | $139/mo (starting dose, month to month, Southend Pharmacy, compounded) | $135/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo (starting dose, month to month, ReviveRx, compounded) | $199/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Brand-name | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral option | Injectable only | Injectable only |
| Best for | Readers who want to compare per-pharmacy price ladders and are willing to read which plan and which pharmacy each figure belongs to. | Readers who want mainstream telehealth GLP-1 access. |
| Desk Score | 64/100C | 77/100C+ |
The verdict
Desk pick — PiperPiper takes this head-to-head with the higher Desk Score, 77/100 (C+) against 64/100 (C) for Lavender Sky Health. Lavender Sky Health still holds its ground where its strengths line up with yours.
Choose Lavender Sky Health if…
Readers who want to compare per-pharmacy price ladders and are willing to read which plan and which pharmacy each figure belongs to.
$139/mo (starting dose, month to month, Southend Pharmacy, compounded) sema · $149/mo (starting dose, month to month, ReviveRx, compounded) tirz · All 50 states
Choose Piper if…
Readers who want mainstream telehealth GLP-1 access.
$135/mo (starting dose, compounded) sema · $199/mo (starting dose, compounded) tirz · All 50 states
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a referral commission at no extra cost to you, and what we file on a provider reads the same either way. Read full breakdowns: Lavender Sky Health · Piper.
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Pricing and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last scoring; the Desk Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's own site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.