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CoreAge Rx vs Maves

CoreAge Rx and Maves both offer GLP-1 telehealth to mothers, but they make different trade-offs on family-budget value, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Editors' Rating — our six-factor rubric for mothers.

CoreAge Rx

Higher score

Ranked #1 · Grade A

Best for: Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.

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Maves

Ranked #100 · Grade C

Best for: Mothers who want the reassurance of a LegitScript-certified, nationwide-licensed compounder and are comfortable confirming the exact standing price directly before enrolling, since the site's own pages don't agree.

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The verdict

Higher Editors' Rating: CoreAge Rx

CoreAge Rx edges out Maves on the Editors' Rating, 94 to 51 (A vs C). Mothers who want to know the real monthly cost before the free trial talks them into it — one flat price on semaglutide or tirzepatide, everywhere in the country, with no lock-in.

Maves is still a genuine option — legitScript-certified and licensed in all 50 states — real trust signals most compounders in this batch skip — but its own homepage banner ('$99 first month') and its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card ('$89/month') disagree on the standing semaglutide price, and tirzepatide, though listed in the nav, carries no separate price anywhere on the site. Weigh the six factors below against your own priorities.

Side-by-side on the six factors

Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.

CoreAge Rx Maves
Family-budget value9562
CoreAge
Maves
Clinical oversight & labs9066
CoreAge
Maves
Pricing transparency9740
CoreAge
Maves
Fits around motherhood9446
CoreAge
Maves
Ongoing support & titration9246
CoreAge
Maves
Flexibility to pause or cancel9535
CoreAge
Maves

Price, access & features

DetailCoreAge RxMaves
Editors' Rating94/100 · A51/100 · C
Overall rank#1#100
Semaglutide$99/mo$89/mo
Tirzepatide$149/moTirzepatide is offered but not priced separately from the $89/mo GLP-1 card
CoverageAll 50 statesAll 50 states (excludes U.S. territories) — Maves' own licensing claim
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyCompounded only
Oral / sublingualInjection onlyInjection only

CoreAge Rx

Ranked #1 · Grade A

What we like

  • Flat all-in price that doesn't step up after month one — the number you sign for is the number at the full dose
  • Both compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on a single account, so a molecule switch never resets the budget
  • Licensed in all 50 states — care survives a move, a deployment, or a summer at the grandparents'

The caveats

  • Not the rock-bottom sticker price — a bare teaser tier elsewhere can look cheaper for exactly one month
  • Compounded only; no FDA-approved brand Wegovy or Zepbound if that is what you and your clinician want
  • A general metabolic program, not a dedicated women's or maternal-health clinic

Maves

Ranked #100 · Grade C

What we like

  • LegitScript-certified — a real, checkable trust signal most compounded-GLP-1 storefronts in this batch don't carry
  • Licensed in all 50 states (excluding U.S. territories), confirmed verbatim on-site
  • All-inclusive pricing structure: consult, medication, clinical support and free shipping, with no separate membership fee

The caveats

  • Its own homepage banner ('$99 first month') and its dedicated GLP-1 treatment card ('$89/month') disagree on the standing semaglutide price
  • Tirzepatide is listed in the nav but has no separately disclosed price anywhere on the site
  • No cancellation policy is published

We may earn a referral fee if you sign up through a link on this page, at no extra cost to you — and it has no bearing on which provider scores higher. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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