Found vs. Fridays (2026): Insurance, Prices, Refunds and Safety Record Compared

How we compared them: We didn’t enroll with either company or test any medication. This comparison uses each company’s pricing, insurance, FAQ, terms and refund pages (checked October 7, 2026), FDA’s warning-letter database, and dated third-party reports, all cited below. Both are Featured in our rankings: Fridays scores 8.5 and Found 8.3.

The short answer

• Choose Fridays if you’re paying cash and can prepay a year (it’s cheaper for both medications on annual plans), or if you want help getting brand-name Wegovy, Ozempic or Zepbound covered through prior authorization.
• Choose Found if Found is in-network with your health insurance (its insurance track can be the cheapest option here), if you’re on Medicare Part D and interested in brand-name medication through Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program, or if you want a refund window before your first consultation.
• Either way, read the cancellation terms. Fridays needs 72 hours’ notice before billing, and dispensed medication isn’t refundable at either.

Side by side

	Fridays	Found
Our score	8.5 (Featured)	8.3 (Featured)
Compounded semaglutide (cash)	$150/mo prepaid annually; $249 month-to-month	$169 per cycle on 12 months; $289 month-to-month ($179 first month)
Compounded tirzepatide (cash)	$240/mo prepaid annually; $359 month-to-month	$239 per cycle on 12 months; $359 month-to-month ($219 first month)
Promo seen Oct 7, 2026	Fall code: semaglutide $117/mo, tirzepatide $198/mo (annual)	First-month discount on 1-month plans
Insurance track	None for its program	Semaglutide from $99, tirzepatide from $179 per cycle (12 months), plus visit copays
Billing cycle	Monthly or prepaid annual	Every 28 days (13 charges a year)
Brand-name options	Ozempic, Zepbound, Wegovy pill and pen	Wegovy, Zepbound and others, with insurance navigation or direct pay
Insurance role	Prior authorization and appeals for brand-name drugs	Bills in-network visits; checks brand-name coverage
Clinicians	OpenLoop Healthcare Partners, PC and other networks	Affiliated medical groups, including Pippen Health, Cloud Health and OpenLoop Healthcare Partners
Visits	Unlimited provider visits included	Insurance: video visit before each refill; cash: mostly text-based
Pharmacies	Named in terms: Red Rock, Health Warehouse, Precision Medicine, Triad Rx	“Licensed 503A compounding pharmacies” (not named)
Refunds	Medical disqualification before services, billing errors, or as the law requires	Membership refunded within 3 days or before first consult
Cancellation	At least 72 hours before billing	48 hours before renewal recommended
States	49 (not Louisiana, reported)	Insurance accepted in 41 states; compounded “not available in all states”
FDA warning letter	None found	None found
Trustpilot	About 4.4 from roughly 4,200 reviews (third-party report)	About 3.6 from roughly 670 reviews (Trustpilot listing, Oct 7, 2026)

Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are not FDA-approved. FDA does not review compounded drugs for safety, effectiveness, or quality.

Does Fridays take insurance?

Not for its own program. Fridays’ FAQ calls it “a cash-pay service” that “does not accept insurance.” Its help center (article dated June 1, 2026) spells out the details:

• Compounded medications are self-pay. Insurance doesn’t cover them, and Fridays doesn’t bill insurance for them.
• Wegovy plans bought directly through Fridays are cash-pay and aren’t processed through insurance.
• Brand-name prior authorization is included. For Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound, Fridays submits a prior authorization to your insurer at no extra cost and helps with appeals if it’s denied. Fridays says this typically takes 7 to 10 business days. If approved, you pay your copay at the pharmacy.
• If coverage is denied, Fridays sells brand-name subscriptions at out-of-pocket prices: Zepbound at $1,828/mo and Ozempic at $1,498/mo on month-to-month plans.
• HSA/FSA: Fridays says you can use an HSA or FSA card for compounded medications. Your plan decides what’s eligible.

So if you have insurance that covers a brand-name GLP-1 for weight loss, Fridays can help you get it covered, but you’ll still pay Fridays’ program price.

Does Found take insurance?

Yes, for clinical care, where it’s in-network. That’s the biggest difference between the two.

• What insurance pays for: Found’s insurance FAQ says plans typically cover some or all of your provider visits, medications, labs and other covered services, depending on your plan. Found’s own subscription fee isn’t covered.
• How visits work: on the insurance track, a video visit is required, including before each refill, and each visit is billed at your copay, typically about $30 according to Found.
• Where: Found’s homepage lists 41 states where it accepts insurance plans.
• Who’s excluded: Found’s offer terms say its insurance pricing isn’t available to people on Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Medi-Cal or similar government plans.
• Medicare exception for brand-name drugs: Found advertises help for eligible Medicare Part D members aged 65–75 to get brand-name Wegovy, Foundayo or Zepbound through Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program, for as little as $50 a month. Found says that isn’t a guarantee of coverage.

Insurance doesn’t pay for compounded medication at either company. On Found’s insurance track, the compounded medication is included in the plan price, and insurance covers the visits.

Price: depends on how you pay

All prices were on each company’s pages on October 7, 2026. Found bills per 28-day cycle, so a year is 13 charges.

Compounded semaglutide.

Plan	Fridays	Found (cash)	Found (insurance)
Month-to-month	$249	$289 ($179 first month)	$199 ($99 first month) + copays
12-month plan	$150/mo, about $1,800/year ($1,404 at the $117 promo)	$169/cycle, about $2,197/year	$99/cycle, about $1,287/year + copays

Compounded tirzepatide.

Plan	Fridays	Found (cash)	Found (insurance)
Month-to-month	$359	$359 ($219 first month)	$289 ($149 first month) + copays
12-month plan	$240/mo, about $2,880/year ($2,376 at the $198 promo)	$239/cycle, about $3,107/year	$179/cycle, about $2,327/year + copays

If you’re paying cash, Fridays is cheaper on annual plans for both medications. Month to month, Fridays is $40 cheaper for semaglutide and the two match at $359 for tirzepatide after Found’s first month. If Found is in-network for you, its insurance track can be the cheapest option even after copays: 13 visits at about $30 adds roughly $390 a year.

Fridays’ pricing page shows several figures for the same plan, and Found’s discounts depend on the plan, so treat the checkout price as the real one. For other providers, see our cheapest compounded semaglutide and cheapest compounded tirzepatide lists.

Refunds and cancellation

Fridays (Terms & Conditions, last updated September 28, 2026):

• Refunds are issued only for medical disqualification before services begin, verified billing errors, refunds required by law, or as a credit when you switch to another Fridays program.
• No refunds or credits for partial plan periods.
• Your cancellation must reach Fridays at least 72 hours before your next billing date, or you’ll be billed for one more cycle.
• The terms include binding arbitration and a class-action waiver.

Found (offer terms and refund policy, checked October 7, 2026):

• The membership fee is fully refundable if you cancel within 3 days of purchase or before your first medical consultation. After that, it isn’t.
• If you’re medically disqualified from all treatment options, the membership fee is refunded. Being ruled out for one medication, such as your preferred GLP-1, doesn’t qualify.
• Medication and lab kits are non-refundable once dispensed or shipped, and copays are non-refundable.
• Renewal payments are non-refundable; Found recommends canceling or pausing at least 48 hours before renewal.
• Its terms also require binding individual arbitration.

Transparency and safety record

Neither company had an FDA warning letter in our October 2026 checks.

• Fridays names four partner pharmacies in its terms, with addresses: Red Rock Compounding Pharmacy (St. George, UT), Health Warehouse (Florence, KY), Precision Medicine (Bellmore, NY) and Triad Rx (Daphne, AL). Its site says clinical services are provided by OpenLoop Healthcare Partners, PC and other networks, and that charges appear under that name on your statement. Its pricing page also carries promotional statistics we couldn’t verify, so we don’t repeat them.
• Found says it uses licensed U.S. 503A compounding pharmacies and third-party testing, but doesn’t name the pharmacies. Its terms name the medical groups it contracts with, including Pippen Health, Cloud Health Medical Group and Adept Labs (d/b/a Vital) with its affiliate OpenLoop Healthcare Partners. Its product pages describe its compounded medications as including B12/glycine.

Both use some of the same clinical infrastructure (OpenLoop-affiliated practices), which also serves other providers we rank, including Gala and MEDGm. Ask either company which pharmacy will fill your prescription. Our checklist for choosing a safe compounded GLP-1 provider works for both.

Brand-name options

Both offer brand-name medication, which matters if you and your clinician decide an FDA-approved drug is the better fit.

• Fridays lists cash prices for brand-name Ozempic ($1,498/mo) and Zepbound ($1,828/mo), plus Wegovy pill and pen plans, and runs prior authorizations for insurance coverage.
• Found lists Wegovy and Zepbound “from $650/mo+” on its pricing page, offers insurance navigation, and advertises the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge pathway for eligible Part D members.

Our compounded vs. brand-name guide and brand-name provider list explain the trade-offs.

Bottom line

Fridays is the better deal if you’re paying cash and can commit to a year, and it’s a good fit if you want help getting a brand-name drug covered. Found is the one to check first if it’s in-network with your insurance, since its insurance track can undercut both companies’ cash prices, and its refund window before your first consultation is more forgiving. Read our full Fridays review, and compare both with Enhance MD and Gala. Weighing Found against our #1 pick? See Enhance MD vs. Found. Whether any medication is right for you is a decision for you and a licensed clinician.