Side by side · prices captured September 16, 2026
Noom vs WeightWatchers
Noom Med bundles compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide with its app from $179 a month and bills in 12-week blocks. WeightWatchers Clinic sells brand-name GLP-1s from about $223 a month all-in, but only on a 6- or 12-month commitment you still owe if you cancel early. WeightWatchers chases your insurance; Noom's cheapest plans are cash-pay compounded.
Noom vs WeightWatchers, side by side
- Cheapest plan
- What they prescribe
Noom Medcompounded tirzepatide, compounded semaglutide, brand-name GLP-1s and oral GLP-1s
WeightWatchers Clinicbrand-name GLP-1s and oral GLP-1s- Medications priced
- Noom MedCompounded semaglutide or compounded tirzepatide (microdose), Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide, Brand-name Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy pill (prescription only; medication billed separately)WeightWatchers ClinicFoundayo (orforglipron), Wegovy pill (oral semaglutide), Wegovy pen or Ozempic pen (semaglutide injection), Zepbound (tirzepatide)
- Insurance
- Noom MedPartlythe Noom Med subscription is self-pay (FSA/HSA eligible), but the Telehealth for Branded Meds track helps use commercial insurance or the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge ($50 per fill) for Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic or Mounjaro; compounded programs are cash payWeightWatchers ClinicPartlyan insurance coordinator chases coverage, prior authorisations and refills for the medication, providers may bill your insurer for the clinical visits, and WW supports the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge programme; the WW Med+ membership fee itself is always cash-pay
- Where they operate
- Noom MedNot all 50 states (Noom's own footnote); no state list is published and availability of home delivery depends on insurance or cash-pay statusWeightWatchers ClinicNot published
- Who dispenses
- Noom MedUnnamed USP-compliant, state-regulated compounding pharmacy partners for plans that include medication; brand-name Zepbound vials are fulfilled through LillyDirect; certificates of analysis available on request from careteam@noom.comWeightWatchers ClinicGLP-1 prescriptions go to a local pharmacy — either your own choice, or WW's preferred pharmacy, which is the only way the advertised self-pay price is guaranteed.WW does not name that pharmacy. Non-GLP-1 medications ship from its mail-order partner Carepoint in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Public rating
- WeightWatchers Clinic4.0/5 on Trustpilot4,798 reviews · BBB grade C-
- Regulatory history
- WeightWatchers Clinic1 on recordFTC action (Mar 2022)Details →
- Cancelling
- Rate GLP-1 score
- Noom Med6.9/10WeightWatchers Clinic7.3/10
Prices are each provider's cheapest plan, normalised to one month and including any mandatory membership where the medication is part of the price; dose-dependent plans use the starting dose. Every figure carries the date we captured it from the provider's own page. How we collect prices →
Two programmes, two very different contracts
Both companies sell a weight-loss programme with medication attached, and both bill in blocks rather than monthly — which is where the complaints come from on either side. Noom's compounded plans run from $179 a month for the microdose programme, medication and app included, after a $79 introductory three weeks, billed as a 12-week subscription. WeightWatchers sells WW Med+ at $25 for the first month and then $74 a month on a twelve-month plan or $84 on a six-month plan, with the GLP-1 itself billed separately from $149 a month self-pay, so about $223 all-in at the cheapest.
The terms are not equivalent. Leaving Noom mid-quarter costs you that quarter. Leaving WeightWatchers mid-term costs you the rest of the term: its agreement says the subscription fee is not refundable or cancellable once a commitment period has started, and plans renew into another term of the same length unless you cancel first. A documented medical reason is the one exception that refunds the unused portion.
Compounded versus brand-name
Noom offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on its cash programmes, plus a $129-a-month clinician-care track for brand-name drugs paid through insurance. WeightWatchers is brand-only: Foundayo, the Wegovy pill and pen, Ozempic, Zepbound and Saxenda, all FDA-approved, with no compounded product anywhere on its pages or in its membership agreement.
WeightWatchers goes furthest on insurance of any provider we track. An insurance coordinator chases coverage, prior authorisations and refills for the medication, your provider may bill your insurer directly for the clinical visits, and it supports the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge programme. Noom coordinates insurance on its branded track too, but its compounded programmes are cash-pay by definition. One caveat on the WeightWatchers price: the advertised self-pay figure is only guaranteed if you fill through its preferred pharmacy, which it does not name.
What people complain about
Both have a billing record, and they rhyme. Noom paid $56 million in 2022 to settle a class action over its auto-renewal and cancellation practices. WeightWatchers has no current action against its clinic, but its BBB file is unusually heavy — 1,838 complaints in three years and a customer rating of 1.07 out of 5 across 303 reviews against a C- grade, driven overwhelmingly by people rolled into a new six- or twelve-month commitment and told the remaining months were still payable. That is the published policy working as written rather than a billing error, which is exactly why it is worth understanding before you sign.
On Trustpilot the picture inverts: Noom scores 4.5 across 66,959 reviews and WeightWatchers 4.0 across 4,798, both covering the whole brand rather than the clinic alone, and reviewers there praise the onboarding and the care teams on both sides.
Which one to choose
Choose Noom Med if
you want the lowest monthly price with medication included, are comfortable with a compounded GLP-1, and would rather commit twelve weeks at a time than a year.
- Best for
- people who want the Noom app, coaching and clinician care in one subscription, including those using insurance or Medicare for brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound
- Not ideal for
- anyone who wants medication-only pricing, monthly rather than 12-week billing, or a refund once a prescription has been written
Choose WeightWatchers Clinic if
you want FDA-approved medication with someone actively working your insurance and Medicare coverage, and a six- or twelve-month commitment is genuinely fine with you.
- Best for
- people who want brand-name GLP-1s wrapped in the WeightWatchers programme and coaching, and who want insurance and Medicare coverage chased for them rather than paying cash by default
- Not ideal for
- anyone unwilling to commit to six or twelve months up front, since the fees for the rest of the term are owed even after you cancel, or anyone looking for a compounded option.
Noom vs WeightWatchers: questions
Is Noom or WeightWatchers cheaper for GLP-1s?
Noom, at the lowest plan: $179 a month with compounded medication included, against about $223 a month all-in at WeightWatchers for a brand-name pill plus its $74 membership. The products differ — Noom's cheap plans are compounded and not FDA-approved, while WeightWatchers sells only brand-name medication.
What happens if I cancel WeightWatchers Clinic early?
You still owe the rest of the term. WW Med+ is sold only as a 6- or 12-month commitment, and its terms say the fee is not refundable or cancellable once a commitment period has started, so cancellation takes effect at the end of the term. Cancelling for a documented medical reason refunds the unused portion.
Does either one take insurance?
Both, and WeightWatchers goes further. Its insurance coordinator chases coverage, prior authorisations and refills, your provider may bill your insurer for the clinical visits, and it supports the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. Noom coordinates insurance on its $129-a-month branded track; its compounded programmes are cash-pay.
Does WeightWatchers offer compounded semaglutide?
No. WeightWatchers Clinic prescribes FDA-approved brand medication only — Foundayo, Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Saxenda — with no compounded option on its pages or in its membership agreement. Noom is the one of the two that offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide.
Is WeightWatchers Clinic the same as Sequence?
Yes. The clinic is built on Sequence, the GLP-1 telehealth company WeightWatchers acquired, which is why cancellation emails go to a joinsequence.com address and the BBB record lists Sequence as an alternate name for the same business.
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