Best Better U Alternatives
Better U scores 66.4/100 in our independent evaluation, but it isn't the right fit for everyone. The most common reasons people look elsewhere: prescribes ketamine, a Schedule III controlled substance, via telehealth, which depends on DEA telemedicine flexibilities currently extended only through 2026-12-31 — a future rule change could disrupt care continuity and slow response times reported outside business hours, with weekend messages sometimes unanswered until Monday. Here are the 8 brands that compete with it most directly, ranked by category overlap and overall score.
Read our full Better U review for the complete score breakdown.
Teladoc Health is the largest publicly traded telehealth provider in the US, offering 24/7 general medical, mental health, dermatology, and nutrition visits on a self-pay or insurance basis.
- ▸Higher overall score (79.9/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (88 vs 62)
- ▸Lower starting price ($89/mo vs $500/mo)
CallonDoc is a Dallas-based async telehealth platform offering flat-rate, form-based consults across urgent care, STD, women's and men's health, mental health, and dermatology without requiring insurance.
- ▸Higher overall score (78.4/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 62)
- ▸Better value score (80 vs 68)
The largest publicly traded D2C telehealth platform, offering treatments across hair loss, ED, mental health, skincare, and weight loss.
- ▸Higher overall score (77.5/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 62)
- ▸Lower starting price ($11/mo vs $500/mo)
Talkspace is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: TALK) telehealth platform offering online therapy and psychiatry, notable among prescribers for declining to prescribe controlled substances.
- ▸Higher overall score (75.4/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (80 vs 62)
- ▸Lower starting price ($175/mo vs $500/mo)
Prescription discount giant that expanded into telehealth, with the unique advantage of integrated drug price comparison.
- ▸Higher overall score (74.3/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 62)
- ▸Better value score (85 vs 68)
Pay-per-visit marketplace connecting patients with licensed providers — no subscription needed for visits, with transparent per-visit pricing and optional memberships.
- ▸Higher overall score (74/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (75 vs 62)
- ▸Better value score (80 vs 68)
Kick Health is a San Francisco telehealth clinic prescribing non-controlled beta-blockers for performance and situational anxiety alongside a structured insomnia program combining medication and CBT-i coaching.
- ▸Higher overall score (70.8/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (72 vs 62)
- ▸Lower starting price ($59/mo vs $500/mo)
Women's health telehealth for birth control, STI testing, and dermatology — with both insurance and cash-pay options.
- ▸Higher overall score (70.5/100 vs 66.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (70 vs 62)
- ▸Lower starting price ($15/mo vs $500/mo)
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