Best Talkspace Alternatives
Talkspace scores 75.4/100 in our independent evaluation, but it isn't the right fit for everyone. The most common reasons people look elsewhere: self-pay pricing ($299 initial, $175/follow-up) is high relative to cash-pay peers for patients without insurance and recurring Trustpilot complaints about billing and cancellation-fee enforcement (one reviewer cited a $125 charge for cancelling 54 minutes before an appointment). Here are the 8 brands that compete with it most directly, ranked by category overlap and overall score.
Read our full Talkspace 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 75.4/100)
- ▸Stronger trust & safety score (88 vs 80)
- ▸Lower starting price ($89/mo vs $175/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 75.4/100)
- ▸Better value score (80 vs 70)
- ▸Lower starting price ($24.99/mo vs $175/mo)
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 75.4/100)
- ▸Lower starting price ($11/mo vs $175/mo)
- ▸Also treats Weight Loss / GLP-1, Men's Health, Women's Health
Prescription discount giant that expanded into telehealth, with the unique advantage of integrated drug price comparison.
- ▸Better value score (85 vs 70)
- ▸Lower starting price ($16/mo vs $175/mo)
- ▸Also treats Primary Care, Sexual Health, Dermatology
Pay-per-visit marketplace connecting patients with licensed providers — no subscription needed for visits, with transparent per-visit pricing and optional memberships.
- ▸Better value score (80 vs 70)
- ▸Lower starting price ($11/mo vs $175/mo)
- ▸Also treats Primary Care, Men's Health, Women's Health
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.
- ▸Lower starting price ($59/mo vs $175/mo)
Women's health telehealth for birth control, STI testing, and dermatology — with both insurance and cash-pay options.
- ▸Lower starting price ($15/mo vs $175/mo)
- ▸Also treats Women's Health, Dermatology, Sexual Health
- ▸Our pick for: Best for Women's Health, Best Insurance-Friendly
Oar Health is a cash-pay telehealth service prescribing generic naltrexone (plus a compounded fast-dissolving 'Clutch' mint) for alcohol use, at $99 per month billed quarterly.
- ▸Lower starting price ($99/mo vs $175/mo)
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