Use Vagaro for everyday med spa operations.Use DrWell for the medication program.
Vagaro provides booking, point of sale, memberships, inventory and client engagement at an accessible price point. For med spas adding medical weight loss, DrWell supplies the recurring order, pharmacy and payment infrastructure that sits behind the patient treatment plan.
Vagaro alternatives, pricing and reviews: do you need to switch?
If you are searching for a Vagaro alternative because your weight loss program has outgrown it, you may not need to switch. Practices reading Vagaro reviews or comparing Vagaro pricing are often asking whether one system has to do everything. Keep Vagaro for booking, point of sale, memberships and inventory. Add DrWell for recurring medication orders, dose progression, pharmacy routing, program payments and patient follow-through.
Vagaro supports booking, point of sale, memberships, inventory and affordable med spa operations. For medication-adjacent workflows, ScriptSure e-prescribe reaches retail and mail-order pharmacies on Surescripts and supports refill approvals. Your team can keep using those capabilities rather than changing the system that already runs the practice.
DrWell connects enrollment, payment status and the treatment plan to the next medication order. The first eligible order can be generated when treatment begins, and later orders can follow successful payment with planned dose progression. Multiple medications can be managed in one subscription, reducing the number of separate recurring workflows your staff has to maintain.
DrWell includes a pre-vetted 503A and 503B pharmacy network covering all 50 states and DC. If an eligible order cannot be filled through its original route, the platform can reroute it within the network. Your EMR remains the practice system while DrWell manages the medication-program fulfillment workflow.
Keep Vagaro Merchant Services for normal appointments and services. Run eligible weight and wellness medication payments through DrWell. DrWell acts as merchant of record and uses high-risk processing, so GLP-1, HRT and peptide transactions do not need to pass through the regular-services merchant account. That separation reduces unnecessary exposure of the account supporting the rest of your med spa.
No payment platform can control another processor's underwriting decisions. The value of this structure is separation: eligible medication-program transactions do not need to run through the merchant account your practice depends on for ordinary services.
Vagaro can continue supporting its existing patient workflows: customers manage bookings and, when enabled, cancel memberships and packages in the app or on the web.
CareOS adds medication-program self-service, including program billing status, card updates, pauses and medication order tracking from shipment through delivery. Versioned medication consent is completed before checkout, and identity is verified before an order is created.
Vagaro provides broader practice reporting, including inventory reporting includes cost, COGS, profit, margin percentage, lot and expiry tracking.
DrWell adds order-level visibility into medication cost of goods, shipping and the platform service fee, helping owners forecast program margin as treatment doses change.
Vagaro pricing and DrWell pricing
$23.99/month promotional ($30 regular) for one provider, plus $10 per additional staff up to 7 licenses; forms $10/month; e-prescribe $40/month per doctor plus $5 per medical assistant.
Annual subscriptions range from $2,999 to $7,999. Practices can save up to 16% by paying annually, and monthly subscription options are available. Every plan includes unlimited users, locations and providers.
Frequently asked questions
Does DrWell replace Vagaro?
No. Vagaro can remain the core system for the practice. DrWell runs the specialized weight and wellness medication workflow beside it.
Can I use DrWell with Vagaro?
Yes. Keep your existing Vagaro workflows and use DrWell for recurring medication orders, dose progression, pharmacy routing, program payments and patient follow-through.
Why use separate payment processing for the medication program?
Eligible medication-program transactions have a different risk profile from ordinary practice services. DrWell handles those payments as merchant of record through high-risk processing so they do not need to run through your regular-services merchant account.
Is DrWell a Vagaro alternative?
Not for everyday operations. DrWell isn't a booking or point of sale replacement. It runs your GLP-1, HRT and peptide program beside Vagaro.
Vagaro vs DrWell: what is the difference?
Vagaro runs your med spa day to day: appointments, memberships, inventory and client engagement. DrWell runs the recurring medication workflow: orders, pharmacy routing and program payments. Most practices use both.
Do I need a Vagaro alternative to run a GLP-1 program?
Not necessarily. Keep Vagaro and add DrWell for the medication program.
Can I keep Vagaro Merchant Services if I use DrWell?
Yes. Keep Vagaro Merchant Services for normal appointments and services. Eligible medication-program payments run through DrWell as merchant of record.
See DrWell run a program beside Vagaro.
Let Vagaro run the everyday med spa while DrWell handles the medication program behind it.
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