Every ED product, reviewed individually
A service is not one thing. The same provider may sell an FDA-approved generic, a brand-name original and a compounded formulation mixed to a prescription — at wildly different prices, in formats that behave differently. Each product is reviewed on its own terms, with the closest retail comparison shown alongside.
- Products reviewed
- 25
- Services covered
- 11
- Pay us nothing
- 6
- Retail benchmark
- On every page
Three categories, very different things
This is the distinction the marketing blurs hardest, and the one worth understanding before you compare a single price.
- Generic18
- Same active ingredient and strength as the original, held to the same bioequivalence standard. Almost always the rational choice.
- Brand02
- The reference product. Chemically equivalent to the generic and many times the price.
- Compounded05
- Mixed by a licensed pharmacy to a prescription, in formats and combinations no manufacturer sells off the shelf. Useful when an approved product does not fit — and priced accordingly.
Every product review shows what the same molecule costs at a pharmacy.
Generic sildenafil and tadalafil are the same drugs wherever you buy them. What differs is the consultation, the format, the delivery and the price — sometimes by a factor of ten. So each review carries a retail benchmark near the top, on the same page where you would otherwise click a paid link.
See the benchmark pageCoreAge Rx
Men who want a fast-acting format, dislike swallowing tablets, or have found that timing an oral dose around a meal gets in the way.
Hims
Men who want one account covering several men's health concerns, with a polished, low-friction experience.
- Generic4.0
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
The same molecule as Viagra, delivered on a subscription with a consultation included. Effective and convenient — and rarely the cheapest way to buy sildenafil.
Read the review → - Generic4.1
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
The same molecule as Cialis, available both on demand and as a daily low dose. The daily option is the one worth paying attention to.
Read the review → - Compounded3.4
Chewable ED products
Sildenafil or tadalafil, in compounded chewable form
Chewable and combination ED products are the most heavily marketed part of the range — and the part where understanding the regulatory category actually matters.
Read the review → - Brand3.2
Brand-name Viagra and Cialis
Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis)
Hims sells the brand-name originals alongside the generics. They work identically, and they cost many times more. Here is the honest case for and against.
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Ro
Men who want a clinically-oriented telehealth service and value an integrated pharmacy.
- Generic4.1
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
Generic sildenafil dispensed through Ro's own pharmacy operation — a structural advantage in a category with a real counterfeit problem.
Read the review → - Generic4.2
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Generic tadalafil through Ro, in both dosing regimens. The 36-hour window is the reason most men who try both end up preferring this molecule.
Read the review → - Brand3.2
Brand-name Viagra and Cialis
Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis)
Ro sells the brand-name originals alongside its generics. The clinical case for choosing them is narrow; the price difference is not.
Read the review →
BlueChew
Men who dislike swallowing tablets or want the discretion of a chewable format.
- Compounded3.6
Chewable sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
Sildenafil in a chewable tablet you can take without water. The format is the entire proposition — and it is a compounded preparation rather than an approved generic.
Read the review → - Compounded3.8
Chewable tadalafil
Tadalafil
Tadalafil's long window in a chewable format. The better of BlueChew's two mainstream options for most men — with the same compounded caveat.
Read the review → - Compounded3.7
Chewable vardenafil
Vardenafil
Vardenafil is the least-stocked of the mainstream ED drugs, which makes this the most genuinely distinctive product in the telehealth category — and it carries one caution the others do not.
Read the review →
Lemonaid Health
Men who want ED treated as part of general healthcare rather than through a men's-health-specific brand.
- Generic3.9
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
Sildenafil through a general telehealth service that separates the consultation fee from the medication cost — a structure that suits infrequent users better than a subscription.
Read the review → - Generic4.0
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Tadalafil through a general telehealth service with separated consultation and medication pricing. A sensible pairing of the better molecule with the better cost structure.
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Rex MD
Men who want a straightforward ED-focused service and are comparing prices across providers.
- Generic3.7
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
An FDA-approved generic through a service that competes largely on price. Which makes one number more important here than anywhere else: what you pay in month four.
Read the review → - Generic3.8
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
FDA-approved generic tadalafil through a price-led telehealth service. The molecule is the better choice for most men; the pricing still needs checking carefully.
Read the review →
Your local pharmacy
Anyone who already has, or can easily get, a prescription — and wants the lowest price.
- Generic4.8
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
This is the number every other page on this site is measured against. What sildenafil actually costs when you walk into a pharmacy — and why it varies by a factor of ten.
Read the review → - Generic4.8
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
What tadalafil costs over a counter, and why the daily regimen bought in ninety-day quantities is realistically the cheapest continuous ED treatment available.
Read the review →
GoodRx
Anyone who already has a prescription and wants the lowest cash price at a pharmacy they can walk into.
- Generic4.5
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
GoodRx does not sell sildenafil — it shows you which pharmacy will sell it cheapest and gives you the coupon. For the most-counterfeited, most-marked-up drug in men's health, that is worth knowing about.
Read the review → - Generic4.6
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Coupon pricing on generic tadalafil, including the daily low-dose strengths. Because tadalafil needs fewer doses than sildenafil, this is often the lowest annual cost route of all.
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Cost Plus Drugs
Anyone with a prescription who can plan ahead and wants the lowest transparent price on a generic.
- Generic4.6
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
The same FDA-approved generic as everywhere else, sold with the markup published. It is the clearest price benchmark available in this whole category.
Read the review → - Generic4.7
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Generic tadalafil at a published markup. Because tadalafil needs fewer doses than sildenafil for the same coverage, this is frequently the lowest annual cost available anywhere.
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Amazon Pharmacy
People already inside the Amazon ecosystem who want prescriptions handled the same way as everything else.
- Generic4.0
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
An FDA-approved generic, filled and delivered through the checkout you already know. Competitive without being class-leading, and worth a moment's thought about data.
Read the review → - Generic4.1
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Generic tadalafil with the delivery experience Amazon is good at. The molecule is the better choice; the price still needs comparing.
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Costco Pharmacy
Anyone with a prescription who wants a low cash price and same-day collection.
- Generic4.5
Generic sildenafil
Sildenafil citrate
Consistently low cash prices, same-day collection and a pharmacist in front of you. In most states you do not need a membership to use it.
Read the review → - Generic4.6
Generic tadalafil
Tadalafil
Generic tadalafil at warehouse cash prices, collected the same day. Combined with tadalafil's longer window, one of the lowest annual costs available.
Read the review →