Function Health Alternatives (2026): 9 Options, Cost per Marker

"Cheaper than Function" can mean a lower yearly bill or a lower price per marker actually measured. The two give different winners, so the table below shows both, with what each plan leaves out. Function itself is reviewed in our Function Health review, and every plan is ranked on the best blood tests page.

Every alternative, side by side

Price per year at the plan's own cadence. Measured markers are our count, with calculated ratios taken out. Each figure renders from our price data, read on each provider's page.

Cheaper per measured marker

Empirical Health is the only membership-style panel below Function per measured marker that includes both ApoB and Lp(a). Its page sells it as "100 biomarkers. Interpreted by a physician. Results in days." (Empirical). Our count is lower, because nine of its 100 are diet-log metrics, four are questionnaires and two are modelled risk scores. It is a one-time payment, not a renewing membership. New York and New Jersey add a published lab fee; our New York cost guide has the figure. Head to head: Function vs Empirical.

Mito Health sells Quest, Labcorp and BioReference panels at the lab's price, which is why its single tests are the lowest we track. The catch is a fee you see late: "The price at checkout includes the tests or panels in your cart, plus a lab draw fee for each lab visit." (Mito FAQ). The same FAQ now names the fee for each lab, and the table above includes the Quest fee in Mito's cost per marker. Head to head: Function vs Mito.

Maximus Optimal comes out low per marker, but it has trade-offs. Its ApoB line is "Estimated ApoB (Hwang Equation)" (Maximus labs page), a formula applied to the lipid panel, so we count it as calculated. No clinician reviews the panel, and it does not sell in New York, New Jersey or Rhode Island.

Cheaper per year, but not per marker

Superpower has the lowest yearly membership price outside New York and New Jersey, and lands level with Function per measured marker because it measures fewer markers from one draw. Lp(a), homocysteine and PSA cost extra. Our Superpower review covers the count dispute and the doubled New York price, and Function vs Superpower lines them up.

Labs by Hims costs a little less than Function and also draws twice a year, but measures fewer markers per person. Its seller is not a HIPAA covered entity, which our privacy comparison explains.

Lab-store panels: no membership

If you want one draw and no renewal, Quest's and Labcorp's own stores and Ulta Lab Tests sell broad panels. Quest adds a "Physician Service Fee" to every order of its Elite profile (Quest Elite Health Profile). None of the three includes Lp(a), and Ulta's panel leaves out ApoB. Adding the missing tests one by one is often cheaper than a second panel; our cheapest full blood panel guide prices an 11-test core set store by store, and Quest vs Labcorp OnDemand compares the two lab stores.

What is not a real alternative

• At-home kits such as SiPhox and Rythm measure a few dozen markers from a finger or upper-arm sample. They suit tracking a handful of markers often, not replacing a broad yearly panel. See at-home blood test kits compared.
• InsideTracker costs more than Function in its first year, measures fewer markers and has no clinician review. Our InsideTracker review has the details.
• Lifeforce pairs testing with clinician consults at a much higher yearly cost. It is a care program, not a cheaper panel.
• Single-marker kits answer one question each. Fine for an ApoB or Lp(a) check, not a baseline.

How to choose

If you want the broadest panel twice a year with a clinician summary, Function is still the reference point at $3.69 per measured marker. If you want a one-time heart-focused baseline for less, Empirical. If you want the lowest yearly membership bill outside New York and New Jersey, Superpower. If you already know which tests you want, a lab store. All plans are on our price page and the biomarker coverage table.