Head-to-head · same rubric · verified 14 August 2026

Purgo Labs vs Licensed Peptides

Verdict: Purgo Labs, on the evidence: 10/10 rubric points against 5/10. Licensed Peptides is stronger on 2 points listed below.

10of 10
Our pick · partner
Purgo Labs
4.8 (101 reviews)
Lab: SteriGenix
VS
5of 10
Partner
Licensed Peptides
Trustpilot profile removed
Lab: Vanguard Laboratory
Purgo
ahead on the rubric
5/5
vials Purgo cheaper at list
5/5
vials Purgo cheaper after codes
2
points Licensed Peptides is stronger on
20% off every order with codeaffiliate code, disclosed · not a ranking input
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Disclosure: Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner, and so is Licensed Peptides. Scores come from the public rubric, which has no partnership input.

Research use only. Compound Review scores vendors on documentation — laboratory certificates, lot records, pricing and company identity. Nothing on this page is guidance on human or veterinary use, dosing or health outcomes.

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Where each vendor is stronger

Computed from the rubric, prices and review record — never curated

Purgo Labs

  • Certificates verifiable at the lab, not just the vendor — Verify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
  • Publishes measured net content vs label — Measured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
  • Independent review base (50+ on an external platform) — 4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
  • No contradictions among its own claims — No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
  • No misleading trust signals or buyer-protection workarounds — No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
  • Lower list price on 5 of 5 like-for-like rows.
  • Larger independent review base: 4.8 (101 reviews) vs none on record.

Licensed Peptides

  • Product COA panels name the lab — printed 'Vangaurd Testing Laboratory' (Vanguard Laboratory, Olympia WA, ISO/IEC 17025) — and link lot-coded certificate PDFs without an account.
  • Legal entity and address published: Licensed Peptides, Inc., 1489 W Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486, with a phone number.
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The 10 criteria, side by side

10/10 vs 5/10 · one point each, no weighting
Named lab
Purgo
SteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
SteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
Licensed
'Vangaurd Testing Laboratory' [sic] printed on product COA panels (Vanguard Laboratory, Olympia WA) — 6 Sep 2026
'Vangaurd Testing Laboratory' [sic] printed on product COA panels (Vanguard Laboratory, Olympia WA) — 6 Sep 2026
Lab-hosted COAs
Purgo
Verify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
Verify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
LicensedNot awarded
Per-lot COAs
Purgo
Lot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
Lot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
Licensed
Lot-coded certificate PDFs per product (e.g. TB-500 10mg V260123)
Lot-coded certificate PDFs per product (e.g. TB-500 10mg V260123)
Net content
Purgo
Measured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
Measured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
LicensedNot awarded
Ungated
Purgo
COAs on product pages without login
COAs on product pages without login
Licensed
Base prices and per-product certificate links viewable without an account
Base prices and per-product certificate links viewable without an account
Review base
Purgo
4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
LicensedNot awarded
Consistent claims
Purgo
No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
LicensedNot awarded
Sized pricing
Purgo
Product pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
Product pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
Licensed
Sizes stated with prices (BPC-157 5mg $53.99, TB-500 10mg $99.99, NAD+ 500mg $129.99)
Sizes stated with prices (BPC-157 5mg $53.99, TB-500 10mg $99.99, NAD+ 500mg $129.99)
Entity + address
Purgo
PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
Licensed
Licensed Peptides, Inc. · 1489 W Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486 — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
Licensed Peptides, Inc. · 1489 W Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486 — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
Clean record
Purgo
No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
LicensedNot awarded
03

Like-for-like prices

VialPurgo · after HEALTHLicensed Peptides · after Affiliate5Lower
AOD-9604 5mg$39.99 $49.99read 1 Nov 2026$80.74 $84.99read 1 Nov 2026Purgo Labs
CJC-1295/Ipamorelin 10mg$55.99 $69.99read 1 Nov 2026$87.39 $91.99read 1 Nov 2026Purgo Labs
MT-2 10mg$29.59 $36.99read 1 Nov 2026$62.69 $65.99read 1 Nov 2026Purgo Labs
PT-141 10mg$23.99 $29.99read 1 Nov 2026$83.59 $87.99read 1 Nov 2026Purgo Labs
Selank 10mg$27.99 $34.99read 1 Nov 2026$58.89 $61.99read 1 Nov 2026Purgo Labs

Only vials both vendors list at the same size, read on each vendor's product page on the date shown. "After code" is list × the code's stated discount — a calculation, labelled as one; stacking with sale pricing is not cart-tested.

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What we found at Licensed Peptides

Read 6 September 2026 on the vendor's own pages

A real company at a real address with a real accredited lab on its certificates — and a fake-looking review badge on every product page, a guarantee the Terms contradict, and 'savings' math that does not add up. We are Licensed Peptides' affiliate; that is exactly why this page says all of it.

Evidence ledger · read 6 September 2026
3 verified3 contradictions2 flags4 could not verify
Verified — what we opened, with the date
VerifiedProduct COA panels name the lab

printed 'Vangaurd Testing Laboratory' (Vanguard Laboratory, Olympia WA, ISO/IEC 17025) — and link lot-coded certificate PDFs without an account.

VerifiedLegal entity and address published

Licensed Peptides, Inc., 1489 W Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486, with a phone number.

VerifiedSized pricing

BPC-157 5mg $53.99, TB-500 10mg $99.99, NAD+ 500mg $129.99; tirzepatide and retatrutide pages print CAS numbers.

Contradiction — the vendor's claims disagree with each other or with the evidence
ContradictionCart widget on every page

'30-Day Money Back Guarantee'. Terms: 'All sales are final — we cannot accept returns.'

ContradictionTB-500 page shows 'Retail Price $597.54' and 'Your Price $597.54' beside 'You Save $597.54 33% OFF'.
ContradictionHomepage and About cite an ISO/IEC 17025 lab without naming it

product COA panels name it.

Flag — read before ordering
FlagTrustpilot-styled '4.9 • 847 verified reviews' badge on every product page while the Trustpilot profile is removed — this costs the clean-record point, partner or not.
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FlagThis is an affiliate partner of ours (5% code)

Every finding above is published unchanged.

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Could not verify — not on the record either way
Could not verifyTrustpilot profile is REMOVED

(read 14 Aug 2026).

Could not verifyThe '4.9 • 847 verified reviews' badge on every product page

it is self-hosted, Trustpilot-styled, and identical on every product; no live platform shows it.

Could not verifyLab-side verification

PDFs sit on the vendor's server; no Vanguard lookup link or code found.

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Could not verifyMeasured net content

not readable on the certificate we opened.

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Licensed Peptides, Inc. · 1489 W Palmetto Park Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486 · +1 (855) 322-2214 source
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Certificates we opened at Licensed Peptides

Where Licensed Peptides ranks by compound

Licensed Peptides appears in 9 of our compound rankings. Each ranking orders every scored vendor that sells the compound by rubric score, then verified price per mg.

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Score history and the caveats

A score only moves when the evidence does
  1. 6 Sep 20265/10 — first assessment under rubric v2; not awarded: lab-hosted, net-content, review-base, claims-consistent, clean-record
Purgo Labs: the caveat

Smaller independent review base than several competitors (101 reviews). The catalog is peptide-focused, so researchers also working with SARMs or broader research chemicals will need a second supplier.

Licensed Peptides: the caveat

Trustpilot profile REMOVED — and every product page still shows a self-hosted, Trustpilot-styled '4.9 • 847 verified reviews' badge, which costs it the clean-record point. The cart promises a '30-Day Money Back Guarantee' while the Terms say all sales are final. Certificates are vendor-hosted with no lab lookup, and no measured net content was readable. Tirzepatide and retatrutide sold as LP2-T / LP3-R (CAS printed). Premium pricing; our 5% code is the weakest of any partner.

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Where to order

Our pick
Purgo Labs 10/10

Certificates checkable at the lab, measured net content per lot, the deepest GLP-1 catalog we track.

20% off every order with
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Also a partner · 5/10
Licensed Peptides

Product COA panels name the lab — printed 'Vangaurd Testing Laboratory' (Vanguard Laboratory, Olympia WA, ISO/IEC 17025) — and link lot-coded certificate PDFs without an account.

5% off with
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Questions readers ask

Includes 1 editor's note on Licensed Peptides

Is Purgo Labs better than Licensed Peptides?

Purgo Labs, on the evidence: 10/10 rubric points against 5/10. Licensed Peptides is stronger on 2 points listed below. Every point is a fact you can check on either vendor's site; both are scored by the same published rubric.

Is Licensed Peptides legit?

Licensed Peptides scores 5/10 on our rubric, has no independent record (its Trustpilot profile has been removed), and names its lab (Vanguard Laboratory (printed 'Vangaurd' on COA panels)). Caveat: Trustpilot profile REMOVED — and every product page still shows a self-hosted, Trustpilot-styled '4.9 • 847 verified reviews' badge, which costs it the clean-record point. The cart promises a '30-Day Money Back Guarantee' while the Terms say all sales are final. Certificates are vendor-hosted with no lab lookup, and no measured net content was readable. Tirzepatide and retatrutide sold as LP2-T / LP3-R (CAS printed). Premium pricing; our 5% code is the weakest of any partner.

Which is cheaper, Purgo Labs or Licensed Peptides?

On the 5 compound-and-size rows where we have dated prices from both, Licensed Peptides lists lower on 0 and Purgo Labs on 5. Purgo's list prices drop 20% with code HEALTH; Licensed Peptides's drop with code Affiliate5 (5% off).

Do you earn money from either vendor?

Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner and we earn a commission on referred orders, as we do from Licensed Peptides. Scores come from the rubric, which has no partnership input, and the ordering rule on our scoreboard is disclosed.

What do Licensed Peptides customers complain about?

Three themes recur in the negative reviews: slower-than-expected shipping despite the stated ~12-hour dispatch, customer service that some buyers describe as dismissive or unresponsive, and pricing that several reviewers consider high for the category. None of these relate to product quality — the criticism is about logistics, support, and cost.