Peptide Vendor Scorecard
Every research compound vendor we track, scored on a transparent 0-100 scale. 5 weighted criteria, CSV-exportable, methodology published. No vendor can pay to move a score. Use this as the buyer-side risk-assessment framework Smartsheet templates can't be — peptide-specific, updated continuously, sourced from data the vendors themselves can audit.
Ownership disclosure
BodyHackGuide and BHG Labs share common ownership. BHG Labs appears in the table below and is scored by the identical rubric as every other vendor — same criteria, same weights, same pass thresholds, no adjustment. It does not top every category, and where a competitor scores better the table says so. We also earn a commission from purchases made through our links. Re-run the numbers yourself from the published methodology or the CSV export below.
COA Verified
30% weight
Payment Transparency
15% weight
Shipping Coverage
10% weight
Community Reviewed
15% weight
Active Listings
10% weight
Risk Assessment Framework for Peptide Buyers
Five risk categories every buyer should evaluate before paying any vendor — independent of trust score. Walk this top-to-bottom. If any single category fails, walk away regardless of price.
Identity & Testing
Critical riskRed flag: No COA, only self-issued tests, or COAs with no batch number / lot ID
Check: Look for ISO-17025 third-party lab (Vanguard, Janoshik, Anresco, RIANI). Match lot/batch number on COA to the product page or vial label. If no lot, no buy.
Payment Channel
High riskRed flag: Crypto-only with no card option, untraceable wires, or 'message us for payment instructions'
Check: At least one chargeback-reversible channel (Visa/MC, PayPal Goods&Services) means you have recourse if the vial never ships or arrives wrong.
Shipping & Customs
High riskRed flag: Vague shipping windows ("7-21 days"), no tracking, or no domestic origin listed
Check: US-domestic USPS Priority is the gold standard for under-2-day, trackable, customs-free delivery. International with declared content gets seized regularly.
Social Proof Authenticity
Medium riskRed flag: Reviews only on their own site, all 5-star with no detail, or sub-100 lifetime reviews on a vendor claiming to be 'industry-leading'
Check: Cross-reference on r/Peptides, Trustpilot (not bought), and BHG community reviews. Authentic reviewers mention specific lots, dose protocols, and side effects.
Price Anomaly
Medium riskRed flag: Prices >40% below market median for the same compound at the same vial size, especially on premium peptides (retatrutide, BPC-157, tirzepatide)
Check: Cheap can mean efficient logistics — or it can mean diluted product. Pair price check with COA verification before assuming the low number is legitimate. See live $/mg on each compound page at /compound/<slug>.
Our Scoring Methodology
Each vendor is evaluated against 5 criteria weighted by importance. COA verification carries the highest weight because third-party testing is the strongest indicator of product quality. Exact weights for every criterion are listed in the published rubric. Scores update in real-time as new data comes in.
Not yet scored: cost-per-mg. We track live prices, but per-milligram comparison needs a vial size on every listing and that coverage is currently uneven across vendors. Scoring it now would report a data gap as a price judgement, so it is excluded until coverage is complete rather than published half-measured. Live per-mg prices are still shown on each comparison page.
No vendor can pay to improve their Trust Score — including BHG Labs, which shares common ownership with BodyHackGuide and is scored by this same rubric with no adjustment. The full 0–100 rubric — explicit pass thresholds, data sources, red flags, and what we deliberately don't score — is published at /vendors/methodology.
For how we evaluate research content and pricing, see our Editorial Standards. Our commercial relationships are disclosed in the Affiliate Disclosure.
Editorial Standards
How we research, fact-check, and keep content current.
Affiliate Disclosure
Full FTC-compliant breakdown of how we make money.
About Us
Who builds this platform and why.
Researcher and founder of BodyHackGuide. Obsessed with evidence-based biohacking, peptide science, and nootropic protocols. Every recommendation is backed by PubMed citations and real-world testing.
Trust Scores recalculated continuously based on live vendor data · Methodology last reviewed: April 2026