If you’re looking at a live TV streaming service for the first time or thinking about making a switch from your current service, Hulu with Live and Sling TV are two great options. In this post, we’re breaking down some of the differences between these two services.
Plans and Pricing
Hulu with Live costs $54.99 per month.
Sling Orange + Bluecosts $45 per month after a first month discounted price of $35.
Channels
Here’s what you’ll be able to watch with a Hulu with Live or YouTube TV subscription.
| Hulu with Live | Sling TV Orange + Blue | |
| A&E | X | X |
| ABC | X | |
| ABC News | X | |
| ACCN | X | |
| AMC | X | |
| Animal Planet | X | |
| AXS TV | X | |
| BBC America | X | |
| BET | X | |
| Big Ten Network | X | |
| Bloomberg Television | X | |
| Boomerang | X | |
| Bravo | X | X |
| Cartoon Network | X | X |
| CBS | X | |
| CBSN | X | |
| CBS Sports Network | X | |
| Cheddar Business | X | X |
| Cheddar News | X | |
| CNBC | X | |
| CNN | X | X |
| CNN International | X | |
| Comedy Central | X | |
| Comet | X | |
| Cozi TV | X | |
| CW | X | |
| Discovery | X | X |
| Disney | X | X |
| Disney Junior | X | |
| Disney XD | X | |
| E! | X | X |
| Epix Drive-In | X | |
| ESPN | X | X |
| EPSN 2 | X | X |
| ESPN 3 | X | |
| ESPNews | X | |
| ESPN U | X | |
| ESPN College Extra | X | |
| ESPN Bases Loaded | X | |
| ESPN Goal Line | X | |
| Food Network | X | X |
| FOX | X | X |
| FOX Business | X | |
| Fox News | X | X |
| FS1 | X | X |
| FS2 | X | |
| Freeform | X | X |
| Fuse | X | |
| FX | X | X |
| FXM | X | |
| FXX | X | |
| Golf | X | |
| HGTV | X | X |
| History | X | X |
| HLN | X | X |
| IFC | X | |
| Investigation Discovery | X | X |
| Lifetime | X | X |
| Local Now | X | |
| MSNBC | X | X |
| Motor Trend | X | X |
| NASA | X | |
| National Geographic | X | X |
| Nat Geo Wild | X | |
| NBC | X | X |
| NBCSN | X | X |
| NBC Sports | X | |
| Newsy | X | |
| NFL Network | X | |
| Nick Jr | X | |
| Olympic Channel | X | |
| Oxygen | X | |
| Paramount | X | |
| Pop | X | |
| SEC | X | |
| Smithsonian Channel | X | |
| Stadium | X | |
| SyFy | X | X |
| TBS | X | X |
| Turner Classic Movies | X | |
| Telemundo | X | |
| TLC | X | X |
| TNT | X | X |
| Travel | X | X |
| Tru TV | X | X |
| Universal Kids | X | |
| USA | X | X |
| Vice | X | X |
Simultaneous Viewing
Hulu with Live TV allows two simultaneous streams. There’s also an option to upgrade to Unlimited Screens for $9.99/month.
With the Sling Orange + Blue combo, you can watch on up to 4 screens at once.
Cloud DVR
Hulu with Live TV comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage to record and watch content. You can also upgrade to the Enhanced Cloud DVR package to increase your storage to 200 hours for $9.99/month.
Sling TV now offers 10 hours of DVR storage to every subscriber. You can also buy the Cloud DVR add-on for 50 hours of DVR space for $5/month.
Which live TV streaming service do you prefer? Let us know in the comments.
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