If you’re looking for a TV subscription service, price and cost may be your biggest issues. Sometimes offering hundreds of channels, services can get quite expensive quickly. But what if there was a different way? Sling offers a curated selection of channels you’re most likely to use, with basic packages designed for customer profiles who watch sports or news and other entertainment for a better experience. In other words, you get what you want and you don’t pay more. The result is that Sling’s pricing is very competitive. Here we’ll compare it to some of the most popular alternatives (YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, and Fubo) to see how each service matches up. Go ahead and tap the button below to check out Sling’s current price for yourself, or read on for comparative prices.
Is there anything cheaper than Sling?
Here’s how each of the popular services compares:
Sling It’s currently just $23 for your first month of Sling Blue or Sling Orange, and goes up to $46 per month after that first month. Be sure to check to see if a Sling free trial is ongoing as Sling deals and offers change.
youtube television It’s $73 per month for the first 6 months, then it goes up to $83 per month. Previously, its base price was $73 per month, which means the service has increasing costs. It currently has a 10-day free trial.
Hulu+Live TV It currently costs $83 per month in a package that includes ads.
fubo It currently costs $80 per month after a short free trial.
What’s the secret to the Sling’s much lower cost? Both Sling Blue and Sling Orange share 24 channels (like History Channel, TNT, Cartoon Network, and CNN) that most people will probably use, no nonsense. Then, the Orange and Blue plans differentiate the types of users. If you like news and entertainment, you can get Sling Blue with MSNBC, FX, Discovery, and 12 other similar channels to suit your needs, while if you like sports, you can get Sling Orange, which comes with ESPN and more sports products. In any case, you’ll only pay $23 for the first month, so go ahead and tap the button below to start using Sling.
