Fubo vs Paramount+: which is better?
Why get Fubo?
Get Fubo TV if you're currently paying more than its monthly price for your cable and if you like watching live TV channels. However, if you don't watch a lot of live TV there are much cheaper options out there for on-demand movies.
Why get Paramount+ Premium?
Soccer fans can enjoy every UEFA Champions League game and every UEFA Europa League game on Paramount+. Football fans can enjoy many NFL and College Football games on CBS Sports. Plus, there are CBS local channels that cover most of the United States.
Popularity: Paramount+ Premium is more popular than Fubo
Paramount+ Premium has 42,000,000 subscribers whereas Fubo has 545,000 subscribers. This means that Paramount+ Premium has 41,455,000 more subscribers than Fubo. That's a pretty big difference.
Price: Paramount+ Premium is cheaper than Fubo
Paramount+ Premium's costs $12 whereas Fubo costs $75. Getting Fubo instead of Paramount+ Premium will set you back $63 more every month.
Devices: Paramount+ Premium is more widely available than Fubo
Paramount+ Premium is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation 4, Portal TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Vizio, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X or Xfinity Flex.
Whereas Fubo is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS or Roku. That's 9 less devices than Paramount+ Premium.
Channel count: Fubo has 99 channels more than Paramount+ Premium
Fubo's lineup includes 103 channels whereas Paramount+ Premium has only 4 channels. Getting a subscription to Fubo will give you access to 99 more channels than Paramount+ Premium. That's quite a bit of channels.
Trial: Fubo offers a trial
Fubo has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.
Trial: Paramount+ Premium offers a trial
Paramount+ Premium has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.
Find out more on Paramount+ Premium
Fubo's specialty
The specialties of Fubo are: Action, Anime, Baseball, Old TV shows, Science fiction, Soccer, Spanish-language content, Sports, True Crime.
Paramount+ Premium's specialty
The specialties of Paramount+ Premium are: Action, Family, Movies, Old TV shows, Original series, Science fiction, Soccer, Sports, TV shows.
Channels on Fubo and not Paramount+ Premium
The channels that Fubo has and which are not available on Paramount+ Premium:
- A&E
- ABC
- ABC News Live
- ACC Network (in-market)
- AccuWeather
- Animal Planet
- Bein Sports
- Bein Sports 4
- Bein sports 5
- Bein Sports 6
- Bein Sports 7
- Bein Sports 8
- Big Ten Network (BTN)
- Bravo
- CBS Sports Network
- Cheddar
- CMT
- CNBC
- Comedy Central
- Comet
- Cozi TV
- CW
- Discovery Channel
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- E!
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPN3
- Estrella TV
- Food Network
- FOX
- Fox Business Network
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
- Fox Sports 2 (FS2)
- Freeform
- fubo Sports Network
- FX
- FXX
- FYI
- Galavision
- GetTV
- Golf Channel
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Drama
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HGTV
- History
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- Local Now
- MotorTrend
- MSNBC
- MTV
- National Geographic
- NBC
- NBCLX
- NBCSN
- Newsmax
- NFL Network
- Nick Jr.
- Nickelodeon
- Olympic Channel
- OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)
- Oxygen
- Paramount Network
- Pop
- RSNs
- SEC Network (in-market)
- Smithsonian Channel
- SYFY
- Tastemade
- Telemundo
- The Weather Channel
- TLC
- Travel Channel
- TUDN
- TUDNxtra1
- TUDNxtra10
- TUDNxtra11
- TUDNxtra2
- TUDNxtra3
- TUDNxtra4
- TUDNxtra5
- TUDNxtra6
- TUDNxtra7
- TUDNxtra8
- TUDNxtra9
- TV Land
- TVG
- Unimas
- Universal Kids
- Universo
- Univision
- USA
- VH1
- Vice
- WE tv
- WGN America
Channels on Paramount+ Premium and not Fubo
The channels that Paramount+ Premium has which are not available on Fubo:
- CBS local channels
- CBS Sports HQ
- ET Live
Channels on both Paramount+ Premium and Fubo
The channels that are available on both Paramount+ Premium and Fubo are:
- CBS
- CBSN
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Paramount Plus is mostly a Netflix-style streaming service, offering movies and TV shows on-demand like The Good Fight and Yellowstone.
The premium plan of Paramount Plus gives you access to Live TV from CBS: CBS local channels, CBS News (CBSN), CBS Sports, ET live, and some live sporting events like NFL on CBS Live. It also offers on-demand access to programming from Comedy Central, MTV, BET, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Paramount Pictures, and Smithsonian Channel.
As of 2023, it increased its monthly price to $11.99, but with that comes a significant upgrade: Premium members have access to all of Showtime's content, which includes movies and shows like Billions, Dexter, and Yellowjackets, as well as live coverage on sports including boxing, football, and MMA.
Price: $11.99/month
Free Trial: 7 days
Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation 4, Portal TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Vizio, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Xfinity Flex
Channel lineup: CBS local channels, CBS Sports HQ, CBSN, ET Live
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