Fubo vs Youtube TV: which is better?

Fubo and YouTube TV are two of the most in-demand services when it comes to streaming television. While Fubo might be more popular in the sports community, YouTube TV has the advantage of name recall—you don't have to be well-versed in streaming to know what YouTube is.

Both offer a wide array of channels at a competitive price, plus they each have trial offers. So if you're trying to choose between the two, it helps to know the finer details of each service. Where do they differ and how does this affect your decision? Read on to see which is ultimately the better option. 

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.

Go to Fubo

Why get YouTube TV?

Youtube TV boasts a wide offering of almost every major channel, unlimited DVR, six accounts, and up to three simultaneous streams. It's the perfect option for families. The cost is a little steep, and there are cheaper options out there, but with a great interface (Live TV services are not known to always have the most intuitive interfaces) and wide availability across devices, it's fair to say that you'll get your dollar's worth.

Go to YouTube TV

Popularity: YouTube TV is more popular than Fubo

YouTube TV has 5,000,000 subscribers whereas Fubo has 545,000 subscribers. This means that YouTube TV has 4,455,000 more subscribers than Fubo. That's a pretty big difference.

Price: Fubo is cheaper than YouTube TV

Fubo's costs $65 whereas YouTube TV costs $73. Getting YouTube TV instead of Fubo will set you back $8 more every month.

Devices: YouTube TV is more widely available than Fubo

YouTube TV is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung TV, Sharp, Vizio or Xbox.

Whereas Fubo is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS or Roku. That's 5 less devices than YouTube TV.

Channel count: YouTube TV has 27 channels more than Fubo

YouTube TV's lineup includes 129 channels whereas Fubo has only 102 channels. Getting a subscription to YouTube TV will give you access to 27 more channels than Fubo. That's quite a bit of channels.

Trial: Fubo offers a trial

Fubo has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.

Find out more on Fubo

Trial: YouTube TV offers a trial

YouTube TV has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.

Find out more on YouTube TV

Fubo's specialty

The specialties of Fubo are: Action, Anime, Science fiction, Soccer, Spanish-language content, Sports, True Crime.

YouTube TV's specialty

The specialties of YouTube TV are: Lifestyle, News, Science fiction, Soccer.

Channels on Fubo and not YouTube TV

The channels that Fubo has and which are not available on YouTube TV:

  • A&E
  • ABC News Live
  • ACC Network (in-market)
  • AccuWeather
  • Bein Sports
  • Bein Sports 4
  • Bein sports 5
  • Bein Sports 6
  • Bein Sports 7
  • Bein Sports 8
  • Big Ten Network (BTN)
  • CBSN
  • Discovery Channel
  • Disney Channel
  • ESPN3
  • Estrella TV
  • Fox Business Network
  • Fox News Channel
  • Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
  • Fox Sports 2 (FS2)
  • fubo Sports Network
  • FYI
  • GetTV
  • History
  • Investigation Discovery (ID)
  • Newsmax
  • Olympic Channel
  • OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)
  • Paramount Network
  • SEC Network (in-market)
  • Telemundo
  • TUDN
  • TUDNxtra1
  • TUDNxtra10
  • TUDNxtra11
  • TUDNxtra2
  • TUDNxtra3
  • TUDNxtra4
  • TUDNxtra5
  • TUDNxtra6
  • TUDNxtra7
  • TUDNxtra8
  • TUDNxtra9
  • TVG
  • Vice
  • WGN America

Channels on YouTube TV and not Fubo

The channels that YouTube TV has which are not available on Fubo:

  • ACCN
  • Adult Swim
  • AMC
  • BBC America
  • BBC World News
  • BET
  • BET Her
  • Bounce
  • Cartoon Network
  • Cheddar News
  • CNBC World
  • CNN
  • Comedy TV
  • Court TV
  • Dabl
  • Docurama
  • Dove Channel
  • ESPN U
  • ESPNews
  • FOX SOUL
  • Fox Weather
  • FS 1
  • FS 2
  • FXM
  • Game Show Network
  • Get TV
  • HLN
  • HSN
  • ION
  • Justice Central TV
  • LAFC Channel
  • Law & Crime
  • Live Now
  • Localish
  • MTV 2
  • MTV Classic
  • My TV
  • Nat Geo Wild
  • NBA TV
  • NBC News Now
  • NBC Universo
  • NECN
  • News Nation
  • Nicktoons
  • Orlando City Channel
  • Oxygen True Crime
  • PBS
  • PBS Kids
  • PC Mag
  • QVC
  • Recipe.TV
  • Scripps News
  • SNY
  • Start TV
  • Sundance TV
  • TBS
  • Teen Nick
  • TeleHit
  • The CW
  • The Great Courses
  • TNT
  • Tru TV
  • Turner Classic Movies
  • TYT
  • YouTube Originals

Channels on both YouTube TV and Fubo

The channels that are available on both YouTube TV and Fubo are:

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If you enjoy using the DVR option, Youtube TV is arguably the best option in the market for you: it gives you unlimited DVR storage on the Cloud (accessible from any of your devices), and it saves each of your recordings for 9 months. Also, you can share Youtube TV with up to six accounts, so if you have a big family, this is a much better option than getting a bunch of cheaper Live TV subscriptions. Youtube TV allows up to three accounts of the six to watch at the same time.

Price: $72.99/month

Free Trial: 7 days

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung TV, Sharp, Vizio, Xbox

Channel lineup: ABC, ABC News, ACCN, Adult Swim, AMC, Animal Planet, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, Big Ten Network, Bounce, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Cheddar, Cheddar News, CMT, CNBC, CNBC World, CNN, Comedy Central, Comedy TV, Comet, Court TV, Cozi TV, Dabl, Discovery, Disney, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Docurama, Dove Channel, E!, ESPN, ESPN U, ESPN2, ESPNews, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business, Fox News, FOX SOUL, Fox Weather, Freeform, FS 1, FS 2, FX, FXM, FXX, Galavision, Game Show Network, Get TV, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, HGTV, HLN, HSN, IFC, Investigation Discovery, ION, Justice Central TV, LAFC Channel, Law & Crime, Live Now, Local Now, Localish, MotorTrend, MSNBC, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, My TV, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, NBA TV, NBC, NBC News Now, NBC Universo, NBCLX, NBCSN, NECN, News Nation, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Orlando City Channel, OWN, Oxygen, Oxygen True Crime, Paramount, PBS, PBS Kids, PC Mag, Pop, QVC, Recipe.TV, Scripps News, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, SNY, Start TV, Sundance TV, SYFY, Tastemade, TBS, Teen Nick, TeleHit, The CW, The Great Courses, The Weather Channel, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, Tru TV, Turner Classic Movies, TV Land, TYT, Unimas, Universal Kids, Univision, USA, VH1, WE tv, YouTube Originals

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