YouTube TV vs. Fubo vs. Hulu with Live TV

YouTube TV, Fubo, and Hulu with Live TV are all great cable-replacement options, but which among them is the best? The most affordable of the three is YouTube TV, and it's also the service with the most attractive channels, including AMC, BBC America, NBA TV, and IFC, which the other two either don't have or offer for a fee. It also helps that it has a smooth and familiar interface even your granny can navigate. But for a few bucks more, you could have Hulu with Live TV, which aside from the usual live channels, bundles Disney+ and ESPN+ in its base package. Finally, the priciest service, Fubo, boasts the most number of channels and up to 10 simultaneous streams, making it big-household-friendly. It's also more sports-heavy than the two, uniquely offering MLB Network and NHL Network, albeit for a fee. So to answer the question, the best service will largely depend on what you're looking for. YouTube has a great selection of live channels, Hulu's on-demand library is pretty hard to match, while Fubo is great for sports fans (though you should note that it doesn't have TNT, TBS, and other Turner-owned channels). Below, we compare all three in terms of channel lineup, device compatibility, free trial availability, and more to help you decide which live TV service to get.

Summary

Comparaison	Fubo	YouTube TV
In a nutshell	a familiar interface	most sports channels
Price	$82.99/month	$84.99/month
Trial	7 days	7 days
Our rating	7/10	9/10
Number of channels	134	108
Unlimited DVR	Yes	No
Parental controls	Yes	No
Disney Channel	Yes	Yes
ESPN	Yes	Yes
ESPN2	Yes	Yes
Fox Sports 1 (FS1)	Yes	Yes
History	No	Yes
NBC	Yes	Yes
Paramount Network	No	Yes
RSNs	No	Yes
TNT	Yes	No

Channels on Fubo and not YouTube TV

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

• ACCN
• Adult Swim
• AMC
• Animal Planet
• BBC America
• BBC World News
• BET
• BET Her
• Bounce
• Cartoon Network
• Charge!
• Cheddar News
• CNBC World
• CNN
• Comedy TV
• Dabl
• Discovery Channel
• Docurama
• Dove Channel
• ESPN U
• ESPNews
• Food Network
• Fox Weather
• FXM
• Game Show Network
• Get TV
• HGTV
• HLN
• HSN
• Investigation Discovery (ID)
• ION
• Justice Central TV
• LAFC Channel
• Law & Crime
• Live Now
• Localish
• MotorTrend
• MTV 2
• MTV Classic
• My TV
• Nat Geo Wild
• NBA TV
• NBC News Now
• NBC Universo
• NECN
• Neon
• News Nation
• Nicktoons
• Orlando City Channel
• OWN
• Oxygen True Crime
• PBS
• PBS Kids
• PBS local channels
• PC Mag
• QVC
• Recipe.TV
• Scripps News
• SNY
• Start TV
• Sundance TV
• TBD
• TBS
• TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
• Teen Nick
• TeleHit
• Tennis 2
• The CW
• The Great Courses
• The Walking Dead Universe
• TLC
• TNT
• Tru TV
• Turner Classic Movies
• TYT
• Univision
• Univision local channels
• WE tv
• YouTube Originals
• Zen channel

Channels on YouTube TV and not Fubo

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

• A&E
• ABC News Live
• ACC Network (in-market)
• AccuWeather
• Bein Sports
• Big Ten Network (BTN)
• CBSN
• ESPN 4K
• ESPN3
• Estrella TV
• FETV
• FMC
• Fox Business Network
• Fox News Channel
• fubo Sports Network
• FYI
• GetTV
• GRIT
• History
• Intravel
• MASN
• Olympic Channel
• Paramount Network
• RSNs
• TUDN
• TUDNxtra
• TVG
• Vice
• WGN America
• Willow
• YES Network

Popularity: Fubo is more popular than YouTube TV

Fubo has 8,500,000 subscribers whereas YouTube TV has 1,500,000 subscribers. This means that Fubo has 7,000,000 more subscribers than YouTube TV. That's a pretty big difference.

Price: Fubo is cheaper than YouTube TV

Fubo's costs $83 whereas YouTube TV costs $85. Getting YouTube TV instead of Fubo will set you back $2 more every month.

Channel count: Fubo has 26 channels more than YouTube TV

Fubo's lineup includes 134 channels whereas YouTube TV has only 108 channels. Getting a subscription to Fubo will give you access to 26 more channels than YouTube TV. 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: Baseball, International channels, Lifestyle, News, RSNs, Science fiction, Soccer.

YouTube TV's specialty

The specialties of YouTube TV are: Action, Anime, Baseball, Old TV shows, RSNs, Science fiction, Soccer, Sports, True Crime.

Fubo's accepted payment methods

Fubo accepts: credit card, debit card, Google Pay, Google Play Store, Paypal, Retailer gift card.

YouTube TV's accepted payment methods

The payment methods that YouTube TV accepts are: Amazon Pay, credit card, debit card, Retailer gift card.

Channels on both YouTube TV and Fubo

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

• ABC
• ABC News
• Big Ten Network
• Bravo
• CBS
• CBS local channels
• CBS Sports Network
• Cheddar
• CMT
• CNBC
• Comedy Central
• Comet
• Court TV
• Cozi TV
• Disney
• Disney Channel
• Disney Junior
• Disney XD
• E!
• ESPN
• ESPN2
• FOX
• Fox Business
• Fox News
• FOX SOUL
• Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
• Fox Sports 2 (FS2)
• Freeform
• FX
• FXX
• Galavision
• Golf Channel
• Hallmark Channel
• Hallmark Family
• Hallmark Mystery
• IFC
• Local Now
• MSNBC
• MTV
• National Geographic
• NBC
• NBC local channels
• NBCLX
• NBCSN
• Newsmax
• NFL Network
• Nickelodeon
• Oxygen
• Paramount
• Pop
• SEC Network
• Smithsonian Channel
• SYFY
• Tastemade
• Telemundo local channels
• The Weather Channel
• Travel Channel
• TV Land
• Unimas
• Unimas local channels
• Universal Kids
• USA Network
• VH1

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