What is cheaper than Sling? Not much, it seems

If you’re looking for a TV subscription service, price and cost very well might be your biggest troubles. Sometimes offering hundreds of channels, the services can become quite expensive quickly. But, what if there was a different way? Sling provides a curated selection of channels that you’re most likely to use, with base packages designed for customer profiles that watch either sports or news and other entertainment to get a better experience. In other words, you get what you want and don’t pay for extra. The result is that Sling 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 Sling’s current price yourself, or keep reading to get the comparison pricing.

Is anything cheaper than Sling?

Here’s how each of the popular services compare:

Sling is currently just $23 for your first month of either Sling Blue or Sling Orange, going up to $46 per month after that first month. Be sure to check if there is an ongoing Sling free trial as Sling deals and offers rotate.

YouTube TV is $73 per month for your first 6 months, then goes up to $83 per month. Formerly, its base price was $73 per month, meaning the service has rising costs. It currently has a 10 day free trial.

Hulu+Live TV is currently $83 per month in a package that includes ads.

Fubo is currently $80 per month after a short free trial.

What’s the secret for the much lower Sling cost? Both Sling Blue and Sling Orange share 24 channels (like the History channel, TNT, Cartoon Network, and CNN) that most people are likely to use, without the fluff. Then, the Orange and Blue plans differentiate user types. If you like news and entertainment you can get Sling Blue with MSNBC, FX, Discovery and 12 other such channels to suit your needs, whereas if you like sports you can get Sling Orange which comes with the ESPN channels and more sports goodies. In either case, you’ll only be paying $23 for the first month, so go ahead and tap the button below to begin using Sling.