Sling television alternatives
Staff rating
2.6
Customer rating
4.1
(12)Price: $40.00 - $55.00/moChannels: 47DVR storage hours: 50
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Who are Sling TV’s competitors?
Sling competes with other live TV streaming services, including pricier options like Hulu+ Live TV and YouTube TV, though these services will give you more local channels. Meanwhile, Philo is another low-cost live TV streaming option, but it doesn’t have any sports, news, or local channels. Instead, you’ll get more Hallmark movies, westerns, and indie films.
Sports fans looking for more than the basics should check out DIRECTV STREAM. You’ll spend $50–$120 more each month, depending on the plan you choose, but you’ll get unlimited DVR storage. And you’ll more than double your channel count, because DIRECTV STREAM’s lowest-tier plan comes with 75 of them.
Taking your shows on the road?
Watching live TV on the go with Sling is a decent experience. You can record an unlimited number of live shows at a time, but you’ll probably hit the included 50 hours of DVR storage pretty quickly. Just opt for the $5 monthly upgrade to 200 hours, and you’re good to go.
Watching on-demand content was a little harder. When we started a show at home and jumped to another device partway through, playback tended to get glitchy. Both the app and the website sometimes had trouble keeping track of our progress, and sometimes we got a playback error until we jumped back to the last device we used.
Alternative providers
Hulu + Live TV
Staff rating
3.6
Customer rating
4.5
- Plans starting at $68.99 - $82.99
- 85+ channels
- Unlimited for 9 mos. DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
Philo
Staff rating
3.1
Customer rating
4.4
- Plans starting at $25.00
- 60 channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
YouTube TV
Staff rating
4.6
Customer rating
4.4
- Plans starting at $72.99
- 85+ channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Offer details: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
DIRECTV STREAM
Staff rating
3.7
- Plans starting at $74.99 - $109.99
- 140+ channels
- Unlimited DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
fuboTV
Staff rating
3.8
Customer rating
5.0
- Plans starting at $32.99 - $99.99
- 210+ channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
DIRECTV
Staff rating
4.1
Customer rating
3.9
- Plans starting at $48.99 - $134.99
- 350+ channels
- 200 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
DISH
Staff rating
4.3
Customer rating
3.9
- Plans starting at $56.99 - $137.99
- 330+ channels
- 125-500 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
Peacock TV
Staff rating
3.6
- Plans starting at n/a
- n/a channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
ESPN+
Staff rating
3.0
Customer rating
3.0
- Plans starting at $9.99 - $99.99
- n/a channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Prices and plans are subject to change. Conditions may apply.
Xfinity
Staff rating
3.8
Customer rating
4.2
- Plans starting at $19.99 - $600.00
- 10+ channels
- 20+ DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, visit the provider's website.
Mediacom
Staff rating
2.8
Customer rating
3.5
- Plans starting at $24.99 - $139.99
- 170+ channels
- 150 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
Spectrum
Staff rating
2.8
Customer rating
4.0
- Plans starting at $29.99 - $169.97
- 140+ channels
- n/a DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
Sparklight
Staff rating
2.3
Customer rating
4.0
- Plans starting at $35.00 - $214.75
- 100+ channels
- 200 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply.
Verizon Fios
Staff rating
4.5
Customer rating
4.3
- Plans starting at $49.99 - $110.00
- 425+ channels
- 50+ DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply.
Optimum
Staff rating
4.5
Customer rating
3.7
- Plans starting at $15.00 - $195.00
- 420+ channels
- 150 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
Cox Communications
Staff rating
3.5
Customer rating
4.1
- Plans starting at $20.00 - $218.99
- 250+ channels
- 50–1000 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
WOW!
Staff rating
3.1
Customer rating
3.9
- Plans starting at $9.99 - $199.98
- n/a channels
- 50+ DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
Astound Broadband
Staff rating
3.6
Customer rating
4.0
- Plans starting at $19.99 - $135.89
- 302+ channels
- 125 DVR storage hours
Disclaimer: Availability and pricing are subject to location. Conditions apply. For offer details, view disclaimers
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