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Alternatives to fuboTV
19 entertainment tools sit alongside fuboTV in this directory. Below is what separates each from fuboTV on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 13
- fuboTV starts at
- $73.99/month
Why people look past fuboTV
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the fuboTV entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
fuboTV starts at $73.99/month. Across the 13 entertainment tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $10.99/month.
There is no free tier
The record for fuboTV carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cheap entertainment-only live TV streaming with no sports and no local broadcast channels
- Starts $40.989999999999995 a month cheaper, at $33/month.
- Sold on a Per household per month, single plan model rather than Per household per month, tiered plans.
- 1 tier to fuboTV's 3.
Cable-replacement live TV streaming with local channels, RSNs and the widest premium channel tiers
- Starts $16 a month dearer, at $89.99/month.
Free ad-supported streaming from Roku, with an optional paid live TV add-on layer
- Can be used without paying; fuboTV cannot.
- Sold on a Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons model rather than Per household per month, tiered plans.
- 2 tiers to fuboTV's 3.
Ticket resale marketplace charging both buyers and sellers, with combined fees often a large share of face value
- Can be used without paying; fuboTV cannot.
- Sold on a Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers model rather than Per household per month, tiered plans.
- 2 tiers to fuboTV's 3.
Free open source command line video player with no graphical interface, built for scripting and precision
- Can be used without paying; fuboTV cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per household per month, tiered plans.
- 1 tier to fuboTV's 3.
Paid media player for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac with strong network share and cloud library streaming
- Can be used without paying; fuboTV cannot.
- Starts $72 a month cheaper, at $1.99/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per household per month, tiered plans.
Every fuboTV alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fuboTV (this page) | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | |
| PhiloIf you do not need sports and want the lowest-cost entertainment-only live TV bundle | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | 1 | vs fuboTV |
| DirecTV StreamIf you want a comparable channel count and sports carriage and want to compare pricing directly by market | $89.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs fuboTV |
| The Roku ChannelIf you want free ad-supported live channels and are willing to add only specific paid channels | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs fuboTV |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs fuboTV |
| IINA | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs fuboTV |
| Castro | Free, then $24.99/year | - | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Castbox | Free | - | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Emby | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Apple TV+ | Free, then $12.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Crunchyroll | Free, then $7.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs fuboTV |
| Dailymotion | Free | Free | 1 | vs fuboTV |
| Disney+ | $7.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| ESPN+ | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Discovery+ | $4.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs fuboTV |
| Final Cut Pro | $12.99/month | - | 3 | vs fuboTV |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/month | - | 4 | vs fuboTV |
| Apple Music | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs fuboTV |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the fuboTV badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than fuboTV (13)
Entry price under fuboTV's $73.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Philo , $33/month
- Infuse , Free, then $1.99/month
- Castro , Free, then $24.99/year
- Emby , Free, then $4.99/month
- Apple TV+ , Free, then $12.99/month
- Crunchyroll , Free, then $7.99/month
- Dailymotion , Free
- Disney+ , $7.99/month
What you would be giving up
fuboTV is most often brought in for a household that wants cable-equivalent sports coverage, including regional sports networks, without a cable contract, a soccer fan wanting the broad international match coverage fubotv built its identity on, a family replacing cable that specifically needs local abc, fox, cbs and nbc affiliates plus general entertainment channels, a cord-cutter who wants a sports-only skinny package rather than the full entertainment bundle. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If fuboTV is broadly right and the question is cost, the fuboTV pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Entertainment category lists everything the directory holds, and best entertainment tools ranks them.
fuboTV runs on web, ios, android, roku, fire tv, apple tv, smart tvs. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about fuboTV alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to fuboTV?
- 19 other entertainment tools are listed in this directory, led by Philo, DirecTV Stream, The Roku Channel, StubHub. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to fuboTV?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: The Roku Channel, StubHub, mpv, Infuse, IINA.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to fuboTV?
- Yes. 13 of the alternatives below start under fuboTV's $73.99/month: Philo at $33/month, Infuse at Free, then $1.99/month, Castro at Free, then $24.99/year, Emby at Free, then $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to fuboTV?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from fuboTV?
- fuboTV is most often brought in for a household that wants cable-equivalent sports coverage, including regional sports networks, without a cable contract, a soccer fan wanting the broad international match coverage fubotv built its identity on, a family replacing cable that specifically needs local abc, fox, cbs and nbc affiliates plus general entertainment channels, a cord-cutter who wants a sports-only skinny package rather than the full entertainment bundle. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to fuboTV?
- None of the entertainment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these fuboTV alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Entertainment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare fuboTV against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against fuboTV covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every entertainment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Entertainment category, 19 tools beside fuboTV. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.