Is Tubi or Hulu better?

Neither clearly leads. Tubi starts at Free and Hulu at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Tubi or Hulu?

Tubi has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Tubi and $7.99/month for Hulu.

Does Tubi or Hulu run on more platforms?

Tubi runs on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Roku, Fire-tv. Hulu runs on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Gaming-consoles.

Can I use Tubi for free?

Yes. Tubi has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hulu starts at $7.99/month.

What is Tubi best used for?

Tubi is most often used for free streaming, content discovery. Of those, free streaming and content discovery are not what Hulu is typically brought in for.

What can Tubi do that Hulu cannot?

Tubi covers Streaming, Full catalog, Search, Recommendations. Hulu covers On-demand streaming, Live TV, Cloud DVR, Downloads. Both handle Smart TVs, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Software · head to head

Tubi vs Hulu

Tubi

Software

Watch movies and TV shows for free

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Hulu

Software

Stream TV and movies live and online

From: $7.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Tubi has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Tubi the App Store listing (Tubi, Inc) shows the app as entirely free with advertising; there is no in-app purchase, ad-free tier, or premium subscription offered anywhere in the listing, meaning users who want to remove ads have no paid option at all; Hulu the App Store listing states Hulu offers three plans, Hulu with Ads, Hulu No Ads, and Hulu plus Live TV, and caps simultaneous streaming at two screens at once while allowing up to six profiles per account, without stating any plan price in the visible description.
They diverge on capability: Tubi covers Streaming, Hulu covers On-demand streaming.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Tubi and Hulu actually diverge.

Attributes where Tubi and Hulu differ
Attribute	Tubi	Hulu
Starting price	Free	$7.99/month
Pricing model	free	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Roku, Fire-tv	Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Gaming-consoles
Founded	2014	2007

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Tubi

Streaming
Full catalog
Search
Recommendations
Watchlist
Streaming devices
Content filtering
Account management

Only in Hulu

On-demand streaming
Live TV
Cloud DVR
Downloads
Current episodes
Gaming consoles
Mobile devices
Parental controls

Both cover

Smart TVs
Web support
Ios support
Android support
Smart-tv support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Tubi

Free streamingnot Hulu
Content discoverynot Hulu

Hulu

TV streamingnot Tubi
Live TVnot Tubi
Next-day episodesnot Tubi
Sportsnot Tubi

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Tubi

The App Store listing (Tubi, Inc) shows the app as entirely free with advertising; there is no in-app purchase, ad-free tier, or premium subscription offered anywhere in the listing, meaning users who want to remove ads have no paid option at all

Hulu

The App Store listing states Hulu offers three plans, Hulu with Ads, Hulu No Ads, and Hulu plus Live TV, and caps simultaneous streaming at two screens at once while allowing up to six profiles per account, without stating any plan price in the visible description.
The App Store listing states premium network add-ons such as MAX, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, and STARZ are each available only for an additional monthly fee on top of a Hulu plan.

Pricing, plan by plan

Tubi

Free

FreeFree
- Full catalog
- Ad-supported

Hulu

$7.99/month

Hulu (With Ads)$7.99/month
- Full library
- Ad-supported
Hulu (No Ads)$17.99/month
- Full library
- Ad-free
- Downloads
Hulu + Live TV$76.99/month
- Live TV
- On-demand
- Cloud DVR

Which should you pick?

Choose Tubi if

You need streaming.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Roku, Fire-tv.
You also want full catalog.

Tubi review

Choose Hulu if

You need on-demand streaming.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Gaming-consoles.
You also want live tv.

Hulu review

Questions people ask

Is Tubi or Hulu better?: Neither clearly leads. Tubi starts at Free and Hulu at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tubi or Hulu?: Tubi has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Tubi and $7.99/month for Hulu.
Does Tubi or Hulu run on more platforms?: Tubi runs on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Roku, Fire-tv. Hulu runs on Web, Ios, Android, Smart-tv, Gaming-consoles.
Can I use Tubi for free?: Yes. Tubi has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hulu starts at $7.99/month.
What is Tubi best used for?: Tubi is most often used for free streaming, content discovery. Of those, free streaming and content discovery are not what Hulu is typically brought in for.
What can Tubi do that Hulu cannot?: Tubi covers Streaming, Full catalog, Search, Recommendations. Hulu covers On-demand streaming, Live TV, Cloud DVR, Downloads. Both handle Smart TVs, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

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Tubi vs Hulu

Tubi

Hulu

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Tubi

Only in Hulu

Both cover

What people use each for

Tubi

Hulu

Where each one falls short

Tubi

Hulu

Pricing, plan by plan

Tubi

Hulu

Which should you pick?

Choose Tubi if

Choose Hulu if

Questions people ask

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