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Philo pricing
Philo publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the entertainment tools listed alongside it.
As of 1 September 2026, Philo pricing is $33/month. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $33/month
- Model
- Per household per month, single plan
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Not on record
Philo plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philo | $33/month | 4 | Entry tier |
What the product covers
The full Philo feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Unlimited cloud DVR
- Around 70 channels
- No contracts
- Multiple simultaneous streams
- Low base price
- On-demand library
People bring Philo in for a household that gets local news over an antenna and does not need it duplicated in a streaming bundle, someone who wants reality, lifestyle and general cable channels and has no interest in sports at all, a budget cord-cutter comparing the lowest possible monthly cost among mainstream live tv services, a second household or vacation home subscription where a full sports-inclusive bundle is not worth the cost. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Philo are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Entertainment
Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $40.99/month. Philo starts at $33/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philo (this page) | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | - | |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | - | vs Philo |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | - | vs Philo |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Philo |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs Philo |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | - | vs Philo |
| IINA | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Philo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Philo badges page.
Before you pay for Philo
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at $33/month. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Philo against the tools that do have one before committing.
Philo runs on web, ios, android, roku, fire tv, apple tv, and is published by Philo Inc. of San Francisco, California, United States. The full record is on the Philo review, and the rest of the category is under best entertainment tools.
Philo pricing questions
- How much does Philo cost?
- Philo publishes a single tier, Philo, at $33/month.
- Does Philo have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Philo is listed as Per household per month, single plan. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- Is Philo expensive for a entertainment tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $40.99/month; Philo starts at $33/month.
- Which entertainment tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 entertainment tools listed alongside Philo have a free tier: StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA.
- What am I actually paying for with Philo?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a household that gets local news over an antenna and does not need it duplicated in a streaming bundle, someone who wants reality, lifestyle and general cable channels and has no interest in sports at all, a budget cord-cutter comparing the lowest possible monthly cost among mainstream live tv services.
- Does Philo charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Philo prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Philo against before paying?
- The closest entertainment tools in this directory are StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Philo covering price, platforms and features.