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Best Sling TV alternatives (2026)
5 alternatives to Sling TV in live tv streaming, ranked by entry price. Sling TV starts at $19.99/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Sling TV: Frndly TV.
- Free alternatives: Philo.
- Closest by price: Frndly TV ($8.99/mo), FuboTV ($19.99/mo), Philo ($25/mo).
Sling TV alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frndly TV STALE · 2026-09-26 | $8.99/mo | No | — | Seniors and families wanting Hallmark and classic TV at minimum cost | frndlytv.com |
| 2 | FuboTV STALE · 2026-09-05 | $19.99/mo | No | — | Sports-first households wanting maximum channel depth | fubo.tv |
| 3 | Philo STALE · 2026-09-02 | $25/mo | Yes | — | Budget cord-cutters who don't watch sports or local news | philo.com |
| 4 | YouTube TV STALE · 2026-09-02 | $64.99/mo | No | — | Google ecosystem households | tv.youtube.com |
| 5 | Hulu + Live TV STALE · 2026-09-05 | $89.99/mo | No | — | Existing Hulu subscribers upgrading to live TV | hulu.com |
Data current through 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. Every row above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Compare any two directly on the Live TV Streaming index.