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Hulu pricing (2026)
Hulu starts at $11.99/mo (Hulu (With Ads)) as checked on 2026-09-05, read from dealnews.com — the public source it was captured from, not a Hulu page; 4 plans. Best for Cable-cutters who want live local broadcast TV. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $11.99/mo (Hulu (With Ads)) · 17% off with annual billing
- Free tier: No · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Cable-cutters who want live local broadcast TV; Sports and news viewers needing live network coverage; Disney ecosystem subscribers wanting a unified bundle; Next-day network TV watchers (ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS)
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-06-13
Hulu plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulu (With Ads) STALE · 2026-06-13 | $11.99 | −17% | Flat monthly | Ad-supported on-demand streaming library. Annual $119.99/yr. Student rate $1.99/mo where eligible. | dealnews.com |
| Hulu (No Ads) STALE · 2026-06-13 | $18.99 | — | Flat monthly | Ad-free on-demand streaming of the full Hulu library (a few titles excluded due to licensing). | dealnews.com |
| Hulu + Live TV (With Ads) STALE · 2026-09-05 | $89.99 | — | Flat monthly | Live TV channels plus the ad-supported Hulu library; bundled with Disney+ and ESPN Select at no extra charge. | disneyplus.com |
| Hulu + Live TV (No Ads) STALE · 2026-09-05 | $99.99 | — | Flat monthly | Live TV plus the ad-free Hulu on-demand library; bundled with Disney+ (No Ads) and ESPN Select. | disneyplus.com |
Last verified 2026-09-05. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Read 2026-09-10. WHAT CHANGED IS THE VENDOR, NOT THE PRICE: hulu.com no longer serves a pricing page. Every hulu.com URL we tried — the root, /welcome and /plans — now returns disneyplus.com, which sets rel=canonical to https://www.disneyplus.com and carries no standalone price for either Hulu tier. Hulu appears there only as a component of Disney+ bundles: Disney+ with Hulu at $12.99/mo (Premium $19.99), the ESPN Select bundle at $21.99 (Premium $32.99) and ESPN Unlimited at $35.99 (Premium $44.99), each read first-party from that page today. The two standalone figures this record carries therefore rest on a NAMED PUBLIC SOURCE rather than the vendor's own page — which the methodology allows precisely when the vendor stops publishing, but which this record previously did not disclose: it cited dealnews.com silently, as though it were a pricing page. Hulu + Live TV already cites disneyplus.com. Both standalone rows want a browser-tier read of the signup flow, the only surface where a standalone price may still be quoted. Cross-checked against cordcuttersnews.com.
Price changes
Price on record
$11.99/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Hulu, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Hulu. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Hulu (With Ads). Provenance corrected, price unchanged. hulu.com no longer serves a pricing page: the root, /welcome and /plans all return disneyplus.com, canonical https://www.disneyplus.com, where Hulu is priced only inside bundles ($12.99 with Disney+, $21.99 and $35.99 with ESPN). The record cited dealnews.com as though it were a pricing page. It is a named public source, which the methodology allows when the vendor stops publishing — but only if the record says so, and it did not.
Capabilities
Integrations: Disney+ included in all Hulu + Live TV plans, ESPN Select included in all Hulu + Live TV plans, Unlimited Screens add-on ($9.99/mo) for unlimited simultaneous home streams, Enhanced Cloud DVR add-on, Disney Bundle (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN) available as standalone bundle, Student rate $1.99/mo (Hulu With Ads).
Key features: Unlimited Cloud DVR with 9-month retention (Live TV plans); 95+ live channels including local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX affiliates (Live TV plans); Next-day access to current-season network programming; Hulu Originals library; Disney+ and ESPN content accessible within Hulu app (Live TV bundle); Add-on channel packages (HBO, Showtime, Starz) available; Student discount — $1.99/mo on With Ads plan.
Plan limits: Base plans: 2 simultaneous streams; Unlimited Screens add-on required for more than 2 streams (home network only); Offline downloads available on No Ads plans (select titles, limits unspecified); Cloud DVR 9-month retention on Live TV plans; Free trial: 30 days (on-demand standalone), 3 days (Live TV).
Frequently asked questions
How much does Hulu cost?
Hulu starts at $11.99/mo (Hulu (With Ads)); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-09-05.
Is Hulu cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Hulu publishes a 17% discount for paying annually (on the Hulu (With Ads) plan). Verified 2026-09-05.
What are cheaper alternatives to Hulu?
Cheaper streaming video than Hulu (entry $11.99/mo) include Netflix at $8.99/mo, Paramount+ at $8.99/mo, Peacock at $8.99/mo. Verified 2026-09-05.
Does Hulu support HIPAA?
Hulu's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Hulu have a free plan?
No — Hulu publishes no free tier; it offers a 30-day free trial.
Hulu vs alternatives
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- HBO Max from $10.99/mo
- Netflix from $8.99/mo
- Paramount+ from $8.99/mo
- Peacock from $8.99/mo
- Amazon Prime Video from $8.99/mo
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