Evidence-led answer
YouTube TV alternatives, with the tradeoffs up front
A cheaper plan is useful only when it preserves the channels you refuse to lose. Use the audit below: it ranks every current reviewed exact plan by confirmed coverage before price, explains each cheaper shortfall, and keeps local or regional availability behind the same-home-ZIP check.
What will I lose if I switch?
Choose the channels you refuse to lose.
Current reviewed dataChecked Aug 7, 2026
YouTube TVYouTube TV main plan
- Recurring price
- $82.99/mo
- DVR
- Check plan
- Streams
- Check plan
- Official source
- Checked Aug 7, 2026
Local and regional availability still requires the same home ZIP.
Choose must-have channels
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Results
Coverage first. Recurring price breaks ties. Missing records mean not confirmed here, not unavailable.
We will show why a cheaper plan falls short before you open any provider.
The non-negotiable check
Use the same home ZIP on every provider.
A national page cannot establish the exact local station, regional sports network, blackout, surcharge, or reception result at an address. Keep the cheaper plan only if its official lookup confirms every must-have item by name.
Source ledger
The rows behind this answer
Direct provider links only. No paid destination controls order, inclusion, or wording.
- 01YouTube TV · YouTube TV main planObserved Aug 7, 2026 · recheck by Aug 8, 2026Open ↗
- 02Frndly TV · Frndly TV BasicObserved Aug 7, 2026 · recheck by Aug 8, 2026Open ↗
- 03Sling TV · Sling EssentialsObserved Aug 7, 2026 · recheck by Aug 8, 2026Open ↗
- 04Philo · Philo EssentialObserved Aug 7, 2026 · recheck by Aug 8, 2026Open ↗
- 05Hulu + Live TV · Hulu (With Ads) + Live TVObserved Aug 7, 2026 · recheck by Aug 8, 2026Open ↗
